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Processed Hair

Not only does processing – perms, coloring, straightening – take water out of your hair, it
also changes the protein structure in your hair, making it brittle and weak. Merely layering
oil on the hair will not remedy the dryness.

1. Use a shampoo rich in oil, protein, and moisturizer, low in pH; these ingredients will
firm up the shaft and make it stronger. Hydrodyzed protein and balsam coat the hair and
help retain water in the shafts. Try Fermo Caresse, Fermodyl’s Special shampoo, or KMS
Labs’ Cleanse Phree.

2. Crème rinses are too strong for processed hair. Instead, use a hair repair conditioner
like L’Oreal’s Hair Repair to restore proteins to the shaft.