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Clarifying Shampoo: What It Does and How Often to Use It | The Pixie Garden Hair Podcast Ep. 09 · The Pixie Garden Hair Podcast

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  [MUSIC]
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  Welcome to the Pixie Garden, near Margaust.
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  I am Jess, here with licensed cosmetologist, Delina Markland.
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  Delina, my hair just feels heavy and dull lately, and my products are not working like they used to.
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  What is going on?
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  That is build up almost every time, and the fix is a clarifying wash, not more product.
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  Day to day, you are layering dry shampoo, styling product, conditioner, plus hard water minerals and oil.
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  Your regular shampoo is built to be gentle, so it does not fully lift all of that.
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  It just keeps piling on until your hair goes heavy, dull, and stops absorbing anything.
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  Clarifying shampoo is the deep clean that strips that layer off so your hair can breathe,
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  and your products can actually work again.
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  I reach for the detox scalp scrub and shampoo for that reset.
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  So what actually makes a clarifying shampoo different from my normal one?
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  Strength and intent.
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  Your everyday shampoo cleans the surface and is made for frequent gentle use.
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  A clarifying shampoo is formulated to dissolve and lift stubborn build up.
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  Product residue, minerals, excess oil.
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  Right down at the scalp and follicle.
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  The detox one pairs a physical scrub with the cleanser, so you are exfoliating the scalp and clarifying the hair in the same wash.
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  That is why hair feels genuinely lighter and shinier afterward, not just clean.
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  How often should someone actually use it?
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  I do not want to overdo it.
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  That is the right instinct, grey.
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  Clarifying is a reset, not a daily habit.
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  For most people, once a week to once every two weeks is the sweet spot.
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  If you use a lot of styling product or have hard water, lean weekly.
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  If your hair is dry, color treated, or curly, stretch it out and always follow with a good conditioner or mask
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  because a real clarifying wash removes the good oils along with the bad build up.
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  Over clarifying leaves, hair, dry, and brittle.
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  So you clarify, then you replenish.
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  How do I know if it is build up versus something going on with my scalp, like flakes?
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  Good question, because people treat the wrong thing all the time.
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  Build up is a heavy coated dull feeling on the hair itself and a clarifying wash fixes it fast.
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  Flaking is a scalp issue.
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  It can be dryness or true dandruff, and that is more about the scalp's balance than product.
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  Clarifying and exfoliating with the detox scrub helps because it clears the build up that makes flaking worse.
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  But if the flaking keeps coming back after you clarify,
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  that is your sign to look at a dedicated scalp routine or check with a professional.
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  Clarify first, then see what is left.
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  Reset the build up, then replenish.
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  That makes so much sense.
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  The detox scalp scrub and shampoo is at the PixieGarden.com.
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  Thanks for listening to the PixieGarden Hair Podcast.
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  [Music]