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27th Apr 2016

Doing THIS In The Shower Will Give You Fuller, Healthier And More Bouncy Hair

Trine Jensen-Burke

If you are struggling with hair that is more limp and flat than bouncy and full of swish, then maybe you’ll be interested to know that you have probably been washing your hair wrong all this time.

Let’s face it, you have probably, like the rest of us, been washing your hair before you apply conditioner, no?

Well, now many major hair care brands are calling this strategy into question, claiming that we should, in fact, flip this the other way around, and use conditioner before we wash.

Say what?!

It’s true. Big hair brands like Tresemme and Kerastase have started rolling out lines that ask us to do the complete opposite of what we have been doing, namely condition before shampooing. And according to them, this will give you hair you previously only fantasized about.

The thing is, apart from being just the “latest thing”, there is actually a pretty good reasoning behind the new reverse shampooing systems.

For instance, conditioning before you shampoo is great for adding nourishment to fine hair without weighing it down. It also promotes a longer lasting blow-dry and primes the hair before cleansing, something that allows your shampoo to distribute easier and more evenly.

According to the experts, using conditioner after you shampoo can weigh hair down, but if used before washing will make hair feel soft and silky – with plenty of bounce.

Still not convinced? Well, we tried it and it actually worked!