Choosing the right shampoo for your hair type.
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To start with choosing correct shampoo, it is very important to know your hair type and most importantly hair scalp.
Usage of shampoo is targeted more towards cleaning of the scalp than ends.
Let’s understand how to understand it,
So, if you're prone to oily roots, you may need a less moisturizing and deeper cleansing shampoo. And on the other side, if you have a dryer or a more flaky scalp, you likely need something more moisturizing and hydrating.
Think of it as: shampoo is for your scalp and roots, while conditioner is for the ends of your hair.
For eg- If your scalp is oily and your ends are dry (a combination hair), then you should choose a shampoo that is best suited for an oily scalp and leave the moisturizing up to your conditioner, which should be applied only to your dried ends.
1. Fine hair
Volumizing shampoo is best suited for lifeless thin hair to give an illusion of volume. As the name suggests, the shampoo is designed to add body and volume to hair. These shampoos usually do not deposit much conditioning quats, oils, or silicones on the hair. Instead, they clean the hair fairly well, and often contain ‘special’ ingredients that can deposit on hair to add friction at the roots and build volume.
Recommendation:
Tresemme Volumizing shampoo- https://www.amazon.in/TRESemme-Shampoo-Hour-Hea...
Biotique Volumizing shampoo- https://www.amazon.in/Biotique-Thyme-Conditione...
2. Dry Lifeless hair
If you are someone with dry hair should choose a sulfate free moisturizing shampoo. These shampoos are mild on cleansing and help moisturize the hair strands to reduce the fizziness. The goal is to cleanse gently and deposit protective layers to the hair. Such shampoos remove the dirt and sebum from the hair in the water soluble phase, but the oils, silicones and other conditioning agents stay behind as a thin coating over the hair shaft. Nowadays most of them are sulfate free, but some may contain Sodium Lauretha Sulfate which is milder than sodium lauryl sulfate so you can opt for such shampoos.
Recommendations:
Body Shop Rainforest moisture shampoo- https://www.nykaa.com/the-body-shop-rainforest-...
Triclenz shampoo- https://www.netmeds.com/non-prescriptions/tricl...
3. Oily scalp Dry hair
The clarifying shampoo also referred to as the deep cleaning shampoo contains heavy duty surfactants. The goal is to remove any build-ups caused by using too many products over a long time such as heavy conditioners, hair sprays, silicone products, gels etc. This is an occasional shampoo and most of them use the sulfate surfactants for that purpose. Consistent usage can strip the hair of its oils and such, and cause problems. If your hair is dry and only the scalp is oily, you can accompany this clarifying shampoo with a deep conditioner too.
Recommendation:
L'oreal Extraordinary clay shampoo- https://www.amazon.in/LOreal-Paris-Extraordinar...
Park avenue beer shampoo- https://www.amazon.in/Park-Avenue-Shampoo-Damag...
4. Sweaty oily hair
The everyday shampoo is the opposite of the clarifying shampoo. Many people face the need to shampoo every day, either because their tolerance for sebum is low or by force of habit. For those people a mild shampoo is required. The everyday shampoo doesn’t strip and cleans just enough.
Recommendation:
Spoo shampoo by Curatio- https://www.amazon.in/Spoo-Baby-Shampoo-125-ml/...
Another highly recommended way is to use Dry Shampoo. It is an excellent option for an oily scalp, in which you do not need to shower everyday and still can manage a clean non oily scalp everyday.
Recommendation:
Batiste Instant Hair Refresh Dry Shampoo-https://www.tatacliq.com/batiste-instant-hair-r...
Dove dry shampoo- https://www.amazon.in/Dove-Refresh-Fresh-Floral...
5. Curly Hair
Curly hair shampoos are always silicon and sulfate free to reduce the frizz and give the hair some bounce. Co-washes also suit curly hair well. They are a combination of shampoos and conditioners
Recommendations:
Curl Up shampoo- https://www.amazon.in/Curl-Up-Moisturising-Sham...
StBotanica GO Curls Hair Shampoo- https://www.amazon.in/StBotanica-Curls-Hair-Shampoo-Silicones/dp/B08PZCVP2P
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Cleansing Agents to look for for sulfate free shampoo (Recommended for Dry Scalp & Hair Type)
If your looking for a sulfate-free shampoo, you’ll still need to make sure there’s a cleansing agent in the product.
Sulfate-free ingredients include:
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sarcosines
sulfosuccinates anionic detergents
betaines
sultaines
imidazolinium derivatives
Sulfate-free cleansing agents include:
sodium lauryl sulfoacetate (SLSA)
sodium cocoyl glycinate
sodium cocoyl glutamate
disodium
sodium lauroyl methyl isethionate
sodium lauroyl taurate
sodium lauroamphoacetate
decyl glucoside
lauryl glucoside
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Although those who are aware of the risk of various parabens and SLS too cannot often avoid using such products, as the niche or luxury offerings are a bit too costly.
Usually I only go for products with minimal to zero such chemicals.
I also try to avoid any cleansing products with insoluble micro-beads in them.
Those are polymer based and even in the most advanced Effluent Treatment Plants (ETP) often miss to remove these and they can end up being in water bodies, other creatures (marine life).
https://amazon.co.jp/-/en/dp/B00BB6P6GA some brands like Curél, NatureLab https://amazon.com/dp/B075ZY9BM8 claim to have cruelty free offerings, so have tried those.
However, not tested on animals or ‘materials sourced without child labour’ are often just claims.
So one needs to be careful.
Things also depend on the stage of life, age.
Bodies of Hormonal teens are messed up😁, often not finding the equilibrium of how much to produce what,
and what not to produce.
But pleae better avoid run of the mill Dove or Head and Shoulders for dandruff control.
These might simply stop the fungii from growing (some microbial activity IS good for us) or inhibit the scalp from producing skin cells.
However that is a shortcut… avoidable shortcuts.
I also have a couple of desi acquaintances with Afro hair (they are of mixed ethnicities) and actual African friends, Kenyan/Nigerian ex- colleagues.
Some of them spoke good about L’Oréal’s (L’Oréal Paris) EverPure. Though they do not have the cruelty free claim, it seemingly does avoid sulfates and claims to help retain moisture. (It is a shampoo plus conditioner).
Got to be careful though.
Products claiming to be SLS free, might still have PEG.
(Example: Aveeno’s shampoo with Oat milk, Almond Milk and what not. It is fairly good though).
One quirky desi offering someone once duggested to us, was this 𝑬𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒉 𝑹𝒉𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒎 Milk Protein Shampoo Bar.
But at over ₹350-400 for a small ‘soap like’ bar, it wasn’t at all palatable.
Better I use normal😁 (mild) face-wash on scalp too, than to try a 400 rupees shampoo bar that isn’t even 100grams.
I mostly prefer chemical free herbal shampoo.
how to identify the type of scalp and hair I have ?
after shampooing-
1. after 1-2 days if you scalp gets oily/ hairs gets greasy which is indication of oily scalp.
2. if you scalp feels dry or your skin might feel tight and sometimes you can see smaller & dry flakes too that’s the sign you have dry scalp.
I Have Oily Scalp
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Specifically Mentioned For Dry Hair!
I Have Oily Scalp
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Eise hone ke baad no need of shampoo. 🐒🐒🐒 Just kidding. 🙂🙂🙂
How to identify hair and scalp type?
following topic
I would like to add 1 more point.
You shouldn’t often mix 2 or more shampoos together.
Also don’t change shampoo often, use same shampoo for more than a week or a month.
i have oily prone scalp as well as face. Also my hair fall is increasing day by day. I feel lot of irritation due to pimple on my scalp as well as face. Due to summer it increasing day by day. I don’t want to cut my hair. If anyone also face such problem, please guide me. Thanks in advance
Im using Tresemme keratin smooth shampoo from more than 5 years gave good results now hair became smooth during 1st lockdown i trimmed my hair completely from that time onwards hair grown nicely no haircut from more than one year now hair grown too long but maintaining it 
any shampoo for scalp acne?
Suggest me a shampoo for thin and falling hair plus any modifications in diet for controlling hairfall
@LibraRamesh shampoo as such I am not aware but, my mother apply onion paste 2 a week and it has shown great results.
About diet her diet is pretty simple- veggies, fish, fruits mostly seasonal fruits, and roasted flax seed powder with carrot juice or any other juice or water in morning.
Some really useful and informative post. Thanks. VU+KG.
i have oily prone scalp as well as face. Also my hair fall is increasing day by day. I feel lot of irritation due to pimple on my scalp as well as face. Due to summer it increasing day by day. I don’t want to cut my hair. If anyone also face such problem, please guide me. Thanks in advance
I think you should consult dermatologist if it cause irritation- as there can be many factors- like hormonal imbalance, some infection or may be allergy to some ingredients of shampoo or any hair styling products.
dont use any shampoo ,all are crap and empty your pockets .use pure shikha Kai ,nothing will happen
Please help with correct ways to use shikhakai.
As in, using only shikhakhai is enough or we should use amla retha powder along and how many times in a week can this be applied, as i have read it can make you scalp more oily or dry if used frequently.
i am using mamaearth oninon sampoo from last 2 years and result is just amazing …
Suggest gir haitfall
Suggest me a MILD shampoo for daily hair wash just for cleaning sweaty hair due to workout. My hair is thin, male pattern baldness also.
Yay, the first one to vote. My hair is silky, scalp is dry. Difficult to find a shampoo that suits at both levels.