Deep Conditioning Treatment

A deep conditioning treatment puts moisture and softness back into hair that has been worked hard by colour, heat or weather. It's applied at the basin, left to sit so it actually penetrates, and rinsed out — a short appointment with an immediately noticeable difference in how your hair feels.

It's the simplest thing you can do for dry, rough or dull-feeling hair, and it pairs well with a cut or colour appointment.

• Assessment of your hair's condition and porosity
• Shampoo suited to your hair
• Deep conditioning mask applied through the mid-lengths and ends
• Processing time so the treatment absorbs properly
• Thorough rinse and finish

Allow about 30 minutes. Your stylist checks how your hair feels and chooses the appropriate treatment, then shampoos and applies the mask.

The treatment is left to process — sometimes with warmth to help absorption — then rinsed out thoroughly.

Coloured, lightened, heat-styled or naturally dry hair, and anyone whose hair has started to feel rough or looks dull. It's also a good add-on before an event, because conditioned hair styles more smoothly.

A single treatment helps, but consistency is what changes hair. Use a mask at home once a week, concentrate conditioner on the ends rather than the scalp, and reduce heat where you can.

Book a treatment every four to six weeks if your hair is regularly coloured or heat-styled.

• Add this to a colour appointment — coloured hair benefits most
• A weekly mask at home extends the result far longer than a single salon visit
• Don't apply conditioner to your scalp; it weighs hair down without helping the ends
• Tell your stylist if your hair feels rough rather than just dry — the treatment choice differs