QuoteReplyTopic: Hair tip of the day Posted: January 12 2000 at 3:59am
I noticed today's tip is 'Never wash hair with hot water'. I try to do everything good for my hair but taking cold or even luke warm showers sounds uncomfortable. Isn't hot water part of the relaxing nature of showers? What do you folks think? Do you wash your hair with hot water or have you found some way to get around doing this?
Could someone please answer this? I try to do what's best for my hair, but I live in New England, and the Victorian house I rent is drafty. I can't imagine washing or even rinsing in cool water--except in the summer.Does this really make a difference (except where color is concerned)?And if hot water is such a bad idea, why do so many salon professionals rinse you with water so hot you need skin grafts afterward? ;)Ally
It's cold here too, so I also wash in hot water. Once i get out of the shower, I then rinse my hair in the sink with cold water. I have long hair, so its easy for me to rinse most of my hair this way without getting my body wet. I remember reading somewhere that cold water closes the hair cuticle, while hot water opens it. The same thing as with your skin poresHonestly, I don't know if it makes a difference, I have been doing it this way for so long that I don't have anything to compare it to.
I read in a magazine that the whole cold rinse theory was a myth and it only smoothes your hair cuticles for a moment but as soon as you expose them to heat (hair dryer etc.) the process reverses.Mostly I think it makes your hair feel nicer while its wet because I tried the cool rinse thing and let my hair air dry and it didn't seem to make a difference on my hair. More importantly, hot showers feel so much better than cold or even luke warm ones!There may be a chance that my info is outdated because I read it a while ago. Even so I'd rather deep condition once a week than give up myhot showers!Regina
This is kind of puzzling, but my take on hot is SCALDING! Now, we all know that water boils at 212F right? And our bodies are 98F-- normal shower water runs about 110-115F (if I remember corectly), and that really isn't what I would call 'hot'. I prefer my shower on the warmer side, but, I wouldn't call it hot. Now, some people do wash their hair sepperately-- and maybe they turn up the heat more (since their entire body isn't submerged). Now, what I do sometimes, is give my hair a cold water rinse once I am finished and out of the shower-- I just stick my head quickly under the faucet to seal the cuticle! Hope this helps!Sherry> I noticed today's tip is 'Never wash hair with hot> water'. I try to do everything good for my hair but> taking cold or even luke warm showers sounds> uncomfortable. Isn't hot water part of the relaxing> nature of showers? What do you folks think? Do you> wash your hair with hot water or have you found some> way to get around doing this?
> This is kind of puzzling, but my take on hot is> SCALDING! Now, we all know that water boils at 212F> right? And our bodies are 98F-- normal shower water> runs about 110-115F (if I remember corectly), and that> really isn't what I would call 'hot'. I prefer my> shower on the warmer side, but, I wouldn't call it> hot. Now, some people do wash their hair sepperately--> and maybe they turn up the heat more (since their> entire body isn't submerged). Now, what I do> sometimes, is give my hair a cold water rinse once I> am finished and out of the shower-- I just stick my> head quickly under the faucet to seal the cuticle!> Hope this helps!> SherrySherry,I think your analysis of what temperature constitutes "hot"is right on. Very warm is a lot different than hot. Forwhat it's worth, I have been rinsing my hair in cool watersince last summer (I wash about 3 times a week) and do mybest to direct the cool water onto my hair only (so itdoesn't chill my skin). I never blow dry my hair (orotherwise apply heat afterwards. My conclusion? The coolwater definitely makes my hair smoother and shinier afterit dries. Of course this is also around the time I startedusing high-quality products... but I believe that the coolwater rinse does what it promises -- closes the cuticle andmakes the hair shinier.Dave
I noticed Ally mentioned that hairstylists often use too hot of water when shampooing. That's because the water does'nt feel as hot on the hand as it does on the head (poorer circulation) and I would hope if this ever happens to anyone that they would not be afraid to assert themselves and comment that the water is a little too hot. RE Hair Tip DuJour: if the water is comfortable to the face, it's probably alright for the hair and washing the hair in the sink (as someone already mentioned) is probably a little riskier because the hand can take more heat than the body. A cool water rinse, by my observations, is a bonus especially on bleached hair wich should actually be washed with tepid water rather than cold. By the way, there was a really good hair tip, I think last week, that was new to me and I thought "great idea" but now I completely forgot what it was. Damn!!! Anyone think they may know what that was?
Hi to anyone out there,Last summer here in Australia I took to shampoo & conditioning my hair in cold water & throwing in the blow dryer as well, I too don't know if this is beneficial but my hair loves it, in winter I use tepid water with a cold rinse to seal up the old cuticles, works for me & as the whole board knows I have quite a lot of trouble with my hair. This is the 2nd year I've been doing this you get used to it & Ally you made me laugh last time I went for a shampoo &trim I nearly jumped out the chair as the water was sooo hot I begged for cold!,when I was hairdressing I used tepid water not so hot I'd scald a clients head!, it's a mystery to me.Bye for now,Simone.(C). ;)It's cold here too, so I also wash in hot water. Once> i get out of the shower, I then rinse my hair in the> sink with cold water. I have long hair, so its easy> for me to rinse most of my hair this way without> getting my body wet. I remember reading somewhere that> cold water closes the hair cuticle, while hot water> opens it. The same thing as with your skin pores> Honestly, I don't know if it makes a difference, I> have been doing it this way for so long that I don't> have anything to compare it to.
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