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African-American hair is often naturally fragile, and as a result has a tendency to become damaged and dehydrated easily -- especially when harsh heat styling tools are involved. If your African-American locks are brittle, fried and parched, there is no need to fall into a spell of depression. Take matters into your own hands by finding the best moisturizing shampoo for your individual hair care concerns -- stat.
Mild
If your locks seem stressed out to the max, then a gentle and mild shampoo may be the way to go. Pamper your tired tresses with a calming formula that consists of soothing components such as red clover, lavender, chamomile and rosemary -- while simultaneously purifying and intensely moisturizing your locks with aloe leaf juice, shea butter or glycerin. To keep your hair as healthy as possible for the future, make sure the shampoo is free of aggressive chemicals such as sulfates, artificial dyes, phthalates and parabens.
Softening
Parched and damaged hair tends to take on a coarse and wiry texture -- not exactly a cute look or feel. Remedy your minor hair crisis with a softening shampoo that also deeply moisturizes. Seek out a soymilk or glycerin-based shampoo that will give you the soft, silky strands of your dreams, making you forget your hair ever was an unruly nightmare. For added bonus, look for strengthening components to reverse your damage, including keratin, amino acids, soy or wheat proteins.
Smoothing
If your damaged, dry hair is a frizzy, impossible-to-tame mess, a smoothing shampoo may be able to work wonders on you. Get your locks back to sleek radiance with a smoothing formula that consists of ingredients such as frizz-battling silk protein silicones, fortifying keratin and hydrating silk amino acids, aloe vera, vitamin E, shea butter, palm oil or coconut oil. With calm and coolly in control tresses, no one (including yourself) will even notice your hair has incurred a little damage.
Detangling
One of the biggest pitfalls of damaged and thirsty strands is excessive tangling. When your hair is moisture-rich, it is more elastic, cooperative and smooth, making brushing, combing and styling all significantly easier tasks. Take control of your tangled hair situation with a lightweight detangling and hydrating formula that will infuse your locks with ingredients such as shea butter, coconut oil, panthenol, glycerin and dimethicone, all of which will smooth out, loosen up and moisturize your stubborn, knot-prone strands.
