The Best Shampoo For Your Hair Type

Have you ever tried washing your hair without shampoo? It feels strange, almost as though you're not actually cleaning your hair.

And in a way, it's true. Most of the time, just water alone isn't enough to completely remove all the dirt and grime that gets stuck in your strands. That's why you need shampoo in order to clean your hair effectively.

But with all the shampoo currently sold on the shelves, it's hard to pick which one is best for you. Don't fret, ZALA is here to the rescue! Here's our short guide on how to determine the best shampoo for your hair type!

Best Shampoo For Dry Hair

Dry hair needs to lots, and we mean lots, of moisture to get back to its healthier state.

Shampoos that are formulated for dry hair tend to contain different moisturizing oils, sometimes even two or more in one bottle. They're designed to keep the frizz to a minimum and soften your hair strands at the same time.

Fun fact: many shampoos for dry hair also tend to have a very rich lather. You can just feel the moisturizing powers seeping out from that lather, huh.

Best Shampoo For Oily Hair

If you've got oily hair, it's best if you choose a lightweight shampoo that won't weigh your strands down. Oily hair tends to be dull and limp, and picking shampoo that's too 'heavy' will only worsen the situation.

The best lightweight shampoos are clarifying shampoos whose main goal is to clean your hair thoroughly without leaving any residue whatsoever. This helps keep your strands lightweight and easier to manage. It also prevents your hair from becoming too greasy once you get out of the bath.

Best Shampoo For Treated Hair

If your hair is treated in any way, be it permed, rebonded, or dyed, you shouldn't be looking at any shampoo that wasn't specifically formulated for treated hair.

Why? Simply put, treated hair tends to have a lot of issues that untreated hair don't usually encounter. Having chemicals put onto your hair may not be too damaging on a surface level, but it's still not safe to treat them the same way as you would treat virgin hair.

Luckily for us with treated hair, there are plenty of shampoo varieties out there that were made specifically for treated hair. These shampoos are normally moisturizing, easy on the strands, and can penetrate your hair to provide nourishment from the inside.

Best Shampoo For Damaged Hair

Just because you have damaged hair doesn't mean that it's the end for you. Actually, you can still save your hair from becoming totally ruined, especially if you manage to catch the damage early on.

Unlike regular shampoo, shampoo for damaged hair tends to be more 'all-in'. You'll often see labels like "Total Hair Care" or "All-In Damage Control" on these shampoo bottles. Since this shampoo's main goal is to restore and repair damaged hair, it only makes sense that it will attempt to do everything at once – that means protecting your hair while nourishing it and repairing it at the same time.

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