Styling: 3 lessons from the hairdresser’s 101 for perfect hair care

Proper hair care
Guido’s best tips

1st hour: Theory of active ingredients

A little of this, a little of it and “poof!” – the hair care cocktail is ready. The good news first: Nothing can blow up so quickly, regardless of which shampoos, treatments and care sprays you combine with each other. What should be in every care routine? Keratin! Protein is the most important building material in our hair. If they are damaged from the outside, the cuticle opens and keratin can be lost. Keratin products fill in the gaps and rebuild the structure. Wheat protein also strengthens weakened hair sustainably. If you want to make your surface look like a mirror, you should try silk proteins. They make you feel polished. An effect can be seen even faster with the new so-called hair fluids. With a lamellar technology, these shine waters store special positively charged ingredients on the hair surface and make it noticeably smoother in seconds.

2nd lesson: Nursing methodology

The root of the length of the hair times the brush in a square …? Don’t worry, the formulas for the greats are learned faster than you spelled Pythagoras! Weekly wash times tip trimming equals healthy mane: very easy. Normally dry hair should only be rinsed once or twice a week. Oily things benefit from washing every other day because the increased sebum production makes them look lank faster. Still no reason to bully the oil that is secreted by the glands on the hair roots! Without it, our mane would look rather old, pale and dull. If you want shine, you have to take care of your sebum. The classic formula? 100 brush strokes – everyone knows it! The body’s own care substance is distributed in lengths, seals hair flakes and makes the mane supple. A couple of dozen passes are enough for this. Last sentence for today: the cutting formula. Leave a few inches every three months. Bleached hair is more stressed and has to be done more often: it pays to trim the tip every six weeks.

3rd hour: Trend customer

Have you heard what the cool girls in the schoolyard are wearing now? Curly Fringe, Bowlcut and Pristine Bob are all the rage. Behind it are stylings and cuts: a curly, airy bangs, round cut lengths and a flawlessly curled bob that doesn’t leave a single hair out of line. New at school: futuristic hairdryer variants that can do more than just blow dry. Have you heard of the flyaway attachment? It looks like Gonzo’s nose (the one from “Sesame Street”) and uses a stream of air to tame flying hair. This creates a glossy finish that looks like you’ve been sitting at the hairdresser’s for hours. Tip: Always use on dry hair. Did you know that you can also “blow dry” your hair? If you blow dry too hot and for too long, you will literally dry out your hair and scalp. A new device from Japan secretes tiny negatively charged water particles through a nozzle, which penetrate the cell structure of the hair and supply it with the finest moisture particles. But enough for today. Take a break!

This article originally appeared in Guido issue No. 10/2021.

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