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Rhiannon Derbyshire

I'd never considered clarifying shampoo - but it's had the most transformative effect on my curly hair

An image of senior beauty editor Rhiannon Derbyshire and one of her holding two exfoliating clarifying shampoos.

Caring for curly hair can be like looking after a high-maintenance tropical plant. It was a total mystery to me at the beginning; it’s taken years of research to perfect it, and I wouldn’t trust my neighbour to look after it.

The curly girl method is a delicate ecosystem - one wrong move, and I’m stuck with a week of bad hair. It’s scary enough trying a new curl cream, let alone adding a whole new step. Occasionally, though, I bravely try something new - in this case, an exfoliating shampoo - and I’m rewarded with incredible results.

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