Product Solutions for Hair

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 3px; padding: 0px;"> <img src="http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQY23PgAR5KX4axnBtDj69YjYin9QcjGyUur5HM20J41XDBREr8" style="background-color: transparent;" /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 3px; padding: 0px;">You have many options when it comes to hair care products. With so many on the shelf, how do you know which ones to choose?</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 3px; padding: 0px;" xmlns:xalan="http://xml.apache.org/xalan">There’s no magic formula. Dermatologists say the changes you might see from even the best hair care products are subtle. But there is a roadmap for healthier hair:</div><ul style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; margin: 5px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><li style="background-image: url(http://css.webmd.com/dtmcms/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/modules/linksListTOC_bullet.gif); background-position: 0px 4px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-type: none; padding: 0px 0px 6px 15px;">First, analyze your hair’s texture and condition.</li><li style="background-image: url(http://css.webmd.com/dtmcms/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/modules/linksListTOC_bullet.gif); background-position: 0px 4px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-type: none; padding: 0px 0px 6px 15px;">Then pick a product formulated for your specific type of hair.</li><li style="background-image: url(http://css.webmd.com/dtmcms/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/modules/linksListTOC_bullet.gif); background-position: 0px 4px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-type: none; padding: 0px 0px 6px 15px;">Finally, every few months, rotate your brand.</li></ul><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 3px; padding: 0px;">Zoe Draelos, MD, editor of <i>The Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology</i>, says changing products every few months keeps your hair at its shiniest.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 3px; padding: 0px;">Lynne Goldberg, MD, an associate professor of dermatology and pathology at Boston University, says that if you've noticed a problem, such as thinning hair or hair breakage, you should analyze your styling practices and the products you use.  Blow drying hair, using a curling iron, and coloring hair can all damage your tresses.</div><h3 style="background-color: white; clear: left; color: rgb(103, 111, 158) !important; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; margin: 10px 0px 20px;"><br /></h3><h3 style="background-color: white; clear: left; color: rgb(103, 111, 158) !important; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; margin: 10px 0px 20px;"><img src="http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSD4nl5S0IRWezrQiN7NnDilX-XYwn_zH2QXNPcPoN2McpE2WM0" /></h3><h3 style="background-color: white; clear: left; color: rgb(103, 111, 158) !important; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; margin: 10px 0px 20px;">Shampoos</h3><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 3px; padding: 0px;">Shampoos contain ingredients that cleanse the hair of natural oils (sebum), dirt, and pollutants such as smoke.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 3px; padding: 0px;">Just about any shampoo will do the job. But some inexpensive brands may be harsh, stripping the hair’s lipid layer. To protect your hair, apply shampoo only on the scalp. You don’t need to wash your hair every day unless you have oily hair.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 3px; padding: 0px;">Volumizing shampoos or thickening shampoos build up fine hair temporarily. “They work,” Robert Bernstein, MD, clinical professor of dermatology at Columbia University, says. The tradeoff? Volumizing formulas often skimp on conditioning ingredients, so hair may end up looking dull.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 3px; padding: 0px;">Glossing shampoos temporarily boost shine by coating hair with silicones and polymers. Some contain ingredients such as hydrolyzed silk to  make hair feel silky. But dermatologists say the best thing you can do to keep your hair looking glossy is to treat it with care.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 3px; padding: 0px;">Blow dry hair on the cool or warm setting, never hot. Invest in a hairbrush made of natural fibers, and brush hair from the underside out, not from the top down.</div><ul style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; margin: 5px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><li style="background-image: url(http://css.webmd.com/dtmcms/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/modules/linksListTOC_bullet.gif); background-position: 0px 4px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-type: none; padding: 0px 0px 6px 15px;">For maximum shine, Bernstein suggests alternating a volumizing shampoo with a moisturizing shampoo.</li></ul></div>

Product Solutions for Hair

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