Sunday, February 16, 2014
Friday, January 31, 2014
Do You Know The Difference Between Heat Damaged Hair and TransitioningHair?
This is Heat Damaged hair. Notice how most of her hair is Curly and some is Straight. the straight hair has been damaged from use of excessive heat.
This is Transitioning Hair. She is transitioning from the relaxer. Notice how her roots are curly and natural and than you see and even line of Demarcation where her hair is straight. The straight hair is the Relaxer that is still left on her hair. Please examine both pictures so that you will be able to Distinguish between the two.
Five Easy Steps To Make Your Dominican Blowout Last
FRESH out of the stylist's chair with your gleaming new Dominican 'do, your silky, swaying hair moves whenever you do, swinging as you walk, rising, falling gently with the breeze. When your hair looks this great, you want to keep it looking this way as long as possible. The Protective Reconditioned Dominican Blowout lasts from 1-2 weeks, provided you treat it right. Here's a checklist of what to do to maximise the smoothness and the lifetime of your style:
1 No need to retouch
Unlike conventional blowdrys and ironing, there is no need to retouch the hair with heat during the week to keep your style looking fresh. The Protective Reconditioned Dominican Blowout relies on a combination of extra-nourishing, silky-smoothing superconditioners and deft Dominican technique to get the hair much straighter and to seal in that straightness so it lasts longer. Remember: the foundation of a great blowout is healthy hair, which means limiting the amount of heat your hair is exposed to. Resist above all the temptation to fire up the straighteners after 3 days; by this point, the hair is no longer clean enough to sustain heat without significant damage.
2 Keep away from moisture
While it's essential to moisturise your natural curls frequently, and vital to apply a deep moisturizing treatment before heat straightening your hair, once your hair is straight it's crucial to steer clear of hydration. While using an umbrella in the rain (and not staying outside long in wet weather even if you do) is pretty straightforward, the right bath time technique can be tricky. Using just a plastic shower cap could bestow an unwelcome steam treatment that can have your curls return much sooner than planned. Instead, wrap your hair with a thick towel, turban-style, to allow the thick cotton fibres to absorb the steam so your strands don't have to. Be sure to tie on a satin scarf underneath to prevent friction from the towel fibres.
3 Be choosy about the products you apply
Just as steam will cause your hair to return to its naturally curly form, several hair products can also cause reversion. To preserve your Blowout results, avoid all products that list water or “aqua” in the ingredients, even if the product doesn't feel “wet”. Also steer clear of products with humectants, ingredients that draw moisture into the hair like glycerine or propylene glycol. One of the key features of your Protective Reconditioning Dominican Blowout is the way it infuses your hair with incredible movement. Using products with heavy ingredients, or even using too much of a lighter product, can weigh that movement down to a halt.
To bypass the stiff, greasy look, avoid adding oils, pomades or products with ingredients like petrolatum or mineral oil to the length of your hair. Solid stylers are great for keeping your edges sleek, but they work best if not applied throughout straightened hair. Instead, to keep your hair shiny and seal in straightness without sacrificing flow, use a serum like and confine waxes and pomades to the hairline.
4 Care for your hair at night
Wrap your hair at night to preserve the straightness and to allow it to fall beautifully.
5. Take breaks between straightening
Wearing your natural curls loose, or opting for a simple updo or a sleek ponytail in between Blowouts not only adds variety to your style repertoire, but also adds that extra oomph to your blowouts. Since straightened curly hair must avoid moisture in order to stay straight, alternating between natural and heat styling allows your hair to soak in the moisture it needs between straightening sessions. This allows it to retain the elasticity that's essential to the great movement that Dominican Blowouts are renowned for. Take advantage of your natural hair's love of moisture by pampering it with deep hydrating treatments that luxuriate your hair, make styling a breeze, and give your mane the glossiest, bounciest blowout results.
1 No need to retouch
Unlike conventional blowdrys and ironing, there is no need to retouch the hair with heat during the week to keep your style looking fresh. The Protective Reconditioned Dominican Blowout relies on a combination of extra-nourishing, silky-smoothing superconditioners and deft Dominican technique to get the hair much straighter and to seal in that straightness so it lasts longer. Remember: the foundation of a great blowout is healthy hair, which means limiting the amount of heat your hair is exposed to. Resist above all the temptation to fire up the straighteners after 3 days; by this point, the hair is no longer clean enough to sustain heat without significant damage.
2 Keep away from moisture
While it's essential to moisturise your natural curls frequently, and vital to apply a deep moisturizing treatment before heat straightening your hair, once your hair is straight it's crucial to steer clear of hydration. While using an umbrella in the rain (and not staying outside long in wet weather even if you do) is pretty straightforward, the right bath time technique can be tricky. Using just a plastic shower cap could bestow an unwelcome steam treatment that can have your curls return much sooner than planned. Instead, wrap your hair with a thick towel, turban-style, to allow the thick cotton fibres to absorb the steam so your strands don't have to. Be sure to tie on a satin scarf underneath to prevent friction from the towel fibres.
3 Be choosy about the products you apply
Just as steam will cause your hair to return to its naturally curly form, several hair products can also cause reversion. To preserve your Blowout results, avoid all products that list water or “aqua” in the ingredients, even if the product doesn't feel “wet”. Also steer clear of products with humectants, ingredients that draw moisture into the hair like glycerine or propylene glycol. One of the key features of your Protective Reconditioning Dominican Blowout is the way it infuses your hair with incredible movement. Using products with heavy ingredients, or even using too much of a lighter product, can weigh that movement down to a halt.
To bypass the stiff, greasy look, avoid adding oils, pomades or products with ingredients like petrolatum or mineral oil to the length of your hair. Solid stylers are great for keeping your edges sleek, but they work best if not applied throughout straightened hair. Instead, to keep your hair shiny and seal in straightness without sacrificing flow, use a serum like and confine waxes and pomades to the hairline.
4 Care for your hair at night
Wrap your hair at night to preserve the straightness and to allow it to fall beautifully.
5. Take breaks between straightening
Wearing your natural curls loose, or opting for a simple updo or a sleek ponytail in between Blowouts not only adds variety to your style repertoire, but also adds that extra oomph to your blowouts. Since straightened curly hair must avoid moisture in order to stay straight, alternating between natural and heat styling allows your hair to soak in the moisture it needs between straightening sessions. This allows it to retain the elasticity that's essential to the great movement that Dominican Blowouts are renowned for. Take advantage of your natural hair's love of moisture by pampering it with deep hydrating treatments that luxuriate your hair, make styling a breeze, and give your mane the glossiest, bounciest blowout results.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Inversion Method For Hair Growth Is It Safe?
The Inversion Method is when you hang your head upside down for 4 to 5 minutes allowing the blood to rush to your scalp and promote Really Fast Hair Growth. Women have stated that they have gotten as much as 1 inch of new growth in 1week by doing this. Have any of you tryed this and if so what was your outcome. It doesn't sound safe to me.
Humans evolved as upright creatures. Our bodies use gravity to pump blood to the lower extremities and from the brain. When upside down, this is reversed----the body struggles to get blood to the legs, while blood in the head has a harder time returning to the heart. To combat this, the heart has to work extra hard to keep the blood flowing.
Humans evolved as upright creatures. Our bodies use gravity to pump blood to the lower extremities and from the brain. When upside down, this is reversed----the body struggles to get blood to the legs, while blood in the head has a harder time returning to the heart. To combat this, the heart has to work extra hard to keep the blood flowing.
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Sunday, January 26, 2014
Oils and Proteins Understanding How and When To Use Them on Your Hair
Oils are made of molecules that are too large to be absorbed by the hair strand. An oil (grease) can only coat the outside of the strand, and give it shine- the illusion of moisture. Oil molecules are hydrophobic which means they repel and do not readily mix with water. Applying oil to the hair coats it and traps the moisture that is inside, inside and the moisture that is outside, outside. If you use oils without a moisturizer (or before one) the oil will seal the moisture out of the hair strand and lead to a coated feel and eventual dryness. Fighting hair breakage and achieving moisturizing success is all in the order in which you apply your products.
Remember, if you apply an oil product to your hair before you have added a moisturizing product, you have created a seal on your hair strand that water and moisture cannot penetrate.
Protein is what gives the hair its strength and structure. Hair is about 70% keratin protein by nature. Proteins serve different functions and roles in hair care. Some enhance elasticity, while others reduce it. These proteins bind to the hair cuticle and help temporarily rebuild any weakened areas. Protein-based products reinforce the hair shaft, and help it remain strong enough to fight breakage.
Some proteins are stronger than others, but daily or even weekly use of even the milder protein treatments may result in an imbalance between the protein and moisture levels within the hair strands in some people. This is where product percent composition really plays an important role. For example, every product that contains keratin protein is not going to feel the same way across the board, the same way that every product that contains glycerin or water is not going to feel the same either! The protein in question could make up 30% of the product or 0.3%! Who knows! You have to play around with different products to know how strong they are on your particular hair. Your hair protein tolerance will vary from product to product, not necessarily protein to protein. Protein is found most prevalently in products like instant conditioners (bargain brands like Suave and V05), leave-in conditioners, protein reconstructor conditioner treatments, and even some moisturizers.
Women with relaxed or color-treated hair need more protein than others. If you are relaxed or color-treated, those processes have compromised the protein structure of your hair. Relaxing and coloring breaks protein bonds, and depending on the type and strength of the relaxer, and level of bond breakage you incur, you will need more or less protein than someone else. There are also some people whose hair is more protein deficient by nature (genetics, low protein dietary intake), so they require more regular protein than others to keep the balance intact. At the end of the day, you must experiment and get to know your own head of hair.
Monday, January 20, 2014
Ask A Sylists Get All Your Natural Hair Questions Answered via VideoChat
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Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Love Me or Hate Me This Is Who I Am!
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Have you ever been ridiculed because of the way you look, talk or dress? Everyone has at one point in their lives. In this video I am expressing Who I Am and why I Will Never Chance For Anyone. I can Only Be Me!
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