Shampooing
your hair - Tips for shampooing your hair
by
Doris Möller
Which
shampoo do you think is better - a shampoo that suds
a lot or one that doesn't? Well, many people
think that the shampoo that suds a lot is better. However,
the fact is that it is not any better. So, you might ask what
are suds for then? The only function of suds is to spread
the cleansing agent evenly over the entire head. Manufacturers
have become aware of the consumer's preference for sudsy shampoos
and market shampoos that are highly sudsy. The consumer feels
that this kind of shampoo is of better quality. Actually a
very sudsy shampoo has two disadvantages. First, the extremely
sudsy shampoo takes much longer to rinse out of your hair,
resulting in excessive use of water. Secondly, with so many
suds the hair doesn't seem to get as clean.
The proper way to shampoo your hair is
to rinse it first. Then deposit the shampoo
into the palm (in the amount of a twenty-five cent piece)
of your hand, distributing it over both palms and throughout
your hair to ensure that it is evenly applied. Now massage
your scalp. By the way, how hard you rub your scalp has little
influence on how clean your hair becomes.
The interaction between the water and
the shampoo will remove oil and dirt particles
from your scalp and hair. The first shampoo accomplishes most
of the cleansing. If the hair is dirty, there will hardly
be any suds. If this is the case, you should rinse and apply
a second shampoo. This time you will need half the amount
of shampoo. Most of the time shampooing once is enough.
Rain water by itself
is not able to clean your hair. You need the action of a shampoo
to accomplish that.
A shampoo with wheat germ
does not add to the cleansing action of the shampoo nor is
it of any use to your hair.
