Let's call it as it is; we were not all born with great hair. We start tucking and pulling and manipulating it at an early age – in the name of fashion.

Rollers, blow drys, flat irons, colors… we don't let the hair be. As we grow we resort to products to keep our hair looking its best and when we can, we invest in a good haircut and keep up the trims so the hair always looks good.

That takes time. Time and money. If you are a typical busy woman in this day and age, you are in short supply of both.

So here’s a short refresher from the obvious to the new:

• Scalp – Underneath al the hair, the scalp needs a little attention. The hair follicles are influenced by the health of the skin and the blood flow to the scalp. Fatty alcohols (such as stearyl, cetyl and myristyl) are moisturizing. The other alcohols (such as alcohol denat, ethanol, propanol and isopropyl) are drying. If you have dry hair avoid them.
• Shampoo – The rule of thumb of washing your hair is… there isn’t one. You should wash your hair when it needs washing, i.e. when it doesn’t feel the best anymore, usually within 2 or 3 days. In the old days they could hide an oily hair in the ‘beehive’ hairdos. Not anymore. A good looking hair is healthy, shiny and free flowing.

Here you can read in our blog HOW OFTEN SHOULD YOU BE WASHING YOUR HAIR

• Brush morning and night – Especially if you have dry hair. Brushing removes dust, stimulates the scalp, and increases blood flow. It also distributes the oils from the scalp to the rest of the hair.
• Styling the hair – When the hair is wet it is at its weakest. Avoid brushing long hair when the hair is very wet. Blot your hair with a towel first, don’t rub. Run a wide toothed comb through the hair.
• Sun protection – If you plan on staying in the sun for many hours, protect your hair.
• Treatment – After years of hair products and heat manipulation your hair might be dry and in need of a stronger remedy.

Keratin Treatment At Home

One of the best dry hair remedies is a keratin treatment.

The process, which can be done at home, is a permanent hair straightening solution that is not very complicated and the results are great. The hair becomes smooth to the touch and shiny, when the keratin bonds with the hair and forms a complete, smooth and shiny outer layer on each and every hair strand. One treatment last through many shampoos and setting your hair becomes a breeze. Those treatments come under many names and most include formaldehyde.

Despite recent publications on the subject, the amount of formaldehyde you will come in contact with is very minimal.

However there are formaldehyde free keratin treatments which will not add any unnecessary health risks. When in dire need, it can be done at night, after the kids went to sleep and while you answer emails between stages. It will cut the getting ready time every morning as well. An easier and quicker way to maintain a great looking hair.

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Smooth and Sexy: Frizzy Hair Remedies

There are so many things that cause our hair to go Frizz! Humidity, heat, gym workout… Every time you sweat or come in contact with humidity you start to worry what it will do to your hair and how would you appear in 10 minutes.

Even if you used keratin smoothing treatment, some of them still revert to their natural and unwanted condition. Here is some advice from the pros on how to control the frizz in your life and turn it into sexy, smooth hair.

• Shampoo – The number one reason for frizzy hair is that the hair is too dry, damaged and brittle. Use shampoos that do not dry the hair (like those which contain alcohol).
• Conditioner – Make sure you apply the conditioner from the roots down to the ends. You can add a little water to your conditioner so it will get deep into the roots. Some hair stylists believe that washing the conditioner off with cold water will seal the conditioner better.
• Deep Conditioning – If your hair is prone to frizz, do an at-home treatment once in a while. Indulge in a deep conditioning treatment every six weeks or so. It makes the hair really shiny and helps smooth frizzy hair.

• Hair drying – The most important element in the frizzy hair remedies playbook is how you dry your hair. Absorb the water from you hair, don’t rub it. Wrap the hair with a towel and squeeze it dry. When you blow dry you hair, do not whip it around or back and forth. That will make hair strands stand out. Instead direct the blow dryer nozzle from the top of your head down. Use a round brush and dry the hair is sections.
• Humidity – When you know you are about to spend time in a humid situation and need to look good and composed without worrying about you hair – don’t shampoo it. The oils on the scalp make a good barrier for humidity. What you need to do it brush your hair well, to distribute the oils and use a flat iron to seal it in and style it.
• Working out – When working out and sweating, make a braid or a bun instead of a tight ponytail. That will eliminate the mark of the hairband you’ll get when you remove it, and the frizz that will come from trying to eliminate the indentation. Dry you hair from the scalp down.
• Styling – Here is some hair straightening strategy, try this and see if it works for you: Apply a little hard hold gel to the roots only, around the crown. While applying it to the whole hair might make you look as if you are wearing a helmet, applying it only to the roots and around the crown will make flying hair more manageable.

You can try to use silicone serum which is water resistant and will prevent the moisture from getting into the hair. Make sure you moisturize the hair before you apply silicone.

And if all fails and you can’t stand the few flying hairs, use some hair spray. Spray it on your hand, and run your palm from the root down over the few hairs that stand out. This will make them heavier and lying still.