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“The hair is real – it’s the head that’s a fake.”
~ Steve Allen

Hair extensions hit the American public in a big way when Bo Derek wore them in the movie “10.” Hair extensions were added to Derek’s own hair in order to lengthen the braids. The look was so attractive that women everywhere copied it.

Since that period, hair extensions have continued to live on in different forms. Long, curly shags. Short bobs. Ponytails. The “looks” , today, are endless. However, no matter what form they take, the wearer, has to ask herself one question. How do I take care of them?

Taking care of hair extensions isn’t difficult if you know what to do. Below are a few pointers, you’ll want to follow.

Keep your hair extensions clean.

> Whether your hair extensions are synthetic or human, it’s important to keep them clean. Clean extensions will decrease the amount of tangling you experience with them. Also, it will provide the optimum conditions for styling. So what do you use? A gentle shampoo and conditioner. While using your fingers, work the shampoo through your hair with a little bit of water. Then rinse gently with minimal water and pat dry with a soft towel.

Style your hair extensions with minimal heat and soft instruments.

> Brushes with rough bristles and too much heat can tear up your extensions. Therefore, treat them like you’d treat soft baby hair. Use wide combs, super soft brushes and low heat for styling. It’ll maximize the length of time you’re able to use your extensions and save you money.

Protect your hair extensions while exercising.

> Hair extensions are always wonderful until it’s time to exercise. Sweat, dirt, chlorine, and other outdoor elements are enemies to hair extensions. They dry them out, make them look dull, and cause hair breakage. So, it’s important to wear a cap or wrap your hair up in order to protect it. Then, exercise as normal.

Wrap your hair before you go to bed.

> In order to prevent snags and tangles, wrap your hair up before you go to bed. Also, make sure your hair is dry. This process will add to the life and beauty of your hair extensions and keep you from making an emergency call to your stylist.

Use a leave-in Conditioner on your hair extensions.

> Use a leave-in conditioner on your hair extensions to combat dryness. It’ll also help with any tangles. Try to get one that is designed for hair extensions. Ask your hairstylist for direction on which conditioner to use.

Avoid perming, relaxing or coloring your hair extension.

> Any type of chemical process that will change the condition of your hair extensions should be left up to a hair stylist. They have the training and tools to handle chemical treatments on hair extensions properly. You don’t. So stay clear of them.

2008: Best in hair care

Baldness treatments

Hair loss is a naturally occurring part of life for many, both men and female, yet it is ultimately something that we look to avoid. Men often face a more tragic form of hair loss, baldness, which causes heart ache for many. Yet, fear not, there are many aids in the treatment of baldness: medical and surgical. In the realm of medicinal treatment there is the option of purchasing the over-the-counter medications Rogain and Monoxidil which are both popular and prove themselves as ways to regrow hair that has diminished with time.

Laser therapy

Sure, everyone knows about laser hair removal but what about at-home laser treatment with the HairMax Laser Comb which encourages hair to be thicker, and healthier looking. Still awaiting its FDA approval, the HairMax Laser Comb could revolutionize your hair.

Ultra Hair Away

Tired of shaving off your hair? Want to just roll out of bed and go somewhere without wondering what’s going on under your arm or on your back? Men and women can both experience that relief in Ultra Hair Away cream that stops the annoying costs and time put into shaving and waxing, and enjoy the feeling of ending hair growth rather than just removing it temporarily.

Hair growth

Hair Energizer is a company and a website that offers shampoos, conditioners, vitamins, and follicle sprays for all types of hair that need growth, and not just the cases of hair loss. These products aid people who do not have the right nutrients to grow hair, who have hair breakage, who want to strengthen their hair, and who want to reverse hair aging. No matter what’s causing your disappointment in your hair, men and women can both be aided by these products which have been around for over a decade.

Rene Furterer

Rene Furterer and the Paris hair care offers a new product designed to fight the effects of exposed hair, whether altered from sun or water. This product can add life back into your hair. As well there are also products that stimulate essential oils to encourage growth and healthiness of the hair.

Tweezers

Unwilling to spend tons of money for just a tiny bit of hair, why not just grab those tweezers out of the cupboard? Tweezers are dated tools which provide desired results. Although a slower process, success is guaranteed by the preciseness of every piece of hair selected. When there’s no second chances after it’s done, perhaps slower is better.

Hairpieces

Unlikely to commit to taking a vitamin or washing with special creams as much as you need to in order to grow your hair? Try a hair piece. Hair pieces are available from Revlon, Raquel Welch, Eva Gabor and more. Explore the styles and pick one that suits your own so that you don’t have to wait for your hair to grow.

Men’s laser hair removal

Whether it be the unwanted hair on your back or the constant attention that facial hair requires, men are into laser hair removal too. Find an FDA approved laser treatment clinic in your area and check it out. A reduction of hair in unwanted places is sure to put a smile on your face.

Hair shampoo

It seems that the hair product aisle in stores continues to get longer and longer. There is shampoos for everything; for softness, for straightening, for volume, for poofing hair, for split ends and so much more. Find the treatment that’s right for you and mix it up with your favorite brand whether it be Fructis, Sunsilk, Dove, or Pantene Pro-V.

Nioxin hair products

Nioxin products have been designed to cleanse, provide therapy, and treat problems of the hair in order to create and maintain an escape from thinning hair.

“The hair is real – it’s the head that’s a fake.”
~ Steve Allen

Hair extensions hit the American public in a big way when Bo Derek wore them in the movie “10.” Hair extensions were added to Derek’s own hair in order to lengthen the braids. The look was so attractive that women everywhere copied it.

Since that period, hair extensions have continued to live on in different forms. Long, curly shags. Short bobs. Ponytails. The “looks” , today, are endless. However, no matter what form they take, the wearer, has to ask herself one question. How do I take care of them?

Taking care of hair extensions isn’t difficult if you know what to do. Below are a few pointers, you’ll want to follow.

Keep your hair extensions clean.

> Whether your hair extensions are synthetic or human, it’s important to keep them clean. Clean extensions will decrease the amount of tangling you experience with them. Also, it will provide the optimum conditions for styling. So what do you use? A gentle shampoo and conditioner. While using your fingers, work the shampoo through your hair with a little bit of water. Then rinse gently with minimal water and pat dry with a soft towel.

Style your hair extensions with minimal heat and soft instruments.

> Brushes with rough bristles and too much heat can tear up your extensions. Therefore, treat them like you’d treat soft baby hair. Use wide combs, super soft brushes and low heat for styling. It’ll maximize the length of time you’re able to use your extensions and save you money.

Protect your hair extensions while exercising.

> Hair extensions are always wonderful until it’s time to exercise. Sweat, dirt, chlorine, and other outdoor elements are enemies to hair extensions. They dry them out, make them look dull, and cause hair breakage. So, it’s important to wear a cap or wrap your hair up in order to protect it. Then, exercise as normal.

Wrap your hair before you go to bed.

> In order to prevent snags and tangles, wrap your hair up before you go to bed. Also, make sure your hair is dry. This process will add to the life and beauty of your hair extensions and keep you from making an emergency call to your stylist.

Use a leave-in Conditioner on your hair extensions.

> Use a leave-in conditioner on your hair extensions to combat dryness. It’ll also help with any tangles. Try to get one that is designed for hair extensions. Ask your hairstylist for direction on which conditioner to use.

Avoid perming, relaxing or coloring your hair extension.

> Any type of chemical process that will change the condition of your hair extensions should be left up to a hair stylist. They have the training and tools to handle chemical treatments on hair extensions properly. You don’t. So stay clear of them.

“The hair is real – it’s the head that’s a fake.”
~ Steve Allen

Hair extensions hit the American public in a big way when Bo Derek wore them in the movie “10.” Hair extensions were added to Derek’s own hair in order to lengthen the braids. The look was so attractive that women everywhere copied it.

Since that period, hair extensions have continued to live on in different forms. Long, curly shags. Short bobs. Ponytails. The “looks” , today, are endless. However, no matter what form they take, the wearer, has to ask herself one question. How do I take care of them?

Taking care of hair extensions isn’t difficult if you know what to do. Below are a few pointers, you’ll want to follow.

Keep your hair extensions clean.

> Whether your hair extensions are synthetic or human, it’s important to keep them clean. Clean extensions will decrease the amount of tangling you experience with them. Also, it will provide the optimum conditions for styling. So what do you use? A gentle shampoo and conditioner. While using your fingers, work the shampoo through your hair with a little bit of water. Then rinse gently with minimal water and pat dry with a soft towel.

Style your hair extensions with minimal heat and soft instruments.

> Brushes with rough bristles and too much heat can tear up your extensions. Therefore, treat them like you’d treat soft baby hair. Use wide combs, super soft brushes and low heat for styling. It’ll maximize the length of time you’re able to use your extensions and save you money.

Protect your hair extensions while exercising.

> Hair extensions are always wonderful until it’s time to exercise. Sweat, dirt, chlorine, and other outdoor elements are enemies to hair extensions. They dry them out, make them look dull, and cause hair breakage. So, it’s important to wear a cap or wrap your hair up in order to protect it. Then, exercise as normal.

Wrap your hair before you go to bed.

> In order to prevent snags and tangles, wrap your hair up before you go to bed. Also, make sure your hair is dry. This process will add to the life and beauty of your hair extensions and keep you from making an emergency call to your stylist.

Use a leave-in Conditioner on your hair extensions.

> Use a leave-in conditioner on your hair extensions to combat dryness. It’ll also help with any tangles. Try to get one that is designed for hair extensions. Ask your hairstylist for direction on which conditioner to use.

Avoid perming, relaxing or coloring your hair extension.

> Any type of chemical process that will change the condition of your hair extensions should be left up to a hair stylist. They have the training and tools to handle chemical treatments on hair extensions properly. You don’t. So stay clear of them.

Hair tangles can break hair and damage it thus ruining your chances of growing your hair or promoting healthy hair. However, if tangles are prevented and removed properly, then it is much less likely for the hair to break and cause split ends or come out.

Detangling Spray/Cream/Gels – These are a great way to remove tangles easily, they help to make the hair easier to comb and detangling, a little bit is required otherwise the hair can become greasy, use a dollop of the product onto the hair. To apply the product, rub your finger through the length of the hair this will make the knots and tangles easier to remove.

Wide Comb – Using a wide comb brush through your hair after applying the product, this should be done in a special way. Separate the hair into sections using the wide comb so you can detangle a bit at a time, this will speed up the process and it gentle to your hair. Clip the other sections away from the hair you are combing. Start with the bottom of the hair, use the wide comb and start combing through the hair slowly working your way to the top of the hair, this will remove the knots and tangles. If you start at the top the tangles will clump in the middle or towards the bottom because you are getting the tangled hair and putting them together, this will lead to hair breakage and the hair will fall off especially if it tangles extremely badly. When you’ve done this clip it up and start on another piece until you’ve de-tangled your whole hair.

Keep them at bay – If your hair is always getting tangled, put it into buns, this will protect your hair and also make sure that you do not get tangles all the time. Furthermore, before washing hair comb the hair to keep them at bay. During washing do not scrub at the hair in all directions when conditioning but in a downwards direction to keep the tangles at bay, here it is best to use a wide comb and start from the bottom to the top combing out the hair and making sure there will be less tangles. When drying the hair, put it into a bun, this will not create tangles and will smoothen the hair.

Removing hair tangles will be much easier with the above steps, make sure to prevent the tangles from occurring as much as possible though!