Hair Care 101 Blog

The hair is the body’s crowning glory. It’s important that we keep our hair clean to be free from dandruff and itchy and oily scalp. You should cleanse, tone, and condition your hair to keep it smooth, shiny, and dust-free. After using a mild shampoo, tone your hair simply by gently massaging your scalp. This helps in stimulating hair follicles, and aids in blood circulation for a healthy hair growth.

It is recommended that you use shampoo and conditioner with botanical extracts because they don’t destroy hair’s natural moisture. To keep you hair from being dry, you could try shampooing thrice a week, then conditioning during the days in between. Avoid brushing your hair when its wet, as the roots are still weak. Start brushing from the ends, then work its way upwards. This technique prevents split-ends and tangles.

Neutrogena Anti-Residue Shampoo – This product instantly removes dulling residue that may be caused by rich shampoos, conditioners, and styling products – up to 95%! It’s gentle and easy to rinse. It suits all hair types, and may be used only once a week. It’s non-irritating too.

Suave Naturals Fresh Mountain Strawberry – You’ll love the scent of this shampoo. It brings out the natural beauty of hair with its gentle cleansers and yummy sweet scent of fresh strawberries.

St. Ives Extra Shine Raspberry and Jojoba – The combination of raspberry extracts and jojoba would definitely make your hair happy for they add shine and a long-lasting scent. Their shampoo and conditioner will leave your hair revitalized and full of shine. The complete collection of St. Ives hair care products contain nurturing vitamins and herbal complex to make your hair in its most beautiful form.

That’s it for this month’s set of shampoos for great hair. Don’t take our word for it. Best to try out which shampoo is appropriate for your hair and scalp!

Tired of the constant care you have to endure to maintain your frizzy hair, then change to a shorter look that is all the rage in Hollywood as seen with many of our favorite stars. Long hair is quite luxurious and sophisticated yet care and maintenance can cost an arm and a leg in hair care products. Even the lowly haircut and salon care costs a lot, with some of your favorite stars spending hundreds of dollars just to keep their hair in tip-top shape, ready to face the camera at any time. Continue Reading »

A lot of people are having problems with hair loss. While there are many treatments available, they are either expensive and none of them guarantee concrete effects.
Aloe vera has been widely used in alternative/herbal medicine (diabetes, psoriasis, burns, antibacterial, antifungal, heart burns, irritable bowel syndrome) and beauty business. Furthermore, aloe vera is also known to be a natural, safe, and inexpensive remedy for hair loss. It acts as a natural hair conditioner and is proven safe as it has no known side effects. The enzymes found in aloe vera juice helps promote hair growth by balancing the pH. It works by giving new life to the hair and the scalp to prevent hair loss and promote hair growth. Aloe vera products can also be used to treat itchy, scaly scalps, dandruff, and oily hair.

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Follow these smart hair tips to get beautiful and healthy looking hair in no time. These tips work for both women as well as men. As long as you stick to the regimen, your hair should bounce back into its natural state in no time.

Tip #1: Avoid rinsing your hair with hot water. The intense heat will only damage your hair. Instead rinse your hair with cold to lukewarm water and you will start to see a difference.

Tip #2: Never pull your hair. Hair strands are so weak and fragile, that if you comb your hair too harshly and you pull the strands, you’ll end up with brittle, split-ends. If your hair doesn’t brush easily after washing, try a de-tangler and then work your hair gently with a wide-tooth comb.

Tip #3: Get a regular trim. Your hair does not look long with split ends; it just looks damaged. You will be surprised at how healthy your hair will look if you just trim it once a month or even once every three weeks.

Our hair is prone to dryness and frizz when it’s summer. While the idea of getting sunstreaks on our hair excites us, it might as well scare us a bit too. Sunlight can be just as damaging as a blow-dryer. Read on for substantial summer hair care tips. Trust me, your tresses will thank you for it.

1. Apply a rinse out hair conditioner to keep your hair shiny. Conditioner seals in moisture, and prevents sun damage. However, use a leave-on conditioner instead if you’ve got thin or fine hair.

2. Take a break from curling and straightening irons, and blow-dryers. Your hair will get exposed to too much heat. Consider getting it air-dried. It may take a long time, but it’s safer.

3. You may want to use jojoba oil as a pre-shampoo treatment, or as a leave-on conditioner. It works well to tame frizz. Just apply it to your hair strands to soften them.

4. When you’re out in the sun, don’t forget to cover your head with a protective gear (a hat, a cap, or a bandana) to keep your delicate strands from getting damaged by the sun’s harmful rays.

5. During the summer months, it is advisable that you use all-natural hair care products. Some styling products contain harsh chemicals that would leave your hair dry.

L’ Oreal Vive Pro – L’ Oreal also has a wide range of hair care products that would suit your hair’s needs. For a mirror shiny hair, try L’ Oreal Vive Pro Nutri Gloss. It has pearl-protein complex that makes each strand smooth and shiny. If you prefer to have both shine and body to your hair, Vive Pro Glossy Volume would give you just that. You’ll have bouncy hair that’s still manageable and not weighed down. Tame those frizz by shampooing with Vive Pro Smooth Intense. It has Advanced Nutrileum Complex that locks in moisture for that super sleek, straight, and frizz-free hair.

Every girl craves for lustrous, silky hair. Men go for it, too! The trick here is to look for shampoos that are compatible with your hair’s texture. Some shampoos have rich, creamy formulations, that contribute to dry, itchy, and flaky scalp. I’ve listed the top shampoos most women use to achieve uber- gorgeous mane.

Clairol Herbal Essences – These products come from different variants. If you have fine, limp hair, try using the Clairol Body Envy Collection to add volume to your hair. The complete hair care set is infused with nectarine and pink coral flower. If your locks are prone to breakage and hair fall, there’s the Break’s Over Collection. Its formulation gives strength to weak hair and prevents further damage. Keep color-treated hair healthy and radiant by lathering it with the Color Me Happy hair care system. For a sleek, straight mane, use the Dangerously Straight Collection. It keeps your hair pin-straight even in high humidity.

Once you’ve already applied coloring onto your hair, make it a habit to use a conditioner which is tailor-made for colored hair. I recommend those with coconut extracts as they infuse moisture to your hair. Your locks wouldn’t seem dry. In fact, your newly-colored mane would be ultra shiny.

Resist the urge to undergo another chemical treatment such as relaxing, rebonding, hair-straightening, and perming. The harsh chemicals contained in these processes would pile up and turn your gorgeous brunette locks into bad-hair day mode.