Essential Shampooing Tips for Healthy Hair

SHAMPOO FACTS
The number one cause of dry, brittle hair is shampoo residue that is trapped in the hair. Over time, this buildup causes extreme dryness, leaving the hair dull, brittle, and lifeless.

How To Properly Shampoo The Hair

  1. Massage the scalp for 5 minutes with the balls of your fingers to loosen. This relaxes the scalp and stimulates the blood flow, thereby promoting hair growth.
  2. Pre-rinse hair for a minimum of 3 minutes to completely saturate the hair with water.
  3. Apply shampoo and gently massage it into your hair, keeping your hair between your fingers and massaging your scalp with the balls of your fingers. Do not massage your scalp with your fingernails; it can damage the scalp.
  4. Rinse shampoo for a minimum of 3 minutes, repeat step 2. If hair is extra dirty, reapply shampoo a third time and immediately rinse it out of the hair.
  5. Continue to rinse for 3 additional minutes to remove all soap residue.

RINSING & PRE-RINSING
It is important to pre-rinse for a minimum of 3 minutes before applying shampoo to the hair. This ensures that the hair is completely saturated to prevent the shampoo from drying it out, removes debris from the hair, and ensures that the shampoo lathers well.

Water Temperature Can Heal or Damage Your Hair

  • Hot water is very damaging to the hair and scalp because it dries out the moisture content.
  • Use warm to tepid water, and decrease the water temperature after each shampoo application.
  • As your hair gets cleaner, the water should get cooler to prevent dryness and tangling.

Proper Towel Drying of The Hair

  • When towel-drying the hair, gently squeeze out excess water with your hands.
  • Gently Blot and squeeze the hair with the towel to absorb the water.
  • Wet hair should never be twisted or rubbed with a towel because it is very fragile and breaks easily, as well as raises the cuticle layer, leaving it dull, frizzy, and tangled – all the things you don’t want!

What Is The Hair’s Cuticle Layer?
The cuticle layer overlaps like fish scales. When the cuticle layer is raised, the hair is frizzy, tangled, dry, dull, and can not hold a style. One way to prevent damage to the cuticle layer is to be gentle when combing your hair and using cool water, which helps keep the cuticle closed, resulting in stronger, smoother, and shinier hair.

The Benefits of Stimulating The Scalp

  • To cleanse the hair and scalp.
  • To increase the blood flow to the scalp.
  • It increases the blood flow to the scalp to nourish the hair’s root system and has a direct effect on the condition of both hair and scalp.
  • Promotes hair growth and minimizes scalp disorders.