Should You Use Conditioner Before Shampoo

Almost every line of hair care paired with shampoo offers a hair Conditioner. Perhaps everyone knows that the conditioner facilitates combing and smoothing the hair. But if the hair, at first glance, everything is fine, and so, is it possible to do with one spray or indelible cream/oil and not add to the care Conditioner?

In short, the Conditioner after washing is necessarily needed. Below, let’s explain why not apply it to your hair – to harm your hair.

Any shampoo is stressful for hair. And even the softest, free-to-be-sulfate!

And here’s why. The main task of PAVA, whatever its origin, is to contact the fat on the hair and remove it. As a rule, we are concerned about fat at the roots of the hair, and mine we have the whole head. It turns out that at the roots we wash off the skin fat, and from the low-fat part of the hair, we gradually wash out the lipid layer, gluing the scales of cuticles. It stops holding the inner water, the hair dries. That’s why the problem of dry tips is so worrying for most girls – especially those who often wash their heads!

So, after washing any shampoo, whether aggressive or the softest, the scales of the hair open, and our hair become vulnerable, dried. Regular ignoring of air conditioners will lead to brittleness, section, and hair damage.

How air conditioners work

1. Neutralize the alkaline environment after water and shampoo. In an alkaline environment, the scales of the cuticles are raised, and in the acidic – slammed. On this property and built the action of Conditioners!
2. Smooth the hair scales, resulting from which the curls are easy to comb, do not electrify, and become protected from damage.

Lifehack for hair with dry length: Apply to the ends of the Conditioner conditioner before shampooing. After all, we are concerned about the “stale” hairstyles at the roots. Rinse your head as usual, with the remnants of the foam rinsed the entire length, then again apply the Conditioner. This helps prevent unnecessary damage to the hair structure and protects the tips from the effects of shampoo, especially if you need to wash your head frequently.

And below, we have collected answers to the most frequent questions about air conditioning.

Does hair spray replace conditioner?

Alas, no! The spray is a great extra assistant and defender. But still, it is an indelible remedy that provides hydration during the day, facilitates combing and styling.

The task of smoothing scales and balancing pH rests on the hair conditioner’s shoulders, which is applied after shampoo washing.

Do I need a hair Conditioner after a mask?

Most often, yes, but here it all depends on a specific hair mask! The very first rule is to read the instructions.

In general, the task of any mask – to nourish the curls with useful substances, and the Conditioner already fixes this result, protecting the hair with a thin film. Therefore, washing off the mask, do not be lazy to apply a little air conditioning on the ends.

Sometimes manufacturers release products 2-in-1 – when the product can be used both as a Conditioner and as a mask if you keep on the hair for a certain time.

And there are hair masks that are applied before shampooing, and in this case, of course, the use of conditioning is just mandatory!

What about the air conditioning shampoos?

This format is suitable for owners of short hair when their own sebum is enough to protect the curls from drying, and the air conditioning effect facilitates styling.

However, it is necessary to read the reverse side of the packaging carefully. In such means, most often work silicones, the application of which on the scalp is extremely undesirable.

Getting on the skin, silicones clog the mouth of the hair follicles, disrupt the outflow of sebum, and thus change its composition, leading to a narrowing of the follicle’s diameter. The effects of thinning hair appear about six months after the regular use of such means.

Exclude silicone in:

• Amodimethicone
• Dimethicone
• Dimethiconol
• Trimethicone
• Cyclopentasiloxane
• Cyclomethicone
• Polyquaternium

In general, for long hair, it is recommended to use a separate shampoo, a separate Conditioner, as these products have a different purpose, as we have detailed above.

Do I need a Conditioner after co-sharing?

There is a whole separate direction – co-sharing or washing Conditioner instead of shampoo. This is when we clean our hair, not with PAV but with emulsion. The analog is to wash your face not with foam/gel but with milk.

This method is the most delicate and more suitable for owners of dry and normal hair.

It would seem that since we are already my hair Conditioner, then they certainly do not need to use additional conditioning?

However, even with this washing method, it is necessary to apply the air conditioner at length to protect the hair. After all, the task of co-ging, albeit delicately, but still, to clean and Conditioner – to smooth the scales.

Shampoo and Conditioner should be the same brand and series?

You don’t have to!

• You can use shampoo for oily hair and Conditioner for dry if the hair is combined.
• You can safely combine different brands, choosing comfortable textures for yourself.

But what is not worth doing is to mix natural means and mass-market. Soft PAVAma organic shampoo will be more difficult to wash the silicones of classic Conditioner from supermarket shelves. The natural Conditioner will not be so easy to resist the aggressive effects of shampoo with SLS and SLES.

How long does it take to keep the conditioner in your hair?

Here we will return to the important rule – read the manufacturer’s instructions! Surely you have noticed that Conditioners with silicones work instantly, just a minute. Natural components often take a little longer. However, modern formulas allow you to do so to meet in a couple of minutes. By the way, natural Conditioners can often be used as masks. Then the manufacturer separately indicates the time of “exposure” so that the product should have time to nourish the hair.

A selection of natural Conditioners

In this list, Conditioners without silicones are especially comfortable when switching to organic products. They cope perfectly with smoothing hair, effectively nourish and moisturize.

So, if you want to keep your hair healthy, Conditioner is definitely needed! Do you use conditioners after shampoo?