What Makes Hair Shiny and Smooth | Expert Tips
Your hair's moisture level is the difference between dull, damaged hair and shiny, smooth hair. Hair is shiny when the cuticle, the hair's outer layer, is smooth. Light bounces off the smooth surface of the hair, leaving it looking shiny. The post What Makes Hair Shiny and Smooth | Expert Tips appeared first on Ogario London.
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Shiny Smooth Hair | Expert Tips
What Makes Hair Shiny and Smooth?
Your hair’s moisture level is the difference between dull, damaged hair and shiny, smooth hair. Hair is shiny when the cuticle, the hair’s outer layer, is smooth. Light bounces off the smooth surface of the hair, leaving it looking shiny.
The hair’s surface is disrupted when it’s dry.
The cuticle comprises tiny scales, and when hair becomes dry, the scales lift. The lifting disrupts the smooth surface of the hair; that’s when hair can start to look dull and lose its shine. Look at the difference between the two images below.
On the left is an example of how the hair looks when it has moisture and the outer layer has been smoothed and sealed by deep conditioning. That sealed outer layer protects the hair from moisture loss and leaves the hair looking and feeling smooth.
On the right, the cuticle scales are open and have a rough texture because the hair is dry. In that damaged state, the hair is susceptible to further damage and moisture loss.
Moisture loss results in hair becoming frizzy and, in the worst case, damaged or broken. When hair has a rough, damaged surface, it loses shine.
Hair like your skin needs elasticity to avoid breakage so it’s not enough to smooth the outer layer of the hair.
To deal with loss of shine, you need to get to the root of the problem.
Restore and Shine Hair Masque gets moisture to the hair’s core, addressing loss of elasticity and smooths the cuticle to locks in moisture by smoothing the outer layer of the hair. By creating a smooth surface your hair shines.
Restore and Shine Hair Masque
- Add Shine
- Smooth Hair
- Detangle
- Detangle
- Strengthen
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Shiny hair is hydrated hair. Based on over 35 years of salon experience, I can tell you that quick fixes claiming to leave your hair glossy and shiny may be tempting, but often, they leave hair feeling drier and more lacklustre. The truth is, for hair to be shiny, it must have moisture. If hair is dry, a shine spray or serum might give you a temporary gloss, but it won’t tackle the root cause of the problem. If you want shiny hair, it is time to get serious about moisture.
What Makes Hair Shiny and Smooth? | About the Author
Norris Ogario
Norris Ogario is founder and Creative Director of Ogario London. Developed in his London salon, the Ogario London haircare products reflect his belief that hydration is the key to fixing most hair problems. Hydrated hair can be styled with ease. Plus, hydration leaves hair shiny and healthy. Norris has over 35 years of hair know-how. With expertise in all hair types; from dry hair to fine or grey hair, from frizzy hair to damaged or bleached hair, curly hair and afro hair, Norris has created a healthy hair blog to share his expert advice.
I write about all aspects of healthy, shiny hair. From preventing frizzy hair to stopping split ends and styling bob hairstyles I share my experience of how to get the best from hair.
Whether I’m working with hair, writing about hair or developing hair care products I stay true to 3 principles.
1. Less is More
This is a principle I have adhered to all my hairdressing career and it gets the best results. I like to minimise the heat stress to hair from heated styling tools and take a simpler approach to styling. Over working the hair can leave it dry, damaged and flat. A simple approach is the best way to add volume to hair and keep hair looking and feeling smooth and shiny.
2. Hair needs Moisture
Moisture is the foundation of good hair care. Hair needs a routine of deep conditioning to stay frizz free and retain flexibility and strength. When it has moisture, hair elasticity is maintained, making hair easier to style.
3. Great Hair Care is Holistic
Holistic in the context of hair care is about making sure we eat a healthy, balanced diet and that we feed our hair with nourishing products. Maintaining hydration in the body contributes to good quality hair growth. Using nourishing hair products ensures our hair can retain moisture.
You’ll see these principles threaded through my blogs. My goal is to share the simplest tools and techniques to give you easy ways to care for and style your hair at home.
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Ogario London is a salon developed range of natural hair care products. Because we are passionate about our products, delivering the best results is at the heart of what we do.
If you have a question, please get in touch at info@ogariolondon.com.
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