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RC
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Ok, we all know how great my hair is and all the other boys in this forum (especially those with their names highlighted in red) are dying to know my secrets.
So here we have it:
RC's guide to great hair maintenance.
Firstly, if you want your hair to look great throughout the day, don't think about doing any late night hair-washing.
Now what i do firstly is to rinse my hair through with luke-warm water - you don't want to be using hot water becasue it damamges your hair folliciles. Remember, your hands have been used to more extreme temperatures and so don't feel the effect that hot water has like your hair would. So a luke-warm temperature is ideal so that no damage is done.
Then get a shampoo that's suitable for you. You can ask your local Boots as to which one would be best for your hair, however, i get the beautiful ladies in my salon to advise me on which would benefit me more.
Now the process of "lather, rinse, repeat-if-needed" is very useful.
You want to apply a small amount of shampoo to the centre of your palm and gently massage it into your scalp - now remember, don't massage the scalp for too long, massaging thte scalp results in lots of dandruff. An anti-dandruff shampoo is great, but to help reduce dandruff all you need to do is not be so rough on your scalp.
This massaging process should last no more than 2/3 minutes before you rinse off the excess suds with (again, i must stress) luke-warm water.
It is a good idea from here to then apply conditioner. I use TRESemme conditioner and general rule of thumb is that the ideal time to leave conditioner on your hair is approximately the time it takes for you to wash the rest of your body.
Once you've rinsed off the conditioner and finished the showering process, the next important phase comes into play:
Drying.
Yes, drying the hair can be as detrimental, even moreso, than washing with very hot water.
Patting the hair dry with a towel is a great way to start, remember, too much massaging and roughness leads to dandruff...starting to make sense? Good.
Once the hair is no longer dripping you may want to take a hair dryer to it. Very well, but be sure that this application is at no more than a medium setting for both heat and power...your hair doesn't need you to take out your pent up sexual-tension on it. If you can budget it, get a protection spray, ideal for both drying and straightening of the hair. It'll help the follicles in the long run.
The hair is dry and in a healty condition, final process:
Styling!
This is the part that most guys concentrate on and ironically it is the least important part of hair maintenance. You've looked after your hair all up until now so here's your reward. Get a nice amount of gel, wax, fudge (my preference) and massage it into the palm of your hand.
Here on in it's your choice, your hair, your style. Go nuts with it, you deserve it and before you know it, you will have stunning hair...just like i do.
Thank you.
So here we have it:
RC's guide to great hair maintenance.
Firstly, if you want your hair to look great throughout the day, don't think about doing any late night hair-washing.
Now what i do firstly is to rinse my hair through with luke-warm water - you don't want to be using hot water becasue it damamges your hair folliciles. Remember, your hands have been used to more extreme temperatures and so don't feel the effect that hot water has like your hair would. So a luke-warm temperature is ideal so that no damage is done.
Then get a shampoo that's suitable for you. You can ask your local Boots as to which one would be best for your hair, however, i get the beautiful ladies in my salon to advise me on which would benefit me more.
Now the process of "lather, rinse, repeat-if-needed" is very useful.
You want to apply a small amount of shampoo to the centre of your palm and gently massage it into your scalp - now remember, don't massage the scalp for too long, massaging thte scalp results in lots of dandruff. An anti-dandruff shampoo is great, but to help reduce dandruff all you need to do is not be so rough on your scalp.
This massaging process should last no more than 2/3 minutes before you rinse off the excess suds with (again, i must stress) luke-warm water.
It is a good idea from here to then apply conditioner. I use TRESemme conditioner and general rule of thumb is that the ideal time to leave conditioner on your hair is approximately the time it takes for you to wash the rest of your body.
Once you've rinsed off the conditioner and finished the showering process, the next important phase comes into play:
Drying.
Yes, drying the hair can be as detrimental, even moreso, than washing with very hot water.
Patting the hair dry with a towel is a great way to start, remember, too much massaging and roughness leads to dandruff...starting to make sense? Good.
Once the hair is no longer dripping you may want to take a hair dryer to it. Very well, but be sure that this application is at no more than a medium setting for both heat and power...your hair doesn't need you to take out your pent up sexual-tension on it. If you can budget it, get a protection spray, ideal for both drying and straightening of the hair. It'll help the follicles in the long run.
The hair is dry and in a healty condition, final process:
Styling!
This is the part that most guys concentrate on and ironically it is the least important part of hair maintenance. You've looked after your hair all up until now so here's your reward. Get a nice amount of gel, wax, fudge (my preference) and massage it into the palm of your hand.
Here on in it's your choice, your hair, your style. Go nuts with it, you deserve it and before you know it, you will have stunning hair...just like i do.
Thank you.
