Hair Straightening Home After Care

WETTING
Wet your hair as though you
are soaking your hair in water.
The first step in shampooing is to wet your hair with moderate temperature (100F) and low water pressure. Trap the water with your hands and gently massage with it. Gently repeat this procedure 3 minutes. At this point, dirt and oil on your hair will be rinsed out.
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Single strand of hair is very fine. If you rinse your hair with hot water, it will cause the cuticle to peal. Also, essential oil will run out.

SHAMPOOING
Shampoo your scalp!
Only lather the ends.
Proper way of shampooing is to shampoo your scalp. Put shampoo on your scalp, not on your hair. Apply shampoo from the nape, around the ears and hairline. Gently massage the scalp throughout your entire head. Keeping your scalp clean and healthy is very important.
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It is not necessary to lather up so much! Too much lathering can cause damage to the cuticle of the hair.

RINSING
Gently rinse your hair.
Just as you wet your hair in the first step, trap the water and massage with it. Do not use strong water pressure to rinse your hair.
WARNING!
Certain kind of styling materials can
change the way you shampoo the hair.
Styling materials used will harden up throughout the day. It should be thoroughly rinsed out before applying the shampoo, but never brush it out before wetting. Apply shampoo, gently lather and massage your entire scalp. Let it sit with lather for 1 minute. This will cleanse the build up of the styling material on your hair. After rinsing it out, apply conditioning treatment.
For damaged hair apply
treatment before shampooing.
If your hair is damaged, wet your hair thoroughly and apply treatment to protect your hair before you shampoo. Apply treatment only on the ends. For the hair longer than shoulder line, apply treatment and let it penetrate into the hair as you gently massage your hair. The amount of the treatment is about the size of teaspoon for long hair.

TREATMENT
Apply the treatment below the ear line.
Conditioning Treatment is to revitalize and replenish lost protein and other vital nutrients in damaged hair. Since there are more people with damaged hair nowadays, it is necessary to apply conditioning treatment every time you shampoo your hair. The amount of conditioner applied varies, but roughly 3cc for a medium length hair and 5cc for a long hair.
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It is very important not to rinse the conditioner completely out. Leave some in your hair. For highlighted or bleached hair, conditioner can be applied every time you shampoo your hair.

TOWEL DRY
Gently towel blot excess moisture.
Towel blot excess moisture out rather than rubbing down with a towel. Excess moisture left in the hair will gather at the ends as time passes by. Gently blot the moisture at the ends to avoid friction between strands of hair that will cause cuticle to peel.
BLOW DRYING
Blow drying can prevent
further damage of the hair.
Air drying your hair after the shampoo will cause more damage than blow drying. After towel drying your hair, spray a leave in conditioner. Then blow dry the nape area first, leaving the area above the forehead second. The bottom part should be dried first, so that the top part does not absorb the moisture from the bottom. In the end, this gives body to your hair. No matter how much you use the blow dryer, the top will remain flat because the hair soaks up moisture from the bottom while it is wet. Begin styling the hair when the scalp is completely dry and 80% of the hair is dry. LONG HAIR
How to maintain beautiful long hair.
Long hair tends to get very damaged easily. Any hair passed shoulder length can be considered damaged. Hair is a build up of dead cells, so it does not have the ability to heal and revitalize its own damaged areas. Natural oils from your scalp can only reach to your ear line. If you keep this in mind every time you shampoo your hair, it will make a lot of difference.