HAIR: WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW

BLOW-DRYING and how it affects HAIR COLOR.   We all know the environment, poor quality shampoo’s, styling products may cause color fading, but EXCESSIVE HEAT when blow-drying is something many of us do not realize is a problem. We often blow-dry once or twice a day and hairdryers today can be extremely hot, so when blow-drying daily can result in damaged hair and color fading. Excessive heat will dry and fracture the cuticle layer of the hair and may expose the cortical fiber (where the pigment is deposited) accelerating color fading. Most of us never consider the relationship between hairbrushes...

Let’s create Healthy hair together when styling   How much heat is too much? It not just your hair dryer it may be your hairbrush too that’s damaging your hair. Some extremely hot hairdryers may cause uneven flash drying  removing moisture from the surface and internal structure of the hair .The cuticle becomes dry, brittle and fragile and when the hair is shaped the cuticle may fracture which results in breakage just by simply brushing the hair. Upon testing many hairdryers for heat distribution from the nozzle the temperature varied greatly. An example of this one side of nozzle reached...

Your Hair & the Weather: What you need to know when the temperature drops; what changes do I need to make in my hair routine.  Cooler weather can have you pulling out the hair dryer that has been tucked away all summer. When using a hair dryer routinely look for signs of overheating. This can be as simple as checking the filter on the back of your hair dryer for lint, this chokes the motor causing it to overheat and in some cases smoke or even worse catch on fire! We are often unaware of the signs of heat damage...

MEN:  Thinning hair grooming #101 Men’s grooming has come along way since the old barbering days. You are more knowledgeable on what you need to look and feel your best. New technologies provide new products for new looks. Here are some things to help you control and manage what happens to your hair, on the subject of hairbrushes which we call “brush therapy”. Today men are coloring, highlighting and dressing their hair more than ever. We’ll look at the most important ways to maintain the health of your hair and scalp.  Focusing on what you NEED to KNOW to KEEP...