There is something about washing your hair with shampoo, it does not only leave your hair clean but is lightweight and adds to your confidence. Do you know there is a proper way to shampoo your hair? If you do it wrong you may end up damaging your hair.
In this post, we have helped you with tips to washing your hair the right way:
1. Oil Your Hair Before Shampooing
Ensure you apply and massage hair oil into your scalp and hair 2 to 3 hours prior to a hair wash. You can use coconut, olive, or mustard oil for this purpose. Most shampoos contain harsh ingredients that can strip essential oils from your hair strands. Oiling your hair prior to a hair wash can help fight this problem.
2. Detangle your hair
Detangling before shampooing can ease the hair knots. This is when your hair is dry and the knots can be removed easily. It is hard to detangle your hair when it is wet. Also, wet hair is weak and more fragile and can easily break off.
You can detangle your by dividing it into four sections. Always begin hair shower by brushing your hair. This helps stimulate blood circulation in the scalp, thereby reducing hair loss and split ends thereby preventing pores from clogging.
3. Rinse Your Hair
Rinse your hair properly for a minute before applying shampoo. Soak it well with water for a minute. Use lukewarm water (hot water can dry your hair) in this case – it can help open the pores.
4. Use warm water
Using warm water to wash your hair before and after using shampoo, open the pores on the scalp. Before you condition your hair, rinse your hair with warm water. Ensure the water is not scalding hot as it can damage your hair and burn your scalp.
5. Dilute the shampoo
Always dilute your shampoo by mixing it with water. This will lower the concentration of the shampoo applied to the hair and scalp. Shampoo could contain harsh chemicals, and by diluting it, you reduce the risk of hair damage.
6. Condition your hair
After you shampoo your hair, rinse it and follow with a conditioner. Ensure you never apply conditioner directly to your scalp. Also, apply conditioner with the help of a comb as this allows for an even application. You can then rinse in 1-2 minutes or leave-in the conditioner on your hair for a little longer, as per the directions.
7. Scrub Your Scalp Gently
Scrub your scalp gently in small circles and never too harshly. You can use your fingertips to loosen any dirt, skin flakes, residue, and natural oils. After you scrub, rinse with lukewarm water for a minute.
8. Massage your head
While shampooing, massage your head with your finger in a circular motion – from the front to back and the back to the front. Repeat for several minutes. This helps to stimulate and exfoliate your scalp.
9. Rinse with cold water
As you reach the final step, rinse your hair with cold water. If possible, make it a point to remove all of your conditioners by washing your hair with cold water. Rinsing with cold or normal water helps close the cuticles and seals the moisture in each strand.
10. Clean with towel mildly
Always prefer to towel dry your hair. Never be harsh while rubbing your hair with a towel. This can cause severe damage and make your hair look very dull. You can instead try squeezing out excess water gently or leave your hair to dry on its own.