Try to avoid daily washing. The sebaceous glands are over stimulated, secreting more grease onto the hair. This creates a vicious circle where the more you wash is the greasier it becomes.
Another problem with regular washing is that although the roots are greasy the rest of your hair is stripped of oil and the ends become dry and brittle. Use a mild ph-balanced shampoo and wash hair without rubbing the scalp too much. Only apply conditioner to the mid and ends rather than at the roots.
Watch your diet. Oily and fatty foods can contribute to greasy skin and scalp. Best of all is to use those days when you're at home to give your hair a rest from daily washing. Try using a children's shampoo as these are often mild enough for greasy hair.
GREY HAIR If you only have a little grey a semi-permanent colour wash (stays for six to eight washes) will cover it. For more than 30 per cent grey then a quasi colour covers grey whilst keeping a natural look. When you go grey in patches, a permanent tint or a foil and tone technique - where highlights are woven around the top and crown and a semi-permanent colour is put through the rest of the hair - is the only way to cover up. This creates warmth and depth throughout the hair
THIN HAIR
Thin hair can easily be disguised by a really good cut. The natural look is back in fashion so go for a style that suits your hair type as well as your face shape rather than trying to get your hair to do something which doesn't come naturally.
Choose a style that is not too long and shaped into the nape of the neck. There are a variety of products that can also help. Thickening shampoos work well and also make the hair more controllable. A semi-permanent vegetable wash-in colour can also give a feeling of thickness.
HAIR LOSS
New mums often find their hair thins quite a lot, particularly around the crown area, after the birth. This is quite normal and don't worry about it. Stress can cause hair loss as well. Eventually your hair will return to normal. Meanwhile you can follow the tips for thin hair
HAIR BODY
It is essential you have a good cut, just below jaw length is recommended with a few layers using clever graduation. Colour enhancing can also help to create the illusion of body and blow-drying technique is very important. Start from the crown and take long sweeping sections. Use a wide-toothed vent brush parallel to the hair line an lift the hair up and towards the crown putting a slight crease at the root so you put the lift in at the roots before styling the rest. Use a few large Velcro rollers around the crown when the hair is still warm from blow-drying; this can give added lift. Put them in, spray with hairspray and then dry for five minutes with a hairdryer before allowing them to cool down properly
HAIR COLOUR
The more of your hair you colour the more noticeable the re-growth will be, particularly when going blonder, and the more colour you apply the greater the damage. For that blonde look a few carefully chosen highlights, focusing the lighter ones around the face will give a natural look without obvious re-growth. When colouring light hair remember dye will always come out darker than shown on the box so if, for example, you want dark brown hair choose a mid-brown colour.
HAIR PRODUCTS
Styling products such as serums can contain silicon, which build up on the hair and need regular cleansing. When possible leave off the styling products to give your hair a rest. Change shampoos occasionally, especially when using moisture rich shampoos. Try switching to milder ph balanced shampoos
HAIR GROWTH
There is no way to speed up the growth of hair but you can keep it healthy. Regular trimming every six to eight weeks will keep thin ends in check. Watch your diet as well - make sure you get sufficient vitamins and minerals especially B12 and Iron
SPLIT ENDS
Once your hair has split the damage is done and will require cutting so protect it by keeping it supple and moisturised. Use a leave-in conditioner.
Blow drying the hair can damage it so always use a nozzle on your hairdryer concentrating on the hair shaft. If the damage has already been done a serum applied to split ends will help disguise them and can help protect the hair when applying direct heat such as from curling tongs or heated rollers. The only real solution is to cut the offending ends off.
FINDING A STYLE
Taking a picture with you is good if you have an idea of a style, or you could ask the stylist to suggest something. Give as much information about yourself as possible, such as how much time you have to spend on you hair and what you think the limits of your styling abilities are. Generally if you have a long narrow face then a style with width does the trick. If it's round then a soft textured style should suite.
HAIR CARE……..all you need to know for healthy shiny hair, From the experts @ UKHairdressers!
To create a beautiful hairstyle, hair care is the most important step and most people fail to maintain the proper treatment and hygiene of their hair. In today’s trendy and busy environment we are constantly over processing our hair, with chemicals, straightening irons and powerful hair dryers, removing the natural oils from our hair. For healthy hair we need to brush shampoo and condition our hair to achieve that ‘salon’ look we all crave for. To counter the damaging effects caused by hair styling always use a high quality shampoo and conditioner to strengthen and nourish your hair and maintain a proper nutritious diet.
TO NOURISH NATURALLY DRY HAIR
Dry by nature, hair suffers from the lack of sebum from the scalp. Deprived of the natural protection (the hydrolipidic mantel), the cuticle deteriorates with the external attacks and climatic excess. The intercellular cement becomes permeable. From evaporation, hair matter loses its moisture balance and becomes dry from within. Hair appears rough, dry, dull difficult to manage. The Wella Hair Care range (available from Re'Voil Hair and Beauty Salon) rich in essential fatty acids and micronutrients, restores the lipidic barrier in order to avoid loss of moisture, to give softness and lustre to hair without weighing it down.
TO REPAIR DAMAGED OR OVERPROCESSED HAIR
Damaged hair becomes coarse, porous, difficult to untangle, breakable… damaged hair is the most fragile. Whatever the causes of the damage, to nourish it is no longer enough, an in-depth restructuring treatment is needed. Products from the Wella Hair Conditioning Range (available from Re’Voil Hair and Beauty Salon) restore damaged hair’s fibre and superficial structures. Hair recovers the appearance, texture and softness of healthy hair.
TO PROTECT HAIR COULOUR AND FIBRE
There is no beautiful colour without healthy beautiful hair. The healthier the hair, the better it retains colour pigments and the more protected it is, the better it will resist damage from external sources. Without specific care, hair colour inevitably fades away. Highlights become dull and may even change to unsightly tones or brassiness. The Wella Range (available from Re’Voil Hair and Beauty Salon) prolongs the intensity, brilliance, depth of colour as well as hair’s beauty by continually revitalizing its fibre and giving it permanent protection.
TO PREVENT HAIR LOSS
Stress, fatigue, depression, seasonal variations, pregnancies, surgeries and excess sebum can all cause hair to fall out by weakening the metabolism and causing cells to degenerate. However, the main reason for hair loss is hormonal. Testosterone + the enzyme 5-Alpha-Reductase= a shortened hair-growth cycle. This androgen tic baldness can affect women in their fifties as much as men from adolescence. Wella Hair Conditioning Ranges (available from Re’Voil Hair and Beauty Salon) can correct the five major dysfunctions responsible for stubborn or temporary hair loss, including hormone-related baldness.
TO ELIMINATE DANDRUFF AND ITCHY SCALP
Dandruff results from a visible, massive shedding of dead skin cells from the scalp. It is caused by an accelerated renewal of the epidermis. Instead of taking an average of 28 days, the process speeds up to about 14 days. Dandruff conditions often cause itchiness and discomfort. The anti dandruff Wella range (available from Re’Voil Hair and Beauty Salon) slows down the cell-regeneration cycle, eliminates the dry or seborrhoea dandruff conditions, as well as purifies the scalp, and calms itchiness.
TO REGULATE EXCESS SEBUM
Seborrhoea results from an excessive production of sebum, generally due to hormonal imbalances. An excess of oil causes scalp irritation and problems because of its un-aesthetic appearance. Even freshly washed, hair looks unkept, flat, heavy and dull with an oily sheen. No hairstyling can overcome it. The Wella range (available from Re'Voil Hair and Beauty Salon) rapidly normalizes the level of sebum secretion, and the secondary effects resulting from it.
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