Hair Treatment: Extra care for the hair
In the course of a year our hair has to endure a lot: they are washed and blown on average 156 times, get four to five colorations and are exposed to the sun for about 208 days. All this attacks the outer cuticle layer, making the hair brittle and dry.
Although shampoos and conditioners also care for the hair structure, sometimes the hair needs a bit of support. In this case, cures and masks are used. Damaged hair is negatively charged, so cosmetic chemists targeted the care with positive charge that docks to the damaged areas of the hair fiber. Effect: The hair is easier to comb. And because every hair has different needs, there are a number of skin care specialists to help you rebuild your mane.
The specialists
Intensive masks z. For example, for dry hair, the hair in five to 15 minutes exposure time to get going. Her secret: Moisturizing binders, which make hair shiny and grippy and give bounces more bounce. It is best to spread it well with a wide comb and then wrap a towel around your head - the heat will allow the active ingredients to develop better.
Cures for greasy hair absorb the excess fat that attaches to the hair and scalp, restoring balance. Also good: an SOS pack with healing clay.
Express treatments
The turbo-carers stay in the hair for a maximum of three minutes and are ideal for those in a hurry and anyone whose hair is not overly affected. In addition, the care substances are becoming more complex: There are cures that are washed out like a rinse immediately, but work to the depth. Even more fixes are leave-in treatments that are sprayed into towel-dried hair and stay in it. Because the recipe is not so oily, they are also good for fine hair.
Protection against color loss
Frequent washing quickly fades a tint or colouration: the hair shaft swells up, water penetrates into the interior and rinses out the color pigments. Special cures promise 90 percent color protection up to the 30th wash. For more radiance, packs and conditioners with low-dose color pigments are ideal for different hair colors. Hair-masks with special UV filters help against color loss due to too much sun on vacation.
Extra tips
Apply the mask to the hair in the morning, make it into a chignon and leave it on throughout the day. Also practical: Overnight cures, which are kneaded before going to bed into the dry hair and washed out again in the morning.
Cures are not in the wet, but towel-dried hair. So the care substances can penetrate better.
