Is it true that washing your hair every day is bad for you? Well, it depends on the shampoo you use! After a run, especially now that temperatures are starting to rise, it’s necessary to go for a hair wash. The problem is that we often use the first shampoo availablethe one on offer at the supermarket, the one borrowed from your partner or children.
By doing so we end up with brittle and dehydrated hairas well as with a scalp in a state of discomfort, read under itching, skin sensitivity, but also flaking or dandruff. Especially if, like many runners who run daily, there is a need to wash your hair every dayalmost.
What is needed then is a guide to choosing the best products for one effective cleansing in the name of delicacy. To help us Antonella MonterisiTechnical Director of Cotril
Why it is important to wash your hair with shampoo after every ride
Frequent washing means choosing products with ultra soft cosmetic formulas, gentle on the skin and hair, moisturizing as well as cleansing. The expert explains to us: “when we run our body produces sweat in abundance, even more so in spring and summer. The rise in body temperature stimulates the eccrine and apocrine sweat glands which intervene to regulate body temperature.
Not everyone knows it, but it’s not just the groin and underarm areas that have a higher concentration of sweat glands: the same goes for the scalp too. In addition, they are also present in the skin tissue that lines the head numerous sebaceous glands. Just think that for each hair channel we can find 4 to 8, with the task of producing sebum. This sebum is expelled from the hair canal and deposits on the scalp. During the running phase the mix of sweat and sebum production will inevitably tend to weigh down the hairwhich is why rinsing alone, without using a cleansing product, makes little sense.”
The right products for runners who wash their hair every day
Once you find out why that is It is important to use shampoo When washing your hair after running, it is useful to know the characteristics of the right products in case of frequent washing. “The right shampoo requires a careful analysis of personal needs”, specifies Monterisi. “What I mean is that there is no universally valid cleanser: if you have i fine, greasy, weak or frizzy hairthe recommended product cannot be the same.”
The expert’s advice is to always start from selecting one shampoo tailored to your hair type“so as to obtain a cleansing aimed at improving the quality of the hair. In general, a shampoo for daily use should not never produce excessive foamunder penalty of dehydrating and stressing both the hair and the scalp.”
In general, one is recommended for runners shampoo containing antioxidant and anti-pollution active ingredients, for example rice derivatives, plant stem cells, black tea extract. “If you notice that your scalp is pulling and annoying due to daily washing” – continues Monterisi “it is better to prefer a cleansing formula based on aloe vera and allantoinboth with hydrating, regenerating and soothing properties”.
Even the timing of drying can affect the health of your hair: “If possible, take advantage of the good weather and leave dry your hair naturally: the heat of the hairdryer weakens them. If this is not possible, thermoprotectors they come to our aid in these cases, creating a protective state between the hair and the color source. Furthermore, when you practice running in the open air, the use of a sun product with UV filters and hydrating agents“, concludes the expert.
3 gentle shampoos for runners who wash their hair every day
By Cotril, Ph Med Sos Quieting Shampoo It is a soothing cleanser for sensitive skin. Contains active oxygen, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant.
Cotril Cotril pH Med Sos Quieting Calming Shampoo for sensitive scalps 300ml – soothing shampoo for sensitive scalp
Cotril Cotril pH Med Sos Quieting Calming Shampoo for sensitive scalps 300ml – soothing shampoo for sensitive scalp
Matt’s silky hydrating shampoo with hyaluronic acid and plant microproteins it has a hydrating and protective action.
Matt Matt, Silky Moisturizing Shampoo with Hyaluronic Acid with Amber Scent, Formula with Vegetable Proteins, Moisturizing and Protective Action, Makes Hair Soft, Fragrant and Shiny, 250 ml
Matt Matt, Silky Moisturizing Shampoo with Hyaluronic Acid with Amber Scent, Formula with Vegetable Proteins, Moisturizing and Protective Action, Makes Hair Soft, Fragrant and Shiny, 250 ml
Delicate Phyto Shampoo takes delicate care of skin and hair: the prebiotic complex preserves the balance of the scalp and the oat milk gives softness to the fibres.
Phyto Phyto Delicate Shampoo for Frequent Use for All Hair Types 250 ml
Phyto Phyto Delicate Shampoo for Frequent Use for All Hair Types 250 ml
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