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Curly hair

Curly hair can be very susceptable to frizzies. You can tame normal hair by a leave in conditioner, or something to that effect. But to my mind, the best way of keeping frizzies down is a light spritz of light hair spray, and when it get's dry, run your fingers through it. Not only does the hair spray hold nice zig-zag parts, but it also cozes the firzzies to stay down.
Curly hair becomes the curliest when it's wet. When your hair is only washed every other day, it's hard to keep those nice ringlettes perfect. One of the good ways of doing so is when it's wet, put it in nice curles that only loosen when brushed. I keep my hair down all day the first day, and in a "up condition" the second, or a braid.
Keeping curly hair can be a tough task. Sometimes you want them just to be straightened. I make my curles straight with a conair steam straitner. First, I dry my hair completely, and brush it with a boars bristled brush. I put my hair in a braid, and leave the braid over the night. When I wake up, the hair is wavy, but not in tick curles. I spray a little leave in conditioner, and when it dries, let the hair straitner go to work.
Washing hair is a real trip. First, it's long, then it's curly, then it tends to be dry. I use Aussie shampoo (it cleans really well) and panteene's freeze control. I keep the conditioner in for a couple of minutes before wash it out. While the hair has conditioner in it, I run my fingers, or a really wide toothed comb through it to get the tangels out. I don't brush it when I get out of the bath, and let it drip dry.

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Age and gray hair

Gray hair represents the loss of pigmentation. It's wiry because it's sheathed in more cuticle than most hair. How good you look with gray hair is determined by its texture vis-a-vis the rest of your hair, plus how it goes with the tone of your skin and eyes. Graying hair is the start of a natural lightening process to which you should adapt the colors of your clothes and makeup. If you opt to go gray, sample a "blue" shampoo to inhibit yellowing. Try leave-in conditioners and moisturizers to soften coarseness. Consider having a professional add "lowlights" (streaking of your original color) to give shading to gray areas. Observe the pattern of graying (some heads gray all over, some acquire streaks, some gray grows in to frame the face) and have your stylist shape it to celebrate it. If you opt to color your hair, pick a tone one shade or two lighter than your original color. Going too light or too dark will make you look older. To test the look, try a semi-permanent solution that lasts 6 to 12 shampoos before going for lasting color.

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Hair Layers (The Pleat)

1. Part the hair into three sections and secure with ribbon a few inches from the ends so that you've got good control over each section. Twist the first side section over your hand into a sausage shape and secure along its length with fine pins.



2. Sweep the second side section over the first and secure.



3. Arrange top hair so it sweeps over the crown, ends secured into the original pleat.

The chignon

1. Brush hair carefully and evenly to the point on the crown or the nape of the neck where you want the chignon to rest. Secure into a pony tail using a coated elastic band or a piece of thin ribbon.

2. Twist the pony tail into a spiral, using both your hands.

3. Coil the pony tail down around the base, making it as large or as small as your hair length dictates. Tuck the loose ends into the outside edge of the chignon and pin carefully, using fine hairpins.



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Fighting flyaway

When the air is dry or there's low humidity, hair loses water to the surrounding air and dries out. Dry hair builds up negative electricity (hair is predominantly negatively charged to begin with) and all those negative charges repel neighboring hairs, resulting in flyaway. Fine hair tends to get flyaway more than super thick locks because if individual hairs repel one another it's more obvious to the eye when hair is sparse. Sparse hair also dries out more quickly.

Most flyaway problems occur in the winter when their own static electricity. The simplest way to eliminate flyaway is to add water back and avoid products that tend to dry out hair.

DO shampoo your hair with a moisturizing or conditioning shampoo.
DO use a cream rinse after shampooing. Cream rinses reduce static electricity and flyaway because they keep hair from getting too dry.
DON'T overuse heat styling appliances. Using a blow-dryer everyday on a hot setting and then wrapping your hair in hot rollers will only dam-flyaway. Avoid heat damage by using a warm set ting on your blow-dryer, hold it away from your head as you dry hair, and keep the blow-dryer moving.
DON'T apply heavy gels to hair. Even though gels can weigh hair down, too much can have a dry
DO use a humectant (water attracting) styling product.
DON'T use styling sprays with alcohol. There are many products available that are alcohol-free.
DO use natural bristle brushes - they reduce fly away. Plastic bristles create more negative charges.
DON'T overuse hairspray. The old trick of spraying your hair or your brush with hairspray to tame static doesn't provide a quick fix, it just dries out hair
DO use a humidifier in your home.
DO mist hair with water. Carry a travel-size spray bottle with you or keep one in your desk to combat dry office air.

Hair Etiquette For Men. Dealing with Floor Length Hair

If it's winter, and you're helping her put on a coat, you might help her by lifting her hair up gently, before she puts the coat on. Another way would be to gently wind her hair around her neck loosely like a scarf, and she puts her coat on over that. You don't want her to get her long hair caught under her coat, or have to sit on it.

If you are helping her into a car, you might help by gently picking her hair up and bringing it around to her front, so she can keep control of it. You don't want to shut her hair in the car door.

Be careful in crowds, because people will come right up and start touching her hair; if one of these people has a cigarette in their hand and they aren't paying attention ... you know what might happen. So you have to be more attentive when you are in a crowd.

If you are walking down stairs together, if her hair is kneel length or longer, you might want to walk behind her, as her hair might drag on the steps behind her, and someone might come up and inadvertently step on it... and that would be painful.

If you go dancing, you should put your arm under hair, not over it.

If you are buying any clothing for them, you might want to consider getting something that will enable her to wear her hair down... fabrics like rayon, satin, silks, anything that allows her hair to slide on the fabric and not catch. It will keep it from tangling when it is down, and is much more comfortable, and you will like the way it flows and swirls more easily against this kind of fabric.

The same goes for nightwear. It's best if she wears something like this if you plan on combing/brushing her hair... I'm really on a roll, and I'm going to tell you how to do this, as well.

First, you have to be very careful, women are very protective of their hair, the longer it is, the more careful they have to be.

If the hair is longer than mid-back, I would suggest you use a wide toothed comb instead of a hairbrush. Otherwise you might tangle it.

You could have her sitting in a chair without a back, and you could stand or kneel behind her to brush or comb it. Yo should put one hand on the top of her head to steady her head as you gently pull the comb through. You might use short strokes, not going all the way through to her nape at first. It will be easier to straighten her hair that way, Or you might even have her comb her hair out first.

Another way would be for her to bend her head forward and you comb or brush her hair starting at the nape and going forward from there. It pulls less on the scalp, and you're not combing the more tender areas of the temple.

Another way , if her hair wasn't too long, would be for her to be standing or sitting in a chair facing you, and you let her rest her forehead on your chest, and you can comb her hair that way. That might be the best.

If you decide to carry her off into the sunset, you should first bring her hair over her shoulder to her front, before you pick her up. Anything that causes her hair to get "caught" will really make her anxious.

Bed linens should be satin if she is wearing her hair down.

If she sees you treating her hair reverently, she will like you all the more, as she considers her hair a part of herself and you are honoring her when you do these things.

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Ten Best Tips to Liven Up Long Hair

If you're worried about dull, frazzled over the frizzies, lifeless-looking locks, or frustrated about how to get your hair in shape, then you're not alone. These concerns share many women, who wear shoulder-length or longer hair.

Unless you were born perfectly beautiful, great looking hair doesn't just happen. Getting it into shiny and healthy condition takes a commitment to continuing care. More over, professional cutting or trimming every two months to remove split ends and promote natural bounce, giving long hair special attention at home each day will help in making it the best it can possibly be. Even if you 've neglected your hair in the past, it's never too late to get to the root of the problems that are associated with it.

One reason long hair requires extra care is because it becomes more fragile with age. The most widely-cited problems are oil at the scalp, hair that tangles when wet, dry split ends (the number one problem), loss of healthy sheen, and hair that won't stay where you want it to.

To achieve today's beautiful longer-hair look, beauty experts recommend that you let these tips go straight to your head:

• FINGER RAKING - Upon waking, run fingers through hair to remove snarls and tangles.
• BRUSHING - Bend forward allowing hair to fall. Use a large oval brush to bring hair from the nape of the neck over the head and down to the ends. Then, stand straight again with hair falling normally and brush from the underside of the hairline down the strands to the ends. Now, brush the top layers into place with long, even strokes. After each stroke, smooth hair with hands to reduce static. Increase the number of strokes daily until you find a comfortable routine. (Note: because wet hair is the weakest, brush hair only when dry. Don't brush or comb hair against the grain of the growth pattern, an action that can injure hair.)
• COMBING - Separate hair into small sections. With a wide-tooth comb, carefully work from the ends in a downward direction only. Never pull or yank hair.
• DRYING HAIR - Air dry hair whenever possible. If blow drying is necessary, blow in downward strokes only on cool setting.
• CURLING - Use regular hair rollers, winding hair loosely around them. Avoid electric rollers, hot combs and curling irons or use on cool setting.
• SHAMPOOING - Choose shampoos containing only natural ingredients with conditioning properties. First, remove surface dirt through gentle sudsing. Rinse and lather again, massaging your head to increase the blood supply to the scalp and roots.
• DETANGLING - Work a detangler into well-rinsed hair. Flush with tepid, then cold water, until hair clean. Twist gently and wrap hair in a towel for a few minutes. Unwrap hair and let it fall naturally into place. To protect ends, use a pomade to keep ends from frizzing and splitting.
• CHEMICALS - Seek professional advice about coloring or perming hair.
• ENVIRONMENT - Protect hair from over-exposure to sun, salt or chlorinated water, wind and pollution. Wear a hat, cap or scarf if you can. Seek out hair products with sunscreens.
• UP, UP & AWAY - To keep cool and look stylish, sweep hair upward. Use natural materials (i.e., tortoise shell combs, clips and fasteners) instead of rubber bands, plastic and metal which snag and pull hair. Try to avoid all products containing alcohol as it dries hair.

Whether you are young or old, male or female, your hair is a reflection of who you are. Healthy hair is not just about looking good - it also can make you feel good.

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