Moist Heat Therapy For Lavish Locks

Have you ever done a treatment thinking its going to be the answer to all your hair prayers and IT WAS A TOTAL LET DOWN ?? Well there are a few steps you probably missed!!

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Depending on the kind of treatment you utilize whether  protein or moisture based . It is important to you know what your hair needs in order to get optimal results!! The difference between both in a nut shell , Protein-based , strengthens hair while Moisture-based  hydrates the hair !! Now that we have that covered, below you have the  important steps some tend to miss …

STEP # 1 Shampoo hair with WARM/HOT water to remove build-up

Wring water out of hair and apply treatment of choice

*in shower NOT TOWEL DRIED

STEP # 2 Wet a small towel and heat it up in a microwave for 1min. then wrap it around your head and add a plastic shower cap on top “moist heat therapy” opens the cuticle of the hair and lets treatment penetrate deeper

Leave on for 10min.

STEP# 3 Rinse out with cold  water to contract the cuticle of the hair and lock in the benefits of the treatment !!

MOIST HEAT THERAPY is most commonly used for rehabilitation purposes ,pains and aches!! same goes for hair that has been over worked with hot tools ,  chemical services and free radicals!!

*So when doing a treatment do not forget steps 1-3 and remember your thermal protectant when styling with heat 🙂

Till next time mi gente …

Besos,

Ona Diaz-Santin

Meet Ona Diaz-Santin, celebrity hairstylist and Creative Director of 5 Salon and Spa located in Fort Lee, New Jersey. She has put her creative talents to use for television, fashion and print, working with celebrities such as Wesley Snipes, Gail King, Dionne Warwick, reporter Harris Faulkner of Fox News, Danny Rivera, Blvd Benny and NYC Fashion Week designer Adrian Alicea. While hairstyling is her passion, so is her Dominican heritage: Ona is the Executive Producer of Pelo! Pelo!, a documentary film that reveals the stories of Latina salon owners and puts the spotlight squarely on the rapidly growing Dominican salon business. Ona believes in “giving back” and is proud to share her best healthy hair tips.

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