Which bit of “Please don’t get any oil in my hair” do many, many therapists not understand? Sometimes it is just not possible to do the full shampoo and blow dry after a treatment, so you simply ask the therapist to keep oil away from the crowning glory. Some nod and keep oil away from the crown of the head and not from the face, others manage most of it but not the neck, a few will wash their hands and give you a dry scalp massage and very, very few will wrap your head in a band or towel. I now bring a shower cap with me…not attractive I know, but better than looking like an oil slick at the bus stop.

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