Wash

(Step 1 of 3)

Every good hair day starts at the scalp. Cleansing done right removes what the day leaves behind.

THE SCIENCE OF SHAMPOO

Why the wash matters more in India

Heat tools, city air, hard water and salon chemistry each take a little from the fibre every single day. A wash routine is the counterweight: it clears what the day deposits and puts back the balance the day removes.

There is no single “Indian hair routine.” A commuter in Delhi’s winter smog, a coder under Bengaluru borewell water and a monsoon-season Mumbaikar are washing three different kinds of hair by Friday. Choose the shampoo for the problem in front of you, not the one on a global bestseller list.

Borewell and tanker supply across NCR, Bengaluru and Chennai leaves mineral deposits that turn hair stiff and dull and the scalp itchy. Shampoo scalp-first every wash and add one deeper cleanse a week.

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ScalpSense

Particulate settles into sebum at the roots. Stretch washes past two or three days and roots go oily while the scalp starts to flake. Keep a steady cadence; lukewarm water, not hot.

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ScalpSense

Mumbai, Kochi, Chennai, Goa: airborne moisture swells the fibre — frizz on top, limp underneath. A smoothing cleanse keeps the cuticle flat before the day begins.

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Botoliss

Rajasthan and the interior pull water out of the lengths until hair snaps and crackles with static. Wash moisture-first, with an SLS/SLES-free formula.

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Shea Retention

Smoothing and colour services are common across India — and the wrong shampoo undoes them in weeks. Cleanse with collagen and protein made for treated hair.

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Botoliss

K9 Botoplexx

Gym mornings, helmet commutes, oily scalps: if you wash every day, the formula must be mild and pH-balanced — nothing that strips.

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ScalpSense