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You just got your hair chemically straightened. Swing it, work it, flip that silky straight hair. Go ahead, give yourself whiplash. With hair that fabulous, you deserve to whip it good. To keep your hair whip-worthy, though, you'll need to use the best shampoo and conditioner for your chemically straightened hair.
Keep it Whip Worthy with the Right Stuff
When you chemically straighten, you may end up having silky straight hair, but your hair's health will suffer. Chemicals break down you hair and make it harder for it to hold moisture. Your hair needs moisture to maintain shine and hold style. Look for shampoos and conditioners that have nourishing and restoring ingredients. Pro-vitamins help repair damage to chemically treated hair. Also look for B vitamins and fatty acids like jojoba oil to help restore shine.
Time to Get Moisturized
Ahsha Murphy of Winifred's Hair Salon in San Francisco, California specializes in chemical processes for African-American hair. Murphy uses KeraCare Hydrating Detangling Shampoo. She likes that it gets hair clean while keeping it healthy. This shampoo is PH balanced. It contains botanical extracts, and B vitamins nourish and repair the hair. Murphy recommends following up with KeraCare Humecto Creme Conditioner. The formula helps penetrate the hair shaft and correct damage from heat and chemicals. The humectants in the conditioner help prevent breakage. KeraCare can be purchased at your local salon.
You Can Get the Design
Murphy also likes Design Essentials Moisture Retention Conditioning Shampoo. This is a gentle shampoo that can be used daily. The formula is non-stripping, moisturizing and PH-balanced. It increases shine and manageability. Follow up with Design Essentials Express Instant Moisturizing Conditioner. This conditioner can be used on almost all hair textures. It is lightweight and infused with conditioning rose hip oil. The conditioner also contains silicas that coat and protect the hair from heat. Design Essentials is available at your local salon.
Tips to Keep Your Whip
Murphy suggests following a few easy steps to keep your chemically straightened hair healthy and shiny. Murphy says that "relaxed hair can easily be maintained with weekly shampoo and conditioning, heat styling no more than once a week to decrease your risk of breakage, and wrapping hair at night with a silk or satin scarf." Murphy also recommends using a daily oil moisturizer or spray sheen to reduce frizz.
