Hair

When it comes to personal hygiene, washing the hair is about as basic as it gets. Although cleansing the hair is an extremely fundamental task, there are correct and incorrect ways to do it. Washing the hair incorrectly can lead…
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With the popularity of hair coloring and heat styling, it is no wonder that so many women experience damaged hair. Indeed, an overuse of heated appliances can lead to dry, brittle hair. Additionally, the use ammonia and peroxide can cause…
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Damaged hair is never ideal. In fact, it can be dry, brittle and nearly impossible to manage. Unfortunately, the popularity of flattening irons, hair crimpers and hot rollers has served to exacerbate the amount of damage that women are inflicting…
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There are lots of different hair products on the market, and each formulation has its own set of pros and cons. To successfully style your hair, you require the right products for your hair type, and the look you are…
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With the popularization of peroxide, ammonia and heat styling, it is no wonder that so many women suffer from dry and brittle hair. When hair becomes damaged in this manner, it is often coarse and difficult to manage. Fortunately, there…
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Looking for a new style for your hair? Getting bored of straightening your hair everyday? Or simply want to make the most out of your wavy hair that your friends say you are so lucky to have? Using a diffuser…
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Hair extensions are a process whereby you add on hair to your existing hair. Different approaches aid one to attain hair extensions and can be done via weaving, braiding as well as a bonding procedure that can encompass either fusions…
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Coloring your pubic hair is one of a hairdressers biggest jokes. When we have a client we always think shall we mix a batch to match the snatch. It sounds so funny. Believe it or not the clients who want…
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Teenagers! Who is ever going to understand them? We were all teenagers at one time, but as we get older we try to block out all that angst. By the time we have teenage children of our own, it’s all…
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Ah, it’s that time of year again.. you know.. Change your hair color when the leaves change color? Spring and Fall are the two big seasons for hair color change. Of course with that being said, I see a lot…
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You can prolong your visits to the Salon by using a good color depositing shampoo and conditioner. Artec by Loreal used to have a great line of color shampoo and conditioner that could help. Their browns and reds could keep…
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There are many variables that determine how often hair needs to be dyed.  The most obvious one, of course, is the rate of hair growth.  The faster your hair grows, the sooner you will need to have it colored.  Likewise,…
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As I freqently colour my hair, I think I have tried most of the products on the shelves and usually favour Clairol. However, you may have noticed that hair dyes can often be found on promotional offers in both supermarkets…
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There really is nothing like the look and feel of freshly coloured hair. It looks shiny, healthy and full of life.but without the proper maintenance your hair colour can fade incredibly quickly. And when hair colour does fade it begins to…
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Having blonde hair is nice, except for when you want to do some highlighting, because highlighting usually involves making some of your hair lighter, not darker, hence the term, highlighting. For people with blonde hair, this usually means having to…
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Tips on preserving hair color for longer are basically few and far between.We hope that scientists may come up with a hair color gene manipulation in the future, but until then we hope the following may assist. No two people…
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Breaking a 20-plus-year hair coloring habit has personally been as difficult for me as quitting smoking. Both have been loyal friends that have gotten me through some pretty tough times – break-ups, financial problems, separations, divorce – there’s nothing like…
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Coloring your hair at home is always a bit of a “mission impossible” but with a few tips from an old pro like myself, you can have a stylish color that you can show off! First of all, there are…
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If you want to become a redhead, there’s a way to do so that doesn’t require chemicals. Henna is a completely natural product, the dried and crushed leaves of Lawsonia inermis. It is available in a spectrum of shades from…
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Why are we even having this debate? Have we really become that shallow and critical? And why are we debating blonde vs brunette? Are we implying that you’re not even worth mentioning if you’re a red head? Your natural hair…
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*Jerome Russell B blonde Highlighting Kit * *Hair Magazine Awards Winner of 2006* Jerome Russell Highlighting kit is a permanent colouring. It advertises maximum Blonding with natural shine. It is suitable for all hair types. It does say it may…
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My personal vote goes to the “Dye it” side! I see no reason why a man or woman can’t enhance his or her own hair color whether it is to cover gray or not. I dare say that there are…
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For most women, there comes a time to either start coloring her hair, or a time to stop. For most this is a time fraught with emotion as it brings to mind not only the reality of aging, but their…
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The art of color correction is something that is difficult to write about, since it takes a knowledge of color theory, chemistry, and years of experience.  As a color correction expert, I have had to fix nearly every haircolor disaster…
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So you want the lightest color of hair possible and you want to know how to achieve it. Have no fear, it can be easy when done right! If you already have blonde hair, skip the few first steps and…
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Coloring your hair can be a big step, particularly if you’ll be lightening or darkening your hair more than a shade or two. While hair coloring can be done successfully at home, it carries with it a certain degree of…
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If you ever decide to dye your hair a different color, here are a few precautions before you make that decision. First off, the chemicals contained in dye strip the hair of its natural oils and can lead to damaged…
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Every man comes to a point in his life when he starts to notice some grey hair starting to appear; obviously this is more noticeable for men that don’t go bald, but even bald men keep the hair on the…
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Do you have brown hair that you seriously want to lift a bit and add some other color to? There are so many light shades that will work with your hair no matter how dark it is. All you need…
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Money is a little tight for everyone these days, and as a result more and more women are attempting to color their hair at home.  Many of the at-home colors on the market today are of a much higher quality…
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