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Catherine Zeta-Jones
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Plain water wasn't good enough for Cleopatra, who preferred to bathe in asses1' 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 fragrant2 soapy foam3, the Welsh actress smears4 on truffles and caviar.
At £ 200 a time, just for the fish eggs, looking good does not come cheap.
But she credits the gourmet5 delights for giving her long brown tresses an unbeatable shine.
"Catherine discovered the caviar treatment last summer and was astounded6 by the difference it made to her hair," said a source.
"She has an incredibly rich and vibrant7 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 glossy8.
"The eggs are packed with omega-3 fatty acids necessary for the formation of structural9 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 smeared10 with the caviar and which is combed through and left to set.
Unlike many fad11 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 sleek12 hair.
In 2005, the former Darling Buds Of May star was voted the celebrity13 with the "best dressed" hair in a nationwide survey by Sunsilk and London's City University.
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