How do you care for your hair? Shampooing and conditioning are two of the most important steps in healthy hair care regimen.
Shampooing is important as it helps us get rid hair of dirt and oils. Conditioning the hair keeps it moisturized, soft, and strong. Here are some hair care tips to help you learn how to shampoo and condition hair.
- There are shampoos for oily, dry, damaged, normal, combination, and colored hair. You also need to know what you want your shampoo to do for you. Do you need volume, shine, moisture, dandruff relief? Look at the labels and compare ingredients before investing.
- Like shampoo, conditioners are made to compliment your particular hair needs. Since you should know what your hair needs you can shop accordingly. However, conditioners are a bit different than shampoos in that they offer various options like rinse-out, leave-in, deep conditioning, and everyday use.
- For shampooing your hair, brush hair thoroughly before wetting. This will prevent tangling. Saturate hair and scalp with warm water (not hot water, because it could damage your hair and irritate your scalp). Apply a quarter sized amount of shampoo to palms and rub together. The best method of shampooing is to start with the scalp and roots and gently massage down to the ends of hair.
- Gently run fingers through hair to be sure that the shampoo is evenly distributed, especially if you have thick hair.
- Rinse the shampoo out by allowing the water to run from scalp to ends evenly. Do not bunch or squeeze hair, it could be damaging since hair is very fragile when it is wet.
The type of conditioner you choose will determine the way you condition. If it is a rinse-out conditioner, follow the same steps as you would to shampoo. A few pointer for conditioning
- A deep conditioner may require you to apply for 15-20 minutes. With deep conditioner, it is best to wrap a warm towel around your hair while you wait to boost its effectiveness.
- When using a leave-in conditioner, you apply a dime-sized amount and style hair as usual.
Once you find the right shampoo and conditioner for your hair type, stick with a good routine for healthy, manageable, and beautiful hair.
