- Hair won't hold moisture
- Products you usually use stop working..
- Hair appears dull
- Doing everything right and still getting breakage ( Build up on hair causes breakage)
- Clarified and still experiencing build up
Some would answer you should clarify... Well your almost right.. Build up on the hair will cause all of the above... When your hair won't hold moisture its usually due to build up on the hair or porosity issues ... Also unexplained breakage is almost always caused by two common problems...That is Build up or Moisture and Protein balance being thrown off..
Clarifying only removes certain kinds of build up.. So when clarifying doesn't help..I recommend using a chelating shampoo ?
What is the difference between Clarifying Shampoo and Chelating Shampoo ?
Clarifying Shampoo removes styling products, such as hair mousse, hair gel, hair spray, conditioners, and even daily shampoos etc....
Chelating Shampoo removes mineral deposits , removes metal , copper, iron and toxins, chemical and calcium build up ( what causes this ?.. Hard water and chlorine) It removes green hair from swimming and removes chlorine...( yes it removes product build up as well)
So it is a pretty big difference in the two types of shampoos.
If you live in a hard water city then the hard water you are using to shampoo your hair is leaving these types of build ups on your hair that most clarifying shampoos can't remove...You would need to use a chelating shampoo..
This type build up will cause breakage or your hair won't hold moisture... I always say listen to your hair.. Problems like these you want to catch before it causes damage... Clues that you need to use a chelating shampoo ....
- You live in hard water cities... If you do I would consider using a chelating shampoo 1x a month
- You hair will not retain moisture no matter what you do
- Dull Hair
- Products that usually work for you stop working
Don't wait till you start getting getting breakage...
You should not use a chelating shampoo more than 1x a month .. If you use a chelating shampoo you do not need to use clarifing shampoo's..
Another option you have is to buy a water softener for your shower from Home Depot or Lowes...They are pretty inexpensive
My favorite Chelating Shampoo is Joico K-Pak Clarify Chelating Shampoo !!!
10 comments:
What do the different colors mean? If its read does that mean that area does have hard water?
@ Anonymous...Its a color coded chart...Right underneath it tells what the colors mean...The highist level is red
Great info. It reminds me I haven't clarified in a while.
wow this is great information. I always wondered what was the difference between and clarifying and cheleating shampoos. I think I may need one. I wish I saw this before I went to the BSS a couple hours ago lol.
traycee you're such a wealth of hair care knowledge! I love your blog
Thank for this blog! I have been preaching the importance of chelating shampoos for a while now and it's been falling on deaf ears.
Where can you find a chelating poo? I have hard water and have been looking and can't find one that says chelating on the bottle.
Great info I used a chelating shampoo this weekend to help me increase my moisture game. Worked like a charm. I had to dc 2X to get my hair exactly how I like it but I have noticed that my is more receptive to my favorite moisturizers:)
Winona
This is just in time!! I was just researching this because my hair was breaking like crazy. I just moved to Houston TX from WA state and I noticed the diff maybe a month after being here. Thank you Thank you!!
Thank you Traycee for this post. Janell J. told me of this type of shampoo and I ran out and bought me some from Sally's when I got the chance and I definitely have hard water and my chelating shampoo helps my conditioners work great since the mineral deposits are gone out of my hair! For those searching for a chelating shampoo, the bottle may say- Deep Cleansing Shampoo but on the back of the bottle it may state that it is a chelating shampoo. I found the Quantum one working well for me. Thanks again Traycee!
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