My hair has been in a desperate state lately-the ends were really dry, the roots were very oily, my hair was particularly knotty and I had a bit of hair breakage, when I brushed it. Now, I not a person who uses hair straigheners, as I have naturally straight hair, and I rarely use a hair dryer, as I prefer to leave it dry naturally. So, it safe to say that heat damage can be ruled out.
I decided that I would take myself off my hair dresser to get her advice, as it was in need of a trim anyway. The first thing that she asked me was what shampoo I was using. Well, you should have seen the look of horror on her face when I told her! I was quite embarrassed given her reaction, as it had come highly recommended by a friend of mine. When I asked her what would be a good supermarket brand of shampoo to use, she recommended Pantene, especially Pantene’s new Aqua Light shampoo and conditioner.
The next question she asked me was how many times I shampoo my hair. I was a little baffled about this question, and thought she referred to how many times I washed my hair a week. What she meant though was how many times I shampooed my hair when I washed it. I replied that I shampooed it once, but rinsed twice (thinking that I had been doing the right thing). “No, no, no” she said, “You should be shampooing your hair at least two times each time you wash your hair, given that it is naturally oily!”. Que me hanging my head in shame 
Apparently the reason behind this is that if your hair is oily or if you have oily roots, that one (more…)
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