Bad habits when taking care of your hair are legion, but this one is really very common and annoying according to a hairdresser. The expert reveals the solution to remedy this.
Se to wash hair is essential to avoid excess sebum at the roots which makes hair greasy and to remove all the particles of pollution and styling products which cling to our strands throughout the day. If the washing rhythm depends on the speed at which our hair re-greases and our activities (sport, DIY, etc.), there is a very common habit that almost all of us have and which is not recommended according to the hairdresser Tom Smith.
Indeed, as the expert explains in a video posted on Instagram, make 2 shampoos when washing your hair is not always suitable for getting the most out of this hygiene and hair care ritual. “Some brands said in the past that the first shampoo was for cleansing and the second shampoo was for treating the hair, I don’t agree with that”, assures the hairdresser. Tom Smith then explains to us why this habit that we all have when we wash our hair is not always necessary, and in which case we must at all costs avoid making this common mistake to have beautiful hair. A hairdresser’s tip to know!
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Hair: here’s when it’s absolutely necessary to do 1 shampoo instead of 2, according to the hairdresser
As the celebrity hairstylist reveals, doing 2 shampoos one after the other when washing your hair is a very common habit no matter how often you do it. However, it is clear, the number of shampoos you need to do to properly clean your hair.depends on how often you wash your hair”.
As he explains, if you wash your hair fairly regularly, “then a shampoo should be enough” to keep your hair clean, according to the expert. If you are a fan of shampooing every day or washing your hair every other day, no longer make this mistake which risks stripping your hair fiber and removing the natural protective oil produced by the scalp, which must have the time to go down the lengths.
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Shampoo: a mistake that can also be a good habit…
Since the frequency with which you shampoo determines the number of shampoos you need to do to have clean hair, the hairdresser concedes that this very common bad habit can, on the other hand, be a good habit to maintain if you wash your hair less often.
As he points out, if there are a few days between shampoos “in this case, doing 2 shampoos is a very good habit” to thoroughly rid your lengths and scalp of all unwanted residue (pollution, styling products, hair care, etc.). The hairdresser nevertheless qualifies his remarks by specifying in particular that “Sometimes we don’t do our shampoo as carefully as we should, and so a good way to make sure we’re doing it right is just to do a second one.”. The expert also adds that it is essential to be able to wash your hair well enough because poorly washed or poorly rinsed hair will not be able to be styled easily once the time to dry and blow-dry comes. You have been warned!
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Shampoo: 3 other mistakes not to make, according to experts
The hair washing ritual concentrates many bad reflexes which are harmful to the health of our hair and scalp. Among the mistakes to remember and to avoid making when you shampoo at home, here are the 3 others to absolutely avoid:
- misdistribute your product in your hands : a habit that few of us have and which is nevertheless essential to properly apply shampoo everywhere so that it effectively cleans all areas of the scalp. So be sure to distribute your dose of shampoo between the palms of your two hands, all the way to the tips of your fingers before applying it.
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- using water that is too hot to wash your hair : pleasant for relaxing, water that is too hot damages the scalp and irritates it, causing dandruff and unpleasant sensations of heating, in addition to slowing down blood circulation in the hair bulbs, which is not conducive to pushes them.
- space out your shampoos too much when you need regular ones : in some cases, it is better to wash your hair every day rather than not doing it when our scalp and hair need it. Be careful, if you are in this case, not washing your hair can lead to the appearance of fungus on the scalp.
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