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4 Ways To Help Care For Dry Hair


Hair, I love it and hate it, sometimes miss how it used to be, and often get annoyed at its weather beaten state in winter. Now I'm a reluctant 30 something with thick, sometimes dry and frizzy, brown hair. I’m not great at styling it, but have discovered some things that have made a difference when looking after it, so I thought I’d do a post on 4 of them.

1. Upgrading My Hair Dryer

Years ago I used to have a basic, just does the job hair dryer, and got to the point where I needed something better that would really look after my hair. I was given an ionic hair dryer as a present, and instantly noticed the difference. The technology really did help smooth out my hair when drying, but now there’s a new kid on the block I am excited about. Nanoe technology claims to retain around 1,000 times more moisture than regular hairdryers, and products often come with 3 attachments, including a quick dry nozzle which I’d love to try – it emits strong and weak air flows to help look after your hair and leave it healthy and shiny. Hopefully I will have the chance to upgrade my hair dryer soon, I have spotted a rose gold version that is so pretty - a hair dryer can be pretty as well as practical right?



2. Hair Dye With Extras

I dye my hair fairly regularly, and there’s nothing like the feeling of freshly dyed hair. I normally have extra conditioner left over as well which is always a bonus. I normally choose product with added extra nourishment, whether that be extra conditioning ingredients, or natural oils. My new favourite is the Schwarzkopf Colour Expert with OmegaPLEX technology. I've only tried it once, but will definitely be using it again. It was easy to apply, my hair felt nicer even when I was applying the dye and rinsing afterwards, and the condition of my hair stayed nicer for longer afterwards.

The box comes with anti-breakage serum which goes in the developer bottle with the colour crème, an after treatment repair sealer to help seal the colour, and a repair reviver which you use after 3 weeks. I'm really impressed, and they have additional products you can order, so I have a tube of colour sealer treatment rinse off to use as well!

3. New Shampoo

Mum drummed it into me from an early age that it's not good to keep using the same shampoo all the time, and that my hair would build up a tolerance to it, this has been dismissed in hair care circles as a myth, but there is still good reason to change up your brand and try new things. This article looks at reasons to change your hair products, such as diet, and changes in the climate/weather, while another about hair rules you should break points to the reasons why your shampoo isn't performing. There's useful advise about how your shampoo may be drying your hair out or coating it with product - neither of which is ideal.

My recent find is a set a hair care products from the Organic Shop. They are soil association rated as natural and free of SLS, SLES and Parabens. I was lucky enough to be sent a set for review, so will be covering those in a separate post, but so far so good, they are doing what they promised and my hair feels better for it. Look out for the review in a future post.



4. Serum and Heat Protect Spray

These are two must-haves in my box of hair care products, and ones I use quite a lot. The heat protect spray is for when I straighten either just after washing, while the serum helps me keep control of flyaway hairs and smooth strands out between washing and straightening. A straightener does wonderful things, but I try not to over do it, and don't want heat damage, so protection, and a serum helps keep things in check.

According to some fun hair facts that I looked up, the average human sheds 50-150 strands of hair in a day (see, it's not just me that sheds mum!), but it's important to find what works for your hair, and look after all the strands left on your head. So what works for you? if you have any tips or favourite products we may not have heard of? let me know in the comments below.

* This post was written in collaboration with Panasonic.

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