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Parting with your part! Almost everyone parts their hair...even if they don't, most hair will fall into a natural part. But where the hair naturally falls and where the part should be can really change up your look. The right part can frame a face, highlight features or simply add an extra layer of interest to your style. So, give each part a try and see the change it makes! The Middle Part. The signature style of '70s beauties, this straight-down-the-center look is a chic option for any occasion or face shape. It's a classic. For the most precise part with less risk of snagging, use the tip of a rattail comb to divide hair. If you try to part hair using the comb's teeth, you'll encounter more tangles. The Zig Zag part. A jagged line is fun and casual and flatters any face shape. Better yet, it's a great way to camouflage overgrown roots. Highlights and color are generally applied to hair that's parted in the middle or slightly to the side, so obscuring the part can obscure the line of demarcation. Use you fingers to move narrow sections of hair to either side until a zigzag is formed. The Diagonal Part. This effect adds polish to a chignon and slims a wide face. Divide hair from above the outer corner of one brow to the back of the crown on the opposite side. Slick hair back into a bun or a ponytail. The deep side part. A cousin to the side part but far more dramatic (think day versus night), a deep division is a natural volumizer for hair of any kind, since more hair on one side equals more body by definition. If your face is slightly round, allow the side with extra hair to fall slightly across your face. The Side part. Almost everyone has hair that falls slightly to one side or the other naturally, so this look complements most, regardless of face shape. For a casual feel, use your fingers to part your hair rather than a comb. A side benefit: Switching your part from one side to the other can mask thinning.

Hair spray products can set a style, hold a style and help you style. They are categorized by how strong of a hold that they provide. Hair spray products can also enhance shine, reduce frizz, include light reflecting ingredients, a water resistant formula to fight humidity, or a combination of these. Typically, silicone is the primary ingredient. Volumizing hair sprays help to counteract the weighing-down effect that many stronger hair sprays have by utilizing slightly different ingredients. These are typically available in medium to maximum hold, and help to coat the roots of the hair, lifting them up. Some products utilize lightweight ingredients that expand once dry, giving hair body. In general, these types of hair sprays are meant only for the roots, although they can provide hold to the rest of the hair without weighing it down when applied sparingly. Flexible or working spray is great for holding curls, waves or flipped ends, i.e. when you want you maintain your style but still have hair move freely. Medium hold works best for shorter hair and softer up-do's. they are meant to finish your style so you should not mess with the hair once it is sprayed. Maximum or firm hold are the strongest and are meant to be used when you want to hold every hair in place. Hair Spray TIPS: Innovative hair sprays prevent hair strands from sticking together. To take advantage of these formulations you must however hold the spray nozzle at least 12" away from your hair and keep the spray can in constant motion. Before using the hair spray, make sure that the spray nozzle is not gummed up. Otherwise, the hair spray will not leave the can as a fine mist but rather in sticky spurts. Give your hair more volume: Shake your hair while holding your head upside down. Then throw your hair back again without too much force. Lift individual strands of hair, and from a shorter distance apply a little hair spray underneath the strands. Allow the hair spray to dry before moving to the next strand. Tip for women with bob haircuts: Slightly lift the covering hair and apply the hair spray at an angle from below toward the hair ends. This provides marvelous hold to beveled side hair. If you have a sensitive scalp: Hair spray contains alcohol and therefore dries the hair and scalp. You should therefore apply the spray only to the hair ends. You can give hair a lot of hold and bounce by spraying it liberally over your hair and then either put heated rollers into your hair, use a curling iron or pull the hair ends through a flat iron. Then apply some more hair spray to give your hairdo hold. This is how it is done backstage for the big fashion events. If used unobtrusively hair spray also helps against oily hair roots. This is a nice trick to know in case your fringes tend to look oily before the rest of the hair. Simply pull the freshly washed fringes over a round brush to keep the hair away from the skin and apply a small amount of hair spray. Hair spray can also give eyebrows a beautiful line. Simply apply a little hair spray to an eyebrow brush before using it.

Primers in hair care, as in skincare, are designed to create an even base surface. Used alone or prior to applying other styling products, they create a weightless, humidity-resistant shield that works as a beautifying barrier to humidity, airborne dirt particles, and oil from the scalp. The benefit to using one is your style lasts longer due to its ability to resist the moisture disruption, and it helps your hair stay cleaner longer. Some additional perks of using a primer: it protects the hair from heat styling, conditions it, and helps give it shine and smoothness for a healthy appearance. What hair types does hair primer work best on? Are there any hair types on which it wouldn't work? Primer is universal. There's a primer out there for any particular hair type or concern. Primers are the foundation of any hairstyle. Some add more shine if your hair is dry and dull, others provide a detangling aid for knotty hair. How do you use it? It's easy. After using shampoo and conditioner, add a dime-sized amount of primer to your hands, then run them through your damp hair. You can use the product solo or as a first layer under your regular styling aids before air-drying or heat styling. Using a primer on wet hair before blow-drying is best, especially one that protects against heat. Are there styles that work best with the product? In short, yes. Primer works to preserve all styles, but its value is especially noticed on styles that tend to fall/fail quickly: smooth blow-outs, curling iron sets etc. What about girls with curls? Your shampoo and conditioner are the key to getting the most out of your particular type of hair. If you use a wave hair primer spray, for example, it's a good idea to use products that encourage and work with your natural texture to ultimately help with frizz and shape. How often should you use primer? We advise using the product for every styling session that starts with damp hair. It's just that easy!

ENJOY your hair care again. ENJOY, focuses on practical solutions for success without gimmicks. They make changes to their products as often as needed to ensure that every ENJOY product remains at the forefront of hair care technology and consumer demand. Their brand lines insure that you will find the right products for your hair and that your hair will ENJOY Luxe: Pamper your strands with luxurious, luster enhancing cleansing, conditioning and deep conditioning options that leave hair smooth, shiny and frizz free. Repair: Clarifies, repairs and protects damaged, brittle and chemically treated hair while preparing it for any chemical service. Hydrate: Designed to quench dry, coarse, curly, and chemically treated hair with advanced moisturizing agents it so desperately craves. Volume: Offering an array of robust, stimulating solutions for much stronger, fuller, thicker and healthier-looking hair. Holistic hair products do not contain any sulfates, soy, gluten, silicones, colorants or parabens. They contain only allergen free fragrance. When you want products that work without chemicals or additives, then Holistic is a best choice. Style: Provides unlimited cocktailing possibilities! You can style with confidence and create your own special finishing solutions for every hair type, texture and finish. Select your perfect ENJOY hair solution for color perfection! .

Cowlicks! They can be so frustrating! Unfortunately, almost everyone has one in one place or another! A cowlick is a section of hair that stands straight up or hair that grows in a spiral pattern. The most common place for cowlicks is at the crown of the head. On top of the head hair grows to the front, on the back of the head it grows towards the nape and hair grows to the left and right side of the head on the sides of the head. A cowlick's spiral pattern is likely caused because hair gets confused about whether it needs to go forward, backward, or to the side, and some hairs get caught in between creating that characteristic whorl. The hair whorl can be in the center of the head but it can also be located to the left or right side of the head. In the very center of the scalp it will be visible because the hair lies flat. The second most common place is along the front hairline. Here the whorl of hair growth is generally less pronounced, so hair seems to stand straight up. (Fun Fact: In people who are right handed, at least 90% of cowlicks have a clockwise rotation while about 10% go in a counterclockwise direction. Left-handed people generally have a counter-clockwise rotation.) Depending on how resistant your hair type is and how stubborn your cowlick choses to be, we've listed our favorite ways to conquer the cowlick! If one doesn't work for you, try another or a combination of a few "” something is bound to work, we promise! Blow Dry Away from the Cowlick Pattern: You've probably already tried to train your re-train hair while blow drying, but when it comes to cowlicks, technique is key. Drying cowlicks should be done IMMEDIATELY after you wash your hair. Letting the hair dry naturally, even just slightly, before blow drying allows the cowlick to start to "take it's form." Eliminate this by blow drying at least that section while your hair is still sopping wet. Use a firm grip brush and work this section back and forth, mostly away from the growth or "grain" and be sure to follow this up with a cool shot button. Use a Root Lifter: Root lifters are the perfect hair styling product for anyone who suffers from cowlicks. We recommend a mousse-based root lifter that sprays directly onto the root area. This can be used by itself to tame less stubborn cowlicks or in combination with blow drying for the extra stubborn growth patterns! Cure Hair with a Keratin Treatment: If you have had enough of your battle, try getting a smoothing treatment applied to just that area, or your whole head if you want to make your styling process really easy! Using a smoothing treatment will seal the hair in place for 4-6 weeks at a time, or until you have new growth. This is definitely worth it "” especially in the humid months of summer! Not to mention, if you stick to applying the treatment just to your problem area, it won't be costly at all! Tease to Prevent Separation: This is obviously a more temporary solution, but it's the perfect way to cover cowlicks on the back of the head or directly on the part. Not only will it help to blend in any unsightly parts, but it will give you a crazy boost in volume. Not a bad side effect if you ask me! When All Else Fails, Embrace it! If your cowlick is too stubborn to respond to these ideas, it might be time to switch up your style to one that works more naturally with your cowlick. If your cowlick is on your hairline or part, find a style that will move with your cowlick and start to train the rest of your hair to move that way. After all, cowlicks are the hardest hair to "retrain," so starting fresh with the rest of your hair might be a lot easier!

Have you ever tried a hair powder ? Hair powder is a potent problem solver when hair is limp or does not have enough grip for up-dos, twirls or braids. As a welcome side-effect volumizing powder also freshens up oily hair between shampoos. The ultra-light and fine powder is suitable for any hair type and length, and it may just be your hair problem solution! Volume: The main role of powder is to add fullness and bounce to thin or limp hair. Simply apply it where more volume is needed. Micro-particles fluff up hair for added volume without teasing and blow-drying. There is no faster way to turn limp, lifeless hair into a full head of impressively bouncy hair. Structure and Shape: Powder adds definition to your hairstyle. Hairstyles from bobs to up-dos look fuller and therefore also shapelier. Hold: Hairstyles hold their shapes better and longer thanks to the powers of the powder. Hair accessories, slides, and pins also stay in place longer because your get a better grip. Manageability: The hair's manageability determines how well you can create the desired hairstyles. Hair can be styled much easier using powder. Especially twirled and braided hair elements are easier to manage with the volumizing micro-particles in your hair. Freshness: Hair powder also absorbs oil and therefore counteracts the bedraggled look of oily hair. Your hair will look fresher in seconds. Matte Finish: You may also like to use volumizing powder to create a matte finish for undone looks. The powder works well for the cool out-of-bed look for men and undone bobs for women. How to apply hair powder:. Apply powder where it is needed either near the hair roots or around the hair ends. Simply sprinkle a small amount of powder on the desired portion of your hair and use your fingers to distribute the powder thoroughly. Alternatively, you may like to distribute the powder in the palms of your hands or on your fingers and work it through the targeted part of your hair. The powder does not need to be brushed out of the hair.

Each curl has its own internal structure, which controls the shape and flow of your hair. Ouidad identified the four different curl types: Loose, Classic, Tight, and Kinky - and developed a signature line of products that complement each type. Because every curl needs the regimen that treats it right. Ouidad knows your curl inside and out, ensuring that your hair - with its unique curl pattern and distinctive style - stays hydrated, healthy, and happy. Their formulas use the most sophisticated ingredients. They combine decades of experience with the latest in scientific breakthroughs. They use only the deepest moisturizers and most nourishing botanicals to strengthen every strand. Over time, you'll see that your curly hair doesn't just look better - it will also be softer, stronger, and healthier. Quidad doesn't just add moisture and repair, their product formulas let you select the right product for your type of curls. They make low-lather products, cleansing conditioners, and styling products to give your curls the bounce and hold they need to look fabulous all day long. Quidad doesn't forget the kids either. Each of their "Kurly Kids" products is tough on tangles, but extremely gentle on their delicate curls.

Sebastian Hair Care was started in 1972 by LA Stylists Geri Cusenza and John Sebastian. They wanted to a generation from flower power to fearless hair fashion . Sebastian's innovative products simplify and put self-expression in your hands. With each passing decade, they have introduced a new lineup of product icons that test the limits of hair creation. Cellophanes was the first hair color that came with choice. Shaper was the world's first any-which-way spray. Potion 9 created the canvas for limitless style, and Eruptek injected hair with expansive clouds of texture. Their newest line, Seb Man, is hair care, styling, and grooming products for men " who refused to be categorized . In addition to shampoos and conditioners that strengthen hair and build a foundation. Sebastian electrifies and defines with its creative styling products. Their motto: Form it, Flaunt it or Let it Flow! Whether you want to look Done yet Undone, Grungy but Gorgeous or Perfectly Imperfect, their 30-second effortless routine is made for you! First, wash your hair with Reset Shampoo, then use Preset Conditioner. Finally, apply ShaperID hairspray for your perfect millennial effortless look. Dark Oil products contain a special blend of oils that smooth and add body to your hair. Your hair will be shinier and have a very silky feel. If it is curly hair, then Twisted are your products. Dedicated solely to curly hair, red seaweed extract infuses curls with elasticity, while Panthenol and Glycerin add moisture, definition, and bounce. When it comes to daily care, Sebastian delivers too, with formulas to moisturize (Drench), repair & restore (Penetraitt), add volume (Volupt) plus a daily care formula for fine hair (Light) and to create texture (Effortless). You'll find just what your hair needs and your style wants with Sebastian.

Regular hair oil treatment may bring numerous benefits. The effect of strong and nourished hair is visible after the very first application of the oil. Your hair becomes softer, smoother and nice to the touch. Replenishing vitamins and fatty acids will regenerate your strands. Hair oils deliver resilience and shine. However, every good quality hair conditioner can provide such effects but hair oils offer even more valuable properties. A well-chosen hair oil: eliminates dandruff, baldness and greyness, prevents brittleness and excessive hair loss and closes raised cuticles in high porosity hair. The best oils for damaged (high porosity) hair must contain lots of essential polyunsaturated fatty acids. These are non-penetrating oils which have large particles. They cover weak hair with a protective coat and seal highly raised cuticles. Products with oils for high porosity hair will work best as an enhancing and rebuilding treatment. CAN ANY OIL BE APPLIED ON HAIR? Sadly, it cannot. Only natural, cold-pressed and unrefined oils are suitable for hair oiling. The oil should also match the condition of your hair and your hair porosity (condition of your hair cuticles). Essential oils and oils used in cooking are unsuitable for hair oiling. HOW LONG SHOULD I KEEP OIL ON MY HAIR? The general rule says: the longer, the better. In this way, it has more time to penetrate inside your hair and repair it. At first, you can leave it in for an hour and observe the strands after each treatment. If your hair isn't very damaged, the oil may "lie" on your hair less time. SHOULD THE OIL BE APPLIED TO HAIR ONLY OR TO THE SCALP AS WELL? It depends on method that we use for hair oiling. If we plan to wash hair after oiling "“ it is strongly recommended to apply the oil to scalp as well. The oil will penetrate inside the skin and bulbs where it will repair and enhance the hair from the roots. During daily hair care, you may apply it only to hair ends or from the mid-length "“ no need to rinse it. This method immediately conditions your hair, increases its shine and protects the strands throughout the day. WHAT AMOUNT OF OIL DO I HAVE TO APPLY TO HAIR? It all depends on the length of your hair. Keep in mind that the oil cannot drip off your head. The optimal dose for oiling hair and scalp is 5 ml "“ one teaspoon. If you want to apply the oil to hair only (in your every-day hair care), excluding the scalp, you can spread 2-3 drops on dry strands. WHEN WILL I SEE FIRST EFFECTS? It all depends on the condition of your hair. The more damaged your hair is, the more time you need to repair it. Bear in mind that oils work mainly inside the hair. Be sure that the oil started working even if you cannot see spectacular effects right away. Remember that regularity and a bit of patience is crucial in hair oiling. WHICH SHAMPOO IS THE BEST TO WASH THE OIL DOWN? Oils are natural products. Strong detergents and comedogenic substances abounding in parabens may disturb the action of oils and the effects of hair oiling. That is why, a delicate shampoo (free from SLS) is the best choice.

Do you have tiny bumps along your hairline, the upper part of your forehead, shoulders or upper back? The culprit may be your hair care products. This is so common, dermatologist have a name for it "” acne cosmetica . This literally means acne caused by products we apply to our skin or hair. According to The American Academy of Dermatology, hair is one of the main causes of adult acne, so the connection is a lot more important than you might realize. Many hair products are oil based, which may trigger acne in those who are already prone, but ingredients such as petroleum, silicone, cocoa butter, sodium lauryl sulfate, ammonium lauryl sulfate, mineral oil, jojoba oil, coconut oil, and lanolin can also trigger acne, especially if left on the skin. Many hairsprays are also alcohol-based and can trigger breakouts if accidentally sprayed onto nearby skin. The bumps can be so subtle that you can feel but not see them. Some people develop numerous, closely packed bumps that they can see. Why does this happen? When hair care products contain oil, the oil can find its way to your skin. Once this happens, the oil can clog your pores. Clogged pores can lead to acne. When hair care products are the culprit, you'll likely get whiteheads and tiny flesh-colored bumps called "papules." These can appear along your hairline, forehead, or the back of your neck. If one of your hair products is causing this problem, the acne will clear in about six weeks when you stop using the product(s). Sometimes, it's easy to figure out what product(s) is causing the breakouts. If you're using a hair styling product that contains a lot of oil, such as a pomade, that's likely the culprit. The cause could also be something less obvious, as oils in shampoos & conditioners. Wait! Wait! I love my hair care brand! Do I have to stop using it? The answer is no! Many of those acne-causing ingredients are actually wonderful for hair care, and help condition and smooth dry or damaged hair follicles, so the point is to try to use them in a way that doesn't cause collateral damage to your skin. If the hair product is being used in the shower, the most important thing is to make sure that no residue of the product is left on your skin. Make sure you thoroughly rinse your hairline and face, and using your body wash as the last step in your routine to make sure any residual product is getting washed off. Even better, use a body wash with ingredients like salicylic acid that are targeted at removing oil. Hair product oils can also transfer to your skin via pillows, your hands, when you sweat (so it's a good idea to pull hair back from the face when exercising. Also, try shielding your face when you spray on any hair product. If you normally shower in the morning, try showering at night...no telling where your hair goes while you sleep! If you do need to change your shampoo, look for one that is silicone and sulfate free and mostly make made from organic ingredients which usually have ingredients that contain anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial properties.. Try anything labeled non-comedogenic (meaning it won't clog pores).