{"id":2951,"date":"2019-05-20T17:47:12","date_gmt":"2019-05-20T21:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prose.com\/?p=2951"},"modified":"2021-03-30T17:00:42","modified_gmt":"2021-03-30T21:00:42","slug":"leave-in-conditioner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prose.com\/blog\/leave-in-conditioner","title":{"rendered":"Harnessing Leave-In Conditioner\u2019s Transformative Powers is a Breeze"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>They double as detanglers<\/h2>\n<p>Leave-in conditioners and <a href=\"https:\/\/prose.com\/how-to-detangle-hair.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">detanglers<\/a> are pretty much synonymous. Anyone whose hair easily knots should definitely be using a leave-in because it helps the knots slip out easily, so you\u2019re not fighting your hair and breaking or damaging it.<\/p>\n<p>Say you wake up with a mess of knots (or even just one): spray the tangled area directly and rub it in with your fingers to dissolve the knot. You\u2019ll spare your strands the damage of yanking out the knot with a comb. The whole point is that it helps hair move easily past itself instead of catching.<\/p>\n<h2>They help prolong wash day<\/h2>\n<p>Leave-in conditioner isn\u2019t exclusively for just-stepped-out-of-the-shower strands. In fact, it can keep hair fresher longer, so you\u2019re not washing as often. \u201cOne of my favorite ways to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B4TGbPqjn57\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">perk up day-two hair<\/a> that may look drab or have some product buildup is spraying leave-in conditioner on the ends. I do this daily\u2014just spray it on ends and hair is revived and moisturized. It <a href=\"https:\/\/prose.com\/the-best-curly-hair-tips.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">defines curls<\/a> and waves, breaks down product buildup, and just makes it so much easier to revive and restyle hair,\u201d explains <a href=\"https:\/\/prose.com\/stylist-qa-faith.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Faith Huffnagle<\/a>, Prose director of education and veteran stylist.<\/p>\n<p>At Prose, one of our favorite skip-shampooing ingredients for leave-in conditioner is good old-fashioned <a href=\"https:\/\/prose.com\/ingredients\/corn-starch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">corn starch<\/a>. When your scalp is oily or moist (say, in the summer, or after a workout, or a night out dancing), corn starch sucks up that condensation and grease so your scalp and hair stay fresh and, if not actually clean, then clean-looking and smelling. And it feels silky smooth, never thick or cakey like other powders. Think of it as nature\u2019s very own <a href=\"https:\/\/prose.com\/products\/custom-dry-shampoo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dry shampoo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>They shield against hair color fade out<\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019ve just spent a small mortgage payment on a fabulous new hair color or <a href=\"https:\/\/prose.com\/hair-highlights-spring.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">highlights<\/a>, leave-in conditioner may be one of the most budget-friendly moves you can make to protect your investment. Moisturized hair stays vibrant longer and doesn\u2019t fade or go dull, which is especially important in the summer or if you have <a href=\"https:\/\/prose.com\/red-hair-dye-last.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">red hair<\/a>, which tends to lose its brilliant color faster than others.<\/p>\n<h2>But, skip your roots<\/h2>\n<p>One place to avoid leave-in conditioner: your roots (unless you\u2019re going for a sleek ponytail right before you\u2019re ready to wash your hair). While its moisture-delivery benefits are fantastic for <a href=\"https:\/\/prose.com\/how-to-prevent-split-ends.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blurring split ends<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/prose.com\/how-to-get-shiny-hair.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">adding shine<\/a>, that doesn\u2019t translate well for the top few inches of our hair, which can end up looking limp.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you color your hair, read this.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":4802,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31,4],"tags":[303,306,304,305,266,268,264,267,265],"class_list":["post-2951","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-grooming","category-hair-tips","tag-color-bleach","tag-color-other","tag-color-permanent","tag-color-semi-permanent","tag-curly","tag-frizzy","tag-smooth","tag-very-curly","tag-wavy"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Is Leave-In Conditioner Missing From Your Hair Care Routine? 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