3 Common Mistakes That People Make When Using Conditioner
There are some pretty important axioms in hair care that most of us follow in order to maintain a healthy head of hair: don’t wash too frequently, use great products, and rinse well. But when it comes to using conditioner, there are a few common mistakes that many of us make. Before we begin though, it is important to understand the goal of shampooing your hair as compared to the goal of conditioning your hair.
While the function of shampoo is to cleanse your scalp of impurities and provide your roots the ingredients they need to be healthy, the goal of conditioner is actually to keep your hair strands healthy and moisturized. With that in mind, here are three common mistakes that many of us make when it comes to using conditioner.
CONDITIONING THE ROOTS
The goal of shampoo is to cleanse your scalp of any impurities, including oils or product buildup, that may remain in your hair or on your scalp as a result of your daily routine. If you apply conditioner to your roots or scalp, you will put those same oils back into the area of your hair that you just cleaned. As a result, you want to shampoo your hair from your roots to the midway length of your hair, and use Routine Conditioner only on the ends of your hair. Doing so helps boost volume and maintain hydration without flattening the top of your head.
Pro Tip: Think about holding your hair in a ponytail, and only apply conditioner to the sections below your fist.
USING TOO MUCH OR TOO LITTLE
If you’ve ever stepped out of the shower and found your hair to be incredibly greasy or oily, you know that there is such a thing as using too much conditioner. Similarly, if you find your hair to be too dry or straw-like after you condition, you have used too little conditioner. You need to find the goldilocks amount of conditioner. The best way to figure out how much conditioner to use is to add more as needed. Start by applying about two quarter-sized dollops of Routine Conditioner to your hair and comb through your hair. If you can glide your fingers easily through your hair, you’ve used enough. If not, add a quarter-sized amount and try again. Once you can glide your fingers easily through your hair, stop applying more conditioner.
USING PRODUCTS WITH BAD INGREDIENTS
As with all hair care products, ingredients are everything. Look for products made from natural oils, including coconut oil and argan oil. The best products are formulated to make sure that your hair is well-nourished and hydrated without giving your hair the appearance of being weighed down or overly heavy. That is, the best products balance the needs of hydration and volume.
Remember, Routine Conditioner has been specifically formulated to moisturize your hair without weighing it down.
