The golden rules of good hair care
We all know at least one woman in our lives with perfectly groomed, non-frizzy, salon-worthy hair that could have bounced straight out of a L'Oréal commercial. She's the one who gets up early to blow-dry her hair, applies regular
leave-in treatments, wet combs rather than tears through her locks and won't be caught dead straightening her barnet to within a dry crisp of its life.
Much as we admire her (and slightly resent her), we could never be this woman. Our lives are too chaotic and busy and we treasure our lie-ins too much. But there are a few simple steps we can shoehorn into our daily routine to improve the well-being of our locks.
We've rounded up the top five hair care commandments that experts from around the world are agreed on. From washing your hair two or three times a week to brushing from the bottom up and blow-drying from a distance, these are the tips and tricks employed by a stream of leading hair stylists and celebrity colourists; a holy grail of hair rules, if you will.
No matter what your hair type, check out the following simple do's and don'ts for healthier, happier and more manageable tresses and banish bad hair days forever...
Wash your hair two to three times a week, max
How often should you wash your hair? It's the perennial question of the hair industry and but experts seem to agree that cutting back is a good thing - and washing every day is a mistake, no matter how much you might crave clean-feeling locks.
"Your hair's natural oils are designed to condition and protect your tresses, so when you shampoo daily, it strips these vital oils away," explains New York-based
hair stylist Dan Sharp, whose clients include Kate Winslet, Hilary Swank and Charlize Theron.
"It creates a vicious cycle of over-production of oils and a need to shampoo very often. Ideally, to keep your hair healthy, you only need to wash two to three times a week, max."
Don't overwash coloured hair
This is especially true for coloured hair, which can lose its sheen quickly with too much washing.
"The biggest mistake people make is over-washing coloured hair," says colourist Tracey Cunningham, the woman behind Gwyneth Paltrow’s icy blonde hue.
"Buy a good-quality shampoo –
Pureology ones are great – and wash it every few days using styling products in between to keep it looking fresh."
"I shampoo just once or twice a week," agrees Naomi Watts' hair stylist
Marie Robinson. "Don't shampoo daily. Simply rinse and condition the hair every other day as shampoo can wash out the colour."
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