PSA: Heard a stylist say conditioner on roots is fine, and it messed with my head

I was waiting for my shift to start at the salon downtown last Tuesday, and I heard a newer stylist tell her client that putting conditioner on the roots is totally fine. Every instructor I had in school drilled into us to keep it off the scalp. Now I'm wondering if I've been overthinking this for the past 3 years. Has anyone here actually tested this on different hair types and seen a difference?

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emma7213d ago

...so basically everything I was taught in beauty school was a lie and I could have been sleeping in an extra 15 minutes this whole time instead of being meticulous about root application. My hair is fine and oily, so I'm guessing the "roots are fine" people don't have to deal with looking like a greaseball by noon the next day. But honestly, half the stuff they tell you in school is just gatekeeping so you don't cut corners and blame them later. I'll probably still keep it off my roots out of habit and spite.

davis.dakota13d agoMost Upvoted

100 bucks says @emma72's beauty school instructor had some perfect hair that never got greasy and just assumed everyone else's did the same. That's always how it works - the people making the rules don't have to follow them. I've known stylists who swear by the "heat protectant before every blow dry" rule but also admit they skip it when they're running late. The whole thing is a scam built on guilt, not science. Keep doing your thing out of spite, that's the only way to stay sane in any industry.