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Damage is inevitable for hair, so taking proper steps to maintain its health and integrity are important.
Its not just your strands that need a little extra love from your routine, either.
A healthy scalp impacts your overall hair health and comfort.
Irritated, dry scalps are no fun.
Since the needs of your hair and scalp evolve, its important to keep your care routine current.
co-founder and chief science officer at hair-care brand Function of Beauty
Maintaining your lush locks will help you achieve a good hair dayeveryday.
Below, experts take us back to basics when it comes to creating a daily hair-care routine.
There are countless possibilities for hair rituals, but a few basics are consistent across all hair types.
Removing dead skin, product build-up, and sebum keeps your hair from turning into an oil slick.
If you need extra scalp care, tryBOSLEYMD RejuvenatingScalpScrub($28).
Next comes conditioner, which will help detangle and moisturize.
If you have dry hair, he recommends a conditioner with silicones or polymers.
Personally, Im a fan ofBiolageR.A.W.
Scalp Care Rebalance Conditioner($25).
co-founder and chief science officer at hair-care brand Function of Beauty
2) Detangle
Days of breakage from yanking a brush through your hair are over.
Post-shower, Lachajewski swears by theSheila Stotts Removal Brush($36) for detangling without pain or damage.
Take your time brushing out tangles, she says.
The faster you go, the more damage and strain you cause on your hair and scalp.
And always, she says, start from the bottom up.
Its formula is made with marula oil, which smooths hair while also providing protection from hot tools.
3) Style
Heres where products such as leave-in treatments and dry shampoos come into play.
Bonus points if it has ingredients like grapeseed oil or linseed extract, which act as heat protectants.
Lachajewski recommendsIles Formula Finishing Serum($48), a fit for all hair types.
It feeds your hair the right amount of vitamins and oils without weighing it down, she says.
Apply to damp hair and scrunch for a beachy texture (minus the damage hot tools can cause).
This way, your hair wont get weighed down.
All thats left to do?
A glamorous hair flip.
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