As we take better care of our hair, it is important to learn more about our hair health. As our hair undergo everyday environment stressors, ranging from the hair dryer to exposing hair to sun, it is very important to take care of our hair. By taking good care of our hair, our heads will appear more healthy and shiny with a bit of bounce. With this said, I’m going to focus on one of the most popular ingredients in hair care.

The ingredient, vital to hair that’s lacking in moisture, is humectant. What is humectant? It is known as the ingredient that retains moisture in hair. Many shampoos, conditioners, moisturizers and much more have this ingredient and is promoted as part of healthy hair propaganda. Humectants draws in water from the atmosphere (known as hygroscopic) and binds itself to the hair shaft. A way to conserve water, in a manner of speaking, highly popular method by farmers. As a result of this action, it is great for those with very dry and damaged hair that is caused by hair blowing, chemical processing or straightening, or those with thick, coarse, curly and kinky hair.

Here’s a list of some examples commonly found in humectants.

• glycerine
• propylene glycol
• glyceryl triacetate
• sorbitol
• xylitol
• maltitol
• polydextrose
• lactic acid

There are several shampoos, conditioners and other styling aids to choose from that have humectants in them. But I highly recommend Nexxus Humectress Ultimate Moisturizing Conditioner because it drenches your hair with moisture. Nexxus, one of many hair professional companies, carries superb products that are designed for hair that is dry and damaged.

For people (like me) who regularly undergo chemical processing such as bleaching and toning, moisturizing humectants are very forgiving to your hair and will restore your hair so it takes on the appearance of having a healthy hair although your hair is technically “dead”. All you can do is mask your hair with ingredients that are good for hair and use other styling aids to maintain its health while bring out a shine. In future posts, I will be writing more about other ingredients that are also beneficial to bleached/colored and dry hair.

If you would like something to go with the conditioner, I also highly recommend Nexxus Therappe Luxury Moisturizing Shampoo.

Tags: humectants, moisture

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