How to Maintain & Care for Your Hair

Hair care and maintenance is important for everyone. Different hair conditions, such as dandruff or color treatment, require different methods to ensure the healthiest and shiniest hair possible. Washing and conditioning every other day helps keep hair clean, while additional care--such as deep conditioning treatment for dry hair--may be essential in maintaining very damaged hair. Deep conditioning treatment may be purchased from stores or a salon. It could also be as simple as applying olive oil to your hair. Daily combing helps smooth hair shafts and remove knots.

Things You'll Need

• Shampoo and conditioner
• Wide toothed comb
• Deep conditioning treatment

Instructions

1. Wash your hair every other day with a shampoo specific to its condition. Shampoo is available for every condition, from dandruff to colored hair. For people with no specific hair conditions, there are daily care shampoos available to simply cleanse the hair.

2. Condition hair with a strong conditioner after washing, leaving the conditioner in for at least two minutes. For oily or thin hair, conditioner may not be required.

3. Comb damp hair with a wide-toothed comb daily, gently removing any knots.

4. Apply a deep conditioning mask to hair if it is dry or frizzy. This will help heal individual strands and make it smoother. It hair is thin or oily, deep conditioning is not necessary.

5. Treat colored or permed hair with lots of care to avoid fading and damage. Get regular trims and deep conditioning treatments.

6. Visit a salon every two to three months to have split ends cut off, which leaves hair looking healthier.

Tips & Warnings

• Warm olive oil and coat the hair with it, covering with a shower cap and leaving in overnight. This process helps to smooth out very damaged hair.

• Long hair may benefit from the use of a leave-in conditioner or hair de-tangler.