Holiday Hair Styles

It’s that time of the year where your social schedule is packed with events to celebrate!

New dresses, cute shoes, and maybe a little something extra for your hair?

My personal favorite are jeweled hair combs. They are easy to use, simply push hair back (away from the face or tuck behind your ear) and insert a comb; smaller combs work better in pairs. Get creative, express your unique personal style…I’ve seen some FashionNistas create super-funky styles with their hair combs!

I’d love to see your Holiday Hairstyles, so take a minute and post your pictures HERE before the holiday season is gone!


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Keratin Hair Treatments

Some hair salons are starting to take precautions against possible formaldehyde in hair straightening products like the Brazilian Blowout.

Concerns that the popular hair smoothing solution, known generically as Brazilian or Keratin treatments, could expose hair stylists to health risks. Investigations into the product in the United States and Canada led to product being pulled from shelves in Canada along with a warning issued to stylists and consumers who used it. In the US, the FDA and Federal Trade Commission are still conducting their investigations.

Stories of those who have suffered ill effects from the Brazilian Blowout started in 2007, including an article in Allure magazine piece titled “Scared Straight”. The magazine collected samples of the treatments and them to an FDA-registered lab for testing where it was determined that they contained ten times more formaldehyde than the .2 percent that is determined to be safe by the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, exposure to large amounts of the chemical can cause serious health problems, including cancer.

OSHA, the Agency responsible for workplace safety and health in the US, issued an alert warning September 30, 2010 that samples of the Brazilian Blowout and Acai Professional Smoothing Solution (both sold by the same company) contained between 4.85 and 10.6 percent formaldehyde. When Canada’s health agency tested Brazilian Blowout, it found 12 percent formaldehyde.

BEWARE and do your homework on all new products!!

Love your hair!


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Solutions - Hair Tips for Winter Weather

The dry and cold winter weather can be very damaging to your hair. The drop in temperature and increased use of central heating causes it to dry far more easily. Effective preventative measures are required during this season to ensure your hair is not damaged. Here are great tips to keep your hair healthy while enjoying the Winter season:


Replace Lost Moisture
Just like your skin, your hair needs more moisture in winter, so make sure you look after it properly and invest in a good shampoo and conditioner. Preventing moisture-loss will help you avoid frizz and static. Use a hydrating hairspray which will help to replace the moisture lost during styling, and hydrate the hair to give a soft, supple feel.

Try a Cool Shower
After using a moisturizing conditioner, lock in that moisture by running cool or lukewarm water through your hair.  The cool water will quickly close your hair cuticle, allowing it to keep the moisture inside.  This also gives your hair extra shine.

Make Sure Your Hair Is Dry
Don't go outside with your hair wet. If it's cold enough outside, your hair will freeze and may actually break!

Wear A Cashmere Hat
When you're out and about this winter, wear a hat, not only to keep you warm, but also to protect your hair from the cold weather. Invest in a hat made of cashmere rather than wool. Wool is very absorbent and will suck the moisture out of your hair, leaving it dry and prone to static. Also, the raw texture of wool is harsh on your hair, while cashmere will ensure that it stays looking beautiful and healthy when you go inside from the cold.  Treat yourself to a cashmere hat-----you're worth it!


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8 Things Your Hair Says About Your Health

8 Things Your Hair Says About Your Health

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Solutions - Protein For Your Hair

Protein is what gives the hair its strength and structure. Hair is about 70% keratin protein by nature. There are a wide variety of proteins that 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, and 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 (HipHopz' Deep N' Conditioner), leave-in conditioners, protein reconstructor conditioner treatments, and even some moisturizers.


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Soutions - All About Hair Oils

Let's get this false myth out of the way: Oils do NOT moisturize the hair. Oils nourish the outside of the hair strands.

Our hair naturally contains moisture, but because our hair is also naturally porous, keeping the moisture inside is a difficult task. Providing additional sources of outside moisture, or external moisture supplementation, is a must for black hair care. Water molecules and moisture from these supplemental moisturizing products easily pass into the hair shaft, but they pass out just as easily. We've got to seal that moisture in. The way to do it is by using oil.

Natural oils like jojoba, olive, carrot, or coconut oil seem to work best. The key is to use the oil to "lock in the moisture."

A light coating of oil after your daily moisturizer will help seal the moisture inside. Oils are made of large molecules. These molecules are too large to absorbed by the hair strand. Applying oils to the hair and scalp will coat them and trap the moisture that is inside on the inside and the moisture that is outside on the 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.

Oil alone will not and cannot moisturize within the hair shaft. 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. 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.

This technique of moisturizing and sealing has really been helpful to me and is the most important part of my haircare regimen. Fighting hair breakage and achieving moisturizing success is all about what order you apply your products.

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Solutions - Moisture and Protein

The balance of protein and moisture in hair is a fine art. Hair needs water to maintain its elasticity, or ability to stretch. Since water is the ultimate moisturizer, water-based products are best for really getting the greatest moisture benefit.

Moisturizers are simply products that are water-based and nourish your hair deep within the strand. Products with moisturizing properties tend to be your conditioners and other specific moisturizer sprays or creams. Moisturizers may also contain large amounts of protein, but these protein based moisturizers do not have the moisturizing benefit that moisture-based moisturizers have. Check labels to gauge protein content. Good moisturizers will not contain cheap, filler ingredients like petrolatum, mineral oil, or lanolin. Avoid products that claim moisturizing benefits and contain these ingredients. There is nothing moisturizing about them! Petrolatum and mineral oil are sealants that seal out the precious moisture our hair needs.

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