Not many people manage to maintain an impeccable kind of hair, using only shampoo. The deterioration of the ecological situation, stress and poor nutrition affect the condition of the curls, and to give them radiance and strength, apply hair conditioner. The varieties of this tool will be discussed below.
Types of air conditioners
All air conditioners offered by modern manufacturers can be classified as follows:
- balsams for rinsing;
- restoring masks;
- moisturizing masks ;
- masks for colored hair;
- indelible hair conditioners;
- acidifying conditioners;
- coloring balms;
- sunscreen means;
- thermal protection means;
- air conditioners, giving shine;
- hot oils.
Each kind of cosmetics is different in composition and accordingly has a specific effect on hair.
Rinse-off balms
These funds are basic in hair care, and they are focused mainly on the holders of normal, not damaged ringlets.
The rinse aid composition, as a rule, includes:
- surfactants (facilitate combing);
- silicones (give shine);
- emollients;
- thickeners and polymers (responsible for the consistency of the conditioner for hair).
Rinsers applied immediately after shampoo on damp hair, keep at least 3 - 5 minutes, rinse. If the hair is healthy, such care is enough to give them a shining look.
Masks-conditioners for hair
Regenerating masks contain:
- amino acids, proteins, hydrolysed proteins.
- fatty acids and alcohols, esters, oils.
The first group of components penetrates into the damaged hair and fills the formed voids, like a patch. The second category of substances softens the hair, giving them elasticity. Masks keep at least 15 minutes under the heater. For normal hair, such drugs are harmful.
Moisturizing masks include:
- vitamins and fatty alcohols (moisturize hair);
- silicones, oils and polymers (retain moisture);
- panthenol (vitamin B, softening hair);
- cationic surfactants (facilitate combing, bind water and oils together).
Masks for colored hair are designed to maintain color fastness, preventing its washing away, and also to give the curls a more healthy appearance. The composition of such hair conditioners is presented, as a rule:
- hydrolyzed proteins (fill the pores in the hair);
- emollients and moisturizers;
- silicones (prevent color washout);
- UV filters (prevent color decay in the sun).
Such masks are suitable for women whose hair is colored, but the lightened curls are better to indulge with the above-described restoring masks.
Indelible funds
A bright representative of this category is a two-phase spray conditioner for hair or single-phase. The product contains a lot of water, but there are no heavy oils and proteins in it. Due to polyquaternions, silicones and other polymeric components, moisture in hair is better preserved, and it is easier to comb them. Spray is used immediately before styling. After another washing of the head, the effect of the product disappears.
To the category of indelible balms, it is possible to include air conditioners that impart shine - they are available in the form of sprays, ampoules, oils, etc.
Other means
Acidifying agents or professional hair conditioners are used after a chemical wave ,
Thermo and sunscreen balm-hair conditioner - a remedy that protects curls from damage by hot tongs, hair dryer, iron, and from drying in the sun.
Hot oils, which have a deep effect, are aimed at owners of very dry curly hair. And it's very convenient to use a hair conditioner for hair, as experience shows, if you need to give the curls a new color for a while, without harming them.