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Hello blondebomb,
Am wondering if I have welcomed you to the forum or not and don't believe I have. Glad to have you and the great questions you pose.
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Thank you so much! This is a very nice forum you have here.
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Shampooing your hair means using the least amount of soap as possible since it can dry and strip your hair out. You really only want enough to remove the dirt and oils. Since those oils come from the glands beneath the skin, said oil is, of course, going to be right there on and near your scalp.
Rubbing the shampoo into the scalp area means having the shampoo on the pads of your fingertips as much as possible. Massaging your scalp with only the tips of your fingers so as to not activiate your oil glands further is the trick the professionals use. Even though we know how wonderful nails can feel, they are not a good idea.
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OK. So I should be using my fingertips and not my palms? I can certainly give that a try. I had no idea.
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Soap up the scalp area and work the hair shaft and ends into this bubbly foundation. And yes, water activates soap, any soap, so when it isn't foaming up for you, a little water gets it going. Unless of course, you don't have that much shampoo to begin with.
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Hmmm. I know that water activates it, but I guess unless you have enough to start with it can't work miracles.
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How much shampoo is enough? Depends on the length and density of your hair. Also, how dirty and oily it is makes the difference. If all of these are average, then a capful should do the job. Adjust up and down from there.
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A capful? Oh my. I am probably not using near that much. But unless I've gone a day without washing my hair (I don't have oily hair but it feels really gross if I don't wash it every day) my hair feels clean with the amount I use so I must be OK.