Hair Washing: Right Method to Do it

Hairs are very vital part of our personality. Any change in hairstyle brings instant attraction. Women love their hairs are emotionally attached to them. To maintain your beautiful tresses, you need to take proper care of your hair by washing, cleaning and conditioning them. Hair washing can make your hairs bouncy and shining.

Hair washing is the act of keeping hair clean by washing with some kind of cleaning agent like shampoo or other surfactants and water.

Types of Hair:

It is important to determine the types of hairs for washing them properly. There are three types of hairs in humans. Dry hairs, oily hairs and normal hairs are three types of hairs.

Dry hairs look dry, rough and frizzy. They may have slit ends and become unmanageable after washing. It becomes hard to comb them.

Oily hairs look oily even after shampooing and lack volume. These types of hair need frequent washing. These hairs should be washed with shampoo formulated for oily hairs to tackle its problems.

Normal hairs look healthy and shining. They are neither too oily nor too dry. You can wash them with shampoo formulated for normal hairs. You can make any style easily with this kind of hairs.

Right Shampoo for Hair Washing:

It is very important to choose right kind of shampoo for right kind of hair washing. If you choose shampoo not formulated for your hair type can damage your hairs instead of doing any good.

Normal hairs require a protein shampoo to maintain their health. Shampoos for normal hairs are right option.

For fine hairs, you need to have shampoos containing substantive protein. This kind of hairs needs more acidic shampoo. You can also rinse your hairs with a mixture of lime and water or mixture of vinegar and water.

For oily hairs, lemon-based shampoos are the best option.

Washing Hairs:

If you wash your hairs in right way, that way the most important hair care regime. By washing hairs in ignorant way, we do lot of damage to our hairs each time we wash them. For right hair washing, we need right shampoo and right conditioner. There are some simple steps which you can follow to wash hairs perfectly.

 How to Apply Shampoo?

Loose your hairs if they are tied and let them hang naturally. Stand under the shower to let them get wet. Water should be little warm to allow the hairs to absorb water more effectively.

Then take that much amount of shampoo which is sufficient for your hair. For that asses your hair length and thickness. One tablespoon of shampoo is sufficient for long hairs.

Spread shampoo evenly on both hands and start from the neck to right in to hairs. Massage it gently with your finger tips. Shampoo should reach the hair roots and massaging should be able to remove dead skin cells, which if accumulated, become dandruff.

Then run plain water into your hairs to wash out the shampoo thoroughly. Keep stroking the hairs downwards while water is running into them. Make sure you have removed shampoo completely.

Do not just rub your hairs while rinsing, it will damage your hairs.

How to Apply Conditioner?

After rinsing out shampoo completely, take some conditioner on your palms and with the help of your fingertips apply this conditioner evenly in your hairs but do not apply it on the roots. Leave it for 5-7 minutes and then gently rinse out the conditioner completely with water. Do not stroke your hairs harshly.

Right Way to Dry Hairs:

The best option to dry your hairs is air drying. You may use blow dryer when you lack time but do not blow dry dripping wet hairs; use it on damp hairs only. Keep the blow dryer at lowest speed and avoid drying one particular area as it can damage it. Do not over dry your hairs with blow dryer; hair will automatically dry out within seconds with heat left in the hairs.

How often to wash your hairs:

It is believed that everyday hair washing can strip natural oils of the hairs. If you have too greasy hairs, you can wash everyday but make sure that ph balance of your shampoo is right. You may use vinegar and water or lemon juice and water mixture as last rinse to maintain the PH balance of hairs.

Some Important tips About Hair Washing:

Give a gentle massage on the scalp with your finger tips while applying hair shampoo or conditioner.

Stay away from over shampooing or over conditioning of your hairs.

You can use a comb to distribute the conditioner evenly.

Avoid wrapping towel turban on your wet hairs for long; it will make hair roots weak.