HAIR WASHING 101

WASHING HAIR IS PRETTY MUCH SECOND NATURE TO MANY, BUT SOME OF US MIGHT ACTUALLY BE DOING IT WRONG.

HERE’S A STEP BY STEP GUIDE ON HOW TO WASH YOUR HAIR PROPERLY.

STEP 1 ( SHORT HAIR ) – PRE-WASH

BEFORE APPLYING SHAMPOO, THOROUGHLY WET YOUR HAIR FROM ROOTS TO ENDS. USE WARMER WATER TO OPEN UP THE CUTICLE AND LOOSEN UP THE DIRT AND PRODUCT BUILD UP.

STEP 1 ( LONG HAIR ) – CONDITION ENDS

SHAMPOOING YOUR HAIR FIRST WHILE HAVING DRY ENDS CAN MAKE THE PROBLEM WORSE. BEFORE APPLYING SHAMPOO, PULL A SMALL AMOUNT OF CONDITIONER THROUGH YOUR ENDS, THEN LIGHTLY RINSE OUT.

STEP 2 – SHAMPOO

A LOT OF US HAVE A LATHER PARTY IN OUR SHOWER DURING OUR SHAMPOO SESSION, BUT WHEN IT COMES TO CLEANSING YOUR HAIR YOU ONLY NEED TO LATHER UP YOUR SCALP. BECAUSE THE ROOTS ARE THE YOUNGEST AND USUALLY THE OILEST, ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT OF SHAMPOO IS REALLY NEEDED ON THE SCALP FOR A REFRESHED CLEANSE.

STEP 3- SCALP STIMULATION

INCREASE BLOOD FLOW TO YOUR SCALP AND STIMULATE HAIR GROWTH WITH A GENTLE CIRCULAR MOTION TO THE SCALP. TRY NOT TO BE TOO ROUGH BECAUSE YOU DON’T WANT TO DAMAGE YOUR HAIR CUTICLES. DAMAGED HAIR CUTICLES ARE WHAT CREATE FRIZZ AND SPLIT ENDS.

STEP 4- RINSE

RINSE THE SHAMPOO THOROUGHLY OUT OF YOUR HAIR WITH ONLY DOWNWARD STROKES. A SECOND SHAMPOO IS NOT NEEDED, ESPECIALLY IF YOU’RE ONE TO WASH YOUR HAIR MORE THAN 2 TIMES A WEEK.

STEP 5- TOWEL DRY THEN CONDITION

A LOT OF THE TIME RIGHT AFTER WE SHAMPOO WE CONDITION OUR HAIR WITH IT STILL BEING SOAKING WET. TOWEL DRYING YOUR HAIR AFTER SHAMPOOING HELPS GET ALL THE ACCESS WATER OUT OF THE HAIR ALLOWING THE CONDITIONER TO REALLY PENETRATE THE HAIR CUTICLE AND SEAL IT COMPLETLEY.

STEP 6- COLD RINSE

AFTER ALLOWING YOUR CONDITIONER TO WORK ITS MAGIC FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES, RINSE YOUR HAIR WITH COOL WATER. THIS WILL SEAL THE HAIR CUTICLE AND GIVE YOUR HAIR A BEAUTIFUL SHINE!

• DON’T FORGET TO ADD YOUR THERMAL PROTECTION PRODUCTS BEFORE APPLYING ANY HEAT ONTO YOUR WET HAIR.