Monday, July 28, 2008

Mark Garrison Best Tips

I came across an article written by Mark Garrison ( a professional hair stylish), while surfing the internet. Here the abstract of his article to share together and lets read on for the three best-ever hair tips and tricks for your hair type.

Curls
  1. Moisturize, moisturize, moisturize. It will make your hair more manageable and able to look its best every day.
  2. Go au natural and hands-off! Don't touch hair until it's 90 percent dry (let hair dry naturally or use a diffuser) to minimize frizz. Finger tousle to style when dry.
  3. Finish and set your curls with a shot of cold air from your blow-dryer. Run serum, oil, or creme through your dry hair with your fingers to add shine and smooth flyaways.

Damaged Hair
  1. Give damaged hair a break by letting it air dry naturally as often as possible.
  2. Beat the heat. Avoid flat irons and always use a nozzle on your blow-dryer to put distance between the dryer's heat and your hair.
  3. Rehabilitate stressed tresses from within. Deep conditioners build elasticity in hair. Balance your hair's urgent moisture and protein needs with treatments, hair care, and styling products designed for damaged hair.

Thin Tresses
  1. Think lift when it comes to your hair type. Try a volumizing shampoo, conditioner, and mousse, and finish with hairspray. Avoid products (like serums, cremes, pomades, and oils) that can weigh down and flatten hair.
  2. It does work! The old trick of flipping your hair over your head as you dry it does give your hair volume and lift. Also try rollers, curling irons, and round brushes to add curls and movement.
  3. Color adds body to hair. Strategically placed highlights reflect light away from thinning hair, creating an optical illusion that hair is fuller than it really is.

Thick Tricks
  1. Thick hair relies on super -- and frequent -- salon service to look neat and fabulous. Schedule appointments often.
  2. Minimize bulk by cutting long layers into hair.
  3. Split ends will add frizz and bulk to thick hair and give it a messy look, so keep them under control.


For more information on Mark Garrison and his New York City salon, go to markgarrisonsalon.com.




Originally published on LHJ.com, April 2005.

Sunday, July 27, 2008

The Best & Easy Way to Shampoo

Shampoo is meant to remove dirt, oils and product buildup from your hair. So you must doing it by the proper way.

Firstly, thoroughly saturate
scalp and hair using warm or cool water. Beware of hot water tends to dry out hair and scalp.

Apply a small amount of shampoo, about the size of a quarter, to palm and rub hands together to evenly distribute. Start at the back of the head and move to the front of the head.

Now apply shampoo to scalp with the balls of your fingers. Do not wrestle your hair.
Massage gently and allow suds to be distributed throughout hair.

Then work out your way to the ends, because this is the direction in which the hair cuticle lies.

Rinse thoroughly with warm water followed by cool water for 20 seconds. It closes the cuticle and stimulates the scalp. Do not use strong water pressure.

It’s not necessary to do the “rinse and repeat” routine unless you have an
oily scalp. After rinsing, gently blot the hair dry with a towel - dont rub. Rubbing can weaken your hair.


Shampoo Hair

Shampoo is a hair care product used for the removal of oils, dirt, skin particles, dandruff, environmental pollutants and other contaminant particles that gradually build up in hair. The goal is to remove the unwanted build-up without stripping out so much as to make hair unmanageable.

Shampoo, when lathered with water, is a surfactant, which, while cleaning the hair and scalp, can remove the natural oils (sebum) which lubricate the hair shaft.

Shampooing is frequently followed by conditioners which increase the ease of combing and styling.

The best shampoo should restores the essence of beautiful hair: reinforced strength, unbelievable softness and magnificent shine. Each product has been formulated with detailed precision to meet the specific needs of modern day hair. Experience an amazing transformation and the rebirth of glorious, beautiful hair.

Modern day hair is constantly exposed to harsh chemical treatments, styling and sunlight. These damaging factors cause hair to become coarse, brittle and more vulnerable to further damage.