How to Choose the Best Shampoo for Your Hair
Great hair starts with good shampoo and conditioner. To choose the best products for your type and texture, follow our guide below to untangle the many options.
Hair Type: Coarse/Kinky
Mane Problems
Breakage, dryness
You Need...
Shampoo and conditioner that detangle, soften, and moisturize to treat the breakage caused by processing and styling. Look for silicones, like dimethicone, which help detangle hair, and natural oils, like coconut oil, to quench dryness. Because coarse hair needs intense moisturizing, add a hydrating hair mask to your routine once a week, says celebrity stylist Ken Paves. As hair improves, use it just twice a month and then eventually once a month.
Try:
• Motions Active Moisture Lavish Shampoo and Plus Conditioner, $5 each; drugstores.
• Ken Paves You Are Beautiful Thick Conditioning Mask, $18; Walmart.com.
• SoftSheen-Carson Optimum Salon Haircare Amla Legend Moisture Remedy Shampoo and Conditioner, $6.50 each; drugstores.
Avoid...
Protein treatments. They can cause the hair to stiffen and break, says Motions celebrity stylist Ursula Stephen.
Breakage, dryness
You Need...
Shampoo and conditioner that detangle, soften, and moisturize to treat the breakage caused by processing and styling. Look for silicones, like dimethicone, which help detangle hair, and natural oils, like coconut oil, to quench dryness. Because coarse hair needs intense moisturizing, add a hydrating hair mask to your routine once a week, says celebrity stylist Ken Paves. As hair improves, use it just twice a month and then eventually once a month.
Try:
• Motions Active Moisture Lavish Shampoo and Plus Conditioner, $5 each; drugstores.
• Ken Paves You Are Beautiful Thick Conditioning Mask, $18; Walmart.com.
• SoftSheen-Carson Optimum Salon Haircare Amla Legend Moisture Remedy Shampoo and Conditioner, $6.50 each; drugstores.
Avoid...
Protein treatments. They can cause the hair to stiffen and break, says Motions celebrity stylist Ursula Stephen.
From the March 2015 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine