If your only mum had told me that healthy food leads to beautiful hair and skin too! I would have gobbled down all those hideous things. You would have too, right? But along with a healthy diet, external nourishment is a must too. And conditioners are made just for that. But, How to use conditioner for hair and what are its benefits? Read to know!
Nourishment for Hair:
There are 3 ways to nourish and repair your hair:
- Deep Conditioning: Apply a mask and leave it on the hair for a stipulated time period.
- Hot Oil Treatment: Oil your hair with a single or mixture of 2 or more lukewarm nourishing oils.
- Instant Conditioning: Every time you shampoo your hair, you apply a conditioner to seal off the ends.
Deep Conditioning and Hot Oil Treatment can be treated as one and the same though there are several recipes available now commercially for Deep conditioning.
And there are several instant conditioners now available which work together with shampoos and enhance each others efficiency.
Benefits of Regular Use of Hair Conditioner:
- Seals the cuticles of the hair to avoid moisture loss
- Nourishes your hair after shampoo strips it off its natural oils
- Keeps hair soft and shiny
- Controls frizz (sometimes)
- Untangles the hair and keeps it manageable
How to choose the perfect conditioner?
There are so many conditioners available today. So how do you know which is right for you? Just follow these guidelines and you’ll have it figured out in no time.
- Identify your hair type and the need of your hair.
- Consider the problems of your hair
- curly hair has its own range of products
- colored hair has another defined range for itself
- damaged hair
- hair fall
- dandruff
So, make sure you use what your hair needs.
Whatever conditioner you use or choose, always apply it in enough quantity for ample amount of time to make sure they act well on your hair. And, always keep in mind that applying conditioners regularly after shampooing your hair nourishes and strengthens your hair by 10-15% than if you do not. So, please don’t assume this a product which you are being told to buy without any need. It’s something which improves your hair’s condition gradually but definitely.
How to Use Conditioner for Hair?
Conditioner keeps each hair strand healthy and thus adds moisture and natural shine to it. Here are some steps that help you to use the conditioner rightly.
- Select a good conditioner – Once you know your hair type, it is very important to use the apt conditioner meant for the hair type to get good results.
- Begin from hair tips – As the tips of the hair are older than the hair at the roots, tips usually need special attention. You should never apply conditioner like that of a shampoo to the scalp. Always concentrate on the lower ends of the hair to make them turn healthy.
- Scalp doesn’t need conditioning – The conditioner mainly functions to make the hair cuticles fall down. It thus gives the hair the required moisturizing. Scalp doesn’t require this.
- Apply conditioner at the right time – Applying conditioner soon after shampooing is not appropriate. It doesn’t stay on the wet hair. Instead you need to slightly dry hair with a towel and apply conditioner.
- Use right technique of application – Use fingers to apply the condtioner to the hair ends. Comb can also be used. Leave for about 3 minutes and then wash off the conditioner.
