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How to Get Black Bouncing Hair
By Conny Marian
How to Get Black Bouncing Hairthumbnail A hood dryer also can dry hair set in rollers.

Hair that’s limp and lacks bounce can instantly affect your self-confidence. Using the wrong haircare products and damaging your hair with heat from heat-styling tools are just two of the many factors that affect the appearance of your hair. If you desire to have black, bouncy hair, there is no need to go to a hair salon. You can properly color your hair and add bounce to it, right at home.
Topic To Get Black Bouncing Hair:

• Cook a Turkey
• Cook Ham

To Get Black Bouncing Hair Difficulty:

• Moderately Easy

To Get Black Bouncing Hair You’ll Need:

• Hair-coloring kit
• Petroleum jelly
• Washcloth
• Disposable gloves
• Towel
• Heat-protecting spray
• Wide-tooth comb
• Hairdryer
• Round brush
• Hair rollers
• Hairspray

To Get Black Bouncing Hair Instructions:
Coloring Your Hair

• Mix the hair color according to packaging instructions. Most hair dyes require you to mix the activator liquid with the color.

vRub petroleum jelly on your ears and over the top of your forehead, right before your hairline. If the dye spills, the petroleum jelly forms a barrier that keeps it from staining your skin. You can easily wipe it off with a moist washcloth.

• Wear disposable gloves as you distribute the hair dye over your dry hair. Leave the dye in your hair for the time recommended in the hair dye instructions.
• Rinse your hair with warm water to remove the excess black dye. Keep rinsing until the water runs clear.
• Use the conditioner included in the hair dye kit to condition your hair. Rinse your hair, and pat it with a towel to remove excess moisture.

Adding Bounce to Your Hair

• Apply a heat-protecting spray to your moist strands. The spray shields your hair from damaging heat from styling tools. Run a wide-tooth comb through your hair to distribute the spray.
• Use a hairdryer and a round brush to dry your hair approximately 80 percent. Slowly run the brush underneath your hair from the roots to the tips. Face the nozzle of the hairdryer on the hair between the scalp and brush. Always blow the air downward to lay the hair cuticles flat.
• Set your hair in rollers. Use large hair rollers, because these create volume and bounce. Wind a 2-inch section of hair around each roller. Start at the front hairline and work your way toward the back.
• Use a hairdryer to fully dry your hair. Touch your hair frequently while drying it to see if it’s fully dry. Once dry, wait five minutes so your hair can cool off.
• Mist your hair lightly with hairspray. Remove the rollers in the same order you placed them in your hair. Avoid sliding them out of your hair; roll them out while unwinding your hair.
• Style your hair with your fingers and apply more hairspray to hold your bouncy hair in place.

• Purchase a commercial black hair-coloring kit. Buy a temporary or semipermanent formula, because these are the least damaging.
• Test the hair dye on the inside of your arm 48 hours before coloring your hair. If you don’t have an adverse reaction, such as itching or redness, proceed with coloring your hair.
• Avoid washing your hair for 72 hours after coloring it. Once you do wash it, use a volumizing shampoo and conditioner for colored hair.

How to Remove Color Gradually From Hair to Make It Less Brassy
By Susan S. Davis
How to Remove Color Gradually From Hair to Make It Less Brassythumbnail Washing and nourishing hair correctly can lessen brassy hair color problems.

Hair can take on an undesired orange, or “brassy,” tinge as a result of the gradual fading of blond or brunette hair coloring. Hair can also tend to become brassy when the wrong shade of hair coloring is used. Brassiness can also be caused by the porousness of the hair shaft, which becomes fragile over time from harsh weather conditions, sun exposure and repeated processing. If your hair is showing a brassy tinge, don’t despair. You can remove the color gradually to make it less brassy.

Topic To Remove Color Gradually From Hair to Make It Less Brassy:

• Curly Hair Coloring
• Gray Hair

To Remove Color Gradually From Hair to Make It Less Brassy Difficulty:

• Moderate

To Remove Color Gradually From Hair to Make It Less Brassy You’ll Need:

• None

To Remove Color Gradually From Hair to Make It Less Brassy Instructions:

• Use a specially formulated blue-based shampoo on a daily basis. Designed to work like a violet or blue toner, these shampoos adjust and even out hair color to prevent unwanted orange tones. Use the shampoo with a companion conditioner to nourish and replace lost moisture sufficiently. This will lessen the chance that brassy tones will become noticeable.
• Leave a full-bodied conditioner on the hair for approximately five minutes once each week. Choose a conditioner that is made especially for colored, chemically treated or damaged hair. Apply the conditioner after cleansing the hair with a gentle shampoo that will not strip color from the hair. Rinse the conditioner out gently, using warm water, leaving a bit of it on the hair. This will help nourish the hair shaft so that it can accept the blue or colored tones from the shampoo that you use daily. This special conditioning process will also help to make your hair color last longer.
• Try a shampoo and conditioner combination which is specially formulated with built-in color additives for your particular hair color. For example, blond hair could benefit from a shampoo made especially for blond hair, while a brunette would use one with brown tones added. A shampoo made with a color-dye base can help replace lost color that occurs in over-lightened, processed or damaged hair. Be aware that these shampoos do not permanently alter hair color. Therefore, they need to be used regularly in order to effectively counteract brassiness.
• Mix a small amount of purple or blue toner into a gentle shampoo. Use this shampoo mixture every time the hair is washed. This can be particularly effective for natural hair that is prone to brassiness due to sun exposure.
• Add a small amount of deposit-only hair color to a gentle shampoo. Use the shampoo to help replace the color that will be removed gradually from hair, to make it less brassy. Leave the shampoo with added color on the hair for at least 20 minutes before rinsing it out. Always nourish the hair after washing, preferably with a blue-toned or color-based conditioner.
• Apply deposit-only hair color directly on the hair, according to the package directions. Consider using a product that has no chemicals in it, such as a henna-based product.

• Consider using preventative methods to keep brassiness from occurring, like performing hair tests before coloring.
• Always follow coloring instructions explicitly. Call help lines for products if there is any uncertainty.
• Try a stronger, more permanent solution, such as applying a violet or blue-based toner directly onto the hair (as opposed to mixing it into a shampoo), to remove a severe brassy hair tone.

• If brassiness persists after repeated attempts to remove it, seek help from a professional hair colorist.

What Can Be Done for Hair That Breaks Off?
By Toby Welch
What Can Be Done for Hair That Breaks Off?thumbnail Hair that breaks off isn’t healthy.

Having hair that breaks off can be nerve-wracking if it happens to you. But not to worry — by trimming your hair and conditioning it, you can get rid of the hair that has already broken off. Once that is done, take steps to prevent your hair from repeating the cycle of breakage in the future.
Topic To Hair That Breaks Off:

• Hair Highlight
• Hair Loss Hair Regrowth

To Hair That Breaks Off Difficulty:

• Easy

To Hair That Breaks Off You’ll Need:

• None

To Hair That Breaks Off Instructions:

• Deep Condition Your Hair – Deep conditioning damaged hair that is breaking off often helps the problem. Whether you go to a salon to have it done or do it yourself at home, using a high-quality oil treatment will help repair some of your hair’s damage and restore the luster. For those who prefer home remedies, olive oil can be applied to the scalp in place of conditioner. A deep-conditioning head massage may also be beneficial.
• Get a Cut – Cutting off damaged hair is an essential step in stopping breakage; letting damaged hair continue to grow will weaken the roots and extend your hair breakage problem. Seeing an experienced stylist will ensure this step is properly done and as much of the damaged hair is removed as possible. While shorter hair may not be desirable for some people, trimming the breaking hair is necessary to reclaim healthy hair.
• Change Shampoo – For some people, a change in the shampoo they use is enough to stop their hair from breaking off. Consider using a shampoo intended for damaged hair. Another option is to use baby shampoo; this is ideal for people who want to gently clean their hair. Use lukewarm or cool water when shampooing, as hot water can strip hair of essential oils and leave it more susceptible to breakage.
• Reduce Stress on Hair – The more you do to your hair, the weaker it gets. Keeping the chemical processes to a minimum may help your hair stop breaking off. Avoid coloring, perming, bleaching, streaking, etc. As for your day-to-day routine, keep hair stress to a minimum by not blow-drying, straightening or using curling irons or hot rollers on your hair. All these things increase the likelihood of your hair becoming fragile and breaking off.
• Change How You Sleep – Hair can break off if you sleep on it improperly. Never slip into bed with your hair still wet; doing so can cause friction which can cause your hair to break off. If possible, sleep with your hair loose, as having it pinned back or pulled into a ponytail can create breakage as you toss and turn in the night. An option in all cases is to sleep with a head wrap that is intended to hold your hair when you are sleeping.
• Change Your Diet – The foods you eat can affect your hair. According to nutritionist Joy Bauer, for optimum hair health, eat foods rich in iron and protein (eggs, lamb, beef, chicken, beans and lentils) and foods rich in zinc (peanut butter, wheat germ, beef tenderloin, veal, pumpkin seeds and some types of sea foods). Bauer also recommends upping your intake of vitamin C to increase your body’s ability to absorb iron as well as your intake of the B vitamins to help your body create red blood cells. Ideal foods for these vitamins are fruits and vegetables, shellfish, whole-grain cereals, soy milk and lentils.

Ideas to Cure Dandruff
By Christina Schnell
Ideas to Cure Dandruffthumbnail Treating dandruff early makes controlling the condition easier.

An itchy scalp by itself is uncomfortable; add a visible sprinkling of skin flakes and dandruff becomes embarrassing. Dandruff results from several conditions including psoriasis, oily skin and a fungus-based yeast known as malassezia, which causes excess production of skin cells. Each condition produces similar symptoms such as an itchiness and flakes of skin falling from your scalp. Curing dandruff is not difficult, but it does require combining preventative measures with different solutions based on the cause of your dandruff.

Topic To Cure Dandruff:

• Scalp Fungus
• Good Shampoo for Dry Hair

To Cure Dandruff Difficulty:

• Moderately Easy

To Cure Dandruff You’ll Need:

• Salicylic acid shampoo
• Selenium sulfide shampoo
• Zinc pyrithione shampoo

To Cure Dandruff Instructions:

• Wash your hair every other day with a shampoo containing salicylic acid to reduce the overproduction of oil on your scalp, also known as seborrheic dermatitis. Dandruff flakes related to this condition also appear around the eyebrows, underarms and pubic hair. Vigorously massage the shampoo into your scalp for three minutes to loosen excess oily skin cells. Cut back to once a week if your scalp becomes too dry.
• Wash your hair every day with any drug store shampoo containing 1 percent selenium sulfide. Selenium sulfide prevents skin cells from drying on your scalp, reducing the frequency of shedding and itchiness. Use this type of shampoo on your hair every day for two weeks. According to the Mayo Clinic, leaving selenium sulfide shampoo residue in your locks causes discoloration in light hair, which makes thoroughly rinsing the suds essential.
• Wash your hair with a drug store shampoo containing zinc pyrithione every day for two weeks. This antifungal and antibacterial shampoo removes a fungal yeast from your scalp, known as malassezia, that causes excess skin cell production. Removing these excess skin cells also helps heal the oily irritation associated with seborrheic dermatitis.
• Stop using hair styling products on your scalp. Massaging products like gel, hair spray and mousse into your scalp irritates sensitive skin, causing itching and flaking. Only apply products to the lower half of your hair and avoid direct scalp contact.

• Combine solutions like using an anti-dandruff shampoo and not exposing your scalp to styling products for a few weeks before switching treatment options. Just as acne-prone skin won’t clear overnight, your scalp won’t become dandruff-free in three days.
• Pay attention to environmental factors before choosing a solution. For example, cold, dry weather increases dandruff for some people, while others experience dandruff during the humid summer months when sweat and oil production increase.

• See a doctor if your dandruff does not improve after a few weeks or if you notice additional symptoms such as hair loss, bleeding, sores or pustules on your scalp.

How to Groom Persians With Oily Hair
By Andy Jackson
How to Groom Persians With Oily Hairthumbnail Persian cats with oily hair need special treatment for grooming.

Persian breed cats are popular, friendly felines, but have the longest hair of almost any domesticated cat. The Persian’s hair can reach as long as 8 inches. Their hair is so long that they cannot properly groom themselves, especially if it becomes oily. In this case, you can specially groom the hair for enhanced luster and cleanliness.

To Groom Persians With Oily Hair You’ll Need:

• Cat shampoo
• Tub
• Water
• Cat comb

To Groom Persians With Oily Hair Instructions:

• Bathe the cat regularly as the key to groom your Persian cat with oily hair. A good rule of thumb is to bathe them as often as every two weeks and not less frequently than once a month. It is especially important with kittens to get them used to baths. Regular baths will also reduce parasites and disease.
• Use caution when bathing the cat to not be too abrasive. The cat will naturally clean itself but cannot reach all its hairs. Focus on the hairs that the cat cannot get to.
• Apply a specialty shampoo in the bath that is made for cats with oily hair. The shampoos can be found at your local pet supply store. Do not use dog shampoo, which is too strong.
• Groom out the matting of the cat with a comb. Brush with caution and enjoy the lustrous hair.

• Human shampoo can work under limited circumstances. Consult a veterinarian or an expert on the specific human shampoo you wish to use.

How to Perm Gray Hair
By Tamiya King
How to Perm Gray Hairthumbnail It’s best to leave the perm on a little longer to alter the texture of gray hair.

Gray hair is often resistant to perms. If you decide to try one on your gray hair, it’s important to talk to your stylist about how to prepare your hair for the process, or to choose a perm that’s safe for gray hair if you’re applying it yourself. A perm that’s strong enough to add curl or body to your hair, but gentle enough to prevent breakage or dryness, is essential. According to Sally Beauty, it’s important to choose a formula that has a brightening agent so that your hair won’t yellow as it’s permed.

To Perm Gray Hair You’ll Need:

• Hair perm
• Shampoo for gray hair
• Leave-in conditioner

To Perm Gray Hair Instructions:

• Purchase an alkaline perm that’s designed for gray hair from a local beauty supply store. It’ll help to give uniform curl to gray hair that’s especially coarse and resistant. Or, talk to your stylist about alkaline perms available in the salon that are specially formulated for gray hair and will prevent discoloration.
• Ask your stylist to perform a strand test before applying the perm to your whole head, or perform the strand test yourself if you’re putting the perm in at home. It may take longer than usual for gray hair to perm, but you’ll also need to make sure that the perm isn’t too strong for your hair.
• Apply the perm according to the instructions, or have your stylist do so. Keeping the chemicals in your hair a few minutes longer than the package directions recommend may help the perm to “take.”
• Make sure your hair is washed with a shampoo created for gray hair so it won’t have a green or yellow tint. A shampoo with a dark-purple or violet base color will help to balance your hair color and take any unattractive tint away. The perm should be completely washed from your hair before conditioning.
• Make certain that a quality conditioner is applied to your hair after perming. It’ll lock in moisture and keep your gray hair from appearing brittle. Put a leave-in conditioner in your hair at least once a week as well; it’ll make the hair softer, less resistant to curl and less frizzy, all problems after hair turns gray.

How to Achieve Ombre Hair at Home
By Jennifer Leigh
How to Achieve Ombre Hair at Homethumbnail Create professional color results without visiting a salon.

Trend setters are aware of the exciting color known as ombre. Ombre, in hair styling, is a type of coloring in which the roots are dark and the hair gets progressively lighter toward the ends. This look has been seen on Hollywood actresses and models, and you can achieve it at home with the right products, patience and attention to detail. If you don’t have the money to spend on professional coloring, this DIY method could work for you.

To Achieve Ombre Hair at Home You’ll Need:

• 1 box hair color

To Achieve Ombre Hair at Home Instructions:
Hair With Blond Highlights

• Choose a semi-permanent home hair color one shade darker than your natural color. Place the color on your roots using the utensils that come with the color. Leave it for 5 minutes.
• Divide your hair into four sections, with two in the front and two in the back. Apply the color from the roots to the middle of your hair, beginning with the back sections. Leave it for 5 minutes.
• Add water to the last third of your hair length to soften the color leading toward the ends. Leave it for 5 minutes. Wash your hair.

Natural Brown Hair With No Color

• Choose a permanent hair color three shades lighter than your natural color. Place your hair in four sections. Use ponytail holders to section off the last third of the hair, nearest to the ends.
• Place color on the ends of the hair up until the ponytail holders and leave it for 20 minutes.
• Take off the ponytail holders and spread the color up your hair an inch above where it was initially placed. Allow it to sit for 10 minutes. Wash your hair.

How to Strengthen the Hair Follicle
By Nate Combs
How to Strengthen the Hair Folliclethumbnail To properly maintain your hair, you must take care of your entire being.

Hair follicles create and contain the roots of hair, and different biology types in human beings show the vast differences between hair types that can be produced. Some are born with healthy, thick, long or desirable hair types and colors, while others may have to work to achieve a certain type of hair that is pleasing to them. However, many people do not realize that their hair products, their diet, and even their mindset and attitude can change the quality of their hair for the worse. If you are losing the beautiful hair you once had or are striving to obtain great hair, there are many simple things you can do to improve your hair.

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• Use hair care products that contain Omega-3 acids. This will thicken and strengthen your hair from the roots.
• Use scalp-stimulating products about twice a week. This will prevent blockages from building up around the follicles and keeping them from growing thick.
• Use products containing soy, Vitamin B5 and Vitamin E, and eat foods that are rich in Vitamin E, such as nuts and olive oil, as well. Also, eat foods that have a lot of biotin, such as oats and soy beans.
• Invest in natural products if you prefer not to purchase shampoos and chemical-based products.
• Mixtures such as vinegar and sage; flax seed, Irish moss, quince, agar and gelatin; and ginger and sesame oil all help strengthen your follicles, as well as your entire head of hair.
• Comb your hair with a wide-tooth brush after washing it, and allow it to dry naturally instead of using a blow dryer.
• Remain relaxed and calm in stressful situations. Not only do worry and stress turn hair gray prematurely, they also can cause follicles to weaken.
• Avoid harmful chemicals by finding natural dyes or by not dying your hair.

How Do I Let My Hair Go Gray?
By Cynthia Measom
How Do I Let My Hair Go Gray?thumbnail Shorter hair proves a better choice when going gray.

If you don’t mind a two-tone look, you can let your grey roots grow out over a period of time with no hassle. Yet the decision to go gray poses a dilemma if you want to seamlessly transition from your current color to a sophisticated silver. Fortunately, you have options that allow you to conceal or blend your new gray locks until you’ve grown your hair out to a length that’s comfortable for you.

To Let My Hair Go Gray You’ll Need:

• Semi-permanent or temporary hair color

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Home Remedy

• Conceal your grey growth with a temporary shampoo, which lasts approximately one shampoo, or a semi-permanent color, which lasts six to eight shampoos.
• Reapply the color, as needed, as your gray hair continues to grow to your desired length. Trim your hair as it grows to make it easier to go all-gray.
• Stop using the temporary or semi-permanent hair dye once your hair reaches the length you want and reveal your grown-out head of gray hair.

Stylist Solution

• Visit your hair stylist or a stylist who has experience with growing out gray hair if you don’t want to color your hair at home. Explain that you want to grow out your gray hair. Your stylist may suggest highlights — lightening parts of your existing hair to make the gray growth less noticeable — or low-lights — darkening parts of your hair and allowing the gray parts to function as highlights.
• Ask to see visual examples — pictures or people — of any solutions the stylist suggests so you can make an informed decision.
• Write down the pros and cons of each stylist solution. Read them and make a decision based on the solution that proves most practical and beneficial to your situation. For instance, if your stylist suggests highlighting, but you don’t want such a harsh look, consider another option.

• If your current stylist isn’t experienced in color, find one who is so that you can obtain satisfactory results.

• Don’t use permanent dyes in the place of temporary or semi-permanent, because they permanently alter the color of your hair.

How to Get Beach Hair at Home
By Brenda D. Priddy
How to Get Beach Hair at Homethumbnail Beach hair gives hair a relaxed, sexy vibe.

Beach hair is the look that hair has after a day at the beach. The hair is textured, slightly wavy and has a tangled appearance from the salt spray and wind. You can create beach hair at home with a few hairstyling tools. You can create this style in just a few minutes if you braid your hair at night and release it in the morning. If you have a little extra time, you can perform the entire process in the morning with a blow-dryer.

To Get Beach Hair at Home You’ll Need:

• Shampoo
• Leave-in conditioner
• Towel
• Texturizing spray
• Hair ties
• Blow-dryer
• Hair powder
• Gentle-hold hair spray
• 1-inch curling iron

To Get Beach Hair at Home Instructions:

• Wash your hair as normal with shampoo. Work a leave-in conditioner into your hair.
• Dry your hair until it is still wet but not soaking.
• Spray your entire head with texturizing spray. Brush your hair to distribute the texturizing spray to the end of the strands.
• Divide the hair into eight or 10 small sections. Braid each section with a loose braid. Tie the braid ends with hair ties.
• Blow-dry the braids until the hair is completely dry. Untie the braids and comb through the hair with your fingers.
• Spray the crown of your head with hair powder. Massage the powder into your skull to add lift along the crown of the head.
• Spray the waves with a gentle-hold hair spray to keep the waves in place all day.
• Wind a few pieces of hair framing your face around a curling iron. This will give your hair a little extra texture around the face