What's the best way to get healthy hair?

Massage your scalp regularly using the pads of your fingers and circular movements. This increases blood supply to the hair follicle and again promotes healthy growth.

Avoid washing hair with really hot water, which can increase the secretion of sebum (the hair’s natural conditioner). Too much sebum makes the hair greasy. Instead, use warm water and always rinse all residues from hair. Finish your shampoo routine with a cold rinse to close the cuticle and promote shin.

• Start moisturizing and baby-ing your hair. I would love to see women treat their hair like it was a cashmere sweater! 
• Stop overdoing it! Over-brushing, over-coloring, over-styling...

Shampooing
When shampooing, use your fingertips to give your scalp a good massage. This will help the flow of blood to your roots, which helps stimulate hair growth. Use moisturising shampoos and conditioners and give hair a weekly deep intensive conditioning treat.

Deep conditioning
Regular deep conditioning treatments help smooth hair cuticles that run down each hair shaft. Massage gently, using circular movements of the fingers, then leave for 3-5 minutes so the nourishing ingredients can penetrate the hair shaft.

Drying
Always rinse hair until water runs clear, as residues of shampoo can dull the hair. Never dunk your hair in the bath water.

Wet hair is at its most fragile. Never brush; instead, use a wide toothcomb to gently untangle from tips to roots.

We often damage our hair by towelling it dry. Rubbing it tears cuticle scales that aren’t lying flat and smooth. So wrap, don’t rub. Wear your towel turban-style for a few minutes to sponge up excess water, then turn it round and leave on for five more minutes.

Occasionally give your hair a holiday from heated appliances. Instead, when it’s still damp, tip your hair forward and cupping large sections in your hand, clip each one loosely. Then straighten up and leave locks to dry naturally.

Brushing & Combing
Invest in a high quality hairbrush and comb. These have bristles and pins that won’t damage the scalp or tear the hair. Look for brushes in my Trevor Sorbie range or those from the Denman range in Boots stores nationwide.

When detangling hair, use a wide-tooth comb and start at the ends and work up to the roots. This prevents damage and splitting.

Roughly towel drying your hair is something that you should never do. It can snarl and tangle long hair and in worst cases, cause breakage. So many times I've seen women toss their long hair to one side, grab a towel, and with both hands, go at it like they're buffing a piece of silver jewelry to a high shine.
Hair isn't cold, hard steel; it's more like delicate strands of gold and should be treated as such. A quick, easy after-shower comb out, starts in the shower.

• First, shampoo your scalp, and then work the shampoo to the ends of your hair if, and only if, your hair is full of gel, mousse, hairspray, or mud from your latest wrestling match. The primary reason that you're shampooing the hair is to remove the excess oils from your scalp. A healthy scalp means thicker hair.
• Second, condition the hair from about the nape of your neck down. Unless you're only washing your hair once a month, the oils from your scalp rarely reach the ends of longer hair. Keep an inexpensive wide tooth comb in the shower and use it to detangle the hair while the conditioner is still in it.
• Then rinse thoroughly. When you step out of the shower, wrap yourself in one towel, and use a separate towel to gently squeeze the excess water out of your hair.
• Comb it out, then gently squeeze it again with the towel. If your hair is prone to tangles, then use a good spray detangler and the same wide tooth comb to comb it out. ALWAYS start combing your hair from underneath by the nape, not at the top of your head.
  • The underneath hair is shorter on long hair (remember it takes about 6-8 inches of hair, from the top of the head, to reach the nape for a one length bob). Also, the underneath hair is less exposed to the damaging effects of the suns rays, or the overlapping of color from highlights and one-process colors.
• Once your hair is tangle-free, and the excess moisture removed, then you can start adding the styling products that will make your crown of glory shine.