How To Use Just About Any Hair Product 101

by James Nelson

The biggest reason for disliking any hair product is never being taught how to use it! Too often, products are handed off by stylists, to their guests, with nary a word of proper advise. Consequently, the magic goo, that worked so well in their hands, becomes the nightmare gunk your perplexed with at home.

Here’s the deal: you need to ask for direction if it’s not provided. Don’t turn this into an, I don’t need the map, I know the shortcut: moment in the car situation. You are not going save time or face, and you will be lost. That’s the first step.

Second, master a very simple, generic method of emulsifying most products (from gels to pomades). A small amount of product gets rubbed between the palms of the hands and fingers. Then, using fingers only, begin working product into the thickest and heaviest sections of your hair working from the back, moving forward, is often best. Reload product onto your fingers, from the remainder on your palms, working a judicious amount of product into each successive section of your mop. After applying, punch, mold and command your fro into your preferred architectural likeness.

Different products require individual finessing to determine the right amount to use, but this general method of application will cut down on wasted product and deliver a more consistent result to your look. And all those jars of failed product living under your sink; they just might have a new purpose in your trained hands!