A: Your barber will use and recommend the right dandruff shampoo. A home Super Shampoo may alleviate some scalp problems. Thoroughly massage in hair cream or tonic. Rinse a towel under hot water and wring out. Apply the steam towel for 5-15 minutes. Remove towel and saturate hair with shampoo. Massage in with a shampoo brush or soft nail brush, and step into the shower. Rinse, relather and massage, repeat as necessary. Finish with a triple rinse. Lightly towel head. Apply hair cream or tonic, massage in and comb through.

       Why this works. You've hit all the bases on the Quad. Here are a few common problems and why the Quad helps alleviate them. Problem: dry scalp. Solution: pre-shampoo tonic, wet hair grooming. Problem: itchy scalp. Solution: pre-shampoo massage, post- shampoo tonic. Problem: dry, flaky hair. Solution: shampoo thoroughly to remove hair spray, styling gel and other "dry" grooming products. Triple rinse to remove all shampoo. Apply tonic or hair cream to coat and protect hair shafts.

      If you still have dandruff, rotate a dandruff shampoo like Head and Shoulders, Vitalis or American Crew weekly or monthly into your grooming routine. Varying your shampoo also helps your hair. Try special formula Brylcreem or another dandruff fighting hair groom. Dandruff Remover hair lotions and shampoos differ from dandruff shampoos and hair grooms. The latter usually contain zinc pyrithicone as an anti-dandruff ingredient. Sandahl's Lucky Tiger SDR Shampoo, for instance is used in barbershops and falls into the former category. The "SDR" stands for Sandahl's Dandruff Remover. It's used after a tonic or scalp treatment to remove dandruff and dirt dislodged during the massage.

 

A: Only the bottle. Barbershop hair tonic and shampoo comes in long neck shaker bottles. A stopper with a small hole in it lets out only a few drops at a time, so it doesn't pour out. The barber inverts the bottle over the patron's head, holding it close to the scalp, and thrums his fingers to release the product, working it in with the other hand. The barber text reads: "Apply shampoo to all parts of the scalp. Gradually apply enough warm water to make an abundance of lather over the entire scalp. Massage the scalp for several minutes." After rinsing and toweling, "Suggest hair tonic or hair dressing at this time." Most home shampoo bottles will work as "shaker" bottles. To convert home shampoo, simply add one part water to one part shampoo. Apply to dry hair and work up a lather, adding water from a spray bottle or in the shower.

Q: How can I get a barbershop shampoo?

Q: The incline, or forward method requires only two things: a sink and shampoo. The barber stands behind the chair and massages the head with liquid shampoo, and then leads the patron to the sink for a forward rinse. Sometimes the whole operation is performed at the sink, with the customer seated on a small wire bar stool or leaning over the basin. He may apply a second lather or conditioner and lightly towel the patron before leading him back to the chair for a haircut or tonic. The incline was the original shop shampoo method, and was designed for short hair, and for washing cut stubble off the neck and ears. Ask your barber for an incline or forward shampoo, and you may at least start a discussion.

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