5 minute Hair Care

This guide offers a quick and easy way to shampoo and condition the hair which will leave it clean, shiny and looking healthy. Effective results in half the time.

This hub is aimed at people who lead busy lives and, although desiring a well groomed appearance, just don't have the time for complicated routines when grooming their hair. These basic steps will enable you to shampoo and condition your hair preparing it for drying in only 5 minutes.

Tools needed for 5 minute hair care routine

Favourite Shampoo, this should be of good quality

Favourite Conditioner, this should be for your specific hair type (dry, greasy etc)

Jug with Warm Water and 2 tablespoons of Vinegar (if hair is oily you can add a drop or two of lemon juice)

Wide Toothed Comb

Towel

Hairdryer

Method for 5 minute Hair Care

1) Mix together one tablespoon of shampoo and one teaspoon of conditioner (if your hair is dry you could add another half teaspoon of conditioner)

2) Shampoo hair with mixture, working into a lather, and work well into the roots of hair

3) Rinse with plenty of warm water

4) Squeeze excess water from hair

5) Pour vinegar mixture over hair, massage through, squeeze excess from hair and comb through

6) Do not rinse out

7) Comb through hair and style as usual

At this stage, you can add any styling products you normally use, or leave your hair to dry naturally. The vinegar rinse will prevent any tangles and promote added shine to your hair style. It's also a good idea to use a wide toothed comb when combing wet hair, this will reduce breakage to fragile hair and prevent dreaded split ends. Hair responds well to gentle treatment, and this will prevent unnecessary damage and hair loss.

This quick and easy method of hair grooming, will enable you to keep your hair in shiny, tip-top condition with very little effort. You will find when the hair is dry you can't smell the vinegar, but you will see the shine and condition a vinegar rinse brings to the hair, it also helps keep oil and grease at bay for a little longer. Use as often as needed. This method can be used every week, or you can maintain your usual hair care and use the 5 minute method when time is very tight.

For those of you who find this method suits your hair perfectly then adopting it as your usual haircare routine will provide long term benefits, providing you are not using it every day. Every second or third day is recommended or whenever you would usually wash your hair.

Blondes may want to infuse a chamomile teabag in a half pint of warm water and use this in place of the vinegar, as a final rinse to bring out the blonde highlights in their hair.

* The amount of shampoo and conditoner can be adjusted to suit your own personal taste, but use enough shampoo to get a good lather, but only use a little amount of conditioner with the shampoo and mix well before applying.

If you're interested in quick and easy methods of looking good, using less time but getting great results, then see my How to: Skincare hub

Try this no nonsense method and let me know how you get on, and what you're doing with all that extra time:)