What type of Hair?
Your hairs natural shine comes from its own natural conditioner, an oil composed of waxes and fats which contain a natural antiseptic that helps your hair fight infection. Sometimes too much oil can result in greasy hair or too little will give you dry brittle hair. You need hair health tips and advice to make sure your hair is the best it can be
Long Soft Curls
Watch Judy as she teaches you how to build soft curls into your long hair. A lot of magazines skipped steps, but Judy does a great job of explaining exactly how it should be done with her hair tips and advice.
Short Hair Styles
A good short hair style should emphasize your best attributes, such as your eye and hair colors, skin tones, body shape and your face shape, The right short hair style fits your personality and your lifestyle. It creates a sense of balance between your head, face, body and the unique person that is you.
Using The Right Hair Shampoo
Some hair shampoos are labelled 'pH balanced' and this means they have the same acidity level as hair. If you have fragile, permed, or colored hair what shampoo should you use. If you have strong hair in good condition, then what? Check out our hair health tips on shampooing your hair.
What does your hair color say about you?
The ancient Greeks thought of blonde hair as the hair color of gods and heroes. The Greeks thought of redheads as strangers, rogues and vagabonds and treated them with contempt. They considered redheads to be untrustworthy, deceitful and quick-tempered. Early Christians believed Judas Escariot, Christs betrayer, was a redhead.
Does Your Hair Cut Suit You?
Your hair is your crowning glory and your hair cut is how you show it to the world. It helps you look good, feel wonderful and ooze confidence. As a general rule, a short precision hair cut needs trimming every four weeks and a longer style every six to eight weeks. And, if you want to grow your hair long it's essential that you have it trimmed regularly, about every ten weeks, to prevent any splitting and to keep the ends even.
African American Hair
Hair health tips for African-American hair, which is almost always curly, although the degree of wave varies enormously. As a general rule your black hair will be brittle and have a tendency to split and break. If your curls form kinks this will make your hair thinner and weaker at each bend. If not curly your hair may be very fine, making it difficult to style or hold a set.
Your Hair Texture
The texture of your hair is controlled by the size and shape of the follicle. This is a genetic trait and is controlled by hormones related to your age and racial characteristics. Natural blondes have finer hair than brunettes and redheads tend have the thickest hair
