A conditioner is used after the hair has been shampooed and the hair is clean.Some conditioners are called leave in conditioners and this means one does not rinse it out all other get rinsed out before toweling the hair dry. Make sure the conditioner is rinsed very well otherwise the hair will seem oily and dirty.
The purpose of a conditioner is to make the hair soft, smooth and feel moisturized. Sometimes a conditioner is used to detangle the hair and make it easy to comb but a conditioner is different from a detangler. Most conditioners are too heavy for thin fine hair.
A conditioner leaves the hair feeling smooth and silky because it is mostly a wax product that adheres to the hair shaft making the hair slippery and smother. Because of this was substance sometimes it also attracts dirt more easily than without conditioner.
There are just as many conditioners a there are shampoos for the same reason-hair texture thickness and special needs.A conditioner should be used almost always on chemically treated, thick, dry, damaged, tangled and curly hair. If ones hair is chemically treated it may require a specific conditioner for a specific purpose.
A conditioner should hardly ever be used if ones hair is oily, short and thin , limp baby hair or stringy long hair. If your hairs needs to be shampooed every day because it gets oily do not condition your hair or use a all in one shampoo.
Natural ingredients conditioner are available like aloe vera, shea butter, olive oil and other natural ingredients if organic is what your looking for, or you may have some allergies to certain ingredients than your local heath food store will carry some good ones. Its best to find a heath store that has a consultant at hand.
If your hair is thinning or falling out than special conditioner are also available to aid you with keeping your hair as long as possible. Ask your stylist or your dermatologist, the other option is to look on line for special products.
A leave in conditioner is recommended when hair is very fine but damaged, in which case the conditioner must be very light.
Spray the leave in conditioner in the hair after its been shampooed rinsed and toweled dry. Comb through the hair and blow dry or style.
A deep conditioner is one that one leaves in for a period ot time before rinsing.
How to use a deep conditioner:Shampoo rinse and towel dry. Apply the conditioner generously to the hair, wrap with a plastic bag or plastic wrap and apply heat for 5 to 10 minutes. If one does not have a dryer simply leave it on the hair for about 20 minutes to an hour.