| The first step in shampooing is to wet your hair with moderate temperature (100¾F) and low water pressure. Trap the water with your hands and gently massage with it. Repeat this procedure for 3 minutes. At this point, dirt and oil on your hair will be rinsed out. |  |
Single strand of hair is very fine. If you rinse your hair with hot water, it will cause the cuticle to peel. Also, the essential oils will run out. |  |
Shampoo your scalp! Only lather the ends
| The proper way of shampooing is to shampoo your scalp, not 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. |  |
It is not necessary to lather up so much! Too much lathering can cause damage on the cuticle of the hair. |  |
| Just as you wet your hair in the first step, trap the water and gently massage with it. Do not use strong water pressure to rinse the hair. |  |
Certain kinds of styling materials can damage your hair
| Styling materials used will harden up throughout the day. They should be thoroughly rinsed out before applying the shampoo, but never brushe 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. |
| If your hair is damaged, wet your hair thoroughly and apply treatment to protect your hair before shampoo. Apply treatment only on the ends of hair. For hair longer than the shoulder line, apply treatment and let it penetrate into hair as you gently massage. The amount of the treatment is about the size of a teaspoon for long hair. |  |
| Conditioning treatment works 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. |  |
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If your hair is damaged, leave conditioning treatment at the hair ends. With no rincing. |
Gently towel blot excess moisture
| Towel blot excess moisture, 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 damage. |  |
| Air-drying your hair after shampoo will cause more damage than blow-drying. After towel drying your hair, spray a leave-in conditioner, Repair Through. Then blow-dry the nape first, leaving the area above the forehead second. |  |
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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. |
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How to maintain beautiful long hair
| Long hair tends to get very damaged easily. Any hair past 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. |  |
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