Probably something you didn’t realise you were doing incorrectly until now. It seems there is little more to washing your hair than wetting, shampooing and rinsing – right? Wrong. Chances are you’ve inadvertently been damaging your hair through inapt washing habits.
We hear from leading celebrity hairdressers on the correct way to wash it. Mistakes you probably make when washing your hair Hairstylist to Elle Macpherson and Kate Moss , Jon Hala, says the first mistake people make when washing their hair is using the incorrect shampoo. “Shampoos are very prescriptive now and easy to determine what you require for what purpose.
” If you have fine and limp hair, avoid overly nourishing shampoos that will leave your hair more silky and lifeless. “Common mistakes are using overly hot water, which activates and excites the sebaceous glands,” says Hala. “This creates sebum, which makes your hair look greasy.
” Another mistake people often make is not rinsing thoroughly. TONI&GUY’s Cos Sakkas advises that you rinse your shampoo at least twice. On top of this, “Only apply conditioner to the ends of your hair, avoid the roots, as you have your natural sebum to condition those.
” Post-shower is where the mistakes proliferate. Apparently using a so-called ‘towel-turban’ is one of the worst things you can do. “When we pile our hair up onto the top of our heads, the cuticle is the wrong way and can easily be damaged, leading to tangling and making it more difficul.