A weekly salon trip is a luxury few can afford. Most people only able to see their stylist once a month, some wait six weeks. To keep hair looking great between professional treatments, follow some simple hairdressing advise.
Though lots of fun, a lot of lather during a wash could be doing more harm than good. Many shampoos end up leaving a residue behind that builds up on the hair shafts making them heavy so that they dull faster than necessary. Switching to a formula that does not contain sulfates will greatly reduce suds and leave hair looking healthier.
Although warm water feels great while washing hair, it is not necessarily the best way to finish the job. When all the business is complete, turn off the hot and give a final rinse using just the cold. The cooler temps have a calming effect on the cuticles, causing them to lay flatter and look sleeker.
Scrubbing one's hair with a towel, or wrapping it up turban style, is not a good idea. Cotton, while absorbent, has rough fibers that rub against the shafts and agitate the cuticles resulting in a frizz effect. To avoid this, just extract the excess water by squeezing and then air dry for up to ten minutes before applying heat.
Products work best when applied about ten minutes before styling in order to give them time to get into the shaft. Hair should be dried in sections instead of as a mass, using a round brush to control the heat flow from the roots to the ends. Between each part, allow a cool down period so that the style sets better and body is added.
Using a glazing treatment at home adds shine, moisture and smoothness to hair that may be dulling between color treatments. Though seeing a professional is always preferred, following their hairdressing advise may help keep things under control in the mean time. A few simple routine changes can make a big difference.
Though lots of fun, a lot of lather during a wash could be doing more harm than good. Many shampoos end up leaving a residue behind that builds up on the hair shafts making them heavy so that they dull faster than necessary. Switching to a formula that does not contain sulfates will greatly reduce suds and leave hair looking healthier.
Although warm water feels great while washing hair, it is not necessarily the best way to finish the job. When all the business is complete, turn off the hot and give a final rinse using just the cold. The cooler temps have a calming effect on the cuticles, causing them to lay flatter and look sleeker.
Scrubbing one's hair with a towel, or wrapping it up turban style, is not a good idea. Cotton, while absorbent, has rough fibers that rub against the shafts and agitate the cuticles resulting in a frizz effect. To avoid this, just extract the excess water by squeezing and then air dry for up to ten minutes before applying heat.
Products work best when applied about ten minutes before styling in order to give them time to get into the shaft. Hair should be dried in sections instead of as a mass, using a round brush to control the heat flow from the roots to the ends. Between each part, allow a cool down period so that the style sets better and body is added.
Using a glazing treatment at home adds shine, moisture and smoothness to hair that may be dulling between color treatments. Though seeing a professional is always preferred, following their hairdressing advise may help keep things under control in the mean time. A few simple routine changes can make a big difference.
