How to Wash Long Hair Cuts

Long hair cuts give women many options for beautiful hairstyles and elegant appearances. Why spoil your beauty by treating your hair wrong? Long hair cuts require special washing techniques, while with short hair, you can be a little less particular. Why not learn to wash and dry your long hair the right way? By following my step-by-step instructions, it'll be easy to learn!

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Shampoo
• Conditioner

1. Apply shampoo to just the top of your head. The shampoo’s job is to cut away the debris, grease, and other build-up. Put the shampoo on your scalp, not the ends of your hair. Try not to go past the bottom of your ears. Work the shampoo into a lather in your hands, and then massage over your scalp with your fingers. Don't mix your hair all over your head; the more you do, the more tangled it will become.
2. Rinse, and then press the water out of your hair. Never squeeze or pull your hair when it's wet. Instead, smooth your hands from the top of your head down to remove excess water.
3. When you apply conditioner to your hair, do so from the bottom of your ears down and concentrate especially on the ends. Gently rub additional conditioning treatment into the tips of your hair to prevent split-end damage. You can also use a leave-in conditioner to treat dry ends on a normal basis.
4. When rinsing for the last time, consider using cool water, as that causes your pores to shrink – so when you go to brush, it decreases your chance of losing too much hair!
5. Many people use hairdryers to dry their hair after a shower, or for styling purposes. What most of us don't realize is that by doing this, we're actually causing our hair to become brittle and dry, which leads to breakage and split ends. Once in a blue moon, drying your hair with a blow dryer won't hurt it too much; but you may want to consider allowing your hair to dry naturally more often than not… or better yet, skip the dryer all together!

Tips & Warnings

• Warm water causes your pores to enlarge, while cool water causes them to shrink. This is why so many people advise you to rinse your hair with cool water before getting out of the shower. I have found – from personal experience – that this is quite true. If I rinse my hair with warm water before leaving the shower, I end up losing more hair because my pores are still enlarged when I go to brush. Rinsing with cool water seems to significantly decrease the chance of losing too much hair. Since the pores contract, it seems to take hold of the hair follicle better – and it takes more effort to lose those strands of hair you often find gathering on your brush!
• Avoid bringing all your hair up to the top of your head while shampooing. This causes your hair to get more tangled.
• Using a hair dryer brings more bad than good. By using it, you risk the chance of drying out your hair too much, causing it to become brittle and "dehydrated" - which leads to frizz and breakage.