When shampoo was invented in Berlin in 1827, soap and shampoo were very similar products in both containing surfactants (types of detergent) that were naturally derived. However, shampoo production has come a long way since and produced specialist products that many of us could not now manage without. Traditional soap products alone would not protect our hair to the same degree or allow us to individually style our hair in quite the same way.
So, this article will discuss three reasons why today we rely so heavily on shampoo and thank the providers for it. Many of which can now be found online for our convenience. Online viewing provides an excellent way of comparing the ingredients that the different types of products contain.
Gentler
Like soap, shampoo washes impurities out of the hair but it does it in a gentler way because of the way the ingredients in shampoo are manufactured. These specialized products protect the outer layer of our hair from damage. This is how much technology has advanced in the hairdressing sector. Washing hair is now a process that protects hair as much as it cleanses it.
Making Hair Smell Nice
Shampoo will make hair smell nice by not just being perfumed but by helping the water that you wash your hair with remove debris, dirt, grease, odors such as smoke or sweat, and oil. The oil in hair comes from sebaceous glands which secrete an oil known as sebum. This is what keeps our hair moisturized. It is this kind of hair that is much less likely to either break or look frizzy and dry. Hair products for this reason will moisturize as well as wash hair. Many of the different products on the market are manufactured to this requirement.
Improving Our Hair
Shampoos, apart from reducing hair breakages that may result from just natural washing, promote hair growth to an extent, too. The process of massaging your scalp while applying shampoo is good for stimulating the hair follicles. It is a combination of choosing the right shampoo and combining it with a conditioner that will achieve the best results.
Choosing the right shampoo can then allow us the freedom to style our hair just as we want it. Shampoo washing is the basis of all styling. It is also the combination of the products on the market that contain soap, moisturizer, and conditioner, that allows for some very favorable results in terms of hair and doing it yourself. Buying the products is cost-effective compared to visiting the hairdressers more frequently. Also, you can get to know a product that suits you and buy it time and time again.
Conditioning is about having hair that is both shiny and healthy. The conditioner will smooth the hair’s cuticles and add body. If you try and avoid using the conditioner, you are more likely to have breakages which will look like thinning hair. Whereas, the conditioner will restore hair, protecting it from damage. So, always look for products that contain conditioner, or buy it in addition. Moisturizers will contain things like shea butter, which will hydrate curls with intensity, kinks, waves, and coils, while the soybean oil softens and strengthens the hair. The difference between a leave-in conditioner and a moisturizer is about leaving it to condition the hair.
So, in short, there are 3 simple reasons why shampoo can benefit our hair. Washing your hair with shampoo removes everything that makes our hair smell less than sweet, it is gentler than traditional soap-only products, and it promotes a healthy head of hair.
