1. Mister Clean
Don't wash your hair so much. One of the biggest mistakes people make is drying out their scalps with too much harsh shampoo. You know how you scratch your scalp and get little white flakes? That's not dandruff. Dandruff causes big, wet flakes that fall down in chunks. Those drifts of white are caused by dry skin on your scalp, but people think they have dandruff so they use harsh, medicated shampoos that only make the problem worse. And the worse the problem gets, the more we wash, not realizing we're stuck in a negative feedback loop. Try switching to a milder shampoo, like a professional Redken brand, and washing no more than every second day. You'll be amazed at the difference.

2. Clear your head
Use a clarifying shampoo once a week. You know all that stuff you put in your hair every day to make it behave? Even if you wash your hair regularly, it leaves behind residue that can make hair dull and heavy. Clarifying shampoos are specially formulated to cut through that residue and restore your hair's natural shine. Don't use them too often, though. More than once a week and you're liable to end up with a flaky, dry scalp and flyaway hair.

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3. Some like it hot
Baby your hair with a heat-activated deep-conditioning treatment. Heat-activated conditioners are great to use after you wash with a clarifying shampoo. Heat expands your hair's cuticles, which allows moisture to penetrate deep into the hair shaft. Moisture adds elasticity and bounce, which prevents breakage and makes hair shinier and more manageable. Sounds great, right? It is. But be sure to use a treatment that's formulated for your type of hair. It's easy to turn healthy shine into oily sheen by using a heavier conditioner than your hair can handle.

4. End game
Speaking of conditioner, you know conditioner belongs on your hair and not on your scalp, right? Conditioner doesn't do much for your scalp, except clog pores and leave behind sticky residue that will later flake out all over your clothes. The hair that's closest to your scalp is still relatively young and healthy, so it doesn't need much conditioner, anyway. It's the older (read: longer) hair that's sustained the most damage from both sun and styling, and that's where you want to put your product. Stylists recommend putting a quarter-sized dollop of conditioner into your hands, then working it into wet hair from the ends up.

5. Chill out
Although you may hate the thought of cold water running through your hair on a cold winter's day, finishing a shampoo with a cold water rinse is one of the quickest, easiest ways to add shine. Remember how we said heat expands your hair's cuticles? That's great when you want to get moisture into your hair shaft, but the thing that makes hair shiny is having smooth, closed cuticles. Rinsing with cold water closes your hair's cuticles, taking you from lackluster to luxurious. Rinsing with cold water is great for preserving color, especially for redheads.