hydr8organics

For those blessed with curls, washing day is more than just running water through your hair. It is an event! Your curls are generally drier because of the fact that it is difficult for the oils in your scalp to travel down your curls. The wrong hair washing technique could lead to hair breakage and frizz. The reason why a good hair washing technique is essential is that it determines the behavior of your hair during the whole week. A good wash day routine will result in well-conditioned, soft...

Your grandmother did it without asking why. Your stylist still tells you to do it. And yet somehow, half of the internet is googling "hair oil before shampoo" to see if there is any substance to this myth. The short answer: It does work, provided you are doing it right for the right reasons on the right kind of hair. Shampoo, most of it anyway – particularly the ones containing high concentrations of sulfates, which are stored right in your shower at this very moment – are meant to strip oil...

Alright, don’t pretend you haven’t done this – put oil on your hair, left it all night as per good student of hair care guidelines, and when you washed it off in the morning, it was dry as heck! Right? I bet I am not alone in that. We’ve always been taught that “more oil equals more soft hair”, but that isn’t the case, which is why most people end up with dry hair despite following the routine strictly. The problem with the oil routine is this - oil and moisture are not the same substance...