Although today's colourants are designed to be as gentle on the hair as possible, they still disturb the hair's natural structure. Often hair that has been subjected to an excessive number of colour treatments will become matt and dull; the ends tend to break off easily and it requires intensive special care.
The right type of care for colour treated hair
Colour treated hair requires an intensive hair repair program with co-ordinated care products.
Restructuring shampoos and conditioners are very important, as are regular, weekly repair treatments. They help to keep the external cuticle closed, locking in colour pigments so your hair colour lasts even longer.
Brilliant colour and resilience can only be achieved with special care products for colour treated hair. A fibre-protecting intensive treatment will fortify the hair on the inside while a shine spray ensures colour radiance on the outside.
Extra Care Protect 30 now maintains up to 90% colour freshness even after washing it 30 times*
(*Measured after 30 simulated applications on a natural colour shade).
The hair looks dull and feels like straw, lacks suppleness and resilience, easily becoming static and flyaway. You can also identify dry, damaged hair, if it is difficult to comb through after it has been washed or if the ends are split and porous.
There are many possible causes of dry hair, ranging from using the wrong comb or brush, curling irons, excessively hot hairdryers, too frequent washing with the wrong shampoo, very hard water, wind and weather and the wrong chemical hair treatments. In addition, the sebaceous glands in the scalp, which are controlled by your hormones, often produce too little oil. This is generally the case when the skin also tends to be dry.
The right type of care for dry & damaged hair
Regular use of conditioners and treatments that are specifically formulated for dry hair is essential.
Proteins, oils, cationic substances, panthenol in these products penetrate into the structurally damaged fibre layer, repairing and re-nourishing the hair.
By sealing the external cuticle layer as well the effect is immediate: detangled, shiny hair.
Caring styling products provide protection against the weather and can even make extremely damaged hair shine again.
Extra Care Colour Protect offers targeted repair with 19 intensive care ingredients.
Normal hair is shiny, supple and elastic to the very tips. It`s not flyaway or excessively greasy either. Anyone whose hair is in such perfect condition is extremely lucky - and should do everything possible to keep it this way.
In other words, normal hair needs a special type of regular care to ensure that it remains resistant to any negative influences, while maintaining the natural balance of the hair.
The right type of care for normal hair
Normal hair should be washed with a mild shampoo.
A conditioner can be used after every hair wash, to ensure the surface of the hair remains smooth and can therefore shine.
It is a good idea to use a moisturising hair pack every four weeks to prevent damage.
For extra protection against split ends, try the Extra Care Normal Balance Leave In Conditioner and the Extra Care Normal Balance Leave In Treatment.
A hair with a small diameter is described as fine. Fine hair is usually inherited and is often confused with too little hair. Blondes often have the finest hair, since blonde hair is the thinnest.
The major problem with fine hair is that it offers too little volume for many hairstyles. Fine hair must be handled very delicately because excessive or the wrong type of care can easily make this kind of hair heavy and limp.
The right type of care for fine hair
Foam conditioners are extremely light and do not weigh down the hair.
Regular moisture packs make the texture of the hair firmer, while volume mousses add stability and height to the hair.
Highlights, in combination with a colour & care regime, are a good idea for fine hair because they add overall volume to the hair.
Hair spray should be used sparingly, to avoid the hair looking straggly.
Schwarzkopf recommends the Extra Care Total Repair Weightless Care range and the Volume Power styling range for this hair type.
Curly hair, whether natural or permed is often coarse, stubborn and difficult to comb when wet. Natural curls result from a curvature in the hair`s root. When the hair curves it compels the cuticle to lift, so that the external cuticle layers do not lie tight together. This leaves the hair feeling brittle and looking dull.
On permed hair, chemicals change the hair structure to achieve a curl, which can be particularly hard on the hair. Care products geared to meet the special needs of stubborn hair should form part of the daily hair care program.
The right type of care for curly hair
Use leave-in products in order to keep the hair nourished all day.
Do not brush your hair when it is dry as this will break the curls and cause the hair to frizz. Rather use your fingers to separate your curls.
For curly hair, weekly intensive hair treatments are an absolute must. Use the Extra Care Liquid Silk range for the perfect care for your curly hair.
Use a caring styling mousse after cleansing and conditioning to define your curls, such as Extra Care Curl Flex Mousse.
Frizzy hair, whether thick, coarse or fine is usually caused by a lack of moisture and a lack of protein in the hair. It is often very hard to tame and looks brittle and dull. As frizzy-haired people will know, humid conditions are not ideal for retaining a sleek look!
The right type of care for frizzy hair
Wet hair is very fragile, do not put your fingers through your hair when it is still damp.
When using a blow-dryer, use a big paddle brush and put a nozzle on the dryer to direct the heat down the hair shaft as this causes the cuticles to close.
Try to avoid washing daily as this removes the hair's natural oils that hydrate the hair.
Use a deep conditioning treatment on your hair once a week.
Use a frizz-control serum after styling and to touch-up during the day.
Pour a few drops into your palms, rub your hands together and smooth over your hair.
The Extra Care Straight & Glossy range instantly smoothes frizzy, rebellious hair leaving it glossy, shiny and healthy.
Hair tends to be greasy not because there is something wrong with the hair itself but in fact this is a scalp problem caused by the sebaceous glands.
The sebum (oil) from the sebaceous glands is released through the hair follicle canal and normally forms a natural protective film on the hair. However when excess sebum cannot absorbed by the hair shaft, this makes the hair look greasy and stringy. People with greasy hair often have a dandruff problem too.
The right type of care for greasy hair
Cosmetically speaking, there are only two things that can help fight greasy hair: washing whenever it seems necessary and avoiding the excess use of care products.
Special shampoos for greasy hair contain agents that slow down the distribution of sebum over the hair, which reduces the appearance of greasy hair.
If there is also a dandruff problem, an anti-dandruff shampoo should be used.
To combat oily hair we recommend using the Extra Care Total Repair Weightless range.
