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Wash your hair with a clarifying or deep cleansing shampoo. Make sure your conditioner isn’t heavy with moisture. Do not add any oils.
Try washing your hair at least twice every week using a clarifying shampoo. If you use any oils or moisturizers, try skipping them or using only half of what you would normally use.
You have a great hair care regimen! Whatever it is, keep it going to maintain those beautiful tresses!
Follow the shamppo instructions above.
Be sure that you shampoo and condition with products specifically for color-treated hair. If you do already, you may need something with more moisture or a conditioning treatment.
Give the heat tools a break! Excessive use can cause extreme damage. Consider a deep conditioning treatment once every month to combat heat damage.
Wash your hair at least once every week using a moisturizing shampoo. Consider having an intense moisture treatment every 4-6 weeks. You should also try to use a daily cream moisturizer.
You have a great hair care regimen! Whatever it is, keep it going to maintain those beautiful tresses!
Follow the shamppo instructions above.
Track whether you chose the first or second answer for your total score.
If you chose the first option on 5 or more answers you have
If you chose the second option on 5 or more answers you have
If you chose less than 5 answers from the first or second choice, you either have
(oily in some parts of your face; dry in others) or
(neither too dry nor too oily).
Tone daily with witch hazel
Apply rosehip oil daily as moisturizer
Wash twice daily and apply moisturizer
Steam your face to make it easier to extract blackheads and whiteheads. Simply boil some water, pour the steaming water into a bowl, lean your clean face over the bowl and cover your head with a towel so all the steam goes
to your face.
Apply rose water 3-4 times daily.
Good nighttime habit? After cleaning your face at night, moisturize your face with shea butter.
After cleaning your face at night, moisturize your face with shea butter.
The best way to find out how to take care of your hair and skin is to see a professional and have an individual consultation!
Thank you to In the Master’s Hands Salon & Spa (inthemastershands.com; @hairartist_brittani) and Czar Cosmetics (@czarcosmetics)
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