Among the hair problems our team comes across most often when talking with you are oily hair, the appearance of dandruff, damaged lengths, and a lack of shine and volume.

Did you know that switching to natural products can help reduce these hair problems?

In this new article, LAO gives you four signs that you need to change your shampoo!

Your hair gets greasy too fast

You should know that sebum is good for your hair! It takes care of your hair and protects it from external aggressors. The hydrolipidic film produced by sebum and present on your scalp gives your hair a soft, shiny look. Without sebum, your hair becomes fragile.

Excess sebum production can be due to external aggressors such as pollution, too much sun exposure and the use of hair dryers. Stress, certain medications and endocrine disorders also alter sebum production.

Our first reflex when we have oily hair is to wash it too often. However, your hair is likely to get even more damaged. To protect it, the sebaceous glands will produce even more sebum. The result: your hair gets even greasier!

• To regulate sebum, we recommend spacing out your shampoos. Wash your hair twice a week at most.
• Rinse your hair with cold water and avoid hair dryers, because heat dries out your hair. Opt instead for cool-air drying or air drying.

Your lengths are dry

When we say dry hair, we mean hair that needs more care. Dry hair can be caused by insufficient sebum production, but also by other aggressors such as blow-drying, coloring and bleaching, which damage your hair.

The consequences: your hair is dull, breaks more easily and lacks shine.

Solutions:

• Do protective, conditioning oil baths. Use aloe vera and flaxseed gel treatments to condition your hair.
• We recommend using our Nourishing Shampoo with organic hemp. Rich in omega 3 and 6, it will bring elasticity and softness to your hair!

If you have both oily hair and dry lengths, we recommend alternating the hemp Nourishing Shampoo and the purifying nettle shampoo. They are very beneficial for hair that suffers from both an excess of sebum on the scalp and a lack of sebum on the ends. Our natural cleansing treatments soothe your scalp and care for your lengths.

Lack of shine

One of the consequences of dry hair is a lack of shine.

Solutions:

• Favor foods rich in vitamins, zinc, iron and fatty acids. To learn more, it's right here.
• Avoid conventional shampoos with silicones, which give a false effect of shine and softness.
• Rinse your hair with apple cider vinegar or white vinegar. Vinegar tightens the micro-scales of your hair and gives it shine and suppleness.

Sensitive scalp

Many shampoos are harsh on your hair. For example, many shampoos contain sulfates. Their role is to cleanse and to lather.

However, sulfates are irritating ingredients for the scalp. They tend to strip the surface of the epidermis by removing part of the hydrolipidic film that covers it.

Consequences: your scalp becomes sensitive, dehydrated and dried out, and can be prone to itching and the appearance of dandruff.

Solutions: