How to Care for Straight Hair

Haircut styles presents How to Care for Straight Hair

Do you find yourself not being able to care for your straight hair, even if it may seem easy for others? If you have straight hair, but don't know how to care for it, you're in the right place, so read on.

Straight Hair Tips

How to do this:

1. Wash your hair around every day to every other day. Always wash your hair after you swim.
2. Brush out your hair so it is tangle free before you get it wet.
3. Wet the hair thoroughly.
4. Pour the shampoo into your hand, and foam it up by rubbing your hands together. Work the shampoo into your hair, scrubbing the scalp with your fingertips and being careful not to snarl the ends too much (i.e. piling it up on top of your head). If you have oily hair you will probably have to shampoo every day.
5. Condition your hair. A good conditioner will help keep your hair health and will make it easier to untangle after shampooing. If you have dry hair you will need to use a moisturizing conditioner. However, if you have oily hair you can use a basic conditioner.
6. Keep a wide-toothed comb in the shower and comb through your hair before you rinse the conditioner out.
7. Rinse the conditioner out completely; being extra careful to not snarl the ends.
8. Blot the hair with a towel, and comb it out once more.
9. Have a hair stylist cut your hair every four to six weeks to remove any split ends. Straight hair is probably the most prone to split ends and should be treated gently .

Tips

* Blow dry your hair no more than four times a week. Blow drying and straightening are damaging to the hair. Try to use the coolest setting.
* Add a few drops of honey to your conditioner to make it extra moisturizing.
* Try using a swim cap when you swim to prevent chlorine damage. Also, avoid hair altering chemicals as much as possible.
* Protect your hair from the sun by wearing a hat or looking for hair products that contain sunscreen.
* Look for hair friendly hair ties- ones without metal connectors. Wear your hair in a braid if you want to decrease snarling.


Do not wring your wet hair with a towel. Only brush wet hair when it is slick with conditioner to prevent tangles. You may want to do this in the shower before you rinse the conditioner out, or right after the shower after applying a hair mousse or leave-in conditioner.

How to Get Your Hair to Shine

Haircut Styles: How to Get Your Hair to Shine

Steps :

1. Wash your hair with shampoo and conditioner.
2. Towel dry until damp.
3. Mix a solution of mostly water, with a tiny bit of conditioner, mousse, and hair spray, in a spray bottle.
4. Comb out your hair, and apply the solution all over your hair, then brush it out.
5. Blow dry your hair until completly dry.
6. Spray the solution on again, but very lightly, and let air dry.

Tips to make your hair shine:

* Bring instant shine to your hair by lightly beating two eggs in milk and massaging them in your hair thoroughly. Rinse after five minutes.
* A little vodka in your shampoo, if used occasionally, can make your thick hair shine instantly.
* Yet another way to make your hair shine for blondes is to add two tablespoons of lemon juice in your rinse water after shampooing, while brunettes and redheads can add apple cider vinegar to their rinse water.
* Everybody can get a vibrant hair color by wisely using his or her garden products! Brunettes can use handful of fresh rosemary sprigs, blondes can use dried chamomile, orange-tone redheads can use chopped up carrot while berry-tone redheads can use chopped up beet. Boil one quart of water. Tie the suitable ingredient according to your hair color in a piece of doubled cheesecloth and toss it into the boiling water. Remove them from heat and let the water soak the color for about 10 minutes. Then, remove the cheesecloth bag. Shampoo and rinse your hair thoroughly. Pour the color enhancer you have prepared over your hair, while it is warm. Be sure it is not hot. Rinse it finally with a quart of cold water. Do this once a month for that lustrous hair posed by models.
* Honey is good for skin and hair. Take 4 cups of warm water and stir 1 teaspoon of honey in it. Pour it into your hair after shampooing and let the hair dry as normal. You don't need to rinse it.
* Over-processed hair lose their shine too so be careful nor to overuse all those chemical hair products in the market. Silicone products add shine to hair momentarily but are difficult to wash out causing a buildup that make your hair dull. Vinegar rinse should be used sparingly too or it may dry out your hair.
* Cold water rinsing makes your hair look shinier as it closes and smoothens the hair cuticle. To further enhance the shine, you can use a finishing crème during and after blow-drying your hair.
* Adding shine to gray hair and keeping them from getting that yellow tint can be difficult. However a professional gloss treatment at the salon seals the cuticle and makes the hair look shinier than ever. It lasts for five weeks.
* Heat activated shampoos and weekly deep conditioning for your hair keep them glossy.

How to Have Instant Wavy Hair Without Chemicals

If you want natural-looking waves but don't want to spend a fortune on chemical hair treatments, use these tips to create waves quickly.
Steps

1. Wash your hair as normal, but use slightly less conditioner.
2. Towel-dry your hair gently, but do not rub it, as it will create frizz. Just press the towel on your hair so that it is not dripping wet.
3. brush your hair using a wide-toothed comb. Make sure there are no patches of frizz or tangles.
4. French braid all of your hair. Blow dry.
5. Undo the braids when your hair is throughly dry. Your hair should be wavy. Now style it however you want.


Apply a gentle styling gel before you braid your hair. It will smooth your hair and help the waves hold. Keep your braids in overnight if possible and curl the ends of your braids around rollers to prevent them from sticking out at an angle. Be careful if your hair is wet when you undo the braids, your waves won't hold.

Things You'll Need for the job:

* Shampoo
* A towel
* A hair clip
* Hair lotion(Optional)

How to Treat Male Pattern Hair Loss

Hair loss can be either natural or caused by disease. The most common hair loss is thinning of the hair caused by androgens (male hormones).

Accept it. Consider it a visible symbol of your increasing wisdom. Tolerating hair loss is the healthiest and cheapest way to cope with hair loss. If that technique is too hard on the ego, read on.

Consider some of the hair loss drugs. Arguably, the best drug treatment for male hair loss is 1mg of Finastride taken orally once a day and Minoxidil applied directly to the scalp in either a 2 or 5 percent solution.
* Take Finastride once a day without food. The drug should be used in a 6 month or 12 month period.
* Take 1 ml Minoxidil 2 percent or 5 percent solution and apply directly to a clean, dry scalp. The studies have shown that those using the 5 percent solution achieve better results.

Tips:
* Men who want to swap Minoxidil with Finastride should use minoxidil for four months after starting Finastride to prevent any hair loss that occur from stopping Minoxidil treatment.
* Minoxidil appears to work best in people whose hair loss has just begun. So the best time to begin minoxidil treatment is right at the moment you notice that your crown is thinning (but not completely bald).
* Since it takes time to grow hair, you may notice results faster if you keep your hair cut really short. This minimizes the amount of time you need to notice a difference.
* Using dandruff shampoo regularly instead of regular shampoo has been known to cut down hair loss by 7% and increase hair growth by 5 % This tip was found in Men's Health Magazine



Finastride should be used with caution in those with liver disorder. The drugs have side effects which will disappear after prolonged treatment and when the drug use is stopped. See your doctor before pursuing any treatment.

The drugs are not recommended for men over 60 or women. There are many other well-documented, serious side effects that have been around since 1998, including, shortness of breath, irregular heartbeat, weight gain, etc. Be aware that these side effects are most commonly seen when taking the oral form of Minoxidil (Loniten is one brand name) and not the topical form. If you choose to drink your minoxidil 5% solution, you might experience these side effects. Topical minoxidil's most common side effect is a slight redness at the site of application.

Healthy Hair Basics Tips

Haircut Styles presents Basics for Healthy Hair

Healthy hair works from the inside out. That means, if you want to have great locks, you have to start with good nutrition. Ample protein, fresh produce, and water are the keys to getting great looking hair. Vitamin E is also great for a healthy shine. So, try to add some whole grains or nuts into your diet as well. Once you’ve built a foundation of hair-healthy food, caring for your strands is the next step in keeping them healthy.
Healthy Hair
Healthy Hair Tips 2008:
Washing your hair regularly is important, but over-washing can ruin a healthy head of hair. For most people, washing every two to three days is plenty. Also, choosing the right shampoo and conditioner for your hair is important. This all depends on the type of hair you have, so you will need to get familiar with hot moist, thick, and wavy your locks are. Need help deciding what’s best? Consult a stylist for a second opinion.

The same is true when styling hair. You need to choose the right products for your locks. Finally, over doing it with heating appliances, like a blow drier, can fry strands. This is one of the most common ways women ruin their hair. So, use a heat protecting product and keep your appliances on the lowest setting possible. If you follow these tips, you are sure to have healthy hair for years to come.

Hair Care Tools

Haircut Styles presents Hair Care Tools

Using the right hair care tools can enhance the hairstyles that you wear and also protect the hair. Most of the tools are found at local drug stores, while the professional tools are easily available at specialized shops that sell hair care products used by the professional hairstylists at the salons.

There are three different types of brushes that are used for styling the hair. These are the round brush, the paddle brush and the vent brush. Usually the round brush is used for flipping the hair up or making it round at the top at the time of blow drying the hair. The paddle brush is used for longer locks and for curling hair.


A wide tooth comb is sued for entangling the hair especially when it’s wet. Curly hair gets tangled extremely fast and a wide tooth comb can easily loosen the locks without causing any strains. Hair accessories such as hair clips, barrettes, hair pins and rubber bands are used for creating the looks.

Spray bottles are used for wetting the hair during a hair cut. A blow dryer is used for drying and styling the hair in many ways. Curling irons are used for curling the hair in the desired way. Plastic curling irons shouldn’t be used since they might overheat.

Hair Tools and Purposes:

Round brush - Flips hair up, turns it under, or creates volume on top while you're blow- drying. There are several kinds of round brush. If possible look one with natural bristles which are gentler on hair.

Paddle brush - This brush is good for styling longer locks and straightening curly hair. Use the one with a rubber base and nylon or natural bristles.

Vent brush - This brush add volumes to any hair type. This is to use when you're blow drying your hair. The hole design allows the air to pass.

Wide-tooth comb - This is a good tool of detangling wet hair. If your hair is thinning or falling. This comb is good to use. Its wide teeth. Minimize untangles the hair easily and lessen the damage.

Hair Accessories - Like hair clips, barrettes, hair pins, pony tail. They are necessary basic for holding your hair.

Spray bottle - One of the handiest items to have, use it to spray problem areas rather than rewetting your hair all over. Any plastic bottle that sprays water will do.

Curling iron - Look for a stainless steel curling iron can be used to create a variety of curly styles. It's not ideal to buy a plastic curling iron cause they might overheat. They can damage your hair.

Blow-dryer - Use to dry and style hair.

Tips in buying a blow dryer:

1. A good blow-dryer should have a minimum of 1250 watts.

2. Look for one with at least two speeds and three heat settings hot, warm, and cool.

3. Higher speeds and hotter settings remove moisture; lower speeds and cooler settings set the style in place with minimal heat damage and greater control.

4. Many blow-dryers also come with attachments; look for one with a diffuser.

5. A diffuser acts to spread out air flow, minimizing damage from direct heat.

6. With a diffuser, it's much easier to style hair, because the air flow doesn't blow strands every which way.

Hair Restoration Tips Fall 2008

Haircut Styles presents Hair Restoration Tips

Losing one’s hair, whether from damage or genetics, can be highly discouraging. Bald spots look good on no one, but solving the problem can seem impossible. However, there is no reason to lose hope completely. There are ways to restore hair. First, though, you need to prevent any future hair loss from happening. This means you’ll have to change the way you care for your hair. Try to avoid any damaging chemicals, like hair dyes or relaxers, and keep heating devices, like blow dryers, to a minimum.

Hair Restoration Tips

Also, use a sun protecting cream or spray on your locks to keep them safe from UV damage. Improving your diet can also help stop hair growth. In fact, poor nutrition can even be the major cause of hair loss in some people. Hair Restoration Tips: Once you’ve started protecting your hair from future harm, you can star trying to re-grow hair. There are some all-natural remedies that you can try, but these are rarely effective.

Hair Restoration Tips

Over the counter remedies, like Rogaine, are a more proven option to prevent future hair loss and even re-grow hair. However, these products will not work for everyone. Finally, if all else fails, surgery is a viable option. Hair Restoration Tips: Hair transplants and other procedures can help restore a full head of hair and bring back your beauty and confidence.