Moisture Protein Balance
As with everything in life,
there has to be balance; this philosophy also applies to your hair. It is
important to make sure that your hair is in perfect balance as this will
prevent breakage and your hair will be in a healthy place. The ying and yang of
a hair care regimen are moisture and protein. On a healthy hair journey you
have to be careful and try to avoid both moisture and protein overloads. It is
important to do a strand test to determine if your hair is in balance or
lacking either moisture or protein.
Importance of balance:
Moisture is important because
it provides your hair with elasticity; with that, when stress or tension is
placed on the hair it will be able to better resist it.
Protein is just as important
because it’s a part of the hair structure and when hair is processed/
chemically treated, this tends to break down and in some cases remove protein
from the hair strands, therefore you need to add a protein treatment your
regimen as this will strengthen the hair and lessen breakage.
Overload Signs:
Moisture overload - mushy
(especially when wet)/ overly soft/ lifeless/weak/limp
Protein overload - hair feels
rigid/ brittle/ lacks elasticity/breaks easily
Perfect Balance
When the strand test is done
you will find that the hair strand stretches a bit and then bounces back.
...Shannon xoxo
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