For those who want healthy hair, Good Housekeeping says the secret may already be in their showers.

GH says many men and women either don't use enough hair conditioner or they use the wrong kind, so the magazine's experts offered some suggestions.

"It really helps in making your hair silky, manageable and easy to control," says Good Housekeeping's Melissa Foss. "The really important thing is to find the right kind of conditioner for your hair texture."

Foss says leave-in conditioners work best with thick, curly or heavily styled hair, while hydrating or moisturizing conditioners are best for medium-thick hair, colored hair and hair that is oily at the roots. Light detanglers help people with thin hair and natural color, she says.

"A light detangler really just attacks the surface problems of your hair," says Rick Haylor of John Frieda Salon. "It's not going into the inner part of the hair. What it's doing is actually just coating the hair and making the hair very shiny."

Experts say consumers should read bottle labels closely. Ingredients like panthenol can reduce frizziness and add volume, while dimethicone or silicone are good for detangling and smoothing.

An oil like olive, soybean or jojoba is also beneficial, says Haylor. "It actually acts like a barrier down the hair, where it traps in the moisture giving the hair more elasticity, which actually makes it easier to style."

GH has two conditioner tricks:

Apply conditioner to the bottom third of your hair when it's still dry. Conditioner penetrates dry hair better than wet hair.

If you're frazzled by flyaways or static electricity, a dime-sized dab of conditioner can help.

How often should you use conditioner? GH says if you use a light detangler, you can use it every day. But if your hair is color-treated, you shouldn't use conditioner more often than every three days, or even once a week.