Yumi:

It is the beginning of the fall season.

 

Hama-chan:

Hair in fall and winter gets dry as we all know.

 

Yumi:

And our hair gets dry as well.

 

Hama-chan:

The topic for this lesson is how to deal with dry hair during those seasons.

Hama-chan:

Healthy hair contains 11 – 14% of moisture, which means hair has a capacity to retain water.

 

Yumi:

I see.

 

Hama-chan:

When hair looses its healthy condition, it looses the ability of restraining moisture with only 6 – 8% of water kept.  When hair looses moisture, it alsos loose its softness, gets frizzy, and break. When hair contains enough moisture, it is soft and has a smooth texture.

 

Yumi:

That is why moisture is so important for our hair.

 

Hama-chan:

Yes, this is a reason why we feel our hair gets rough and less smooth when it is dry.

 

Yumi:

What shall we do for this matter?

 

Hama-chan:

There are two solutions.

1. Keep our hair to the condition which hair can keep moisture
2. Apply moisture directly to hair

 

 

Yumi:

It is similar to the discussion we had before on how to deal with moisture during rainy season.

 

Hama-chan:

Solution no.1 and no.2 sound similar but are slightly different.

For the solution no.1, we take care of our hair give it the ability to keep moisture inside. For example,

• Use effective and moisturizing in-the-bath treatment everyday
• Have a moisturizing treatment at hair salon
• Apply mist type out-of-bath treatment

 

For the solution no.2, we apply oil when the hair is wet to also keep hair moisturized.

• Use oil type or milky out-of-bath treatment to keep the moisture inside

 

Yumi:

I understand.

 

Hama-chan:

Of course, the best way it to combine solution no.1 and no.2.

Let’s keep shinny hair and go through the dry season with those solutions.

 

 

Lecturer: Yuichi Hamaguchi

Hair Salon: Cura