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People often find that when they switch to using a shampoo from a professional haircare range like Kerastase, they’re not that impressed with the results. That’s generally down to a bit of an auld misunderstanding of the product, so read on for some tips on getting the most out of that €15 bottle of shampoo you just bought.
Q: My hair needs washing way more often – why?
A: Easy. Unlike cheaper pharmacy or supermarket brands which are packed full of chemicals and degreasers, Kerastase doesn’t strip your hair. You shouldn’t be aiming for squeaky clean – what shampoo should do is clean dirt out of hair without stripping it of its oils. So yep, you probably will find that you need to wash your hair more often. Just remember, that’s a good thing!
Q: Jaysis lads, I’m whoring through this stuff and I can’t be buying a new bottle every 2 weeks!
A: You’re probably using too much – all you need is a blob roughly the size of a 50 cent piece. Ideally, wash twice, using a blob each time, massaging in well, and thoroughly rinsing between shampoos. If you’re achieving a really easy lather you’re definitely using too much, and that will also make it harder to wash it out properly, leaving you with limp locks that are weighed down with product. As a guideline, a bottle should last you about 6 weeks.
Q: Where should I wash my hair?
A: Try not to wash it in the shower – the reason being that you won’t be able to wash it out from underneath properly. That will cause buildup, making hair harder to style.
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Nice tips, I love this range especially the one that is pictured!
Was just noticing how sometimes it didn’t lather up. Thanks for the tips.
Where should we be washing it then, if not in the shower?
Actually, I always wash and rinse my hair with my head upside down, which isn’t as complicated as it sounds and means I can make sure I’m rinsing all the hard to reach bits, and of course having a detachable shower head (ie not one of those fixed to the wall ones) helps.
all those questions answer the probs that i’ve been having with using keratase et al. thanks
BTW ‘whoring through it’ Ha Ha!
Hold on, I have to wash my hair more often with this stuff? But speaking on behalf of all greaseballs, our search is for a shampoo that’ll let you wash your hair LESS! I don’t give a poo if shampoo strips my hair as long as I can get two days out of it! Sounds like this isn’t for me…
Was thinking the exact same thing SJP.. If I had to wash my hair more often it’d be twice a day!
Does anyone have a magic recommendation for a shampoo that would give me two days…
x girl – best to wash it like they do in salon, over a sink – I always wash mine bent over the bath
Yep, I do the same, only standing in the bath, which is also my shower
Not great for the ol back or neck though to be bent over like that.
SJP – have you considered though that the shampoo you’re using might be aggravating excess sebum? as in, hair gets totally stripped, rushes to make more sebum and you get greasy hair. might be worth your while thinking of using something less harsh!
Lana – well, it’s only for a couple of minutes!
I always wash my hair at the kitchen sink – mixer tap – very little bending – your only man!
I must be a total oddball (or maybe just lazy actually) as i always wash my hair in the shower. To get the bit at the back washed out i just turn my head upside down. I think to be able to wash your hair less you’ll have to let it be greasy for a day and then wash it, it’ll get used to not being washed as often and then won’t produce as much oil. Less products help too..
i have really thick hair which is really time consuming to wash – approx 20 mins in the shower cause i’ve to divide it into sections to make sure its all clean. also blow drying and ghding take an hour or more. so i just wouldn’t have time to do that every day. also washing your hair more often is bad for it cause you probably will style it after which will cause damage.
I recently got redken blonde glam shampoo which i find really good – easy to work into a lather but leaves my hair clean and shiny. i’ll probably buy the conditioner this week.
Great tips as always! I think the lather issue is the biggest misconception about shampoo. Because of advertising people think loads of lather is good, but all it means is the product is reacting with air instead of whatever it’s trying to remove from the hair.
The best thing ever to wean people off that idea – Lush ‘Big’. It barely lathers at all but cleans oily hair brilliantly.
Tish – I have really oily hair which I had to wash every day, but started using a Lush shampoo bar (Jumpin’ Juniper) and am almost making it to three days between washes now!
SJP’s Mole – I find the Aussie Mega shampoo good for getting an extra day of not washing.
I have really thick hair too, and it takes forever to wash/dry.
I have to say that the washing over the sink bit sounds like an old wives tale – then you could argue that you’re not rinsing the front! I just divide my hair into sections in the shower and rinse it that way.
I couldnt possibly be arsed to wash my hair anywhere but in the shower,wash hair,condition it,leave conditioner in while washing bod ,exfoliating,shaving or whatever then rinse out conditioner and violla.Where do you people get the time??
Ditto Miss.
Never even considered other places to wash my hair ie. bent over baths and kitchen sinks!
I do mine in the shower/bath too, but I do bend over to wash/rinse my hair as I find it easier to make sure my hair is rinsed clean that way and it gets less tangled.
Miss – I just never ever wash my hair in the shower – I always wash it in the evening, and I kneel over the bath!
Have to agree with miss – plus having anyway long hair leaves the back broken from hanging over the bath.
That’s mad, i always wash mine in the shower. I find i seem to be able to get all the suds out there. The tip bout not needin too much lather is good, i prob use way too much shampoo!
I always wash my hair in the shower too. This sounds crazy, but I get really bored with all the rinsing if I do it over the sink!
these tips all came about as a result of speaking to hairdressers, and the not-in-the-shower one was very interesting, I thought – though judging on the comments, you lot don’t think so!
Kirstie I definitely agree that fixed showers are a pain for rinsing hair – when I have to use them in gyms or swimming pools they drive me nuts. So having a detachable shower head that you can move around yourself makes it much easier to wash your hair in the shower.
i wash my hair in shower, its so greasy and oily sum times wen i get up i just wash the front bits in the sink cos it takes aaaages to dry and im really not a morning person! is that bold??
Mar, I am going to Lush – that sounds deadly!! Thanks for the tip.. Oh the joy to not have to wash my hair every day..
No prob! Hope it works out as well for you! Oh and be sure to use a little bit of light conditioner with it as it might make the hair a bit frizzy if you don’t…
is there anywhere i can get lush in galway
Hi Pinkmini – I don’t think there’s a store in Galway, but I’m pretty sure you can order from their UK website if you’re really determined to give it a try!
pinkmini – I do the same – would get 2days from hair sometimes, but never from the fringe, so I’ve to wash my fringe and a few front bits any morning I;m not washing my whole head!
Well, Kerastase is no less “packed full of chemicals” than any other range of hair products. And that is by no means a bad thing. But to imply that pharmacy or supermarket brands always strip your hair… I’d really like to see the basis for saying that.
Ink – the basis is personal experience, talking extensively to professionals, having a knowledge of the business of beauty. Brands like Pantene, head and shoulders, herbal essences etc all do awful things to hair. They cause buildup, make it hard to style and weigh it down. Plus, I’ve never met a hairdresser who would recommend using something like that over a product that didn’t, and the bug-bear is always the excess of SLES to strip and degrease, silicones to smoothe etc. Plus, that’s a big cause of problems when hairdressers try to colour hair – they often have to strip it first because of the buildup caused by cheaper brands.
It’s not necessarily price, because the james brown and john frieda ranges are mid-price but are very good at their specific jobs.
The point of the post was to show people how to get the most out of an expensive product, as it can often be disappointing to use something that does such a different thing to what you may be used to, i.e. a supermarket brand.
Hi ladies, I suffer from dreaded oily roots after on wash but I use Batiste dry shampoo for days in between, just spray on the roots and brush out, I find that it actually gives my hair more volume aswell. The only dry back is I have blonde hair and recommended it to a friend who brunette and it was a bit white looking, I think that there are other hair powders for other colours can’t remember who makes it. Kirstie and Aphrodite you will more than likely know the brand. Sorry for the post but it gets you out of trouble if your stuck for time to wash your hair , oh and it smells nice too!
Silicones are usually mentioned when talking about product build-up and brands like Pantene. Still, Kerastase use the same silicones at least in some of their products. For example, Kerastase Nutritive Oleo Relax Serum contains a lot of these ingredients (and it is a good product – I like it a lot).
But the point I wanted to make was actually that all hair products are made of chemicals; the only differences are the exact chemicals used and what concentration they are used in.
I have started using the ‘aussie’ brand shampoo and its lovely!Washed my hair on monday and didnt have to wash it again until thursday morning!
Kerastase is different though Ink – their silicones are water soluble so you don’t get that buildup
I love kerastase and wash my hair everyday.. no lather and amazing result.. my hair is SOFT, SHINY, MOISTURISED AND VERY MANAGABLE.. KERASTASE IS SOMETHING I VL USE FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE