Fine?Flyaway/Limp Locks
Fine hair is more sparsely populated over the scalp, has a much thinner diameter under the miscroscope and is more often than not fair in color. Due to the texture, it is difficult to get any ‘volume’ or lasting style into the hair.
What Causes This ?
Genes mostly. Many of the factors contributing to fine hair are inherited ie how much hair is on your head, and how large or small the diameter of your hair strands are.
Other factors affecting may include illness, post-pregnancy hair thinning or poor diet.
It’s often a balancing act living with fine hair. Too much moisture will weigh the hair down making it look limp, whereas too much heat or dry conditions will cause fly-away hair.
Fine hair is also easily damaged as the protective cuticle is not as thick as in other hair types.
Some Tips
Try going to bed with your hair in loose braids with a bit of styling gel or mousse in it. In the morning simply unbraid and run your fingers through it for a touseled look. Or try the same with a bun in the top of you head. Again make sure this is not tightly held in place all night. — Hair Braids
Add some color ! Adding color can plump up the hair structure. But more importantly, skillful coloring can break-up the one dimensional flatness of one solid overall color giving the illusion of more texture and bounce. — Hair Color
Perhaps think about a gentle perm. — Hair Perm
Rinse hair very thoroughly after washing and conditioning. — Hair rinse
While styling, use volumizing products such as mousses, but limit them to the root area of your hair only.
Don’t try blow-drying when your hair is still very wet. Towel-dry your hair first. — Hair Dryers
Blow dry by holding your hair up with your fingers at the roots and aiming the dryer at the roots of your hair.
Basic Home Coloring Advice
1) Only use a semi-permanent hair color first. If you use a permanent color and it goes wrong you might find that the inexpensive box you bought at the chemist ending up costing you ten times as much at the salon in ‘colour correction’. With semi’s you can wash them back out
again if you make a mistake. Lots of hair coloring tips
2) Choose the color carefully. Opt for a lighter shade than the manufacturers say because the color almost always comes out darker than indicated on the box. Check it against your skin tone to see if it suits you.
3) Read the instructions through twice and follow them to the letter.
4) Don’t skip the strand test because you want it done that night. What if it goes wrong ? You’ll be sitting in a hat instead of dining out or partying the night away. Also of you have an allergy you may end up with an irritated scalp or worse.
5) Never mix products as you may end with with a harmful chemical reaction.
6) Make sure your watch or clock is working before you start. Timing is essential with home coloring products.
7) Have someone around who can help you out with any patches at the back of your head which maight be difficult to reach.
8) Rub vasaline round your hair line before you start. This will stop the product from staining your skin.
9) Time it exactly and then wash thoroughly with a gentle shampoo and then condition.
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Henna for hair
Greying hair
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Dry Skin
Why it happens: Just because your skin isn’t cracked doesn’t mean it’s impermeable. Unseen irritants enter through unseen microscopic cracks, triggering inflammation, which aggravates the itch nerves. Compounding the problem, these cracks make it easier for moisture in the skin to evaporate. And the drier your skin, the more cracks you have, the more irritants sneak in, and the more agitated the itch nerves become. It’s another one of those nasty cycles.
The Solution: You can’t add much moisture to your skin, so trap it inside with the thickest moisturizer you can stand - thicker products create the best barrier. Try Body Cocoon (Garnier), Cocomoist (Lotus). But even plain petroleum jelly will do. If you can find the liquid version, so much the better. Foot creams are also heavy. Use within 3 minutes of getting out of the shower; otherwise you won’t be trapping anything.
How to Prevent it: Shower with lukewarm water, because hot water will “degrease your skin,” eliminating natural oils that you need. But after you step out, run the hot water and turn off the bathroom’s exhaust fan for a steam treatment while you shave. In fact, try to avoid dry air throughout your day; during the summer, turn off the air conditioning every few days (it dries the air) and open the windows to let in humidity. In winter never let skin remain without a protective cover of grease.