Hair Care: Washing and drying your hair for optimum results

Washing Hair

Finding the correct shampoo and conditioner for your hair type: Tried and tested reccomendations/warnings:

• Fine oily hair - Avoid L'oreal and Pantene. They can drag your hair down with a waxy coating and cause build up over several weeks, while this can tame coarse hair it will not work for fine greasy hair as build up will create more oils and you may have to buy a clarifying shampoo to use once every week. Instead opt for Aussie Volume or Aussie Mega Shampoo and Conditioner which are both light weight and will not cause build up over time.
• Thick or coarse hair - Again I would suggest Aussie Mega, Aussie Frizz Miracle or Aussie Miracle Moist Shampoo and Conditioner. While L'oreal and Pantene can temporarily tame frizz by coating it in a thin waxy layer, it can eventually build up and cause even dry hair to become greasy at the scalp. Also, by coating hair in the thin waxy layer it gives a false impression of healthier hair. Whilst Aussie does not always have immediate effects, in the long run it helps to tame frizz by preventing breakage and dryness. 

Tip: If you have wavy or curly hair, you can tell when a shampoo or conditioner is coating your hair in wax (this is not good for your hair despite that it may feel smoother to the touch) when after a shower your hair dries straighter than it normally does. This is due to the heavy, waxy layer dragging hair downwards.

Shampooing: When shampooing hair, flip your head upside down. This allows your fingers to massage the entire scalp without tangling hair and drying out your ends. Rinse out. This will also add more volume to the crown area.

Conditioning: Only condition the middle-ends of your hair, but don't forget the front part as that is most prone to drying out from heat styling bangs/fringes.

Drying Hair:


Towel Drying: Do not rub hair between the towel! This causes very, very bad breakage as hair is at its weakest when wet! Instead gentle grasp the hair with the towel and squeeze with your hands from top to bottom without pulling on hair, this will also help smooth down frizz.


Air Drying: Try to avoid pulling hair back into a ponytail or bun when it is wet as this can cause breakage. Instead wrap hair in towel until dry (this also makes hair wavy) or simply wear it down.


Blow Drying: Always use a heat protectant! Sprays are the easiest to use and Tresemme is a good option. Don't blow dry closer than a foot away from your hair and try not to focus too much on the crown area as it causes breakage which can result in a frizz halo. Afterwards it is always good to use a leave-in conditioner, I reccomend Aussie, because many girls use hairspray after blow drying hair and are not aware that it can dry out hair very badly.

Love, Vee :)