Taking a bath everyday is very important for the hygiene and to stay clean and same implies to your hair. It is important to wash your hair at least twice in a week and using shampoo is also very important as it helps getting cleaner hair. As the pollution and dirt is increasing it is equally essential to take care of the hair to avoid damage that will be difficult to control over time. There are many chemicals which are used in shampoos and hence it may affect the healthy growth of hair hence it is very important to choose the best shampoo that perfectly suits your hair type. Here are some of the things that you must know before selecting the perfect shampoo for yourself:

• Know your hair Type as if it is normal or oily or dry and then choose your shampoo accordingly. It will decide the amount of certain ingredients in the shampoo that must be present in it. Dry hair needs more of hair softening ingredients like vitamin E oil, 18 methyl eicosanoic (18-MEA) while oily hair needs shampoo that have sodium lauryl sulfosuccinate and sodium lauryl sulfoacetate can help remove oil.
• PH Level is the amount of hydrogen in a solution which determines whether the scalp is more acidic or more basic. The best PH level in a shampoo is between 5 and 7. It needs to be balanced in the scalp to prevent and control hair related issues and this is the reason you need to know the PH level of your scalp and choose the shampoo accordingly.


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• If you are having any hair problem like dandruff or hair fall you need to check for a shampoo which will be suitable for such a condition and will serve for the same and after that you can continue with the shampoo you normally use.
• Hair which is very thin needs extra care and the best shampoo for such hair would be the one which helps in increasing the volume of the hair and make it look thick. This is the best solution for thin or flat hair type.
• Your hair is straight, curly or wavy it is also a categorization according to which you must choose your shampoo. There are shampoos in the market which are available for specific hair type be it curly or straight.
• If you have colored your hair it is very important to use the color protect shampoo but before that it is important to search the best color as well as the best shampoo which will have the least of chemicals that can damage your hair type. The same implies on hair in which you have done rebounding or smoothening.
• Nourishment and moisturization are two very important things that a shampoo must provide and for this one should search for the shampoo which has more of natural contents like aloe vera, milk proteins, vitamin E oil, apple cider vinegar and many others that are good for hair and less of chemicals.
• Number of times you wash your hair is very important as it must not exceed more than three times in a week as no matter how good your shampoo is, it is not 100% natural in any case and chemicals in it tend to reduce the healthy hair growth.
• Try making your own DIY hair masks to know what natural product suits you the best and then you can choose a shampoo which has more of that ingredient. For example if milk protein suits your hair type you can choose a shampoo which has milk protein.
• When you choose a shampoo the conditioner must be a match to it. The shampoo and conditioner must be a complete kit to nourish and clean your hair and one must complete the work of other hence they must be complementary to each other.
• Applying oil is very important in all hair types except the oily one and after the application of oil you must use the shampoo that can remove the oil and not leave your hair dull at the same time as this is what most of the strong shampoos do to your hair.
• Shampoos containing high amount of silicone, sulfates and alcohol are a big NO for hair and hence always look at the ingredients mentioned in the bottle to get a better idea of the content of chemicals in your shampoo.

The best judge for your hair is you. Hence take the tips and choose the best to get the best of healthy growing and lustrous tresses that you want.