How To Wash Your Hair The Right Way

Wash Your Hair The Right Way!!

We all wash our hair, but there is a right and wrong way to cleanse your strands in the shower! Learning how to properly wash your hair will have a tremendous impact on the bounce and brilliance of your locks. While most hairdressers recommend about a five-minute wash three times a week, most people do something more like a one-minute wash, if that! Top hair stylists believe that healthy hair requires proper maintenance and begins with a healthy scalp. They are all also huge believers in the cool rinse. Learn the proper steps to hair washing.

Step 1: Begin by brushing your hair before you get into the shower. Not only with this help reduce the amount of hairs that get caught in your drain, but it will also reduce breakage as well as stimulate circulation in your scalp.

Step 2: Wet your hair thoroughly, and apply a quarter-sized dollop of shampoo to the palm of your hand. Start by lathering hair at the roots and working your way down.

Step 3: If you hair is long, you might need to add some more shampoo. Once you think your hair is fully lathered and you are ready to rinse, think again. Start giving yourself a good two-minute scalp massage with your fingertips. Gently massage your head in circular motions and lift hair from time to time from the roots. After about every 20 seconds, add just a little bit more water to your hands, and work it into your hair. What you are doing is emulsifying your shampoo so that it can reach its potential and improving scalp circulation.

Step 4: Now comes the time to rinse away all of the grimy residue in your hair that you didn't even know could accumulate so quickly. To begin, set your water to more of a lukewarm temperature, and rinse your hair out until it starts to squeak!

Step 5: Wash your hair for the second time by repeating Steps 2, 3 and 4.

Step 6: Once your hair is completely cleansed (washed twice), you can go back and add conditioner to the midlengths of your hair to the ends. This will help detangle hair, hydrate damaged ends, and even make your hair easier to manage. Don't forget to rinse with cool water to seal the cuticles.