Care ingredients
Care, care and again care ... everywhere is written that our hair needs extra care, as it is often heavily stressed by frequent styling with heat, color, sun, dry air and cold. On every shampoo, every conditioner, every cure, every styling product, etc., you can find the ingredients that are to have a beneficial effect on your hair. But which care ingredients are right for your hair? A variety of nourishing ingredients often cause confusion.
First of all, you should determine your hair type. Do you have fine or thick hair? Is your scalp prone to overgrow or are you even struggling with dandruff? Is your hair rather smooth or curly? The hair color also plays a big role and requires special care.
Nursing ingredients should provide the hair with new radiance, volume and nutrients from the outside. The goal is to have shiny and healthy hair that is easy to tame. But what is there for nourishing ingredients and how do you work?
Keratin-containing care products replenish the hair with important building blocks and strengthen it from within. The active substance of the plant aloe vera, which is rich in amino acids, vitamins and minerals, provides extra moisture. In addition, aloe vera has a calming effect and is very well suited for a sensitive scalp. Ceramides (lipids) strengthen the cuticle of the hair and repair fragile areas. The ginseng root helps to protect the hair from breakage and split ends, as the active ingredient has a strengthening effect. Oils such as jojoba oil, argan oil, almond oil and macadamia oil have the property to penetrate, smooth and kitten in the cuticle of the hair. Hair oils are very good for dry, brittle hair because the oil from the inside out and then forms a protective layer. The hair gets a beautiful shine. It is important to use oils sparingly to avoid damaging the hair.
Glycerine has a high moisture content and is very good for dry, thirsty hair. To prevent hair loss caffeinated care substances are suitable. The caffeine stimulates the hair root and is contained in many hair loss shampoos.
Panthenol is a very common care ingredient, as panthenol has a calming effect on the hair and scalp and helps the hair to retain more moisture. Silicones form a protective layer on the hair surface and can kink split ends and brittle areas in the short term. However, the silicones used should be present in water-soluble form so that again and again nourishing agents can penetrate into the hair. Silk proteins provide an incomparable shine.
Shea butter has an enormous amount of vitamin E and carotene, it tames unruly hair and provides a silky shine. Zinc helps very effectively against dandruff and wheat protein provides grip and force from within.
Nursing ingredients are available in almost infinite form in nature and are used specifically in the care of skin and hair. In any case, choose a suitable combination of products that are tailored to the needs of your hair. Nursing ingredients have different properties and should neither weigh the hair nor cause irritation on the scalp.
