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Best products for chemically damaged hair?
  • j93
    My question to the Beauty Brains about Lush has finally gotten me over my Lush obsession. I spent so much $$$ on all these Lush products, and I kind of reassured myself that they worked when they didn't. Anyway, does anyone have any good products to recommend for chemically damaged hair (I had a straightening perm that was very very intense, iffy hairdresser.)

    Also, is shampoo important enough to be very expensive? Are there any hair care products I should splurge on, and some I shouldn't? Examples would be great! Sorry, I just realized this is such a heavy question.

    Any good leave-in conditioners as well? thanks!
  • Left BrainLeft Brain
    Splurg on your conditioner.  The shampoo you use doesn't matter much.
    And as far as conditioners go, in the consumer testing, the top performing products (on a blinded basis) were Pantene, Tresemme, Dove, and Fructis.
    But each person's hair may behave differently with different products so you'll just have to try different ones to see which work for you. 
    Note, salon brands like Biolage, Paul Mitchel, Matrix, etc. didn't outperform these store brands either.
     
  • Anne
    L. B.,

    Do you know of anything that can replace my Fakkai Glossing Cream? I love the stuff.
  • Dreniva
    May I know what is more suitable for damaged hair among this two hair conditioning ingredient, is it the behentrimonium chloride or the cetrimonium chloride?
  • Janis
    Coconut oil is usually good for crackly hair -- just use it like you would a leave-in or a serum. I scrape a little tiny bit off with my fingernail (it's barely a solid at room temperature) and run it between my palms to make it a liquid, then work it through the ends.

    I'm also inordinately proud to learn that Pantene and Tresemme are supposed to be some of the best, since they are the two that I settled on independently jsut by trial and error. The only thing I wish they'd do is make a berry or floral scent; the scents on those two products are so generic and BORING. (Makes sense given the breadth of their customer base, but still. Raspberry, people! Commit to it!)
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