QuoteReplyTopic: Good Conditioners Posted: December 02 2006 at 11:56pm
Right now I am using a cheap Suave Brilliant Brunette knock off but I need something good. Something that will help repair damage ffom flat ironing, blowdrying, and breakage. Anything from the supermarket or a salon will do since we have a cost cutters that sells redken and stuff in our Wal Mart.
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Nothing really repairs damage, other than cutting off the damaged hair. However you can buffer the damage with protein treatments and deep conditioners. I use a blow dryer and a flat iron, so I do protein treatments once a month and deep conditioners once a week. For protein treatments you can use Nexxus emergencee, Redken deep fuel, or Joico K-pak deep penetrating reconstructor. They are expensive but worth every peney, and have the right molecular weight to actually penetrate the hair. If you have breakage and have never done the protein treatments before, start doing them once a week for the first 4 weeks and then once a month after that. It is very important that you deep condition after a protein treatment, as they are not designed to make hair soft, but to help with damage and strenght. If you do not deep condition after a protein treatment, your hair will feel like straw.
Also always use a good leave in conditioner before blow drying, such as Sebastian potion 9 or Salerm 21. Also use a good protecting serum before flat ironing, such as Redken Heat Glide.
For deep conditioning I use Redken Smooth Down butter treat, or Redken All soft heavy cream. If there is an Ulta store in your area you can buy the trial sizes and see which one works better for you.
Make sure you are using a professional flat iron and not a cheap metal one. Otherwise all of the above would be worthless, and your hair will always be fried.
And last but not least, get a trim at least every 8 weeks.
Start the process and within 4-6 weeks your hair will start looking glorious.
does that go for curling irons too? are the cheap ones worse on yor hair? which ones do you recommend. Does the heat glide help protect your hair with a curling iron also? sorry for so many questions but it's easier to ask than trial and error and many dollars lol also on the deep conditioning, which is a good choice?
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Yeah that goes for curling irons or any heat styling. Get a ceramic curling iron. I hear Chi makes good ones, but I personaly don't have one, so you might want to on Folica.com and check out reviews on the different curling irons.
For deep conditioning, use your favorite conditioner, cover hair with a shower cap and go under a hair dryer or heat cap for 15 minutes. That opens up the hair cuticle allowing the conditioner to penetrate. If you have color treated hair you may want to stick with a conditioner for that. I love anything Redken, their products work great for me, however that may not be the case for you. I also love Joico, Godlwell and the Sebastian Laminates line. Another great line is Salerm and Alfaparf. The last one is expensive but works wonders. Is matter of trying in it out and figuring out what works for you. Oh, I also hear Biolage is very good, but I have never tried it.
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