Repair your hair with the right moisture secrets.
Finding your match
Depending on how you treat your hair, at some point it may cross the threshold of needing only a light conditioner to craving a more intense hit of moisture.
• Regular moisturizing shampoos Ideal for normal, unprocessed hair or hair with slight symptoms of dryness, such as fly-aways, split ends or frizzies. These shampoos clean without stripping the natural sebum.
• Regular conditioners Add softness and shine to normal, untreated hair but also strengthen hair that is slightly damaged by styling tools.
• Leave-in mists Hair damaged by dyes and heat can swell right after being washed, leading to matting and tangles. Leave-in mists used on wet hair smooth out the snags, making it easier to comb and style. Use on dry hair to reduce frizz and fly-aways.
• Deep moisturizing shampoos and conditioners These conditioning products will help to reduce breakage in hair that is showing severe symptoms of damage and dryness due to colouring and excessive heat.
• Masks Ideal for repeatedly flatironed, permed and colour-treated hair. Gum extracts and dimethicones fill in holes, temporarily smoothing out rough hair and boosting shine. Use once or twice a week, depending on the level of damage.
• Colour-care moisturizing shampoos and conditioners These cleansing and conditioning formulas for lightened hair strengthen the internal structure of the hair by temporarily adding protein back to bleached strands. Formulas for hair that is dyed darker, or closer to its natural shade, target external damage by smoothing down the scales of rough cuticles so that the hair looks shinier and the colour lasts longer.
• Anti-frizz sprays and creams On humid days, these tame curly hair and prevent frizz in over-processed 'dos by coating the hair with silicone.
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