Hair Tips & Advice

INTRODUCTION I have been a hair stylist for over twelve years, six of which I have been running my own hair salon. Everyday I come into contact with people who struggle to maintain their hair and I have to advise them and sometimes correct any DIY jobs that they have inflicted on their hair. Today I had a client that had bleached her own hair she was aiming for a white ice blonde look but ended with white roots, yellow mid length and red ends. She had had the common mistake of applying the colour to here root area first and then taking it through to the ends, therefore resulting on the miss matched colour. So with this it gave me the idea ...  Read the complete review

Over the years of having perms and colours put on my hair i have had a lot of advice given to me by various hairdressers, so i thought i would share my advice with you on keeping your hair in top shape. Hair-do's...and dont's Great money tip Doubling shampoo... Commercial shampoo can be diluted with water to half strength without altering it's ability to clean hair. Dry shampoo... Baby powder sprinkled on your hair is an excellent emergency hair freshner and especially if you want to get rid of greasy hair. Versatile shampoo... If your family members all seem to have differnet hair types requiring differnt ...  Read the complete review

I have had dreadlocks for three months now and I just wanted to share some tips with people who have dreads or people who are thinking about getting dreads. There is a mixture you can make to really help your dreads tighten up if you are having problems with loose hair. Mix 2-3 cups of hot water with 2-3 tablespoons of sea salt and with juice from one whole lemon, and stir it all together until the salt is dissolved. If the salt won't dissolve completely then just add a little more water. After the salt is dissolved, pour the mixture into a spray bottle. After you wash your dreads (with residue-free soap or shampoo) just spray the mixture all over your ...  Read the complete review

Beauty is God gifted... Of course it is...we all know... But who says we can?t take care of it... Every woman in this world is beautiful... After all beauty is for women and women for looking beautiful... So here are some home remedies to maintain your beauty... Hair For a healthy looking hair, try adding Almond oil with coconut oil and apply it 20 minutes before you take a hair bath, it would help your hair follicles healthy and your hair shinny. For Grey Hair- To avoid the increasing Grey hair, eating 1/2 tsp of fresh grated ginger along with 1/2 tsp of Honey every morning, will reduce the growth of Grey hairs. To ...  Read the complete review

What your about to read is recipes from my journal that I have kept a secret and believe me they really do work. *****HAIR EGG CONDITIONER RECIPE****** 1. teaspoon of baby oil 1. egg yolk 1. cup of water Beat the egg yolk until its frothy, add the oil then beat again. Add to the water. Massage into your scalp and throughout you hair. Rinse well. *****HAIR CONDITIONER RECIPE***** Combine mashed avocado with some coconut milk. Comb it through your hair and let it sit for 10-15 minutes. Rinse well. *****REMOVE HAIR BUILD-UP RECIPE***** ¼ cup of vinegar ...  Read the complete review