How To Clean Your Hair Properly
Do you clean your hair properly? It may seem like a no brainer, but believe it or not, many people have been doing it wrong this entire time.
Listed below are 5 easy steps on how to clean your hair properly!
1. Brush before you shower
Begin the process by giving your hair a decent brushing before you get into the shower. Your hair is most vulnerable when it's wet, which means that it's more prone to getting damaged by combs and brushes.
By brushing your hair before you shower, it will lessen hair breakage, help relax your scalp, and lessen the chance of hair fall. After you finish brushing your hair, follow up by letting the water soak your hair entirely. You can use lukewarm water to wet your hair, just avoid hot water since that's not good for your strands. Remember that to get a good wash, you need to wet your hair well first.
2. Clean your hair with shampoo
Strangely enough, most people actually get this part wrong often. Many just squeeze a big dollop of shampoo onto their hand, slap it on their hair and then start scrubbing away, thinking that they're washing well. Surprise – this is a big no-no.
To take care of your hair properly, you have to make sure that you're starting off with clean and healthy hair in the first place. This means shampooing your hair correctly while you're still in the shower. But what exactly is the right way to shampoo hair? Firstly, you don't need a big dollop of shampoo. Shampoo dries out your strands, making your hair more susceptible to breakage. You should instead choose only the best hair care products that are more concentrated and use the highest quality ingredients. With products like those, you only need a small amount of shampoo, reducing the chance of your hair getting dried out.
3. Always wash your hair properly
Scrubbing your hair too vigorously and not cleaning your hair long enough are two common mistakes that people usually make when washing their hair in the shower. If you want to maintain a good hair care routine, you have to wash your hair properly first before anything else.
After applying your favourite shampoo to your strands, gently massage your hair and scalp for a solid minute. Giving your hair a "good scrub", which in this case means vigorous scrubbing actions. will not make your hair any cleaner. In addition, it could even damage your scalp, thus causing problems to your hair follicles and therefore your hair. Always wash your hair thoroughly but gently, that's the perfect way to do it.
4. Rinse your hair the right way
Once you're done with that, you now have to rinse away all of that lather, dirt, and grime. Rinsing your hair is an important part of the process. You need to rinse your hair thoroughly–and we mean thoroughly–since shampoo can still stay and wreak havoc on your scalp if you don't do it properly. You can even do it twice, just to make sure that your hair is thoroughly cleaned.
Truly, proper washing can have a colossal effect on the quality and overall condition of your hair.
5. Condition your hair
Brushing is so much easier when your hair is all smooth and silky. And how do you achieve this? By making sure that your hair is well-nourished and well-moisturized.
For this, you can make use of a good ol' conditioner. Apply conditioner right after washing and spread it thoroughly throughout your hair length. Afterwards, wash your hair again to get the conditioner out. At this point, you might notice that your hair is already so much shinier and straighter. Just make sure that all the conditioner is rinsed out before getting out of the shower.
Just follow the 4 steps above and you'll have great, clean hair every time. For more tips and tricks, don't forget to check out our ZALA blog!
