Deep Conditioning on Dry, Wet or Shampooed Hair?

1. Oil (pre wash treatment)

Apply oil for the purpose of conditioning dry hair as water repels oil and if your intention is to use

oil to penetrate the hair then your hair needs to be dry.

2. Water based Conditioner

Here, we are referring to a regular water based conditioner (intensive mask or rinse it out) that is

coated on hair extensions with the purpose of repairing damage, softening or moisturizing.

The best way to get maximum amount of conditioner to absorb and then potentially penetrate is :

1. Shampoo with a anionic (negative) surfactants product

2. Apply conditioner with cationic (positive) surfactants

Q: Why use a shampoo first?

As hair carries a negative charge when you shampoo, it will absorb the conditioner better as the

positive charge in the conditioner is attracted to the negative charge on the hair surface. For the

purpose of getting the best result from a shampoo, use surfactants with a charge.

Q: Can you apply the conditioner first and then shampoo?

Your process:

-Deep Condition

-Rinse

-Shampoo

-Rinse

-Rinse out conditioner

- Leave ins, oils, styling products etc

Q: Should you rinse off the shampoo?

Some like to buffer their shampoo by directly adding a conditioner to it before rinsing it off. Some

also apply the conditioner before the shampoo. For both these cases, the negative charge of the

shampoo interferes with the ability of conditioner to stick to the surface.

Two outcomes:

1. Conditioner does not stick to the hair extensions and is washed away

2. The shampoo and the conditioner bind together and create a build up on the hair extensions

Q: Can you deep condition dry hair?

Yes, but remember the rules about using shampoo afterwards. Apply shampoo first and rinse your

hairextensions before applying a conditioner to get the best result.