Category: Haircolor Advice

Home hair care remedys for the consumer and professional.

~ Joseph Kellner

If you don’t like to spend a lot of money on yourself but you want to find ways to look your best, there are lots of things that you can do yourself that are natural, wholesome and will save you lots of money and time. If a product list of ingredients on the back side of the bottle cannot be pronounced. DONT USE IT! So many manufacturers especially in my beauty industry will claim “Organic” or “Green”. What is really the definition of this. A lot of it comes to you and advertised to you as a “trend”. ‘Lets all jump on the bus, type of revolution. And manufacturers will “Copy Cat” one another in my industry. If nature makes it and it comes out of the ground then it is organic, and further more always watch out what is being used on you in the salon. And make sure your stylist is educated on the ingredients of the chemical services. Here are some great tips for your hair, and alot cheaper than spending on a salon product that will not work as better. Dont be fooled by a manufacturers slogans, or a beauty industry professionals claim as “Safe”. Clean Beauty is what you are looking for.

 

 I like to recommend to my clients to more natural, hair care tips  and safe methods as much as possible. Especially when their hair is colored treated or relaxed with a chemical. These tips do work wonders and as time goes by the client will enjoy the benefits of doing their own home hair care on their own. Always inform your clients about safe guarding their hair color and protecting their investment from the elements. If you ever go into a salon and receive a chemical treatment, ie a hair color, highlight, relaxer and you go to pay for the service and the professional has a full range of products they recommend at the counter RUN!. These tips I have given you work extremely well.

I think of it this way. What makes your favorite restaurant food so delicious? What makes you go back for the good food? It’s generally the fresh, natural non-processed ingredients. They don’t use processed, or chemically treated ingredients. Everything is fresh daily and right from the vine, so to speak, and it’s good for you. Again if it comes out of the ground it is organic. If you cannot read the label RUN!

The same principle works for your skin and hair care. Use things that are not processed or chemically treated. It will make a difference in how your hair feels, looks and holds it condition. Something as simple as mayonnaise for example, is a great hair conditioner.  Rub it into your hair, wrap it in plastic wrap for about 20 minutes and wash it out. For something so simple it makes my clients hair super soft and shiny. And what did it cost? Just a few cents. And as time goes by your hair will feel great. I recommend this to all my corrective hair color clients. If the hair is at its optimum health wise, then color change is very easy to do. Which you should do every season. That is what  hair color is for, “For Having Fun”. When the hair is dry, breaking, hair color will look matt and have no shine. That is why salons sell man-made products too you. When the hair is that distressed only chemicals in styling products will make it look at least like healthy hair. But that all goes away when you wash it . But they also have to recommend this too you or there boss will be on there backs for not selling retail hair care.

Now take that same mayonnaise and add an avocado. Mash it up right into the mayonnaise and you’ve got even a better conditioner. Again it’s cheap and you can make enough to last a week in the refrigerator.

For added conditioning try using these oils which are very nourishing for healthy looking hair. Simple put on, wrap in a warm towel and leave on for 20 minutes or even overnight.

Use Olive Oil  – Provide elasticity and strength to your hair.

Jojoba Oil –  Perfect for dry or over processed, frizzy hair because it moisturizes.

Coconut Oil – Coconut oil contains lots of things like magnesium, calcium and iron so it helps improve damaged hair and gives it new strength as well as lubrication.

Rosemary Herbal Oil – Try this for dandruff. Warm the oil and massage it into your scalp, then wrap in a hot towel. Very soothing and nice!

Hair care products if they are Labeled/Advertised as “Organic”, should have a shelf life expiration date on the product. If a product does not have one it is usually full of preservatives.

Hair changes as we change in our lifetime!

~ Joseph Kellner ~ Leave a comment

 
Once a woman passes the age of 40, she often finds that her body goes through changes, some of which develop gradually and seem shocking when they are finally noticed. This is especially true of the hair. I’m talking about normal changes that are associated with the aging process and in many cases, menopause. For many women, knowing what to expect can ease the stress of experiencing the changes. In addition, there are ways to cope with these changes that can take some of the stress out of growing older.


When it comes to growing older, one of the more frightening changes women begin to notice is thinning of the hair. Hair loss is for most women a more traumatic prospect than going gray. However, the majority of women will experience some level of hair loss as they get older. In most cases, the loss will be minor, but some women may find they are able to see their scalps easily through their hair, particularly at the perimeter areas.
 
One common cause of hair loss is low thyroid function, which occurs commonly in women experiencing menopause. However, the fluctuations in hormone levels of women during menopause can also cause some loss of hair, as can the emotional and physical stress that many women deal with as they get older. In addition, as we age, the growth rate of the hair slows down, meaning that when hairs are shed, they are more slowly replaced. Furthermore, if your hair is significantly thinner than in the past when you determined your “best look”, you may want to talk with your hair dresser to find a new look that is more flattering for you now that your hair’s density has changed. For most women with thinning hair, a shorter, layered style is much more flattering and is easier to style. You may want to learn techniques of styling to add fullness to the hair as well. Adding curl and root lift products can make a world of difference.
 
You also want to bear in mind that your hair’s loss of density means that heat styling is harsher. That half-inch thick slice of hair that you wrap around the curling iron has fewer strands than it used to have and therefore less hair to distribute the heat too. This makes the hairs that are left bear the brunt of the heat and they can be damaged easily if you don’t compensate by using lower heat settings. The loss of density affects everything from blow-drying (use less heat and a wide tooth brush to gently direct the hair), and curling irons, flat irons and hot rollers (all of which should be used on much lower heat settings to prevent overheating the hair). After a certain age, many women note that their hair becomes drier, and the texture seems coarser and more brittle than before. This is in part because the body’s production of sebum, a naturally-created lubricant of the skin and hair, slows down. The hair may become more porous and lose its elasticity as a result. Sebum production is estimated to decrease by 10% for every decade we live. Dealing with this problem is relatively easy. For starters look to the inside by evaluating your eating habits. Make sure you are getting a healthy diet, rich in anti-oxidant foods and try to focus on calcium rich foods and foods containing vitamins A, E and C as well as Omega-3 Fatty Acids. You should also make sure to drink at least 64 ounces of water a day.
 
This, in addition to using a gentle shampoo and moisture-rich conditioner, will make your hair more manageable and help you keep it healthy inside and out.
 
Because your hair changes its condition as you age, if you have always colored AND permed your hair, you may want to consider losing one of those processes. These chemical services can become increasingly hard on the hair as we age. For most women, the choice will be to sacrifice perms in favor of color, and on a positive note, natural styling with a good cut and simple, soft color is much more youthful than the heavily styled looks inherent in most perm styles