3 Top Tips for Using Your MIF Conditioner Bar

Conditioner bars are one of those things that can seem slightly mysterious until you've actually used one.

There's no plastic bottle, no unnecessary water and very little waste. They're also small enough to pop into a wash bag without taking up half the space — or depositing conditioner all over your clothes on the way home.

The biggest difference from bottled conditioner is simply that you need much less than you think.

1. A little really does go a long way

After shampooing, make sure your hair is thoroughly wet.

Wet the conditioner bar and glide it gently over the mid-lengths and ends of your hair. You can also rub a little between wet hands and smooth it through.

You might not feel lots of product coating your hair in the way you do with some liquid conditioners. Don't be tempted to keep adding more.

Start with a little. You can always add another swipe if you need it.

2. Give it a couple of minutes

Once you've worked the conditioner through your hair either with a wide-toothed comb or your fingers, leave it there while you get on with the rest of your shower.

A couple of minutes gives the conditioner time to soften and condition the hair.

Then rinse thoroughly.

If your hair is fine, concentrate mainly on the ends. If it's dry, curly or processed, you may find you want a little more through the lengths. You'll quickly work out what your own hair likes.

3. Let the bar dry afterwards

Just like your shampoo bar, your conditioner bar doesn't want to spend its life sitting in water.

Put it somewhere well drained after your shower and let it dry thoroughly before its next outing. It'll stay firm, be nicer to use and last much longer.

And that's really all there is to it. Once you've worked out how little you actually need, you may wonder why you spent so many years buying conditioner in enormous plastic bottles.