Sweet dreams sleepy head

Posted by Timmy under Keeping it healthy

Sleeping for lovely locks? You got that. Why? Well, because the body makes use of our sleep to repair the damages in our body. And when we say damages, that includes helping heal any wounds you’ve incurred on your scalp, strengthening brittle strands, and basically, making your hair nice and healthy.

hair4.jpgSome experts also suggest using a satin pillowcase when sleeping as the smooth fabric could help prevent hair from rubbing while you’re deep in slumber. It’s also said to be able to control fly-aways. Beautiful hair while you sleep? Not bad, eh?

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Procter & Gamble expands its suite of hair care brands

Posted by Timmy under Information

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P&G already produces and markets the hair care brands Head & Shoulders and Pantene. Now the consumer giant has purchased the luxury hair care salon chain Frédéric Fekkai & Co. The company, which is based in New York and has salons in several cities in the US, also has has its own line of hair care products. The deal is part of P&G’s focus on building its high-margin, fast-growing beauty business and would add to P&G’s line of upscale beauty products that includes SK-II skin care and Hugo Boss fragrances.

The French founder Frédéric Fekkai will continue to drive creative efforts, brand image and product developments, a company spokesman stated.

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Hats and hair loss

Posted by Kip V under Keeping it clean, hair care

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Hats, caps and other head gears are associated with hair loss. Yes, they may be linked together but it does not mean that one causes the other. The natural flow or form of your hair may be affected but that is just about it. Even head bands can cause this. 

The only way these head accessories can be related to damage on your scalp is when you don’t clean your scalp after wearing them. They help in the accumulation of dirt in your scalp because wearing them causes your scalp to perspire more and become sticky and oily. This may hinder the natural growth of your hair. So after wearing them, make sure you clean your scalp thoroughly.

Hats and caps are associated with baldness because people who tend to wear them more often have actual problems of hair loss and they use these accessories to cover or hide their hair loss.

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Got dandruffs?

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Dandruffs can be embarrassing especially when you are on a public function, on a date, or even when in school or at work. But you need not worry. As annoying as they can be, dandruffs are not unmanageable.

 Choosing the appropriate anti-dandruff shampoo is the first step. A good anti-dandruff shampoo contains an anti-fungal drug such as ketoconazole or salicylic acid. For optimum results, wash your scalp to remove the oil. The oil may prevent the active ingredients from penetrating your scalp and the fungi causing the dandruff may not be reached. You may apply the shampoo twice in one session. First is for oil removal, the second is for treatment. Avoid scratching you scalp if you have dandruff; it might just cause wounds.

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Paint The Town Red

Posted by Sherill under hair trends

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According to popular hair dressers, pure red is believed to fade easily. It is advised that if you want to have a Ginger Spice red hair look, better put more shades of brown. It is proven that the overload of brown shade in the red highlights do stay longer. It also produces an extraordinary look to your current hairstyle.

Mahogany, copper, strawberry, red-brown and red-gold are among the most popular shades of red available in the market. Plum red is a cool tone of red and it is often used by people who have olive skin color as it gives them the dramatic look.

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Warm Hair Colors

Posted by Sherill under Style, hair trends

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Emmie, a good friend of mine asked for my advice. She wants to give her hair a new color and she plans to go to the salon tomorrow. She has a warm tone hair. What are good and bad hair highlight colors for her?

Golden blonde, golden brown, deep chocolate, auburn, red and orange are the best hair highlight choices for people with warm tones.
Blue, violet and white colors are a big no-no for people with warm hair colors. Why? Applying these colors can wash down the original color.

It is very evident that the red hair highlight is very popular nowadays. Having a Ginger Spice hair can give positive changes in once life since it gives a personal depth and gives added appeal to natural hair.

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Nioxin Intensive Hair Care Therapy

Posted by Timmy under Information

Most hair care products come as part of a system or a group of products that are designed to work each other but as we know it, following or using a specific hair care system on its own seldom solves all of your hair care issues. From shampoo, conditioner to leave-on conditioners you can apply throughout the day, they are all over the place but do they really work. People tend to lose a lot of hair every day as part of the never-ending hair growth cycle, yet excessive hair fallout can be quite embarrassing and outright be a sign of pending baldness. Using some hair care products loaded with vitamins and minerals that you apply onto your scalp like , Nioxin’s hair care therapy, you may be able to entice hair growth that is healthier. But like all other health care products and supplements, not all products would work for you or even work as described in the packaging so best consult a hair care specialist to find out what would work best for you.

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Greening Hair Bleach

Posted by Timmy under Information

Japanese Scientists are developing what is being called as the very first green hair bleaching product that is set to revolutionize the way people get their blond hair. Hair bleaching damages hair due to the inherent ability of hydrogen peroxide to eat away hair if it is left on too long. It is also quite irritating to the skin and scalp, preventing people with hyper-sensitive hair from using such products. The product is based from an enzyme produced by of all things, a fungus that is more commonly known as “white rot”, that produces enzymes that can also be used for environmental cleanup of soil, contaminated with waste. The enzyme eats away the melanin, the natural pigment that gives hair and the skin color. The revolutionary hair bleach not only eats away melanin, it has no side effect but a beneficial effect, fighting free-radicals or chemicals that hastens the death of cells and is being blamed for most of the signs of age in people and other living organisms.

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Imitations and Fakes

fakesNow we all prize the huge arsenal of hair care products we have at our disposal, ready to rid us of that unwieldy hair as we go through day by day. Styling, combing and brushing, all of them tends to have a damaging effect yet we all do them and love them at that. Now we mostly choose products based on experience, advertising and other personal preferences such as the new drive to use the best green products that have been derived from all natural products the world over. There is however a very real problem that is costing manufacturers millions of dollars in losses and you, well your nice top of hair that you risk losing from all the fake and imitation products that are available almost everywhere. Continue reading this entry…

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Research – Behind the Scenes (Part 2)

shapoos2Research is a commitment and having the ability to play with some of the most expensive equipment more akin to advanced cancer research facilities that entails billions of dollars of equipment. Asides from the huge investment in people and equipment, these companies also spend millions of dollars in advertising, packaging and endorsement costs just to sell a few dollar’s worth bottle of shampoo. One of their biggest gamble, all their hard work isn’t a guarantee of success, for even with billions of dollars in developing a health care system, the public’s own preferences may not even take it in as “the product” to chose and use for their hair. It is more a commitment of will than research for some of the best discoveries have been made by the most mundane research on products people say nobody would buy. Continue reading this entry…

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