Guide to great follicles - give nature a helping hand by using hair care products

If you need to know how to look after your not-so-great tresses then here is a guide, along with information on using hair care products. For those who have curly hair it is recommended that the less styling the better, as using straighteners or curling tongs can make curly locks look frazzled! However, if you do require a degree of styling then there are certain hair care products that can be of help to you. It is best to use some kind of calming serum that can be applied to the head when the hair is either wet or towel dry and is great for calming and smoothing out curly hair. This will hopefully give a silky finish and allow your hair to be more manageable and soft after blow drying, or even better leaving the hair to dry naturally.

Use hair care products such as a mousse that can be put on your hair more or less as soon as you step out of the shower. It is best to then let the mousse dry on its own and then use a blow dryer afterwards to add volume and lift the curls and also at the crown of your head. After using these hair care products it is still not advisable to start brushing your hair but to rather 'tease' sections of curly hair with a wide tooth comb.

It is best to ensure that you can rinse out all of the traces of shampoo and any other hair care products that you have put onto your hair prior to washing it. Then while in the shower or bath, it is often advisable to comb the conditioner you have put there and leave it there for a few minutes to soak into the hair follicles. This will help the hair care products to moisturise the dry bits of your hair and not over moisturise the parts which naturally have a significant amount of oil. If you comb your hair when it is already wet it allows the water that is running over it to have better access to the scalp area which is great for washing away stubborn dandruff flakes for example.

If you have very soft and fine hair then you could use a hair care products that will boost the body and texture of your follicles. You can use henna for this purpose and it will give body, shine and body to your locks and comes in a colourless option that doesn't have any red or blonde colour in it. It is common to be told that washing your hair and using hair care products too often is not good for the health and quality of it. However, it is not the case as you will find that the hair roots will supply natural oils to the hair every twenty minutes and so it is easily moisturised, allowing you to wash and style it every day.

After washing your hair you will obviously need to dry it somehow and you may choose to blow dry it or perhaps leave it to dry naturally. This is the time when to decide which is the best hair care products to use, before you begin blow drying. Then you can decide on what style you require and therefore if you want it straight, wavy or tied back for example. If you require straight smooth hair then a protective oil based liquid is best. Apply to towel dry hair from the root to the ends in long sweeping actions and that will not only give smoothness and shine, but also these hair care products can protect against using hair straighteners.

There are also hair care products that can be applied before washing, to help aid moisturising the follicles and give a better and shinier result when dry. One such item is from Burt's Bees who deal with all natural ingredients in all their hair and body products. In their range of hair care products they have an Avocado Butter Pre Shampoo Treatment, which uses botanical oils to re-moisturise your hair. This in turn protects against the damaging effects of blow drying and chemical processing. The ingredients in this item are the key to its success and there is avocado oil, which is rich in vitamins, proteins and amino acids to feed and nourish the scalp using these hair care products.

Your hair also needs moisturising and there is a range of hair care products which focus on 'leave-in' items. One of these is Tigi Catwalk Curls Rock Leave In Moisturizer. This is a leave in moisturiser, with a unique 3D action designed to define, detangle and de-frizz.