Why You Need a Clarifying Shampoo in Your Haircare Routine, According to a Clinical Trichologist

Why Are Clarifying Shampoos Important?

Clarifying shampoos are important to help maintain hair health and reduce damage. They are formulated to target heavy build-up deposited from hard water, chlorine, styling products and pollutants that normal shampoos may not remove.

Signs You Need a Clarifying Shampoo

Here are four signs that you’d benefit from a clarifying shampoo:

1. Your hair looks dull
2. Noticing product build up
3. Your hair feels rough, waxy or oily
4. Your styles aren’t lasting

Benefits of Clarifying Shampoo

Using a clarifying shampoo regularly will lift off the build-up to leave your hair soft, shiny and more manageable. It can also

help hair treatments like deep conditioning masks and bond-building treatments work more effectively as they won’t be affected by residue on the hair.

Clarifying shampoos are formulated in a specific way to clarify hair without over stripping. They also contain chelating ingredients which bind to metal ions to remove hard water deposits like calcium and magnesium.

Despite being effective cleansers, a clarifying shampoo doesn’t need to be harsh or strip your hair.

If you prefer products with high % naturality, Noughty’s Detox Dynamo Shampoo contains 97% natural ingredients that can gently cleanse, purify and remove build up, leaving hair feeling fresh and clean whist also being certified Vegan by The Vegan Society and part of the Leaping Bunny Programme.

Detox Dynamo Shampoo is powered by:

• Gentle sulphate free surfactants – Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Sodium Cocoyl Methyl Isethionate, and Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate to thoroughly cleanse the hair.
• Chelating agents – sugar beet extract, sodium phytate, trisodium ethylenediamene disuccinate that lift away and prevent the build-up of minerals and heavy metals.
• Hydrating natural actives to moisturise scalp and hair including Peppermint and Sorrel Leaf Extract.
• A Collection of Conditioning agents to help with the appearance of softer, smoother hair such as Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil and Glycerin.

How to Use a Clarifying Shampoo for Healthy Hair

How often you need to use a clarifying shampoo depends on your hair type, environment and styling products. If you live in a hard water or urban area, use heavy styling products like waxes, gels and sprays, or have an oilier scalp, use a clarifying shampoo every 1 – 2 weeks.

If your hair is more prone to being dry or brittle such as with curly or damaged hair, use a clarifying shampoo every 2 – 4 weeks. Make sure you also use tailored products for your daily routine, if your hair is curly or wavy opt for Noughty’s Wave Hello range, and for damaged or dry hair choose the To The Rescue range.