Hair and Beauty Tips

Who doesn’t feel better on a ‘good hair day’? Sometimes they come right
out of the blue - often just as soon as you make up your mind to get a
new cut or color because you can’t do anything else with it! Why is it
so hard to get your hair to do what you want?

THE HISTORY OF HAIR

The mysteries of maintaining beautiful hair should have been
uncovered by now, but for many women finding a simple way to keep their
hair looking wonderful is as elusive as it was to women centuries
before.

The desire for beautiful hair is not new. Ancient Egyptians shaved
their heads and wore elaborate, heavy, braided wigs to achieve
perfection. European history also abounds with torturous hair styles
including the ornate, powdered styles wrapped around frames and
horsehair which attracted vermin. All in the name of beauty.

Today, fashion still influences a woman’s hairstyle but that
doesn’t mean you have to subject your hair to needless damage. Take
advantage of the tips below on caring properly for your hair.

WASHING AND CONDITIONING

Hair is not a living part of your body. However, your hair still
needs proper care for optimum health and beauty. One of the key
elements to having shiny, healthy hair is to allow the natural oils in
the scalp to lubricate it. The hair closest to the scalp benefits from
natural sebum oils the most while longer hair can become dry and
brittle from a lack of these oils.

Shampoo, no matter what exotic ingredients it’s made up of,
performs a simple job of removing excess oils, pollution and styling
product build up from the hair. All of your hair needs gentle cleansing
but it is the top two or three inches that is most weighed down with
natural oils and dulling hair products. Concentrating the washing in
that area will reduce the amount of oils removed from longer areas of
hair which can be over dried from the stripping of oils and extended
contact with shampoo.

Conditioning on the other hand should be used sparingly, if at all,
on the top inches of the hair while concentrated on the ends.
Conditioning is an important step to replace needed oils and provide
protection from styling agents such as blow dryers and irons