WEN Texture Balm is the ideal finishing touch for creating looks with definition, separation and texture. It’s designed to provide hold and shape for either long or short hairstyles.
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Saturday, December 12, 2009
WEN Styling Crème
WEN Styling Crème is a great alternate for gels. Instead of using a Gel useWEN Styling Crème it's creamy styling product designed to help promote moisture, shine and body all in one formula. It’s also designed to manage split ends and formulated to provide texture improvement and frizz control.
Wen Hair Care Sysytem
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WEN Cleansing Conditioner cleanses hair thoroughly but without lathering and all the harsh ingredients that may be found in ordinary shampoos — it is designed so it won’t strip your hair and scalp of their natural oils. Your hair is left with sheen, moisture, manageability and better color retention.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Black hair care
Caring for black hair can be a challenge. Black hair comes in so many different textures and levels of thickness. Black hair typically tends to be…
Wavy- this hair type is soft or deep waves and little to no curls.
Curly- lots of body. Fine and soft, tends to straighten when wet and curl as it dries.
Kinky- most fragile type, tightly curled and wiry and tends to be very dry.
The best way to manage your hair is to establish your natural hair type, which is one of the s listed above. Once you established your type. Find a product that suits your type.
The best care tips for these types…
Wavy hair needs a light moisturizer to keep the waves smooth.
Curly hair needs extra moisturizer; deep conditioner is great for this hair type to prevent dryness. Avoid brushing hair to reduce frizz.
Kinky hair needs extra care. Deep condition your hair with protein and moisture to keep your hair healthy and strong. Only use wide tooth combs, the wider the better.
How to Correctly Wash hair
Wash your hair once every three to four days to keep it moisturized, and clean. Never go longer then a week if you can. To start…
Put shampoo in the palm of your hand and rub your hands together. Gently pull areas of hair apart at the scalp, not further down the hair shafts, and wipe the shampoo on the scalp.
Apply more shampoo to your hands as needed and repeat that process until your scalp has a good amount of shampoo on it.
Then, get more shampoo on your hands, and wipe it on the hanging hair.
Massage your scalp, moving back and forth using fingertips only. Gently wash the rest of hair. Do not rub it between your hands but squeeze the hair, forcing the shampoo through the hair.
Rinse beginning at the top of the head and working your way to the back and sides.
Apply conditioner. Let conditioner stay on for 3-5 minutes then rinse. By using the same rinsing process as you did while shampooing.
What are the best products for growing hair? How often do you wash your hair?
Put shampoo in the palm of your hand and rub your hands together. Gently pull areas of hair apart at the scalp, not further down the hair shafts, and wipe the shampoo on the scalp.
Apply more shampoo to your hands as needed and repeat that process until your scalp has a good amount of shampoo on it.
Then, get more shampoo on your hands, and wipe it on the hanging hair.
Massage your scalp, moving back and forth using fingertips only. Gently wash the rest of hair. Do not rub it between your hands but squeeze the hair, forcing the shampoo through the hair.
Rinse beginning at the top of the head and working your way to the back and sides.
Apply conditioner. Let conditioner stay on for 3-5 minutes then rinse. By using the same rinsing process as you did while shampooing.
What are the best products for growing hair? How often do you wash your hair?
How to Manage Relaxed Hair
When maintaining relaxed hair, think moisture, relaxed hair is damaged, in often needs deep condition to help restore the damage, and to keep the hair from breaking.
The first step to maintain your relaxed treated hair…
Use a deep condition, and moisturize your hair, and scalp regularly to keep it soft and flexible.
Choose a protein conditioner. Apply every 4-6 weeks.
Be very careful with your hair when it’s wet because black hair is fragile, and will break easily.
Touchup roots every eight weeks to keep hair looking fresh. Do not over process hair.
Do not allow the relaxer to stay on hair too long because it can make your hair weak, and it will start to break, and fallout.
The first step to maintain your relaxed treated hair…
Use a deep condition, and moisturize your hair, and scalp regularly to keep it soft and flexible.
Choose a protein conditioner. Apply every 4-6 weeks.
Be very careful with your hair when it’s wet because black hair is fragile, and will break easily.
Touchup roots every eight weeks to keep hair looking fresh. Do not over process hair.
Do not allow the relaxer to stay on hair too long because it can make your hair weak, and it will start to break, and fallout.
How do you manage your rexlaxed hair?
How to Manage Color Treated Hair
To maintain your color-treated hair…
Use shampoos and conditioners specially formulated for color treated hair.
Choose a conditioner that deliver deep conditioning.
Wash hair with warm water, and rinse with cool water, to seal the hair cuticle for a smooth sleek look.
If possible let your hair air dry to prevent damage from blow drying. If you must blow dry, leave hair slightly damp when blow-drying to add body and reduce heat damage.
Touch up roots every 4-6 weeks to keep color fresh and vibrant.
Use shampoos and conditioners specially formulated for color treated hair.
Choose a conditioner that deliver deep conditioning.
Wash hair with warm water, and rinse with cool water, to seal the hair cuticle for a smooth sleek look.
If possible let your hair air dry to prevent damage from blow drying. If you must blow dry, leave hair slightly damp when blow-drying to add body and reduce heat damage.
Touch up roots every 4-6 weeks to keep color fresh and vibrant.
How do you manage your color treated hair?
Stop Black Hair Breakage
Fed up with hair breakage? The good news is that breakage can be stopped completely. Knowledge is power, and when you know what causes black hair breakage, you can learn how to stop it.
Read on for more…
Split end.
Get a trim every 6 to 8 weeks to prevent and stop breakage.
Lack of Moisture.
Drink at least 6 to 7 glasses of spring water daily.
Over processing.
This is caused by relaxing or coloring sooner than every eight weeks.
Lack of Protein.
Protein treatments help the hair regain its health.
Double processing.
Relaxing and coloring at the same time cause major damage. Do one or the other, or nothing at all.
Using the wrong brush.
Use a natural bristle brush, which is soft.
Using the wrong comb.
A wide tooth comb is better. Using a thin comb cause damage and pull hair strands out the root.
Lack of exercise.
Maintaining a health routine is proven to reduce stress, building health makes healthy hair, a culprit in hair loss, and breakage when you are unhealthy.
Too much combing and brushing may cause a problem your hair is delicate, and you should treat it that way, too much handling will lead to hair breakage.
Lack of nutrients.
Take your vitamins to maintain healthy hair and encourage circulation in the scalp.
Sleeping on cotton pillowcases.
Cotton dries out hair and cause split ends. To prevent breakage use a satin, or silk scarf, or a silk pillowcase.
Read on for more…
Split end.
Get a trim every 6 to 8 weeks to prevent and stop breakage.
Lack of Moisture.
Drink at least 6 to 7 glasses of spring water daily.
Over processing.
This is caused by relaxing or coloring sooner than every eight weeks.
Lack of Protein.
Protein treatments help the hair regain its health.
Double processing.
Relaxing and coloring at the same time cause major damage. Do one or the other, or nothing at all.
Using the wrong brush.
Use a natural bristle brush, which is soft.
Using the wrong comb.
A wide tooth comb is better. Using a thin comb cause damage and pull hair strands out the root.
Lack of exercise.
Maintaining a health routine is proven to reduce stress, building health makes healthy hair, a culprit in hair loss, and breakage when you are unhealthy.
Too much combing and brushing may cause a problem your hair is delicate, and you should treat it that way, too much handling will lead to hair breakage.
Lack of nutrients.
Take your vitamins to maintain healthy hair and encourage circulation in the scalp.
Sleeping on cotton pillowcases.
Cotton dries out hair and cause split ends. To prevent breakage use a satin, or silk scarf, or a silk pillowcase.
How do you stop breakage?
Repair Damaged Hair
What to outsmart your hair? You can learn how to repair damage hair by starting with the scalp.
Your scalp is where everything starts, so keeping it healthy strengthens the hair.
Feed your scalp.
Oil your scalp daily to prevent breakage and restore health.
Deep Condition…
Condition your hair with every wash, using a protein condition will help to restore the hair.
Stop over processing.
Do not use a relaxer and color, choose one or the other, or opt for neither.
Eliminate Heated Styling Tools.
Hot tools only cause hair to break and dry out stop frying your hair and wrap it for the straight look.
Don’t pull your hair tight.
Pulling hair back too tightly cause breakage in the nape area.
Choose the correct products.
When you wash your hair, you wash moisture out of your hair. Opt for natural products such as jojoba oil, wheat germ oil, and chamomile as ingredients to keep an out for.
Don’t leave braids in too long.
If you pull the hair too tight around the hair line, you’ll see the hair break off around the braid. Be sure to use moisturizing products in between the braids.
After taking the braids down make sure you do a deep condition.
What are ways you help prevent damageing your black hair?
Your scalp is where everything starts, so keeping it healthy strengthens the hair.
Feed your scalp.
Oil your scalp daily to prevent breakage and restore health.
Deep Condition…
Condition your hair with every wash, using a protein condition will help to restore the hair.
Stop over processing.
Do not use a relaxer and color, choose one or the other, or opt for neither.
Eliminate Heated Styling Tools.
Hot tools only cause hair to break and dry out stop frying your hair and wrap it for the straight look.
Don’t pull your hair tight.
Pulling hair back too tightly cause breakage in the nape area.
Choose the correct products.
When you wash your hair, you wash moisture out of your hair. Opt for natural products such as jojoba oil, wheat germ oil, and chamomile as ingredients to keep an out for.
Don’t leave braids in too long.
If you pull the hair too tight around the hair line, you’ll see the hair break off around the braid. Be sure to use moisturizing products in between the braids.
After taking the braids down make sure you do a deep condition.
What are ways you help prevent damageing your black hair?
Monday, November 2, 2009
Healthy Black Hair Care
Keeping black hair healthy is simple. Once you follow a good regimen, and use quality black hair care products the rest is a breeze.
Use these tips for black hair care to help keep your black hair healthy and looking gorgeous.
Wash hair once a week to keep it moisturized.
Deep condition your hair. Consider protein treatment every 4-6 week. Protein conditioning treatments nourish black hair and help black hair regain its health.
Use a hot oil treatment once every 2-4 weeks.
Feed your scalp daily or every other day to keep hair from drying out and cause split ends.
Trim your black hair every six to eight weeks, to stop breakage and prevent split ends.
What are your tips on keeping black hair healthy? Do you use Homemade black hair products? Or do you be products for a salons?
Use these tips for black hair care to help keep your black hair healthy and looking gorgeous.
Wash hair once a week to keep it moisturized.
Deep condition your hair. Consider protein treatment every 4-6 week. Protein conditioning treatments nourish black hair and help black hair regain its health.
Use a hot oil treatment once every 2-4 weeks.
Feed your scalp daily or every other day to keep hair from drying out and cause split ends.
Trim your black hair every six to eight weeks, to stop breakage and prevent split ends.
What are your tips on keeping black hair healthy? Do you use Homemade black hair products? Or do you be products for a salons?
How to Go Natural and Manage Natural Hair
Thinking of transitioning your relaxed hair to natural? Your first step is to cut your hair off, to get rid of all of the chemical relaxer.
Next, you will have to maintain your hair while your hair grows out, to manage your new natural black hair style.
Conditions for black hair care…
Be sure to deep condition and oil for black hair regularly to keep it soft and flexible.
Detangle…
Comb your hair with a wide-tooth comb, or opt for an afro pick comb; for combing dry hair, for easy detangling.
Moisturizes for black hair care…
Use a hot oil treatment once every 2-4 weeks. So your hair doesn’t get brittle and dry.
Trimming black hair…
Have your hair pressed before you trim, so you get the hair even as well as all the split ends.
Choose the Correct Shampoo for black hair care…
Figure out your hair type then gather the products you’ll need to wash your hair. When choosing a shampoo for black hair care choose one that meets your hair’s needs.
Choose the right comb…
A wide tooth comb is best to prevent pain and damage to natural hair.
Please consider all of these tips when managing your natural hair. What are your solutions to black hair care problems?
Next, you will have to maintain your hair while your hair grows out, to manage your new natural black hair style.
Conditions for black hair care…
Be sure to deep condition and oil for black hair regularly to keep it soft and flexible.
Detangle…
Comb your hair with a wide-tooth comb, or opt for an afro pick comb; for combing dry hair, for easy detangling.
Moisturizes for black hair care…
Use a hot oil treatment once every 2-4 weeks. So your hair doesn’t get brittle and dry.
Trimming black hair…
Have your hair pressed before you trim, so you get the hair even as well as all the split ends.
Choose the Correct Shampoo for black hair care…
Figure out your hair type then gather the products you’ll need to wash your hair. When choosing a shampoo for black hair care choose one that meets your hair’s needs.
Choose the right comb…
A wide tooth comb is best to prevent pain and damage to natural hair.
Please consider all of these tips when managing your natural hair. What are your solutions to black hair care problems?
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