We’ve all been there. You’ve jumped into the shower, and you’re looking at the rack of products sitting nearby. Maybe you’re tired or just not in the mood for a five-minute shower. We’ve all been guilty of overlooking our conditioner and thinking that shampoo is enough to clean our hair and get us out the door. The reality is that you need to use these two products in partnership to achieve healthy hair.
Conditioner works separately from your shampoo and has its own unique properties.
If you’re suffering from hair loss or thinning, conditioner is even more important to repair the state of your hair. We’re going to cover everything you need to know about conditioners and why they’re a vital part of any hair care routine.
What Is A Conditioner?
With the rise in popularity of all-in-one products, you could be forgiven for thinking you didn’t need to use a conditioner. This product is the all-important second step in your haircare routine. It works to get rid of the sweat and dead skin cells which clog up your scalp. Conditioner also helps to get any shampoo residue out of your hair and leaves it feeling soft to the touch.
How To Apply Conditioner
Start your hair care routine by washing your hair with shampoo and making sure to rinse the product out of your hair. Take a small amount of conditioner (around the size of a large coin) and apply it through the ends of your hair. Don't put conditioner near your scalp. You can run the product through your hair by using your fingers or a wide-tooth comb. It’s a good idea to give the conditioner a few minutes to set in your hair before rinsing it off.
Who Needs To Use A Conditioner?
The short answer is everyone.
Your scalp produces sebum, an oil that is essentially a natural conditioner. Every time you apply shampoo to your hair, you’re stripping the follicles of this sebum.
If you have thinner hair or have suffered from hair loss in the past, then a conditioner is non-negotiable. Conditioner helps to protect the hair shaft from breakage and makes the hair more flexible for styling.
Most of us have suffered damage to our hair. Either through dying the colour or from normal wear and tear from using hair scrunchies. If you’re someone who styles their hair using hot tools, or if you’re a fan of a box dye, you’ll want to pay close attention to your conditioner. It can help reduce the frizz in your hair and restore its moisture levels. Conditioner also helps prevent split ends and makes your hair easier to brush through by preventing any tangling.
If you have hair that is prone to breakage, you can wash your hair with only a conditioner for a gentler clean. It’s best to only use this method every once in a while and for no longer than two weeks.
How Are Shampoo And Conditioner Different?
If you want to think of your haircare routine as being like your skincare products, the shampoo is the cleanser, and your conditioner is the moisturizer. Both have separate roles to play, and they work best when you use them in unison.
Shampoo removes the sweat and dirt from your hair. As the product works to clean your hair, it also strips your hair of its moisture.
Conditioner, on the other hand, hydrates your hair and helps restore its moisture levels. It makes your hair softer and easier to brush through by preventing tangles and knots. Conditioner can also give your hair a natural and healthy shine, as well as helping to restore its pH balance.
When you condition your hair, you’re fortifying the cuticles with a protective coating that prevents breakage and encourages hair. Just think of everything you put your hair through in the day. Even if you only brush your hair and don’t apply any products, there are still environmental factors to consider. Things like air conditioning and pollution can cause your hair’s protective layer to break down and for free radical damage to cause thinning or hair loss.
Even if you don’t currently from these issues, using a conditioner can be a preventive measure as much as a cure. Without using a conditioner, you can expect your hair to become brittle, prone to breakage, and more likely to become a tangled mess.
If you’re only using shampoo to look after your hair, then you’re missing out on a whole myriad of benefits. You’ll start seeing a difference in the condition of your hair within just a few washes, with it looking healthier and having a natural shine.
The Hair Restore Conditioner
While using a conditioner is important to any anti-hair loss regimen, if you are suffering from male or female pattern hair loss, using a conditioner specially formulated to prevent hair loss and stimulate hair is even more critical. The Hair Restore Conditioner is specifically formulated to help combat hair loss by using revolutionary science and the latest research to give you thicker and fuller-looking hair. It contains over twenty ingredients, clinically proven to dramatically help prevent hair loss and promote hair.
All Hair Restoration Laboratories' products are formulated to promote the of healthier and thicker hair by using our proprietary and potent Technology® to block the harmful effectson hair follicles.
Our Technology® is a proprietary blend of extracts, amino acids, oils, and nutrients that help fight hair loss, reverse hair thinning and encourage healthy hair. Our Hair Restore Conditioner contains over twenty ingredients clinically proven to help prevent hair loss and promote hair, such as saw palmetto, biotin, pumpkin seed extract, caffeine, green tea extract, black cumin oil, pygeum africanum bark extract, pisum sativum (pea) extract, cayenne fruit extract. It also contains oils of jojoba, sunflower and shea butter for luxurious, silky and shiny hair.
Using a conditioner is an easy (and affordable!) way to prevent and tackle hair loss and thinning. You can use it as a preventative measure or as a way of improving the health of your hair. While you might think it’s easier to use only shampoo, we can all benefit from a conditioner. It only takes a few minutes extra, and it can make all the difference to your hair. The new golden rule for your haircare routine is to neverskip your conditioner again. Trust us, your hair will thank you!
