Break This Rule: Apply styling products before you blow dry
If you just got out of the shower, don't apply products to your hair when it's sopping wet, says Kris Sorbie, Education Artistic Director for Redken 5th Avenue. She says doing this will dilute your hair products and make them less effective. A better option: Blow dry your hair until it's damp (or if you have time, let it air dry), and then apply your styling products and finish drying. However, short hair is an exception, says Sorbie, since it dries so quickly.
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Break This Rule: Always use conditioner after shampoo
This is one that depends on your hair type. If you've got thick or dry hair, you'll definitely still want to use conditioner post-shampoo. But Philip B. says baby fine hair responds better when you switch the order. He recommends applying conditioner, warming hair with a blow dryer for five minutes to let it soak in, then shampooing to lift any excess product from your hair. "You'll end up with perfectly conditioned, clean, bouncy hair -- with no residue to weigh it down or make it fall flat," Philip B. says.
Are you sick and tired of hair that falls flat, frizzes at the first sign of rain, or has ends drier than Seth Meyers' wit? Join the club.
As fellow card-carrying members of the bad hair day club, we know the feeling. Which is why we tracked down a ton of leading experts and stylists to find out why our hair disappoints on a regular basis.
The consensus? We're still following these so-called "hair rules" that are actually just really bad advice. Turns out some of the hair tips we think are no-brainers -- like conditioning after shampooing, blow drying from back to front, and combing hair from the ends up -- are actually wrong. Who knew?
Check out this list of hair advice you should completely ignore. And in case you're wondering just who is turning your hair world upside down, rest assured we talked to the best in the biz. People like celebrity hair and scalp expert Philip B., Pantene Principal Scientist Jeni Thomas, and celebrity hairstylist David Babaii (he does Kate Hudson's gorgeous hair).
Thankfully, our experts didn't just crush our hair reality. They also gave us plenty of hair advice to rebuild our world -- a new world full of amazing hair every day. So go ahead -- be a rebel and break these rules for your best hair ever.
