Silver hair doesn’t automatically need purple shampoo every time it gets wet. A review of hair aging reports that roughly 6% to 23% of people have 50% gray hair by age 50, but once hair turns gray or silver, the more useful question is what the strands actually need now: toning, gentle cleansing, moisture, or … Read more
Hair that has been both permed and colored needs more thoughtful care than hair that has gone through only one chemical treatment. In one laboratory study of repeatedly digitally permed hair, the most heavily treated samples showed up to a 58% decrease in measured protein content after three treatments. That figure does not describe what … Read more
Long curly hair can benefit from keratin shampoo, but keratin alone doesn’t make a shampoo a good choice. The better formula is one that cleans the scalp effectively while leaving enough conditioning and moisture support for the lengths. That matters because long curls have more hair fiber exposed to friction, styling, UV light and everyday … Read more
A good hair shampoo for African American men should clean the scalp without repeatedly leaving the hair rough, tangled or overly dry. That sounds simple, but the right choice depends on more than being Black. A man with a close fade and an oily scalp may need something very different from someone with longer Type … Read more