Monday, June 27, 2011

29 Week Stretch!! It's Over!!

Well ladies i decided to relax today! I just got tired of the two textures, and it's just too damn hot to fight this hair, lol. I had a very good relaxer experience this time. No burning at all. I used Organic Root Stimulator Relaxer (Normal) I relaxed in sections. This is the method i will be using from now on.Here's the method :1. Base scalp the night before being careful not to irrate scalp2. I parted in 4 sections, then put a plastic conditioning...

What To Expect When Visiting A Trichologist

If you were to visit a trichologist complaining of thinning hair, you could expect the following type of examination:First, the trichologist would gather some personal information including your health history. She would pay particular attention to any health issues you had experienced within the last two to three months including: illnesses, beginning or ending medications, childbirth, breastfeeding, diet, stress, and regular menstrual cycles. She would also ask about your family’s health history and whether your relatives experienced any significant...

Healthy Hair Tools Checklist

Water softener or filter: This is a must for people with hard water because mineral deposits can build up on your hair, making it dull and prone to damage. The Water Quality Association  is a not-for-profit organization with lots of good information on water softeners, filters and purifiers.Shampoo: Use a mild shampoo that’s free of sulfates and soap. If you have a greasy scalp, there’s no harm in shampooing as often as you need to....
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Hair Facts

  A human head has an average of 100,000 hair follicles. Blondes have the most at around 140,000 hairs, brunettes have an average of 110,000 and redheads have about 90,000. Each hair follicle grows a new hair an average of 20 times. During a baby’s first year of life, all of the hairs on the head grow at the same rate. Hairs on an adult scalp have different growth cycles. It’s normal to lose between 50 and 100 hairs each day. Up to...
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Styles You Should Avoid For The Sake Of Your Hair

Wearing the wrong hair style can lead to breakage and even temporary hair loss, called traction alopecia. This hair loss is caused by excessive tension on the hair and scalp and is usually first noticed around the hair line. Although the hair loss may take years to show up, there are usually early warning signs including redness, swelling, itching, bumps and scales. Thinner, shorter vellus hairs may take the place of longer terminal hairs. Traction...

A Relaxed Scalp Leads To Healthier Hair

The scalp isn’t just another area of skin on the body; it has special characteristics that make it hospitable to growing hair. The scalp has numerous sebaceous glands that produce sebum, a natural oil that lubricates the hair. The scalp contains the follicles that grow long terminal hairs. At the base of each follicle is the erector pili muscle that causes the hair to “stand on end.” Skin on the scalp is thicker than on any other part...
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Natural Hair Color Might Affect Chemical Processes

Believe it or not, natural redheads often have a harder time taking perms and relaxers than people with other hair colors. The reason has to do with the special hair protein, keratin.The keratin in naturally red hair contains up to twice as much sulphur as other natural hair colors. This sulphur forms very strong chemical links called disulphide bonds that join the keratin chains together. In fact, disulphide bonds are some of...

Water May Be To Blame For Your Hair Woes

Water that’s too hard can cause serious problems for otherwise healthy hair.Hard Water can come from well or city water and contains minerals like calcium and magnesium. One sign that you have hard water is if your shampoo doesn’t lather well. Another is if you notice “soap scum” in on the bath tub or shower wall. The mineral deposits can build up on hair, causing it to discolor (taking on a reddish tint) and become brittle, while your scalp can...
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Sunday, June 26, 2011

Homeopathy and Hair Growth

Homeopathy is a 200 year-old system of medicine founded by a German physician, Dr. Samuel Hahnemann. In theory, homeopathic remedies use natural substances to help the body heal itself. Very small doses are used and side effects are rarely reported.  Most homeopathic remedies are tinctures, or alcohol extracts of herbs, minerals and animal sources. One brand particularly marketed for hair growth is Sprayology Hair + Nail Tonic. The company says that a few spritzes under the tongue each day “will help your hair to get healthy, stay healthy...

Will Pantothenic Acid Supplements Help Hair Growth?

Nutritionally, Pantothenic Acid is important to healthy hair and skin. As a recognized growth stimulant, the vitamin helps the body metabolize protein, which is the major component of hair. Although taking extra Pantothenic Acid has not been proved to promote faster or more abundant hair growth, a deficiency can lead to fallout as well as premature graying. Studies have shown that hair fallout and graying in rats is caused by a Pantothenic Acid deficiency. Deficiencies in humans are rare, however, because pantothenic acid is found in so many foods,...
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Porosity Is The Leading Cause of Hair Breakage

Porosity is the ability of water to get into and out of the cortex through the cuticle scales. Very healthy hair has intact cuticles that let very little moisture in and out. Hair with a roughed up cuticle that allows water to easily pass in and out of the cortex is over-porous.  A damaged cuticle allows water to swell the cortex, then to seep out when hair dries. This weakens the hair and makes it very dry, causing ends to split...
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Friction is One Of Hair's Worst Enemies

If you have unmanageable, “flyaway” hair or excessive breakage, your problem probably has to do with friction. Whenever you brush or comb your hair, remove a hat or sleep on a cotton pillowcase, you’re creating hair-damaging friction.   Friction can lead to hair breakage because it wears down the cuticle – the hair’s protective outer layer. Friction also causes static electricity charges to build up on your hair. The “charged hairs”...
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Changing Hair From The Inside Out

If you always wished you had straight or curly hair, you may soon be able to have your wish simply by popping a pill. Scientists at L'Oreal say it's possible to alter the hair bulb deep in the follicle and actually change the shape of your hair from naturally curly to straight, and vice versa. They're working on a hormone pill that would transform “hook-shaped” bulbs responsible for curly hair into straight-shaped bulbs that produce straight hair. They also say this same technology can be used to turn gray hair back to its natural col...

Hair Properties and Ethnicity

Natural hair types, colors, and textures are the result of the genes passed down from our ancestors. Scientists have identified three main races that influence hair types today: Mongoloid, Caucasoid, and Afroid.Mongoloid: Mongoloid hair originated with people from the Orient. It is very straight, coarse, and black in color. Perfectly straight keratin bundles and a round hair shaft account for the thick, straight texture.  Caucasoid: Caucasoid...

The Hair Growth Cycle

Each hair has a life cycle in three distinct phases: anagen, catagen, and telogen. These phases occur concurrently in individual hairs, preventing hair from all falling out at once.Anagen (growing): Anagen is the active growth phase, which can last 1,000 days or more without interruption. On average, hair grows an average of ½ inch per month, or 6 inches in a year. As humans age, the anagen phase may shorten, producing shorter, finer hairs that...