Singapore shampoo

This afternoon I left work early to get a haircut. It was desperately needed being that I looked a bit like a shaggy dog...had been since the end of May since I had my last cut. I found a nice salon when I was still staying in the temporary apartment. It is on my same block and literally around the corner from my building. Very convenient.

The salon looks similar to those back home. Lots of chatting and hairdryers running and hair products for sale. The main difference is noticeable when they shampoo your hair. They do it with you sitting in the same chair where you get your hair cut. They just walk up behind you and squirt some shampoo on the top of your dry head and just starting lathering up. There is no sink. You are just sitting in front of the mirror watching this nice person shampoo your hair. Seems a bit weird until they start the awesome neck and head massage...oh my goodness does it rock! Very relaxing...makes you want to curl up and nap. The shampooing & massaging lasts for about 5 minutes and then they take you to a sink and rinse your head off.

So, they do indeed have the hairdresser sinks but they just choose to use them only for rinsing. Seems a bit odd to me but is very normal over here. I don't know if one way is better than the other. Certainly the Singapore shampoo uses less water so I guess from the environmental side of things that is a perk. Regardless, the end result is the same and I am happy to report I no longer look like a shaggy dog.