| Our glorious hair. We sometime shave, curl, | | | | follow the instructions to the letter. |
| spike, dreadlock, blow dry, braid, and spray | | | | (That's one of the healthy hair tips to |
| it within an inch of it's life. We spend | | | | remember.) |
| untold money on hair care products. Not to | | | | |
| mention the world is awash in so called | | | | It also helps to use gentle coloring products |
| healthy hair tips, myths and misconceptions. | | | | and conditioners and shampoos specifically |
| Let's discuss a few of them. | | | | designed for colored hair. In fact it's wise |
| | | | to use extra conditioner whenever you wash |
| Hair Misconception #1: A stress filled life | | | | your colored hair. |
| leads directly to subsequent hair loss. | | | | |
| | | | Hair Misconception #5: Pull a gray hair and |
| Reality: It's a fact we are all losing hair | | | | it will be replaced by more than one. |
| daily. Whether we are stressed to the max or | | | | |
| not. On average you lose anywhere between 35 | | | | Reality: Ever heard that? No way is that |
| to 135 hairs each day. So maybe a few more | | | | true. Still you should never pull out hair by |
| strands might fall out if you're all tense | | | | the roots. You can scar yourself or you might |
| and stressed out. But unless you have been | | | | develop a scalp infection trying that. It's |
| pulling your hair out by the roots, it will | | | | better to banish the gray by coloring your |
| all grow back! | | | | hair. |
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| Hair Misconception #2: Using several shampoos | | | | Hair Misconception #6: All hair reacts to |
| keeps your hair healthy. | | | | humidity in the same way. |
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| Reality: Of the so called healthy hair tips | | | | If you have curly hair you don't need me to |
| this one makes me laugh it's so far fetched. | | | | point out that this is a big lie. Once the |
| Hair doesn't remember what shampoo was used | | | | humidity hits it, uncontrollable curls or |
| on it last. It's basically just dead cells. | | | | worse, the dreaded frizzys results. To strike |
| So how's it gonna know what kind of shampoo | | | | back you need a product that will lock down |
| you're using? But it is true that people with | | | | the cuticle layer. One that blocks out |
| different hair types need to use shampoos | | | | unwanted moisture. So look for styling |
| suited to their type of hair. Focus on that | | | | products with words like anti-humectant, |
| rather than rotating shampoo. | | | | smoothing, anti-humidity on the label. |
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| Hair Misconception #3: There's nothing you | | | | Hair Misconception #7: It's best to shampoo |
| can do for fine hair to keep it from going | | | | twice for clean hair. |
| limp. | | | | |
| | | | Reality: This is just not so. In fact over |
| Reality: Two words: Hot rollers. They make it | | | | use of shampoos can damage your hair. Unless |
| easy to add body to fine hair. Afterwards | | | | your hair is extremely oily shampooing once |
| just apply mousse and brush out well. | | | | should suffice. |
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| Hair Misconception #4: Coloring is hard on | | | | How about those seven healthy hair care tips? |
| your hair. | | | | |
| | | | How about if we continue our discussion of |
| Reality: Nonsense! If that was the case most | | | | healthy hair care tips with an overview about |
| hair stylists would be out of a job. Coloring | | | | how to go about the task of repair of damaged |
| is safe if you know what you're doing and | | | | hair. |