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OSIS+ is styling products for every style from volumized curls to the most extreme hold. Made, by Schwarzkopf, OSIS+ has been all about amazing hair that is finished to perfection for over 100 years. If you want to create your own individual look, OSIS+ products will be your solution to even the most extreme looks. Creating your look is easy! Prep your hair for your style. You can select the Magic Shine Serum, Flatliner 3 Heat Protecting spray, Tame Wild Smoothing anti-Frizz Cream or use a combination of these. Create a style. Grab the Fab Foam, Thrill Fiber Gum, Grip Extreme Hold Mousse, Dust-in Mattifying Powder, Flexwax, G.Force Strong Hold Gel and more. If you need it to style, OSIS+ has it. Finish the look. With six different hair spray choices, you'll keep that style exactly how you want it all day long!

Why do most men carry a comb and most women carry a brush? Using the right comb can make all the difference in your style. Combing your hair the right way can be much less damaging to your hair and is likely to break hair. Today's combs can come infused with oils or copper, tourmaline or ions to keep hair smooth and add shine. Types of Combs: Wide Tooth Comb - curly haired girls best friend. You need this tool if you want hydrated, healthy locks. A large wide-tooth comb is essential for detangling hair in the shower, and, if you have curly hair, you should use it while conditioning your hair so that every single stand gets the right amount of moisture and nourishment. Tail Comb - when you want to add a little drama to your hairstyle, this skinny tool creates the best statement hair part. A tail comb lets you create a severe center, dramatic deep side or even a zigzag part. It is perfect for creating clean sections for braids. TIP: To create the most perfect line, firmly press the point of the tail comb onto your head as you create the part. Heat Resistant Comb - Once you get the hang of it, this is the best comb to use with a flat iron when you want perfectly straight hair because it can guide and control a section of hair without melting from the iron. Teasing Combs : For Teasing & Creating Volume - They come in different variations, some have more than one row of teeth and others have one row but the teeth are varying lengths. They are specifically designed for backcombing and teasing hair to create volume and lift. The handle is either long and pik like, similar to a rat tail's, or has 3-5 prong-like teeth used to section and lifting. Fine Tooth Combs : For Straight, Short & Fine Hair - They are sometimes called fine toothed combs or traditional combs, and have fine, narrow teeth. They are great for men and are used for hair cutting and styling. Comb Materials - What it's made of. Plastic : these types of combs are very common, inexpensive and water resistant. They can also break easily. If you buy a transparent type, it will be easier to clean. Bone : made with the bones of animals, but there are safer and better materials that are an alternative to bone. Metallic : Made with metals such are aluminum. They are smooth, water-resistant and cannot be broken easily. They are best suited for style, cutting hair and letting the hair lie flat. Horns : Made up of keratin and animal horns. They are expensive, but smooth and gentle on the hair. This type of comb is not water resistant. Wood : Made of wood such a boxwood, cherry or other find wood. They are also called natural combs. They can be very nice on the hair if they are completely silky. When used gently, they can lessen breakage. This type of comb is not water resistant, so it cannot be cleaned with water, only oil. Combing Tips Don't use a fine toothed comb on wet hair as it will cause breakage. Use a comb that has seamless teeth to avoid snagging hair. Always clean combs after use to extend the life of the comb. Use combs that don't have sharp ends so you don't hurt your scalp and hair.

Is this you? "When my hair is blown dry in the salon, it always looks so healthy and shiny, but when I do it at home, I sometimes end up with a bunch of frizz and hair that looks dried out. Help!" Proper blow drying is gentle on your hair and leaves your hair with bounce and luster. Make sure your dryer has an adjustable temperature (at least, hot, medium & cool) and air stream (at least, high or low). Below are some other tips that will help you get the "salon quality" blow-dry you are look for. Pay special attention to #10...it's one of the best tips and the least used! If at all possible, don't use the high heat settings of your blow-dryer. The air stream should feel comfortable on the back of your hand. Keep your distance! Keep the hair dryer at least 8 inches away from your hair. If your hair is fine you should set the air stream to low. Otherwise, you may end up with tangles in your hair. Blow-dry every individual hair strand from the roots to the ends. This technique provides smooth cuticle layers, which are the basis for healthy, shiny, and well-protected hair. You should keep the blow-dryer moving constantly to avoid applying too much heat in a single spot. We recommend dividing the hair in several portions and securing the strands with large hair clips or grips. Work your way up blow-drying your hair from the neckline to the crown of your head so that you don't hit the same strand of hair multiple times. Most of us have to somehow live with the morning rush. Whenever you must speed up drying your hair use a higher setting for the air stream, not for the heat. Always use a heat protectant. These products help prevent blow-drying damage. Try not to blow-dry your hair immediately after shampooing. Ideally, you should allow your hair to first dry for 15 minutes under a towel turban. This saves effort and also cuts down on the hair exposure to the blow-dryer. The diffuser attachment of your blow-dryer spreads out a more even air stream. This also prevents exposing individual strands of hair to too much heat. Once you are done blow-drying your hair, briefly apply a stream of cool air. This cooling step gives your hair more elasticity.

Love your color? Keep it vibrant with Aloxxi Hair Care products. Aloxxi, founded by George Schaeffer responding to the needs of stylists who wanted expert hair care for their clients, Aloxxi used their collective expertise to develop products that are proven to give hair gorgeous healthy shine and maintain their color vibrancy. Aloxxi products have all of the things your hair needs and NONE of the ingredients you don't. The Care , the Style and the InstaBoost lines are free of Sulfates, Parabens, Gluten, Sodium Chloride, Ethanolamines, Phthalates, Talc, Microbeads, Aluminum Compounds, or Formaldehyde in their products that include Hydrating, Volumizing, Essential 7 Oil and Repair formulas. What Aloxxi products do contain is their proprietary ColourCare Complex infused with 10 nutrient rich antioxidants including Pomegranate, White Pine Bark, Grape Seed, Green Tea Leaf, Ginseng, Algae, Bearberry, Chamomile, Licorice Root and Coneflower Extracts, botanicals and oils to protect hair color between salon visits. The Care line provides Shampoo & Conditioner in formulas too meet every hair need, including Hydrating, Volumizing, Essential 7 Oil, Repair & the amazing Bombshell for body and incredible heat protection. All keep your color from fading as they create healthier, stronger hair. The Style products are designed to give you control and let you style without harming your hair. Whether you want just extraordinary shine or a volumizing grip, you've got it with Aloxxi! Aloxxi's Instaboost Conditioning Color Masque is to replace your conditioner after cleansing, depositing gorgeous color and providing intense nourishment and shine. These extra pigmented formulas add intense color to pre-lightened platinum to medium blonde hair, or give a hint of color to dark blonde to light brown hair. Each time you use it, your color choice deepens! Aloxxi Haircare was created by beauty icon and OPI founder George W. Schaeffer who has a passion for color, quality, and performance. His commitment to unique experiences, valuable customer service and personalized relationship, means Aloxxi delivers.

You have Beauty Care Choices! CEO Jennifer Coy is meeting with Evo Hair West Coast Sales Manager and beauty extraordinaire Rowan Ayres. Between them, Jennifer and Rowan have over 40 years of hair care expertise, practice, and knowledge! Talk about girl power! Join in as they go over the brand and all their fun products and their even funner names! If your looking for a good clean beauty brand that truly cares about the environment, then Evo Hair is for you!

Beauty Care Choices CEO Jennifer Coy is joined by Wayne Grund founder of Surface Hair! Today they talk about why Surface's products are clean and organic, and how they were long before it was cool! All of there products are gluten free, paraben free, sulfate free, and contain no artificial colors. Surface is also cruelty free, vegan, organic, and all of there packaging is biodegradable!

Creating an up-do? Need to keep hair in place all day or all night? Got that cowlick tamed, but need that stubborn hair to stay put? That's when you reach for the firm hold hairspray. It's the finishing touch to your style. After all, you worked hard to get it looking perfect, now you want to keep it that way. To help you along the way, we've put together a list of the best firm-hold hairsprays. The list includes aerosol and non-aerosol sprays, some that are vegan, some that add shine or are humidity resistant. Browse through"¦you're sure to find your "best" firm hold hairspray"¦one that meets your styling needs.

Beauty Care Choices CEO Jennifer Coy collaborates with Mirabella Beauty President Miranda Coggins and National Brand Educator Sara Kelly in this fun full face tutorial. It isn't easy for the president of a makeup company to come on camera with no makeup on but Miranda does it with grace and style as she covers which products she uses day to day. Mirabella is makeup with personality. Their cruelty-free, talc-free, gluten-free formulas are lightweight but highly effective. They believe in making products that fit your lifestyle with sleek modern packaging and improved formulas. Learn all about why the Mirabella philosophy is about being true to you, imitation-free and dedicated to the lifestyle of the modern beauty lover.

Make-up and skin care that is 100% vegan & cruelty free, as well as being free of talc, triclosan, parabens, mineral oil, sulfates, lead and gluten. Their approach is to create products that "bridge the gap", they work for both trained professionals and consumers who just love the best in beauty products. Bodyography is also eco-friendly. They have reduced their plastic consumption by 35% in the past few years by eliminating caps and using airless pumping technology. They have also put their ingredients clearly on their labels, being completely transparent about what's in the products you are using. Cosmetics A complete line of safe, vegan products with bright and bold colors, soft pastels and everything in between. You can find your perfect beauty look with their pure pigment eye shadow palettes, silky foundations and exciting lipsticks & glosses. These mineral based products and lightweight and give your skin breathing room, so they're perfect everyday. Skin Care Nutritious and high quality ingredient products fight free radicals and help stop the signs of aging. You can find moisturizers, serum, cleansers and more, all created to help you rejuvenate and revitalize your skin.

Maximize your hair's potential with the "multiple benefit technology" of Ethica Beauty Hair Care products. Ethica Beauty uses clear descriptions of what's in their products and why and what the ingredient does. This means users of their products understand what they are putting on their hair & scalp and how to use it properly. Ethica Beauty has 22 scalp, anti-aging and revitalizing hair growth benefits, with formulas for every type of hair and hair need.