Weight Loss Tips, healthy food habbits, Exercise

Weight Loss Tips •Try to avoid crash diets and fashionable faddy ones. A sensible goal for a diet is a weight loss of one to two pounds a week. Eating sensibly, three meals a day. Below you will find some fantastic tips to keep you going on your road to weight loss success
	•Don't skip a meal; eat regular small meals instead of infrequent big ones, you won't feel as hungry and your body will use more energy in digestion. Eat a Good Breakfast; people who skip breakfast burn 5 percent fewer calories than those who eat a healthy morning meal. •Exercise regularly. Not only does it burn up calories, but it can also make you feel temporarily less hungry. •Eat slowly, savoring each bite. It takes about 20 minutes for the feeling of fullness to register; wait that long before eating more

•Always think positive even before you have seen results. •If you like the food, you will be more inclined to eat it. You should learn how to prepare foods that are good for you, in a way that tastes good. •Remember when you are on a fat loss diet, you should only lose about two pounds a week. Since one pound of fat contains 3 500 calories, if you decrease your daily caloric intake by five hundred calories a day and incorporate more aerobic training in your overall exercise program, you can comfortably lose two pounds each week.Divide your plate: 3/4 with vegetables, grains, beans and fruit; 1/4 with extra-lean meat or low-fat dairy products. •Increase your fiber, beans, veggies, fruits, whole wheat, bran and oatmeal are good sources. •Try a new food each day. The flavor will save you from dietary boredom. •Learn how to calculate fat grams. Fat is 9 calories per gram. Multiply the amount of grams times 9, look at the total amount of calories and take the larger number and divide it into the smaller number. 2 percent milk 120 calories, 5 grams x 9 =45, 120 divided into 54 = a whopping 38 percent fat. •Pat yourself on the back for good days, and don't be mean to yourself on bad days. On a bad day, STOP, drink water and say that is enough. Continue with your good habits, don't put off till tomorrow what you can do today. •Look at past failures at dieting and evaluate why you failed. We can learn from failures and turn them into success. •Slow down your eating pace every way you can. For instance, if you are righthanded, eat with your left and vice versa. Put your fork down after each bite and don't pick it up until you have completely swallowed the last bite. •Don't keep junk food snacks around the house. Eat healthy snacks like carrots, celery, even beef jerky. Avoid eating lots of fruit, which are high in carbohydrates; reasonable quantities are ok. •Chew every bite at least thirty times. Your food will taste better and you will be much more satisfied. Don't swallow until all the flavor is gone from of each bite. Don't get discouraged when you plateau. Realize this up front. A Plateau is healthy and necessary. During these times, focus on drinking more water and a little extra walking each day. •Keep an eating diary. Carry a piece of paper folded up or an index card in your pocket, purse or wallet and write down everything you eat during the day. Look up the foods in a reference book at home in the evening and add up the calories actually consumed. This is a great learning tool. You don't have to do this all the time, but it's good to do during the early stages and when you plateau. •Don't starve yourself: When you deprive yourself of food, your body reacts protectively against famine. Your resting metabolic rate, the calories you burn just to keep your body going drops to a lower level to conserve energy. Your body works harder to preserve the food it gets by storing it as fat. That's why people who regularly diet have higher percentages of body fat than non-dieters do. Instead of counting calories, focus on cutting back on the fat and sugar in your diet. The evidence is that women's bodies burn more calories between ovulation and menstruation. That's why sugary snacks look so good then. Don't starve yourself, but if you can resist the cravings for high-energy foods, your body will burn fat stores for energy. It's hormones! I always know exactly what time of the month I am going to overeat. It has to do with your estrogen or progesterone levels. You just have to anticipate your weak periods and plan for them and make absolutely sure there is no food around. Control your environment so that it cannot control you. •Weigh yourself once a week at the same time. Your weight fluctuates constantly and you can weigh more at night than you did in the morning, a downer if you stuck to your diet all day. Make dining an event. Eat from your own special plate, on your own special placemat, arranging everything to make your meal, no matter how meager, look lovely. This is a trick that helps chronic over-eaters and bingers pay attention to their food instead of consuming it unconsciously. •If you drink, do so in moderation. Alcohol is high in calories, it increases one's risk of high blood pressure, and it increases triglyceride levels. Avoid Alcohol and Smoking; both inhibit the burning of abdominal fat. That's why drinkers and smokers tend to be bigger around the waist than abstainers. •As often as possible, replace high-fat animal foods with low-fat foods i.e.; have cereal and nonfat milk for breakfast, instead of buttered toast, bacon, and butterfried eggs; choose fruit instead of ice cream or chocolate. •Be happy, and make time to relax. Anger and hostility have been linked to heart disease more often than any other emotion or personality trait. vGet enough sleep. Take regular breaks from your routine. Learn stressmanagement techniques. Spend some quiet time alone each day. •Snack every 4 hours. Try oranges, apples, carrot sticks, pretzels, air popped popcorn. •Buy pre-cut fruit and veggies: You'll be more likely to munch on them for a snack or make a salad for dinner. •Include two fruits or vegetables in every meal or snack. You'll feel fuller and cut back on calories from other foods. •Soups are a great meal; they are filling, tasty, and healthy. Be sure to watch the sodium content as it will hold water weight. Opt for the low sodium varieties or make your own. •Go spicy. Get a hot flavor boost with chilies, salsa and curry instead of by overeating. •Cut down on fat, keep it to less than 25 percent, somewhere around 20 percent is nice. •Write down your goals. Make them reasonable and think only 10 lbs at a time. If you have to lose 80 think in 10's this gives you a win at the end of each month. Brush your teeth after every meal. You will be less tempted to eat if you do. Brush and floss after your evening meal; many people agree this helps avoid late-night cravings for snacks. •Don't think that just because you are eating low fat/low calorie foods that you can eat all that you want. The calories still add up and must be burned off regardless of what kind of food you eat. Balance is the key. •Don't think of yourself as being fat. Think of yourself as you will look when you reach your target weight goal. •Try to do at least 30 minutes of low impact, moderate exercise (walking, etc) at least three times per week. Start off easy, and gradually increase over time. •Eat things you like, fit them into your calories for the day. Just try to learn to eat less of them. •Ask your partner to join you on your new healthy habit changes. •If you are going to a restaurant, decide ahead of time what you will be eating and stick to it. •Don't deprive yourself! If you really enjoy eating a certain food, plan for it. Make it a reward for doing extra sit-ups or for spending more time on cardiovascular exercise. This helps to avoid binging and will give you something to work a little harder for. •Try to work out as much as possible, but at your own pace, and reward yourself. But not with a snack, by putting a certain amount of money in a jar, for every time you work out. The more you work out the more money you save. Then go on a shopping spree, and buy yourself a new wardrobe for your new thin and trim body. •Ask yourself how many times have you started a diet & where would you be now if you had just stuck to one of them? •If you think you can you will. If you think you can't, you won't. •Lose weight for yourself, not to please your husband, your parents or your friends. As long as somebody else is pushing you, no matter what you do or what you try, it'll never work. You must lose weight for your own reasons. I think the best advice is to do it for yourself, there is no need to do it for your family, friends or career. The only way you will be happy about yourself is to love yourself, size or shape does not matter. •It takes time to gain weight; it takes time to lose weight. Be patient with yourself. •Concentrate on your goals, not your limitations.Always go to sleep picturing your goal. •Take it slow. We all want to lose it yesterday, but slow is the way to go if you don't want to see those pounds again. •Eat regular meals. Skipping meals can lead to out-of-control hunger, often resulting in overeating. When you're very hungry, it's also tempting to forget about good nutrition. Snacking between meals can help curb hunger, but don't eat so much that your snack becomes an entire meal.Find the right support person. A nag won't do. Neither will a partner in crime. Look for someone who can empathize and support you in a positive way. •Remember, foods are not good or bad. Select foods based on your total eating patterns, not whether any individual food is "good" or "bad." Don't feel guilty if you love foods such as apple pie, potato chips, candy bars or ice cream. Eat them in moderation, and choose other foods to provide the balance and variety that are vital to good health. •Eating too late at night. A good rule of thumb is not to eat less than 3-4 hours before you are going to sleep. Food needs that time to digest and if you are sleeping the digestion process slows way down and instead of weight loss during the night, you can actually be gaining more fat. •Promise yourself that when you feel the urge to snack, you will engage in some activity that will distract you away from food. For example, go for a walk, brush your teeth or phone a friend. If you eat out of boredom, find some new hobby or interest that gets you out of the house; even enroll in adult education classes. •Processed meats are a no-no. That includes bacon, baloney, corned beef, hot dogs, liverwurst, pastrami, pepperoni, Salami, and sausage. •Although you can enjoy limited quantities of dairy products, discard your whole milk, dairy creamer, whipped cream, regular cheese, and regular yogurt. •If other people in your life must keep food in the house that's not good for you, rearrange your fridge and cupboard to keep them out of sight. You can also store tempting foods in containers you can't see through. •Just because something is "fat-free" doesn't mean it's good for you! Fat is not the only "bad guy" when it comes to putting on weight. Don't forget about calories! If you indulge in the wrong fat-free goodies you're bound to eat more calories than you need and you're going to end up storing the excess calories as fat. Take a good look at the nutritional label before you start your fat-free snacking... it may say "only 90 calories per serving", but what's the size of the serving? And how much are you really going to eat? Cutting down on fat is essential to a healthy body, but be careful not to ignore the calorie content of the foods you eat and their nutritional value. If it's high in calories, it's not doing your waistline one bit of good even if it is fat-free!   •The energy you get from working out comes from glycogen, a substance that is stored in the body. If you work out for an hour or less, anything you eat right before a workout really doesn't have enough time to get into the form of glycogen. The most important time to eat is after a workout, when the muscles are depleted of fuel and hungriest for nourishment and replenishment.   •After a workout you need carbohydrates for glycogen replacement and some protein for muscle growth and repair. If you're really hungry before working out, has a piece of fruit, a glass of juice, or even a baked potato. And if you're one of the millions of people who work out during your lunch hour, you'll probably be better off working out first and "brown-bagging" it afterwards. •There's an old saying that for optimum health, you should eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper... now experts are telling us that it's good advice if you want to lose fat. For example, one study fed two groups of people exactly the same number of calories, but one group got them all early in the day and the other got them all late at night. Neither way is a healthy way to eat, but the "late night" group gained weight while the "early morning" group didn't. The reason is that the body's metabolism runs at a slightly higher rate during the day. At night, it slows down to get ready for sleep. So it's not burning as many calories. That means you don't want to feed it too much later in the day. •Eat at the table only, no more snacking at the television. Keep busy crocheting, knitting, etc.

Control curves, Cut Calories, Right foods, exercise, Stress control

How to Control Curb ? • You don't have to starve yourself to lose weight, in fact that's the worst thing you can do. By starving yourself, your fat cells learn to conserve energy (fat) more efficiently. So, your body’s fat-storing process becomes extremely efficient at the expense of your body’s calorie-burning efficiency. If you lower your caloric intake too much, your metabolism will slow down and you will be defeating your sole purpose of dieting. It will become more and more difficult to lose fat. This occurs even if you are exercising regularly. Below you will find tips to help you lose weight and curb your cravings.
• Eat at least three well-balanced meals a day. Even if you're trying to lose weight, don't skip meals. You'll only be hungrier for the next one, and cravings between meals can become overwhelming. Don't ever skip breakfast. Eat something: a piece of toast, fruit, a smoothie etc. Your body's metabolism rate slows down at night and does not speed up again until you eat something. If you wait until lunch to eat, that is 4 or more hours that your body is burning calories at a lower rate.
	• Eat something soon after you get out of bed and your body will burn calories at a higher rate until lunch. Also, don't go more than about 5 hours during the day without eating. That causes you to eat more at meal time. Eat healthy, low-fat snacks in between meals is you are going to go more than 5 hours without a meal. Eat foods low in fat and sugar but high in complex carbohydrates (fruits, vegetables, grains and pulses).

• Ask yourself the following questions when you feel the urge to eat: a. When did I eat last? b. What am I craving? c. Am I hungry or has my appetite been stimulated? d. What is my reason for wanting to eat? • If you are craving ice cream, don't eat carrot sticks and celery. Have a reasonable serving of ice cream to curb your craving. Many times when you don't satisfy your cravings you will find they you eat twice as many calories just trying to fight it. • When you feel hungry between meals, have a sugarless cup of tea or coffee - caffeine inhibits the appetite. • If you are craving ice cream, don't eat carrot sticks and celery. Have a reasonable serving of ice cream to curb your craving. Many times when you don't satisfy your cravings you will find they you eat twice as many calories just trying to fight it. • Don’t shop for food when you are hungry. If you are hungry when you are shopping, you will be more likely to buy foods that are not on your grocery list. So be aware of your craving and don’t shop hungry. • Brush your teeth after dinner to prevent you from evening snacking. • Replace butter or margarine with butter buds or fat free buttery spreads. These are really good and you won't feel deprived. • Eat breakfast. You'll be less likely to overeat later in the day. • Place baskets of fruits and vegetables in a bowl on the table for easy reach. • Eat 5-6 mini meals to avoid high calorie cravings. Satiety- Foods that satisfy your hunger and blood sugar levels will leave you less likely to snack. Eating more, smaller meals, each day keeps your blood sugar levels elevated and does not allow you to get hungry. •Make room for cravings. Have a cookie now and then; just drop something else that day. •Drink skim milk instead of whole milk. Low-fat milk (1%) has 2.5 grams of fat per cup. If you drink the recommended 4 glasses per day, you have consumed a whopping 10 grams of fat, just in your milk! 2% milk is even worse, with 5 grams of fat per cup!! •Drink water -- a glass every one to two hours will keep you full.Cut 100 calories a day (replace that candy bar with an orange and banana) and lose a pound a month.

Tips for Natural Hair Coloring, Natural Dark Hair Color, Natural Red Hair Color, Cover or Enhance Grey.

Tips for Natural Hair Coloring Do you want to add highlights to your hair without using all those damaging chemicals? Here are some fabulous hair coloring tips to add just a bit of color without ruining the condition of your hair.
	Hair Coloring Herb, Fruit & Vegetable Rinses for Color and Highlights These rinses work over a period of time to subtlety color and add highlights to the hair. First wash and rinse hair then pour any of these rinses over the hair 15 times catching the excess in a bowl or the bathroom basin as it runs off the hair, then pouring it over the hair again. Enhance Your Blond Hair Naturally Brew some chamomile tea and let cool completely. Pour on dry hair and leave on for 20 minutes. Rinse.

To bring out highlights and lighten blonde hair, steep 1/2 cup of chamomile tea in one quart of boiling water. Strain and cool slightly. Shampoo hair until oil free, and then rinse with the tea infusion. Marigold gives golden highlights to light hair and brings out red and gold highlights in light brown and red hair. Saffron, turmeric, calendula, mullein, privet and yellow broom in addition to any yellow blossomed herb or flower also add color and highlights for blondes. Rinse hair with a solution of 1 tablespoon of lemon juice to one gallon of water after shampooing. To restore hair that was once blonde, mix 10 grams of licorice root with 10 grams of oat straw, add a pinch of saffron. Cover with water and boil to make an infusion. Strain and use a s a rinse after shampooing. It should be allowed to soak into the hair and not rinsed out. Add 4 tablespoons of chopped rhubarb to 3 cups of hot water, simmer for 15 minutes. Strain, cool, and then use as a rinse after shampooing.   Cover or Enhance Grey To get yellow out of gray hair use a highlighting shampoo with a cool base color like blue or violet. These colors minimize that brassy, yellow look. Look for shampoos that contain vegetable dyes. Potatoes: Boil potato peels in water, strain, and cool. Use the strained water as an after-shampoo rinse to darken grey hair. Sage covers the grey when used consistently over a period of time. Simmer 1/2 cup dried sage in 2 cups of water for 30 minutes. Steep for 2-3 hours. Strain, use as rinse on clean hair. Leave on until hair has dried, then rinse out. Mix 1 oz. sage, 1oz. rosemary and 1 pint of water. Simmer for 30 minutes and strain. Massage into the scalp and grey hair. Mix 1 tablespoon of apple-cider vinegar with one gallon of warm water, use as final rinse. Use an infusion of hollyhock (blue-purple flowers) to remove the yellow cast from grey hair. Use betony as a rinse to cover yellow in grey hair.

Home treatments for lifeless thin hair

Lifeless Thin Hair Don't use a body building gel or mousse on wet hair as it will make your hair go limp. Water will dilute the active ingredients in most volumizers. Instead, towel dry hair, removing the excess moisture, then massage volumizer into hair and style as usual.
	Don't use hot rollers. Get some Velcro rollers and put them in your hair just after blowing dry. Leave them in until you are finished getting ready. A few minutes before you're about to leave, take out the rollers, brush through once (with head turned down) and you will have hair that has volume and bounce. If your hair is lacking lift and volume then on dry hair apply a few Velcro rollers around the top of your head, a fine spray of styling product and a blast with your hairdryer for about 1 minute then allow to cool around 3 or 4 minutes and remove rollers, you should now have more bounce and lift.

Add Texture to limp locks Braid slightly damp hair at the crown, make only a few braids depending upon the thickness of your hair. Let dry completely, take braids out, spritz on a lightweight hair spray and run fingers through. For bouncy hair: Saturate freshly washed hair with half & half, concentrating on the scalp. Leave on for 5 minutes, then rinse. Baby fine hair Create a hair plumping rinse by separating three large eggs; discard the yolks then mix whites with enough water to make it runny. Pour over hair. Limp hair On freshly washed hair, massage in beer concentrating on the scalp only. Do not rinse out and your hair will have volume! Shampoo with Hair Volumizing Shampoo to gently and thoroughly cleanse away any build-up from styling aids. Before styling, warm up a small amount of styling gel in your hands and apply to dry hair to create lots of volume and texture. To Thicken Hair Add a tablespoon of powdered gelatin to your shampoo.

Tips for Oily Hair, Anti-oil Hair Rinse, Oily Hair Treatment, Dry Cleaner for Oily Hair, Mint Rinse

Tips for Oily Hair

Add 1/4 cup lemon juice to 1/3 cup of your regular shampoo. Wash as usual. This will also add highlights!

Lemon and Aloe Vera Shampoo

• 2 teaspoons Aloe Vera Gel (squeeze gel out of Aloe Vera plant)
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice

Blend ingredients together with 1/4 cup of your regular hair shampoo. Wash hair then rinse well

The most important thing you can do to prevent or resolve oily hair is to shampoo your hair daily. For people who tend to have a problem with oily hair, leaving the shampoo on your head for at least 5 minutes before rinsing, should help. Avoid brushing your hair too often or too vigorously, since the brushing will carry oil from your scalp to the ends of your hair. Hormones affect oil production and therefore things that affect your hormone levels (such as stress or birth control pills) may also affect the oiliness of your hair.

Banish the Oil Hair is generally oilier in summer because the heat stimulates the sebaceous (oilproducing) glands in your scalp. You can combat oily hair by washing it in tepid water and applying conditioner just to the ends. Use a shampoo and conditioner for oily or fine hair.

Anti-oil Hair Rinse Combine a tablespoon of vinegar and a pinch of baking soda in one cup of water (or brewed rosemary or peppermint tea) and use as an after shampoo rinse by rubbing it into your wet scalp for one minute, then rinse. It helps prevent an oily scalp, and gently finishes the cleansing process without stripping the shine from your hair. Also, if your hair is making your skin oily, try to keep it away from your face, especially when exercising and working. Wash your hair brushes (& make-up brushes) at least once a week with mild shampoo; and change your pillow case every other day.

Oily Hair Treatment • 1/4/ cup Aloe Vera Gel • 1/2 cup shampoo. Mix well and apply. • 1/4 cup baking soda • 1/4 cup vinegar Mix all ingredients and put in a tightly sealed container.

Quick Dry Cleaner for Oily Hair • 1/2 cup Cornstarch Sprinkle the cornstarch in your hair, let it absorb for a few minutes, brush it out. This is great if you are in a pinch. Oily scalp--Saturate a cotton ball with witch hazel and dab all over your entire scalp.

Mint Rinse • Boil: • 1 cup water • 1 cup apple cider vinegar • 1 handful of fresh mint leaves Strain and pour into a container. With fingertips, massage solution into the scalp, let dry without rinsing out.

 

The most important thing you can do to prevent or resolve oily hair is to shampoo your hair daily. For people who tend to have a problem with oily hair, leaving the shampoo on your head for at least 5 minutes before rinsing, should help. Avoid brushing your hair too often or too vigorously, since the brushing will carry oil from your scalp to the ends of your hair. Hormones affect oil production and therefore things that affect your hormone levels (such as stress or birth control pills) may also affect the oiliness of your hair.

Banish the Oil Hair is generally oilier in summer because the heat stimulates the sebaceous (oilproducing) glands in your scalp. You can combat oily hair by washing it in tepid water and applying conditioner just to the ends. Use a shampoo and conditioner for oily or fine hair.

Anti-oil Hair Rinse Combine a tablespoon of vinegar and a pinch of baking soda in one cup of water (or brewed rosemary or peppermint tea) and use as an after shampoo rinse by rubbing it into your wet scalp for one minute, then rinse. It helps prevent an oily scalp, and gently finishes the cleansing process without stripping the shine from your hair. Also, if your hair is making your skin oily, try to keep it away from your face, especially when exercising and working. Wash your hair brushes (& make-up brushes) at least once a week with mild shampoo; and change your pillow case every other day.

Oily Hair Treatment • 1/4/ cup Aloe Vera Gel • 1/2 cup shampoo. Mix well and apply. • 1/4 cup baking soda • 1/4 cup vinegar Mix all ingredients and put in a tightly sealed container.

Quick Dry Cleaner for Oily Hair • 1/2 cup Cornstarch Sprinkle the cornstarch in your hair, let it absorb for a few minutes, brush it out. This is great if you are in a pinch. Oily scalp--Saturate a cotton ball with witch hazel and dab all over your entire scalp.

Mint Rinse • Boil: • 1 cup water • 1 cup apple cider vinegar • 1 handful of fresh mint leaves Strain and pour into a container. With fingertips, massage solution into the scalp, let dry without rinsing out.

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Dry hair Conditioning at home, Split Ends Treatment, Hot Oil Treatmentt, Deep Conditioner, Hair Conditioner

Conditioning for Dry Hair Problems! Don’t suffer with dry brittle hair. Try these wonderful hair treatments for silky shiny hair. You’ll love them. Enjoy! Egg Shampoo • 1 ounce fresh rosemary • 1 pint hot water • 1 egg Steep the rosemary in the water for 20 minutes. Cool. Beat in the egg. Message into the hair and rinse.

Homemade Split Ends Treatment

Are split ends becoming a problem? Try this homemade hot oil treatment to deep condition your hair.

Hot Oil Treatment • 1/2 cup olive oil • 1/2 cup boiling water • Liquid from 4 vitamin E capsules. (Simply poked a hole in the vitamin E capsules with a pin and squeeze the liquid out) Place the olive oil, vitamin E. liquid, and boiling water into a large glass bottle or jar with a lid. Wrap a towel around the bottle to avoid burning yourself. Shake very well until the oil is emulsified. Then thoroughly massage into hair, taking care not to burn your head. Wrap a plastic bag over your hair and wrap your head in hot towel that has been soaked in hot water then wrung out. Leave mixture on your hair for 30 minutes or overnight if hair is much damaged, then shampoo as usual.

FACE PIMPLES

The cause for pimples are many and not only adolescence as popularly believed. Chronic constipation

is one major cause, the food we eat plays a very important role. You will have to cut down the fried food, chocolates, cheese and aerated drinks. Eat a lot of fresh fruits and green vegetables with a lot of water

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Instead of washing the face with soap, use orange peel powder. Dry Orange peels in the shade for 4-5 days. Powder finely and store. Wash your face with this 2-3 times a day. It clears the face and feels very refreshing. Smells too good.

FACE DRY SKIN

Tip 1:

Should use scrubs to remove the dry scaly skin.

Apply ½ tsp of Vitamin E

oil with 2-3 drops of lime juice

and ½ tsp of glycerin.

Tip 2:
Apply a mixture of 1 tsp warm Olive oil with a few drops of glycerin and 2-3 drops of lime juice.

Tip 3:

1 tsp of milk cream with2-3 drops of lime juice mixed well. This should be applied 10 minutes before a bath. It reduces the dryness and also is good when applied in Winter.

Tip 4:

Plain, whole milk, applied and left on for 10 minutes and washed with cold water helps.

This should be done twice a day.

FACE CLEANSING

Your face looks back at you from the mirror...does it look dry or oily or listless, or does it look glowing and radiant?


This depends on how you take care of your face. Start by giving yourself 15 minutes in the morning and 15 minutes 

 

Tip 1:

 

Take 1 tbsp of un-boiled milk, dip a small pad of cotton wool in this and rub on the face gently. Use circular movements, use upward strokes on the neck area. Leave this on for 15 minutes. Wash with cold water.

Tip 2:

Take a thick slice of cucumber. Don't peel the slice, rub in a circular motion all over the face and neck areas. Wash after 15 minutes.

Tip 3:

Halve a tomato, gently rub over face and neck and wash after 15 minutes.

Tip 4:

Take the half of a lime

peel, from which the juice has been extracted, rub this firmly on the face and the neck. Using a Scrub-(once in 3-4 days).

After washing off the milk or juice - take a tsp of oat bran or wheat husk or gram flour (besan). Make a paste with a few drops of water and rub the face and neck gently with this. This sloughs away the dead cells and gives the face a glow. Don't use soap, just splash on cold water that will act as an astringent and close the pores.

Tip 5:

Use green gram powder or rice flour mixed with curds instead.

Oily Skin: If the face is oily,

After a bath as a base for make-up use some diluted limejuice to dab on before application of foundation or any other make-up.

Tip 6:

Diluted buttermilk dabbed on the face and left for 15 minutes, gently wipe with moist cotton wool before applying make-up.

Tip 7:

Rub the face well with an ice cube

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Tip 8:

Slice an Apple into thin slices. Place these on the face and leave for 15 minutes. These soak up the extra oil and helps to close pores.

Laser Hair Removal

Laser hair removal is a medical procedure that uses laser light — an intense, pulsating beam of light — to remove unwanted hair. Laser hair removal works by passing a light beam through the skin. The laser targets dark pigment, called melanin, in hair. When the light beam hits the hair follicle (where hair growth originates), the intense heat destroys the hair follicle instantly. In most cases, laser hair removal slows hair regrowth, but it takes several treatments to provide an extended "hair-free" period.   Why its done Laser hair removal is used for people who want to remove unwanted body hair. Common treatment locations include legs, armpits, upper lip, chin and bikini line. However, it is possible to treat unwanted hair in almost any area of the body. Although laser hair removal doesn't guarantees permanent hair removal, it does extend the hair-free period, which can vary from several months to many years. With multiple treatments, long-term hair removal is possible. Risks Hair color and skin type are the key factors that influence the success of laser hair removal. It's most successful on people with dark hair (brown or black) and light skin. However, it can also be used safely on people with darker skin types. Laser hair removal does not work for white, blonde, light brown or light red hair. To reduce your risks, choose a qualified, trained doctor who is board certified in dermatology or a similar specialty. Your doctor should meet with you before the procedure and determine your treatment plan. If a physician's assistant or licensed nurse performs the procedure, your doctor should supervise and be available on-site during the treatments. Do not go to a spa, salon or clinic that allows nonmedical personnel to perform the procedure. Complications from laser hair removal are rare if you go to a qualified doctor. Bleeding during the laser treatment is extremely rare, as is the possibility of infection resulting from treatment.   Side effects from laser hair removal include, but are not limited to: Incomplete hair removal or regrowth. Some hair may be resistant to the laser treatment or may regrow after treatment. Darkening of the skin (hyper pigmentation). This is usually a temporary condition, but in rare instances, is long lasting or permanent. Lightening of the skin (hypo pigmentation). This is of special concern with people who have darker skin. Laser hair treatment is more successful on fair skin, but darker skin also can be treated. Blistering and scarring. These rarely occur. Changes in the skin texture. These rarely occur. Crusting or scabbing. If this occurs, it's temporary. Hair changes. New hair growth may be finer and lighter in color. In some cases, new hair may grow in areas adjacent to the treated areas. This can be successfully treated with additional laser treatments. Talk to your doctor about how these risks apply to you.   How you prepare Before scheduling laser hair removal, you meet with your doctor to discuss the factors that determine whether the procedure is likely to work well for you. This meeting generally includes: Your medical history. Your doctor asks questions about conditions you have or have had, as well as any medications you're taking. Photographs. Photographs are taken from different angles of the area to be treated. Your doctor uses these photos for before-and-after assessments and long-term reviews. A discussion of risks, benefits and expectations. You and your doctor talk about risks and benefits. He or she explains what laser hair removal can and can't do for you and what your results might be. If you have a tan from sun exposure or sunless tanning products, you must wait until the tan fades completely before undergoing laser hair removal. A tan increases your risk of side effects such as blistering and discoloration. Avoid sun exposure four to six weeks before treatment. Laser hair removal is most effective if hairs are visible but shaved short. You can shave the day of the procedure. Avoid waxing or plucking the hair and electrolysis three weeks before treatment.   What you can expect A doctor or trained nurse presses a hand-held laser instrument to your skin. Depending on the type of laser, a cooling device on the tip or a cool gel is used to protect the skin. When the doctor activates the laser, the laser light passes through your skin's surface to tiny sacs (hair follicles) where hair growth originates. The intense heat damages the hair follicle, which inhibits hair growth. It takes several treatments to provide an extended hair-free period. During the procedure You wear goggles to prevent accidental exposure of your eyes to laser light. When the laser is activated, you feel a stinging sensation. Oftentimes a topical local anesthetic is applied before the procedure to reduce discomfort. The procedure causes a slight charring of stubble. You may notice a strong odor of singed hair, which is normal. How long the procedure takes depends on the area of the body involved. A small area such as the upper lip may take several minutes. A larger area such as the back may require several hours. After the procedure After laser hair removal, no medications or bandages are necessary. You may notice some redness and swelling for the first few hours. Also, stinging may occur for the first 24 to 48 hours. Some people experience a slight crusting of the skin. If crusting occurs, keep the area moist with petroleum jelly (Vaseline). After treatment: Avoid exercise and exertion for the first 24 hours. Perspiration from exertion may increase irritation caused by the laser. Avoid exposure to the sun for several weeks after treatment. After this period, make certain you apply sunscreen whenever you're in the sun. Avoid tanning booths — the ultraviolet light damages the skin. Don't wax or pluck hairs for three weeks before treatments. Don't pick at or manipulate the skin in treated areas. Don't rub or scrub the treated area. You may gently wash the area with soap and water. Cost Check with your medical insurance company to see if your policy covers laser hair removal. This treatment is not routinely covered by medical insurance. The cost depends on the number and size of the areas treated, and the time required for treatment. Results Studies show that for suitable candidates, hair removal lasers can reduce hair counts by 20 percent to 90 percent. Results vary from person to person, and some people respond better to treatment than others do. Multiple treatments can prolong the duration of hair loss, but hair regrowth is possible. Expect to undergo six to eight treatments spaced six to eight weeks apart to achieve good reduction of hair and slowing of hair regrowth. Then, you will likely undergo periodic maintenance treatments.

Nail Care Tips

Nail Care is important when it comes to personal grooming. Suppose a woman has applied makeup carefully   and attired herself with most fashionable clothes, but has been careless about her nails. How do you think she would look like then? Won't it be a bit shabby? It happens in our everyday life. Indeed it would be better if we give some more attention to nail care. Here are some essential tips on nail care which would definitely help you a lot. Nail Care Take care of your nails between salon visits. File your nails regularly and always keep them short. If your nails are exposed to chemicals, moisture, water, etc, it could result in split peeling nails or allergic reaction. Wear rubber gloves to protect your nails or coat them with some cotton. Never use something like scissors for both for infected and non infected nails.   Artificial Nails Always get artifical nails applied by a good technician. Artificial nails would need manicure or refilling every two or three weeks. If you decide to remove them, appropriate solution is not difficult. Even when the artificial nails are removed, natural nails remain in the same condition.   Nail Tip Design Using glue could damage your nails, even if it is applied on polish layers. Ensure the last polish layer is dry before applying the next. Use layers of different colours. Keep on experimenting with nail tip design. You could use Chinese characters, apply small fake tattoos or create different patterns. You could use band-aids for applying design. Cut band-aids and stick them on top of a dry coat of polish. Contrasting color would look good.   For Acryllic Nails Keep your acrylic nail polished. Thick polish could cause bubbles and uneven application. So first add a drop of polish and then dilute it thinner. Before applying any acrylic layer, clean your nails. If the nails have remnants of cuticle oil, old polish or lotion, the new polish would not apply itself properly. For avoiding bubbles, remove the excess from the brush along the bottle's border.   • Lay a base coat to protect your nails and in the process, help helps the acrylic layer to stick in proper way. •  Use a nail stick to clean up the acrylic on the skin around the fingernail. •  Seal the polish with a top coat to camouflage possible bubbles or streaks. •  Seal the polish with a top coat to camouflage possible streaks or bubbles. It also adds shine. •  Allow enough time to the nails to dry.

Hair straightener, Hair straightening process

Hair straightening is a hair styling technique which involves the flattening and straightening of hair in order to give it a smooth, streamlined and 'sleek' appearance. It may be accomplished by using hair irons and hot combs, chemical relaxers, Japanese hair straightening, or Brazilian hair straightening. In addition, some shampoos, and conditioners and hair gels can help to make hair temporarily straight. The process is often called "rebonding" in Southeast Asia (e.g. Malaysia and Philippines)     Hair irons and hot combs can only temporarily modify hair texture, whereas relaxers and the other methods permanently alter the structure of the hair, although new hair growth is not affected. The drug interferon alpha has been reported as being shown to modify hair follicles causing permanent change in a person's hair texture. During much of the 20th century, social norms encouraged African-Americans to straighten the tightly curled texture of their natural hair, resulting in artificial styles such as the conk. The Black Power movement in the 1960s increased the acceptance of unstraightened, "natural" hairstyles such as the Afro and dreadlocks.     Nevertheless, many African-American women still continue to straighten their hair as an aesthetic choice. Hair straightening became more popular in the United States during the mid-late 1990s and through to the 2000s, whereas perming and curlier hair had previously been more popular fashions during the 1980s, even among men (for example, hair metal bands). However, both straight and wavy/curly hair can be achieved with use of a hair iron, and so it may be said that both straight and curly or wavy hair styles co-exist in modern fashion.

• How to Straighten Hair with a Blow-dryer
Want to calm the frizzies or straighten your curls for a day? It's really not that hard to do. All you need is a round brush, a blow dryer, some hair products, about 30 minutes and that's it!
Step 1
To straighten hair , begin by shampooing, conditioning and towel-drying hair.
Step 2
Apply a heat protectant product to your hair, paying special attention to the ends.
Step 3
Place a quarter-size dollop of straightening balm in your palm. Rub your palms together to distribute the product over your hands, then massage it evenly through hair.
Step 4
Comb through your hair with your fingers while gently blow-drying it on a low setting. This removes excess water.
Step 5
Pull your hair into three sections, two at the sides and one at the back. Clip the two sides up.
Step 6
Select a small portion of the hair from the unclipped section to straighten.
Step 7
Using a thick, round brush and beginning at the roots, gently pull the brush through the hair to the ends while blow-drying it. Pull the hair away from your head, stretching and straightening it as you go.
Step 8
First pull the brush through the underside of your hair so that you expose it directly to the heat of the dryer. Once that area is mostly dry, switch to the top of the hair.
Step 9
Keep the tension consistent and evenly distribute heat over the section of hair you're working on. This ensures uniform hair texture and prevents overdrying of certain areas.
Step 10
Once that portion of hair is straightened, continue selecting and blow-drying small portions until that section is dry and straight.
Step 11
Repeat the process on the two other sections to straighten your entire head of hair.
• How to Straighten Curly Hair
Thanks to the invention of the straightening iron, the days of rolling curly hair onto frozen orange juice containers or laying your head on the ironing board while you try to iron out your curls...
Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Step 1
Wash and condition hair as directed in the manufacturer's instructions for your shampoo and conditioner.
Step 2
Squeeze excess water out of your hair using a towel and comb through hair.
Step 3
Apply a generous amount of straightening creme for curly hair to damp hair. Work into hair until evenly distributed.
Step 4
Divide hair into three sections: top of head, middle layer and underneath portion of hair. Clip the top two sections together.
Step 5
Start drying hair with the roll brush and hair dryer with concentrator attachment in place. Begin with bottom section, working in two to three inch wide pieces from one side of the head to the other.
Step 6
Separate completely dry hair into sections again as instructed in step 4.
Step 7
Work from the bottom section up, using the straightening iron to straighten each layer of hair. Grab one inch sections of hair and slowly press with the straightening iron from the root to the tip.
Step 8
Finish ironing each section and then squeeze a dime size amount of shine gloss product into your palm and rub hands together. Smooth hands over hair to work the product through your straightened curly hair.
Step 9
Continue styling as desired.

• How to Use a Flat Iron
Using a flat iron to straighten hair is easy to do by simply following a few steps. When selecting a flat iron, some studies have shown that using a flat iron with a ceramic plate is better for...
Step1. Dry your hair completely. Using a flat iron on wet hair isn't successful. Be sure that your hair is dry from the tips to the roots. Don't put in any hair products while drying your hair. Adding hair spray or gel prior to the use of a flat iron could have adverse effects when you are attempting to straighten your hair.
Step 2
Use a straightening balm on your hair after it has been dried. A straightening balm will eliminate frizz, while providing protection for your hair. See the Resources section for more information.
Step 3
Apply a heat protection spray to your hair to help defend your hair against damage caused by heat based styling tools such as flat irons. See the Resources section for more information.
Step 4
Read the packaging of your flat iron, and set the flat iron at the appropriate temperature. Carefully look over the instruction manual.
Step 5
Use the flat iron on 2-inch segments of hair at a time. Place the flat iron near your scalp and steadily move the flat iron toward the tip of your hair. Repeat until you have straightened all of your hair.
• How to Pick a Hair Relaxer
Hair relaxers straighten hair, the opposite of perms, which curl hair. Considering the strong chemicals relaxers contain, it is advisable to pick the best relaxer for your hair type. Pick the one...
Step1. Decide whether to use a home relaxer kit or to consult a hair-care professional to apply the relaxer. Select a professional with a track record and experience in applying relaxers to your hair type. Ask friends and family for beautician recommendations.
Step 2
Choose a home relaxer kit based on hair type and texture. Pick from various types with or without lye and various strengths from mild to super.
Step 3
Make a decision between three basic types of chemical relaxers: sodium hydroxide (lye), guanidine hydroxide (no-lye) and ammonium thioclycolate (thio). There are also a few nonchemical relaxers available, such as Bodiphier.
Step 4
Pick a lye relaxer for thick, course hair texture, typically virgin hair. This is the strongest type of relaxer and creates the most dramatic results by penetrating the hair's cortical layer and breaking the bonds that cause the hair to curl. Select the no-lye or thio relaxers for a less-caustic approach to straightening hair .
Step 5
Use a mild formula for fine or color-treated hair and use regular strength for medium-textured hair. Super strength is best for coarse hair textures. Strength levels are applicable for all relaxer types.
Step 6
Consider picking relaxers that incorporate conditioners and other nutrients, such as chamomile, as part of the relaxer system. These nutrients strengthen the chemically weakened hair.

• How to Straighten Ethnic Hair
A person's hair is their crowning expression to the world. For those with an ethnic background and the curly hair that accompanies the ethnicity, it is sometimes a challenge to successfully...
Step1. Relax the kink or curl. African-American women and women of other ethnic groups use chemical relaxers such as Dark and Lovely No-Lye relaxers to permanently alter the natural curl of their hair. Apply relaxers every six to eight weeks to new hair growth to maintain the straight look.
Step 2
Use a non-chemical relaxer option such as BodipHier. BodipHier softens the bonds that cause the hair to curl and provides a less drastic straightening than chemical relaxers. Blow drying the hair causes the hair texture to further straighten.
Step 3
Apply heat to straighten the hair using a pressing comb or a flat iron like a CHI ceramic iron. Sweating and humidity quickly reverse the straight effect of this technique.
Step 4
Maintain hair's health by using conditioners no matter what hair straightening method you use. Both chemicals and heat damage and strip the hair making it more susceptible to weathering, the wearing away of the hair's outer layer. Carol's Daughter sells natural hair conditioning products.
• How to Use a Sedu Flat Iron
Flat ironing your hair can be a painstaking and sometimes lengthy process if you don't have the right iron. Sedu flat irons are widely used by hair care professionals but can sometimes be...
Step1. Turn on your Sedu flat iron to the desired setting for your hair type. Check the consistency and health of your hair to determine how hot the iron should be so you avoid damaging the cuticle.
Step 2
Section off the hair into manageable pieces using a comb or brush and clips or hair ties. Spray your hair with a heat protecting product so you do not damage or burn your hair.
Step 3
Carefully put the Sedu flat iron to your hair getting as close to the root as possible while maintaining about 1/2-inch distance. Pull the iron down the hair section moderately fast to avoid steam burns to the scalp.
Step 4
Repeat Step 3 using the same method for the back area of your hair. Ensure that you are flattening the full area of your hair and, if necessary, use a mirror to check the back for any missed spots.
Step 5
Move to the side sections of your hair, being careful not to burn the ears and scalp during the process. Continually use heat-protecting spray on the hair to avoid burning and damage
How to Straighten Hair With a Clothes Iron
Whether you want to straighten hair for a super-sleek evening look or create more manageable curls, you can choose from a variety of styling products and appliances. Using a regular clothes iron...
Step1. Wash your hair with a mild shampoo and strong conditioner to protect it from the damage caused by hot appliances. Gently towel hair until it is just damp. Massage a straightening gel through the length of your locks to help them maintain the straightness throughout the day.
Step 2
Blow dry hair with a medium temperature setting. Start with the dryer at the top of your head and move it down the length of your mane to straighten hair as much as possible and avoid adding too much body or frizz.
Step 3
Separate hair into two segments parted down the middle. Pin one side up out of the way. Select a small section of the remaining hair and clip the rest back. Plug in the iron and set it to a medium-high non-steam setting.
Step 4
Place a towel-wrapped palm underneath the top of the loose section of hair. Press the clothes iron to the outer surface of the hair as if clapped to your hand. In one long smooth motion, move the iron and hand down the length of the hair and through the ends. One pass of the iron should be enough to straighten hair.
Step 5
Repeat with another segment of hair until the entire side is straightened, then clip that side back and perform the steps again for the second side. After all sections have been straightened, brush hair to blend the sections back together.
• How to Straighten Curly Hair!
Have curly hair? Want stick straight hair with the right amount of bounce and curl at the ends? I have been straightening my hair for 10 yrs and have perfected the art of straightening hair.
Step 1
Take a shower and wash hair.
Step 2
When you get out of the shower brush your hair straight and apply a nickle size amount of the gel to your hair. When applying, make sure you use wide fingers and try to focus more on the ends.
Step 3
Wrap your hair in the towel until your hair is damp. Brush again.
Step 4
You will want to part your hair in to sections.
Step 5
Take each section and wrap it around the round brush and blow dry with the nozzel pointed down towards the floor. Pull the brush with the blow dryer so that they are both on the same section of hair. Continue with the remaining hair in sections.
Step 6
Once all of your hair is dry, it will still be a bit frizzy or poofy.
You will need to part your hair back into sections.
Step 7
Run the flat iron over each section of hair until all the creases have been ironed out. Remeber to add a little curl to the ends by straightening in a rounded motion from the scalp.
Step 8
Once you have straightened all of your hair, add a little shine serum and you are ready to go!!
• How to Straighten Curly Hair without Styling Products
If you have very curly, frizzy hair, this article is for you! This is how I achieve a smooth, straight look without using any straightening creams, gels, serums or sprays. For difficult to...
Step1.
Wash and condition your hair.
Step 2
Blow dry your hair until it is almost completely dry. You do not need to use the round brush until you have gotten most of the moisture out of your hair.
Step 3
Seperate out a small section to start straightening. Keep the rest of your hair out of the way using a claw style hair clip. Start at the roots of the section of hair and brush all the way to the bottom, then wrap the hair around the brush, curling under. Holding the brush taught the entire time, dry the section of hair and slowly unwind the brush. Repeat this step with each section of hair until the hair is completely dry.
Step 4
Use the curling iron to straighten out the difficult spots. You can clamp the curling iron on a small section of hair and pull down from the roots. Depending on the style you are going for, you can curl the ends under, up, or in a spiral.
• How to Keep Relaxed Hair Roots Straighter
With all of the time and expense of relaxing your hair, you want to maintain that sleek, straight look as long as possible. Investing a little bit of time initially when you get your hair done...
Step1.
Wash, condition and wrap your hair after a fresh relaxer. Sit under a hardhat blow dryer to dry your hair. Unwrap the hair.
Step 2
Blow dry your hair utilizing a hand blow dryer with a comb attachment. Extend each stroke from root to end. Maximize this step by parting the hair into sections. Be thorough.
Step 3
Apply light oil to the palm of your hand and distribute it from the root to the end of the hair.
Step 4
Part the hair into sections and start beveling your hair. Pay particular attention to straightening any waves that develop at the root of the hair. Make sure you bevel the short hairs around the hairline and nape of your neck. Style your hair as usual.
Step 5
Follow Steps 1 through 4 every time you wash your hair and after you have a relaxer to keep your relaxed hair roots straighter.
• How to Use Hair Relaxers Safely
Hair relaxers are lotions or creams similar to solutions used for permanents, but are used to straighten hair. There are a number of hair relaxers on the market, but all of them contain harsh...
Step1. Select a hair relaxer that does not contain lye. Lye is found in many relaxer products, but it can easily burn your skin. Lye-free hair relaxers will not bother your skin as much, though you still need to take precautions and use them safely.
Step 2
Test the product first, by applying a small amount to a piece of hair at the back of your neck. This will determine if you are allergic to the product, or if it is too strong for your particular hair.
Step 3
Protect your delicate skin by applying a light layer of petroleum jelly to the scalp before application to prevent burning.
Step 4
Wash out hair relaxers with a neutralizing shampoo. If the product does not come with a small bottle of neutralizing shampoo, you can usually find some where you would normally buy hair care products. Use conditioner frequently after relaxing your hair.
Step 5
Consider going to a professional hairdresser. Professionals know how to choose the right products for you and apply them safely. A hairdresser can help to apply the product evenly for a perfect look, as well as rinse the product thoroughly from areas that you cannot see.
• How to Straighten Your Hair
Have you tried to get that salon straight hair look and you just can't quite get it? I'll show you how I straighten mine and get the salon straight look every time.
Step1.
Brush out all the tangles.
Step 2
Separate your hair into at least three sections.
• How to Straighten Curly Hair
It's funny how it goes--those with curly hair want straight hair and those with straight hair want curly hair. It's fortunate that inventors came up with appliances to help in the quest to turn...
Step1.
Separate your hair into small sections using the barrettes or clips. It's a good idea to have the hair straightener heating up during this step.
Step 2
Start with a small section in the back of your head and use the straightener to straighten it. If you start at the back and work your way to the front you don't have to worry about messing up the front sections as you would if you went from front to back.
Step 3
Once you've run the straightener through your hair once, spray hair spray over your hair.
Step 4
Repeat the straightening process, again starting from the back and moving to the front.

• How to Get Hair Shiny and Smooth as Glass

To my delight, the last time I got a haircut, I walked out of the salon with glossy, silky, smooth-as-glass locks framing my face. Never had my hair felt so soft nor looked so shiny! Seriously,... Step1. Before you even step in the shower, work any tangles out with a wide-tooth comb. While in the shower, wash with your favorite straightening shampoo. After rinsing out the shampoo, work in either Neutrogena Triple Moisture Daily Deep Conditioner or Neutrogena Triple Moisture Deep Recovery Hair Mask. For extra silky hair, go with the mask!
Step 2
Blot excess moisture from hair with a towel. Spritz on Sunsilk’s Therma Shine Detangling Spray and comb through.
Step 3
Apply an anti-frizz heat-protecting serum to the ends of the hair only. I recommend John Frieda’s Thermal Protection Hair Serum. Then apply a small dollop of volumizing mousse to the roots on the very top of your hair.
Step 4
Clip the top half of your hair up and begin drying the bottom half of your hair. In small sections, brush through and dry with a round styling brush. If you’ve ever gotten a round brush tangled in your hair, try Goody’s Ouchless Ceramic styling brush. It’s got a little button on top that completely retracts the bristles if you get snagged up.
Step 5
Take down the top section of hair and dry. Add volume to the crown by blasting the roots with the dryer while holding hair up and taut with the brush.
Step 6
After hair is dry, it’s time to pull out the big guns! All this time, I’ve been trying to run a curling iron through my hair to straighten it out. Evidently, a curling iron is better suited to add curl, while a straightening iron with smooth ceramic plates is the best tool to iron out all your kinks … who would’ve thought?? So I picked up the Conair Infiniti Solid Ceramic Straightener and am now addicted. Quickly run the iron over small sections of hair to instantly smooth frizzies and add shine.
Step 7
Finish by spraying a little hairspray into your palms, and running lightly over the top layer of hair.

• How to Iron and Take Care of Your Hair if it is Very Coarse and Frizzy

If you have hair that is hard to manage, frizzy, naturally curly, but uncontrollable there are plenty of options to make your style look great. Read on to learn how to iron and take care of your...
Step1.
Wet your hair thoroughly and squeeze excess water out of your hair.
Step 2
Shampoo your hair , being sure to scrub your cuticles and hair follicles. Don’t be afraid to scrub as this helps the hair grow, and releases your natural oils which makes your hair look healthier, softer and smoother.
Step 3
Make sure all shampoo is rinsed in warm or hot water. Squeeze excess water out of your hair, if you towel dry before conditioning, it’s even better.
Step 4
Massage smoothing conditioner into your hair and scalp . The conditioner will help soften and moisturize your curls should you choose not to iron.
Step 5
Turn your shower to as cool of water as you can handle, and rinse your hair thoroughly. The cool water closes the cuticle of the hair follicle , leaving the moisture and smoothing conditioner where you need it--in your hair.
Step 6
You can turn the water back to warm, but do not warm your head if at all possible.
Step 7
Once you are dried off and ready to begin on your towel-dried hair start with the oil leave-in therapy, by massaging six to 10 pumps (depending on hair length and thickness) into your hair and scalp. This is the next step in moisture being kept in your hair. Pay close attention to the driest parts of your hair. If necessary, use more oil so you can feel the difference in your hair.
Step 8
Put about a quarter size of the leave-in smoothing crème into your palm, and massage throughout your hair, paying closer attention to the driest parts of your hair. A good smoothing crème will leave curls soft and manageable, but will also allow for excellent ironing should you choose once your hair is dry.
Step 9
If you are looking to keep your curls, style your hair at this point and finish with the finishing spray. Your curls will be softer and bouncier, with more control than frizz. If you are going to iron your hair, dry your hair first. The best way to do this is to air dry. Do not add extra heat to your hair than necessary.
Step 10
If ironing your hair begin by putting hair in a ponytail or clip in sections easiest for you to manage. The easiest way for one person to iron is a ponytail. Starting at the base of the neck, work your way around each layer of hair until you get to the top. If you start at the top first, you’ll be battling with keeping the straight hairs out of the curly ones.
Step 11
When getting sections of hair to iron, do not grab big sections. If you work in small sections at a time, you will have less time that the heat is on each hair, as it is distributed more evenly with less hair involved, and therefore needs less time in the iron.
Step 12
If you are able, use a comb with each section of hair you are ironing, follow the comb with the iron through the section. This will help also in the distribution of the heat to the hair.
Step 13
To finish off your style, use a curling iron or hot air brush-iron that is vented. It doesn’t put the burn on your hair like the iron, and the vented helps keep the moisture in your hair, not fried out. Spray with finishing spray to keep your style and softness.

• How to Maintain Your Straight Hair After a Professional Blowout

You've just come from the salon where you paid a small fortune to get that straight Jennifer Aniston look that every woman loves. But how do you maintain the look? Following are some pointers on...
Step1.
Before taking a shower, put your hair in a tight pony tail then bobby pin all the loose ends so that there are no loose tendrils hanging. Put at least
Step 2
shower caps on your head making sure that every strand is safely tucked in. The look may not be sexy, but the aim here is to keep your hair as dry as possible while showering. Of course, you can always forgo the shower and just take a bath, but it is still a good idea to pin up your hair and keep it as far away from water as possible.
Step 3
Every morning, run a ceramic straightening iron lightly over any pieces that may have curled slightly while you were sleeping. Make sure you put the iron's temperature on as low as possible so as not to damage your hair. Using a straightening iron this way will also evenly distribute any oils that may have accumulated in your hair in between washing it.
Step 4
In between washing your hair, use dry shampoo. Bumble and bumble salon sells something called hair powder. It's a dry shampoo that you sprinkle on your hair then brush out. The powder absorbs dirt and hair products when sprayed on. The best part is that it comes in colors: brown for brunettes, red for redheads, and white for blonds. Another option is using baby powder as a dry shampoo. Just sprinkle a small amount in the palm of your hands, rub them together, then apply it to your hair, concentrating on the scalp where hair tends to be the most oily. Then brush out the remnants. There is some practice that is required for this, as if you sprinkle on too much powder, you'll look like you're going gray. Once you get it right however, this is a good way to dry up any excess oiliness in between shampoos.
Step 5
Put your hair in a ponytail in rainy weather. Keeping your hair in a ponytail will keep your hair from getting too wet and frizzy. Of course, make sure you have an umbrella when going out in the rain!

• How to Safely Apply a Relaxer on Your Hair

For women who want to achieve the straight look without the hassle of using a hot comb or flat iron--especially on very coarse hair, here are a few ways to get straight hair.
Step1.
Put latex gloves on your hands. Open the of of the relaxer base and pour activator in the base. Make sure to whip it until smooth and lump free.
Step 2
Part hair into four sections using a comb. Another option is an application brush.
Step 3
Start with the top of your head, then work your way around the back and lastly to the hairline. Evenly smooth out each sectionsrepeatedly.
Step 4
Leave relaxer on hair depending on the time provided. If the hair is fine-medium it should be at least 10 to 12 minutes long. If coarse-resistant, 12 to 18 minutes.
Step 5
After the time is up, wash out the relaxer completely with warm water to make sure the relaxer is out of the hair.
Step 6
Shampoo the hair and lather it. Repeat the process.
Step 7
Towel dry hair. It is optional to use a hair conditioner. If deep conditioning, leave on hair for at least fifteen minutes using a shower cap on head and sit under a hair dryer. Afterwards rinse out the conditioner.
Step 8
Style the hair by wrapping it, curling or whatever you'd like.

• How to Get a Japanese Thermal Hair Straightener

Forget the straightening shampoos, flat irons, and de-frizzers. A Japanese thermal hair straightener will give you permanently silky straight hair that won’t wash out, even after a year. The only...
Step1.
Call salons to find out if they have someone who performs Japanese thermal hair straighteners. It requires special training and not every salon has a stylist who does the procedure. If a salon tells you they don’t offer that service, ask if they know someone who does. It’s a small business and they may very well know someone.
Step 2
If you find more than one person in your area who performs the Japanese thermal hair straightener, make appointments with them for a free consultation. They will require this anyway so they can look at your hair in its natural state. Show up to each appointment without any product in your hair. Simply wash it and let it dry naturally. Don’t blow dry it.
Step 3
Ask each hair stylist how many Japanese thermal hair straighteners they’ve done and if you can see before and after pictures. Ask them how much they charge for the procedure and how long they estimate it will take. Some stylists charge by how curly or how long your hair is and others simply charge by the hour. Ask if they require a deposit up front.
Step 4
Choose a stylist and make the appointment for the procedure. It can take anywhere from two to six hours depending on the texture and length of your hair, so make sure you are not rushing around on the day you get it done. You’ll want to be relaxed. Bring something to read or work on as you will have some down time while the chemicals are in your hair. There is no need to wash your hair beforehand because the stylist will do that when you come in. • How to Straighten Medium Curly Hair
Transform your curly locks into the pin straight look you are trying to achieve. This how to is for women with medium curly hair but can be adjusted to fit your needs.
Step 1:Shampoo system
Wash hair with shampoo. Once you are finished with the shampoo apply deep conditioner to hair and let sit for 3 minutes. Rinse.
Step 2: Squeeze out water or towel dry
Once you are out of the shower squeeze out excess water from your hair. Apply a quarter size amount of anti frizz serum to you hair. Comb through with the wide tooth comb to distribute evenly.
Step 3 : Make sure hair is dry
You have two options you can let your hair air dry or blow dry it if you are in a hurry.
Step 4: Heat protector and glosser
Once your hair is completely dry apply some type of heat protective serum to your hair.
Step 5: Clip up hair but leave the back section hanging down
Part your hair in sections starting from the back of the head. Clip up the remaining hair. With the section that is free take 1/2 inch wide sections of hair and slowly slide hair straightener down the hair to the ends.
Step 6: With the straightner
Once you have finished with all the sections tie off loosely. Then undo clip and make another part to section off hair. Repeat step 5 with straightener. Once you have finished with that section join hair with straightened hair to keep separate from unstraightened hair and repeat until you have finished your whole head.
Step 7
Let it out, wWhen you are finished shake your hair out or finger comb. Now you can head out of the door ready for the wind to blow through your straight hair.
• How to Straighten Wavy Hair
Having grown up with wavy hair in the 1980's, it was nice to finally have a product on the market where I could really flatten or straighten my hair. In high school in the 1980's, I remember...
Step1. To straighten your hair, I will assume your hair is blow dryed first. It would not be a good thing, I am sure, to straighten your wet hair.
Step 2
My Hair Straightener Plugged Into My Wall
Once it is established your hair is dry, plug in your hair
straighten and set it to whatever setting you prefer. Take out your hair brush and hair straightening product to spray on each section of hair you will straighten.
Step 3
Me, Spraying the Hair Straightening Product on a Section of My Hair
1. Now that your hair straightener is heated and ready for use, take sections of your hair, spray a hair straightening protection product on that section. This will be done taking each section, a small section, of your hair to flatten and look shiny and healthy at the same time.
Step 4 : Section of My Hair Inside Hair Straightener
With a section of your hair now ready for straightening, pick up your brush
1. seperate a small section to place inside your open hair straightener. From the top on your hair or crown, with the hair straighten now closed, slide the straightener all the way down to the ends of your hair.
Step 5
Final Look At My Flattened or Straightened Hair
Flattening you hair these days is so much easier than it was twenty plus years ago. It is a shame something like this was not around then. But now, we have more freedom to make our hair the way we want it to look with this awesome hair straightening product.