Why you should add sugar to your shampoo
By: Sean Dowling, Buzz60
According to Mary Poppins, just a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down. But that's not all it's capable of!
A leading dermatologist recommends adding a spoonful of sugar to your shampoo for clean hair and a perfectly exfoliated scalp.
Adding a tablespoon of sugar to your shampoo helps remove dead skin cells and residue so your conditioner can work better; leaving you with cleaner, healthier hair, according to Dr. Francesca Fusco of Wexler Dermatology.
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Dr. Fusco has special expertise in treating people with problems relating to hair loss and shared the tip with Marie Claire magazine.
Just like when you exfoliate your face, too much can be a bad thing and strip your hair of the natural oils it needs. Fusco recommends the sugar-shampoo mixture every three to five washes.
Critics, however, aren't too sweet on the method, saying it's too abrasive.
So should you or shouldn't you add sugar to your shampoo? Perhaps it's best to take the tip with a grain of salt, unless you want some pretty sweet hair!
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