But according to GQ Magazine, stopping those routine trips to the barber or salon comes with some homework. First, hair stylists say you should not wash your hair with shampoo everyday. Instead, GQ Magazine says to use conditioner every day, and shampoo a couple times a week. Hair stylists also told Vogue Magazine to change your diet. Hair stylists also say you should sleep on a silk pillowcase.

If you’ve never given yourself (or a someone else) a quick haircut, you’ll soon realize why cosmetology school exists. Anyone who has gone to the barber knows that they use different clippers to measure how much hair comes off. Most people run into trouble while cutting their hair at home because they start with too short of a guard, Jordan said. Once it’s gone, it’s gone. As always, practice makes perfect to nail a quarantine haircut at home, so don’t beat yourself up too badly if it looks like you cut your hair with a weed whacker as opposed to an electric razor.