Salon Treatment for Dry Hair

Those suffering from dry frizzy, and/or damaged hair can head to a salon to seek treatment for their condition. Salons are experts at administering a wide range of professional treatments, from deep conditioning involving hot oils and other products to corrective treatments using reconditioning agents, to restore dry hair to perfect condition.

Rationale

Quite a few treatments for dry hair are available to the general public. Dry-hair products from Kerastase, J.F. Lazartigue and other companies can be bought at many drugstores and department stores. However, dry-hair sufferers may still find it best to seek professional help. For one, it may be inconvenient for them to apply such treatments to their own hair—specialists may be able to do it faster and more effectively. More importantly, however, some treatments for dry and damaged hair, such as those involving chemicals and electric current, can worsen damage and can even be dangerous to health if not performed by experts.

Deep Conditioning

Deep-conditioning treatments involve the use of hot oils like jojoba, olive or sunflower oil, massages and steam. Professionals use scalp massages and warm steam to ready the scalp beforehand, and then apply amounts of warmed pure oils to the entire scalp and then to the hair. Heat is then applied to condition the scalp and hair by driving the oils or conditioners into the dry hair follicles and the open scalp pores in a process that can last about one hour.

Hair Tonics

A hair tonic for dryness refers to any type of cosmetic chemical-based solution that can be used to stimulate the scalp or correct a scalp condition such as dryness. Hair tonics, such as Vaseline Intensive Care Hair Tonic, are intended to treat both dry hair and scalp. The professional will need to steam the scalp and stimulate it beforehand to improve circulation, open pores and, by doing so, increase absorption of the tonic. The tonic is then carefully applied and massaged into the scalp.

Direct Current

Certain salons like Mane Emotions Salon and Spa in Durham, NC can offer treatment utilizing direct, high frequency current to treat dry scalp and hair. This treatment can stimulate the scalp to normalize oil production. After the scalp is prepared using oils or other preparations, the scalp is steamed to open the pores and washed to remove excess preparations. The hair is then dried, a scalp cream applied, and an infrared or red dermal lamp placed over the area to be treated. Afterward, the professional stimulates the scalp using a glass rake electrode to deliver direct current for around five minutes.

Corrective Treatment

As opposed to direct-current treatment, this method works directly with hair shafts instead of the scalp. This treatment makes use of products such as ISH conditioner, or which are usually emulsions that contain cholesterol and related compounds, to soften and recondition dry hair. Stylists first stimulate and massage the scalp for a few minutes, and then apply the desired reconditioning agents according to manufacturers’ directions.

References

• Milady’s Standard Textbook of Professional Barber-Styling