Hairstylists’ secrets revealed: Expert shares proper way to shampoo, condition, treat hair

MANILA, Philippines — Too lazy to take a bath or wash your hair every day?

Don’t feel guilty, because not washing the hair every day is actually good for your crowning glory, said hair expert Toni Aviles of international beauty label Kiss at a recent talk in Watsons Mall of Asia.

When taking a bath, people usually wash their head and hair first, and this is proof of how much value people give to their hair, said Aviles.

“I don’t wash my hair every day. Because I have thin hair. So my hair tends to fall – hairfall, crazy hair, dandruff… dryness, breakage, ang dami nating problema and hair is one of the biggest problems bago tayo makaalis ng bahay, right? And to solve that problem, I found out that there are easiest ways to solve that problem for us,” he began.

"If you have thinning hair, always start applying shampoo at the back (of your head), going up, especially if you do not dilute your shampoo with water. Distribute the product away from the scalp," Aviles instructed. "If you wash your hair more than once a day, you can skip applying shampoo on your next washings to make your scalp healthier."

"Apply conditioner starting from the middle of your hair all the way down," he suggested. "Because if you put conditioner here (scalp), nag-bi-build-up ang dandruff." 

A hair oil, he vouched, is an “all around” solution to one’s hair woes.

He gave three tips to properly use hair oil:

1. After shower, when you have damp hair, wear a minimum amount of hair oil. Aviles suggested two pumps of the oil or depending on how bad your hair is. 

“If it’s too haggard, two or three more is needed,” he said.

2. Apply hair oil starting from the ends. 

“If your hair is really that bad, use hair oil as a mask. Leave it on in your hair – starting from the roots up your hair, except on the scalp. Cover it with shower cap,” he advised.

3. Right after styling your hair, put a drop of the oil on your hair “to make it shinier and healthier.”

“Kahit na araw-araw kaming nasa photo shoot these days, my hair looks healthy (because of hair oil),” Aviles shared.

If there are serums to make the face brighter the next morning, there are conditioners and hair mask that can do such for one’s locks,