I might be killing my hair.

I apologise for the stock photos. On the left is what my usual
hair is like, on the right is what  I used to use on my hair.

Hello there! Since I've been in France, I've used conditioner twice. After that, my travel bottle was done. Apparently, French people don't use conditioner. Had I known that in advance I would have brought a hundred bottles of it with me! I was addicted to conditioner. Not even kidding. And my hair drank it up like it was water. I usually use TRESemmé's shampoo and conditioner for dry/damaged hair, but my hair is neither dry nor damaged. It's incredibly soft, supple and smooth. And other words that start with 's'.

To be honest, I'm not sure if I miss conditioner or not... so I'll just tell you the difference. First off, my hair is about two inches above my waist in length. It is thin strand-wise, and thick in quantity. Yep. My hair is weird. I've been using this shampoo for two years now (yes, I know you're supposed to switch it up a bit... oops) and I've never had a problem with frizziness. Even though it is long and coloured, my hair is usually like a TRESemmé ad (unedited and without good lighting...), honestly (kind of). My friends regularly comment on how soft and shiny it is. I'm pretty proud of it (that part's true). 

On the contrary, when I stopped using conditioner and switched to some random other shampoo, my hair did interesting things. First, it tangled easily and felt greasy and brittle. I totally lost all of its shine. After about three weeks, my hair was shiny again and I could go three days between washes. It's still like that, and my ends are much less brittle than they used to be. Most of my split ends have disappeared (not sure how). I guess I should note that I also haven't used any heat on my hair for a month, and I kept on using Moroccan Argan Oil on my hair. 

Do I have a major misconception that everyone uses conditioner? (hurrah for big words) Should I go back to using it? Please let me know! So, yep, that's about it. 

♥