Top 5 Need to Know Hair Tips

Ever been mislead when buying hair products? For example that the more expensive products are the better ones? If so, here are the top 5 things you need to know about hair and hair products according to Cosmopolitan.

1. The more expensive products aren't better.
The truth is, a lot of the expensive products have the same ingredients in them with a different label. In fact some of them don't work or protect your hair as well as affordable drug store brands. Many times at salons they try to get you to buy their more expensive products that do the exact same thing as the ones you can buy at your local grocery store.

2. You don't need to get highlights every time you get your hair done.
The reality is if your hair has been highlighted every time its been colored, the chances of overlapping and over processing are greater than not. Try breaking your base instead of highlights when it's time for your color touch ups. You can save money and it will still look fresh.

3. You don't need conditioning treatments every time you go to the salon.
Conditioning treatments aren't bad, especially on damaged hair, however, over conditioning with expensive treatments can sometimes leave you with a big bill at check out time.

4. Your hair won't grow faster if you trim it.
But the truth is your hair won't look as good as you're growing it out if you let too much time lapse between cuts. So just be sure to tell your stylist you want it to grow longer — that way she can trim only a little bit to keep it healthy, but she'll know to preserve as much of the length as possible. You can almost always tell when someone needs a trim; the ends of their hair look dead and dry.

5. You don't need to shampoo your hair every day if it's curly or wavy.
The "wash and wear" haircut and the daily shampoo are really only needed if you have really fine hair. If your hair is wavy or curly, it tends to be a little drier, so you really shouldn't shampoo every day.

I am not so sure I agree with this last one becuase although  I have fine hair I have a lot of it. I do not wash it everyday because it does not style as well if I do. Because it is so smoothe and straight, not washing it everyday helps with volume and holding a curl.