Dry Hair

Dry Hair Causes
home remedies for dry brittle hair Prevention
home remedies for dry brittle hair Treatment
dry damaged hair Symptoms
conditioner dry hair
home remedies for dry hair
home remedies dry hair
condition dry hair
hair styles and tips for fine dry hair

Some symptoms of dry damaged hair are:

• Lack of shine
• Rough texture
• Unmanageable
• Lifeless
• Dull
• Note: Don't be fooling yourself into thinking you have dry ahir if you have added a Thickening product to your hair. Your hair may feel stiff and "non bendy" as if it is dry, when in reality it is just less bendy from the Thickening product you applied. The trick is to add just enough thickening product for the body you want without making your hair too "stiff" or dry. If you added too much thickening product it will usually shampoo out after 1 or 2 shampoo days.

Dry Hair Causes

The environmental conditions that can cause dry hair are:

• Sun exposure
• Combing and Brushing
• Minerals in the water used to wash hair
• Steaming your hair by sing a curling iron when it is damp or wet
• Wind exposure

Oxidizing chemicals that can cause dry hair are:

• Chlorine in tap water used to wash hair
• Perm chemicals (neutralizer)
• Peroxide Color developer
• Bleach
• Chlorine in pools and spas
• Relaxer chemicals

Tips to improve your dry damaged brittle hair:
Home Remedies for Dry Brittle Hair Prevention

1. Remove (hard water / well water) mineral build up from your hair.
   Hard Water / Well Water hair damage repair step 1: Well Water Removal Kit  EC Mode
   Hard Water / Well Water hair damage repair step 2:  Just  4 Well Water ... by EC Mode
   Hard Water / Well Water hair damage repair step 3: NanoWorks Hair Repair Treatment
2. Remove Chlorine and other minerals gathered by your heir while swimming:
   Chlorine hair damage repair step 1:Swimmers Chlorine Removal Kit ... by EC Mode
   Chlorine hair damage repair step 2: Just 4 Swimmers ... by EC Mode
   Chlorine hair damage repair step 3: Hair Repair Treatment ... NanoWorks By PureOlogy
3. Don't over color. Single-process color should only be done once a month and highlights only need to be done every two to three months
4. To add moisture use Hydrate shampoo &  HydraCure intensive hair masque at the bowl right after coloring. Wait 24 hours then condition dry hair using a deep-conditioning treatment with heat or use  NanoWorks  Restorative Treatment  to add moisture & strength daily (no heat required)... or
5. Use NanoWorks shampoo conditioner & restorative treatment at the bowl right after coloring. Wait 24 hours then condition dry hair using a deep-conditioning treatment with heat or use a lesser amount of NanoWorks  Restorative Treatment daily (no heat required).
6. Use Pureology shampoo and conditioner for color-treated hair to protect the color and keep hair looking healthy
7. Use a detangling leave-in  (leave-on) conditioner like Pureology Color Max  to protect the hair and prevent damage by making it easier to comb through the hair.
8. Be sure you hair is dry before using your curling iron or flat iron. Dry your hair, wait 3 minutes and test for dampness using your fingers. If it feels damp or cold dry your hair again. If you see steam when you use curling iron or flat iron, STOP and re-dry your hair because there is still too much water inside the hair shaft. The water turns to instant-steam and the instant-steam damages the hair.

If you color your hair darker (back to where you started) expect that your hair will still feel dry.  The cause probably isn't the color of your hair it is the condition of the hair. Color on color always goes darker and when you add more pigment inside the hair shaft it can still feel dry. The newly added pigment jammed inside the hair shaft may even make the hair feel a little dryer (less bendy) while the color may have improved the condition of your hair. See home remedies for dry brittle hair Treatment.

To keep hair shiny-looking all day, use Pureology ShineMax  shine-enhancing finishing product.

Conditioner for dry hair NanoWorks ... by Pureology (adds moisture & strength)
Conditioner for dry hair HydraCure   ... by Pureology (adds moisture - detangles)
Conditioner for dry hair ReconstructRepair ... by Pureology (adds strength)
Conditioner for dry hair Ultimate Treatment ... by Lanza (5-step treatment)
Conditioner for dry hair Deep Conditioner Ultra Deep Masque... by Biogenol
Conditioner for dry hair Deep Conditioner Revive ...  from Options
Conditioner for dry hair Deep Conditioner Heat Cap for home use ... from EC Mode

How to repair dry brittle hair and split ends HydraCure ... by Pureology
How to repair dry brittle hair and split ends NanoWorks ... by Pureology
How to repair dry brittle hair and split ends Split Ends Repair ... by Alterna

Emergency hair repair treatment Energent-C .. .  by EC Mode
Emergency hair repair treatment NanoWorks ... by PureOlogy

Home remedied dry hair Dry Hair Formula .. .  by Lanza
Home remedied dry hair Ultimate Hair Treatment .. .  by Lanza

TIP #1 Get a realistic hairstyle! Length equals weight. The longer you wear your hair the more it weighs and the flatter it wants to be to your head. Don't expect a shoulder length bob to be full at the part. Shorter fine hair that is "slide cut"  into today's styles can be fun as well as quick and easy to do every day.

TIP #2 Just don't cheat yourself and your hair by leaving off your styling aid. That's right those little styling tools (products) that help keep the style you want and show it off all day long. From the PureOlogy line ...

• When you want hair TO STAY try mixing:
  1 -part TextureTwist with 1-part PowerDressing
• When you blow dry try PureVolume
•  To finish use InCharge & InCharge Plus Hair Spray

TIP #3 Sometimes you need a little help putting finishing touches on your hair. Try using your pump type hairspray.

TIP #4 If you have double processed (bleached) hair and  minerals in your water you need help. Try EC Mode Just for Well Water System Every other time you shampoo follow with PureOlogy NanoWorks or HydraCure. See why on the Well Water (& Hard Water)  Treatment Systems page.

In general minerals and calcium bond to hair giving it a "dry hair" feeling. When you color your hair, some of the color is deposited to the minerals / calcium, not just the hair. When you remove the minerals from the hair you will remove some of the color (the color that has stuck to the minerals). This is more noticeable with the red hair colors.

It is not that the Well Water action Shampoo removes color as it is that it removes mineral deposits that some of the color has stuck to. This effect lessen each time you use the Well Water Action line.

For bleached hair, the effect is to take the weight off the hair, as the minerals and calcium leave the hair. Some describe the result as "Leaves the hair softer", "fly away"  Etc. Etc.

Our experience is that the bleach hair will be lighter in color and  in weight and dries faster ( the minerals are no longer there to hold onto the water)  and feels better. That's right when you get the minerals out your Dry Hair won't feel so dry. Mineral and calcium also weigh the hair down and makes its condition  look worse than it really is. So your bleached  hair may be in better condition than you think ! 

The best shampoo for hard water hair: Malibu 2000 Well Water Action Shampoo.