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You wouldn’t dream of throwing your favorite silk tank in the washer daily with scalding water and a generous helping of bleach, but many women don’t think twice about washing their color treated locks with harsh detergents, zealous frequency and hot water.

http://chicagobeauty.com/color_safe.htmNot unlike that silk shirt, color treated hair needs to be cared for delicately or locks will end up damaged, dried out and dull.  Here’s how to care for color treated hair to maintain shine, bounce and health as well as my list of the top three shampoos and conditioners for color treated hair, culled from the 41 brands I tested on my own locks.

 

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When Heidi Montag tearfully declared, "I was just trying to calm Spencer down... he's so mad because he knows how much this means to me,"  she wasn't referring to her religion, her wedding ring or even her plastic surgery. Nope, it was the frivolous wasting of Montag's dry shampoo on I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here that elicited this cry of outrage.

http://chicagobeauty.com/best_dry_shampoo.htmAnd Montag's not the only girl who loves her dry shampoo, Katy Perry told Vanity Fair that Dry Shampoo is a "staple" in her makeup bag. So this week we've got the dish on this cult celebrity favorite including what dry shampoo is, why you might actually need some,  and of course, which ones work and which are just a waste of money.

Dry shampoo is designed to remove excess oil from hair follicles, minus the soap and water, of course.  And if you’re wondering why anyone would want to skip washing their hair in favor of using a dry shampoo, there are actually are a myriad of beauty benefits.

Best Dry Shampoos and Worst Dry Shampoos...

 

Some say that all shampoos and conditioners, regardless of price, are created equally, whether they cost a buck or $80 (more on that to follow).


The logic behind this argument is that, at the core, most shampoos are just detergent gussied up with a bunch of other ingredients that make them more desirable to consumers.

Which makes that pleather knock off you picked up on Canal Street just as good as the real thing. And the $69.95 Jimmy Choo for H & M gladiator sandal must be the same quality as the $600 Oak Street version. Oh, and MAC’s lipglass is no better than Wet n' Wild’s one dollar “Silk Finish.”

The truth is that inexpensive hair care products often call upon cheap ingredients, including cocamide MEA, a chemical lathering agent, as well as preservatives, fragrances and parabens.  Meaning, you get what you pay for. 

The Best and Worst Shampoos & Conditioners...


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