Plain water wasn't good enough for Cleopatra, who
preferred to bathe in asses' milk.
Catherine Zeta-Jones, it would seem, has a similar attitude to
shampoo and conditioner.
While most of us have to make do with a handful of fragrant soapy
foam, the Welsh actress smears on truffles and caviar.
At ￡
200 a time, just for the fish eggs, looking good does not come
cheap.
But she credits the gourmet delights for giving her long brown
tresses an unbeatable shine.
"Catherine discovered the caviar treatment last summer and was
astounded by the difference it made to her hair," said a source.
"She has an incredibly rich and vibrant natural hair color but
the creamy, almost oily nature of caviar really brings this out,
making the color even richer and making it so much more glossy.
"The eggs are packed with omega-3 fatty acids necessary for the
formation of structural proteins. It is these proteins that repair
dry and damaged hair and smooth over any split ends."
Miss Zeta-Jones's hair is washed with a truffle-based shampoo,
then smeared with the caviar and which is combed through and left to
set.
Unlike many fad treatments, caviar is actually proven to work as
a conditioning therapy. The essential fatty acids it contains
produce collagen and keratin, two proteins vital for the appearance
of sleek hair.
In 2005, the former Darling Buds Of May star was voted the
celebrity with the "best dressed" hair in a nationwide survey by
Sunsilk and London's City University.
(Daily
Mail)
