To apply conditioner on hair, follow these steps:

1. Wash your hair with shampoo and rinse it out completely.
2. Use the amount of conditioner recommended on the bottle (usually about the size of a quarter).
3. Spread it evenly on the ends of your hair. For long hair, spread it from chin level and down. Don’t apply conditioner to your scalp.
4. Run your fingers or a wide-tooth comb through the ends of your hair to work in the conditioner.
5. Let it stay on your hair for a moment, following instructions on the label. This is typically 1-2 minutes.
6. Rinse out the conditioner with cool or lukewarm water.

Conditioner is formulated to make hair softer and easier to manage, as well as to protect hair shafts from damage. It contains fatty alcohols, humectants, and oils to make hair soft and flexible, and some have protein to temporarily bind split ends, and some have thickening agents to make hair feel fuller. Conditioning ingredients have a positive charge, so they cling to hair and make it less static.

When selecting a conditioner, it’s important to pick the right kind for your hair and skin type. Different formulations offer different benefits and have different potential side effects. For example, leave-in conditioners are applied to shampooed, towel-dried hair, and are meant to remain on hair until the next washing. They are excellent for restoring hair damage caused by frequent perming, straightening, curling, or dyeing.

The typical hair conditioner is comprised of deionized water, humectants, cationic conditioning agent/emulsifier, fatty alcohols, glyceryl stearate, and fragrance. The top selling products use Cetearyl alcohol, Cetyl, and Stearyl alcohol as low HLB surfactants and SAPDMA, BTMAC as high HLB emulsifier/conditioning agents. Hydrolyzed proteins are also commonly used as conditioning agents. Emollients used include Amodimethicone, Bis Aminopropyl Dimethicone, Dimethicone, Cetyl esters, Avocado oil, Soybean oil, Coconut oil, Argan oil (as a conceptual ingredient) .

To make a homemade hair conditioner, you can use a conditioning emulsion base, emulsifiers and/or thickeners, stabilizing agents, active ingredients like proteins, humectants and moisturizers including panthenol, glycerin, and hyaluronic acid, as well as colorants and fragrance. The best homemade deep hair conditioner will likely be a thick, viscous emulsion containing natural and organic ingredients, such as botanical oils, butters, and waxes for their hair-beneficial properties, scent, color, and ability to provide substance and structure.

Some benefits of using conditioner on hair include smoothing and detangling the hair, which helps reduce breakage and split ends, adding moisture back, as well as softening and detangling the hair. However, some potential side effects of using conditioner include buildup, greasiness, and allergic reactions[[1]](https://...