subject: Using Hair Conditioner [print this page] How to apply hair conditioner correctly? You should be certain that conditioner is to be applied only to the ends of your hair and not to the scalp portion. If the conditioner is applied to the shaft ends of the hair then your hair would look limp as by applying conditioner the scalp can get oily at a faster rate.
The conditioner to be applied to your hair should be carefully chosen as there is a wide array of conditioners available in the market. Each type of conditioner suits each type of hair nature. So to get the best results you can opt for the conditioner that is the most appropriate to the nature for of your hair. You can go for a light conditioner if your hair is fine and thin or a deep conditioning treatment if your hair is chemically damaged. If you have recently colored your hair then there are special conditioners like weekly deep conditioning treatment for colored hair. A weekly deep conditioning treatment would be useful to you if you have long hair. You would need conditioners only if your short hair is dry, damaged, permed or any other unnatural processing is done. If your hair is of oily nature then you would not be in requirement of a conditioner. You should also be sure that the ingredients of the shampoo and conditioner match, like while using a shampoo for colored hair then the conditioner used should be suited for the colored hair type.
Are you confused on how to apply conditioner? The process is simple. Clean your hair with a shampoo and it should be completely rinsed out. After removing the excess water from your hair you can take a quarter sized amount of conditioner and lather it within your palms and then apply it to your hair. You may use a wide toothed comb so that the conditioner is applied to every strand of your hair. The conditioner can be left to your hair for a time as prescribed in the container of the conditioner or it can be left for a minute. To remove the applied conditioner completely from your hair you can use warm water and then cool water for about 20 - 30 seconds.
