The salon and spa is a defining experience for a woman. Men buy themselves things like motorcycles, cars, and boats, or they may treat themselves to a round of golf. These are all things that woman do as well, but typically they are men things to do. Men also typically go to barbers and a barber will hardly ever wash your hair before he cuts it, and if he does the chances that he knows anything about things like shampoos, conditioners, products in general is slim. There have been more and more men oriented salons opening in larger cities. A good trend if you ask me. Before I started growing my hair out in anticipation of living full time, I did not know a thing about hair. I would wash it with hand soap FFS. To me a comb was something I used to slick my hair back with gel. Knowing nothing about things like how to use a round brush, how blow drying in the direction of growth and then brushing back the other way will give you volume, that shampooing every day was a horrid thing to do to your hair. So for me going to the salon has been a delightful learning experience! As far as having my hair shampooed by someone else? All I can say is make sure you take a makeup travel kit with you! Most stylists dont think about the fact that most women dont need to redo their makeup after seeing them. For many of us make up is essential Other than that, I consider it all a part of my right of passage into womanhood...the trip to the spa!