AHHH. Hair is a PAIN!, i'll help. Options

[Looow]

Isn't hair a pain sometimes?
I decided to create a topic on hair since I have nothing to do and I'm feeling quite depressed.

1) [b]My hair is broken and dead. How can I make it healthy-fast?
Get a trim to remove your dead and split ends. Then, to avoid getting them in the future,shampoo less often(Every other day,max)-overwashing sucks out your hairs natural oils,causing strands to look dull and to break. Also swap the conditioner that you use in the shower for a leave-in type,which penetrates deep into your hair shaft to strengthen your strands so they're less likely to snap.

2) I cut my bangs recently,and I'm not happy. What can I do about them?
Clip them back or blend them into the rest of your hair. Place a flat brush on top of your bangs,and brush them from left to right,then right to lest as you blast them above with a blow-dryer(on a low heat setting) for about one minute. This will make then lie flar and mix naturally with the rest of your hair.

3) My hair is full in the morning but falls FLAT after two hours. Help!?
Try this styling strategy:First,make sure your gel,mousse,pomade,or hairspray has an alcohol base-it will hold your style longer.(Oil-based products weigh down your hair and can make it look greasy).Second,when you style your hair in the morning,add more body (make it bigger) than you actually want-some of that volume will fall in about 20 minutes leaving you with a style that looks GREAT.

4) I did my hairstyle in a way that I didn't like it after five minutes but I put hairspray/gel on it! What now?
If you need to redo your style later in the day,use a refreshing spray-itbreaks down the bonds in the styling product you originally used, so you can restyle and add more lift to your roots.

5) I dyed my hair, and I'm not into it. Can I get rid of the shade at home?
You can-just try this recipe: In a plastic cup or bowl, mix one tablespoon of baking soda with a large dollop of your usual shampoo. Stir together well. Massage the mixture into your strands for about five minutes,rinse with warm water,then condition hair as usual,and evaluate the color. If the shade hasn't faded enought,repeat the process. Still now happy? You need a pro.

6) I have tinystray hairs around my forhead. Can I hide them?
Totally-style your hair as usual then spray a clean toothburhs wjith lightweight aerosol hairspray,and gently brush the baby hairs back into your hairline. Be sure NOT TO use a nonaerosol hairspray or gel-they go on too wet,making those fine hairs that you're trying to hide look SHINY and even MORE obvious.

7) How do I get SHINY hair?
One more reason to love guacamole: It'll make your mane ridiculously glossy."avocado oil is packed with vitamins and proteins to help condition the scalp and hair. To whip up an avocado mask,mash one very ripe avocado,a banana, an an egg together in a bowl. The massage the mixture onto your wet hair,put on a shower cap,and rinse it out after 20 minutes.


WHAT COLOR FITS YOU? (Suggestions for HIGHLIGHTS)

For...BLONDES: Sun-kissed hold streaks will warm up an accentuate your hair's natural buttery shade.

For...REDHEADS:Straberyy-gold highlights will bring out the crip,fresh red in your true color.

For...LIGHT BROWNS: creamy caramel streaks will add dimension to your walnut-colored base.


For... DARK BROWNS: Reddish-brown highlights will brighten up and add depth to your chesnut hue

For...BLACKS:Chocolate-brown streaks will lighten your jet-black color,softening your over all look.



MORE WILL BE ADDED so come back and check.

<33 Lorena

I hope this helped.

By the way when someone said that its very professional-magazine like..it's because it is. Im not that smart about hair. I'm going to add mzkandi's tips too.

Other things :Hair Myths

Top 10 Hair Myths
by Hair-Styles.org

Cutting your hair makes it stronger or grow faster.
Bull winkle. Its hair, not a lawn. Exactly where this myth started is unknown, but is probably related to the observation of men's facial hair. There are different kinds of hair on your face and head. Hair on your head and facial hair have different properties. Cutting your hair will only make it shorter and hairs grows almost exactly half an inch per month, no matter what you do or take.

Brushing your hair is good for it.
To the contrary, brushing your hair is very very very bad for your hair and the leading contributor to split ends and hair breakage. By all means groom your hair, but once it is in place, STOP.

Tight hats cause baldness.
This one probably started in the military where young men entering the service were required to wear hats and soon showed signs of going bald, or at least of hair thinning. This is due to coincidental timing. The age that young men enter the military is also the same age that male pattern hair loss begins. This is due to dihydrotestosterone, not hats. Hats do cause hair breakage and to a lessor degree to split ends.

Hair can turn gray or white over night.
What utter nonsense. This one was born in literature. What part of "fiction" did you not understand? Hair receives its color genetically and can only turn gray or white over very long periods of time. Actually the hair doesn't turn white in as much as the hair loses color, but not over night, or even a wild weekend.

Pluck one gray hair and two grow back.
Folks, if this were true I would be pulling my hair out by the fist full. I need more hair and can always color the gray hair.
Baldness is inherited from the mothers side of the family.
More Hair Voodoo. Male and female pattern hair loss can be inherited from either side of the family and may or may not skip many generations. Male pattern hair loss usually begins at age 18 to 20 and female patter hair loss between ages 45 and 55.

Dandruff is caused by dry scalp.
Dandruff and dry scalp are two entirely different things. A good shampoo and conditioner will take care of the dry scalp, which is 'flaking'. Dandruff shampoos such as "Head and Shoulders' are entirely unnecessary and inadvisable.
Dandruff is a serious health issue and requires medical attention and prescribed medication. The 'flakes' are actually oily, not dry. Very very few people have actual dandruff and you would know it if you did.

Dandruff is contagious.
No. You already have the micro organism that causes dandruff, yours just aren't as active. On the other hand, there are plenty of nasty things you can get from someone else's comb or brush, so be careful.

Cutting your hair during a full moon makes it grow in healthier, fuller, faster or longer.
no...just no

Melissa contributed as well What a sweetie. <3

My hair's a little greasy, but I don't have enought ime to shower and get ready all over again. Any quick fixes?
Of course! Simple. Baby powder! Just sprinkle a bit in your hands, rub together, and blend into your hair. The powder soaks up the oil, just like when it soaks up moisture after you get out of the shower. Make sure it's blended enough so it's not obvious of any white shades left over, and you're good to go.

[*mzkandi*]

This is great information...bravo!! bravo!!! You should add a make up section!!!

[xMiZziexKiMx]

awesome!! thanks for the tips!!! =]

[loljuliana]

this is cool x] i'm going to need this

[beautifuls0ul_x3]

oh wow this is going to help me a lot since my hair is a mess after i got that horrible haircut! thnx a lot!

hana

[Nicolatofu]

GO LORENA!<3333

I wish you woulda posted this info before I dyed my hair and it turned orange X[ well.. very much appreciated!

[Looow]

GO LORENA!<3333

I wish you woulda posted this info before I dyed my hair and it turned orange X[ well.. very much appreciated!

If it's so great..why don't you pin it

[ApocalypseAelis]

Niiice. Very professional-magazine-like. :D I'm going to use some of these tips. Thanks.

[*XLilAznGrl592X*]

U rock! lol im dumb.. my hair is like so thick and i just got it thinned or w/e... weird...

[NgocQuyen]

This is great information...bravo!! bravo!!! You should add a make up section!!!

lols...yay! im loving it too...lols...i agree on adding a make up section....

[Babiexdreamerz]

Great info. Maybe I should use some of these tips one day.

[ItzOnlySydney]

good info. hmm...i was thinkign about getting red streaks in my hair i knew i was right =)

[*mzkandi*]

Other things :Hair Myths

Top 10 Hair Myths
by Hair-Styles.org

Cutting your hair makes it stronger or grow faster.
Bull winkle. Its hair, not a lawn. Exactly where this myth started is unknown, but is probably related to the observation of men's facial hair. There are different kinds of hair on your face and head. Hair on your head and facial hair have different properties. Cutting your hair will only make it shorter and hairs grows almost exactly half an inch per month, no matter what you do or take.

Brushing your hair is good for it.
To the contrary, brushing your hair is very very very bad for your hair and the leading contributor to split ends and hair breakage. By all means groom your hair, but once it is in place, STOP.

Tight hats cause baldness.
This one probably started in the military where young men entering the service were required to wear hats and soon showed signs of going bald, or at least of hair thinning. This is due to coincidental timing. The age that young men enter the military is also the same age that male pattern hair loss begins. This is due to dihydrotestosterone, not hats. Hats do cause hair breakage and to a lessor degree to split ends.

Hair can turn gray or white over night.
What utter nonsense. This one was born in literature. What part of "fiction" did you not understand? Hair receives its color genetically and can only turn gray or white over very long periods of time. Actually the hair doesn't turn white in as much as the hair loses color, but not over night, or even a wild weekend.

Pluck one gray hair and two grow back.
Folks, if this were true I would be pulling my hair out by the fist full. I need more hair and can always color the gray hair.
Baldness is inherited from the mothers side of the family.
More Hair Voodoo. Male and female pattern hair loss can be inherited from either side of the family and may or may not skip many generations. Male pattern hair loss usually begins at age 18 to 20 and female patter hair loss between ages 45 and 55.

Dandruff is caused by dry scalp.
Dandruff and dry scalp are two entirely different things. A good shampoo and conditioner will take care of the dry scalp, which is 'flaking'. Dandruff shampoos such as "Head and Shoulders' are entirely unnecessary and inadvisable.
Dandruff is a serious health issue and requires medical attention and prescribed medication. The 'flakes' are actually oily, not dry. Very very few people have actual dandruff and you would know it if you did.

Dandruff is contagious.
No. You already have the micro organism that causes dandruff, yours just aren't as active. On the other hand, there are plenty of nasty things you can get from someone else's comb or brush, so be careful.

Cutting your hair during a full moon makes it grow in healthier, fuller, faster or longer.
no...just no


meh...I thought it was all pretty darn interesting.

[HelloSunshine]

^
Haha made me laugh Lol anyways, thanks Lorena for the tips Perhaps I'll use them sometime in the near future.

[BrokenDream]

Thanks you two! Those are great tips.

[kill me please]

those are good, but i read them in a magazine i just got.. you might want to give them credit

[parallel]

Cutting your hair makes it stronger or grow faster.
Bull winkle. Its hair, not a lawn. Exactly where this myth started is unknown, but is probably related to the observation of men's facial hair. There are different kinds of hair on your face and head. Hair on your head and facial hair have different properties. Cutting your hair will only make it shorter and hairs grows almost exactly half an inch per month, no matter what you do or take.

My mom AND my hair person lied to me. !!

[miss barnes]

ohhh this is really good. they should pin this

[IamRad]

wow, thanks for all the tips and such! :-)

[xlaydee_v]

lol interesting. i dont need these tips though. but they would be helpful if i did

[jeSs1cA]

thanks for sharing the tips!

[Looow]

ohhh this is really good. they should pin this

They can't. They got mad bc the mods were pinning too many topics.

[me1issaaaa]

Umm...



'Nuff said.

OH! I have one, too.

My hair's a little greasy, but I don't have enought ime to shower and get ready all over again. Any quick fixes?
Of course! Simple. Baby powder! Just sprinkle a bit in your hands, rub together, and blend into your hair. The powder soaks up the oil, just like when it soaks up moisture after you get out of the shower. Make sure it's blended enough so it's not obvious of any white shades left over, and you're good to go.

Yay. Maybe I didn't suck at life so much and helped.

[literemix24]

Awesome, this totally helped.

[Melissad1016]

this is a helpful post! thanks!

[Looow]

Thanks guys. I just hope this topic doesn't die since it can't get pinned.

[me1issaaaa]

Yay I helped

I'll be sure to bump this if it starts to die down, though I don't know why it would. People need help with their hair. Muahahaha.

[Looow]

Melissa, you're fab <3

[toodlepops.]

Wow, that was really helpful.

[frenchaddict88]

THANKYOU so much! i'll make sure to use it.

[me1issaaaa]

Melissa, you're fab <3

Oh, you're perfect, deary.

[Shattered_Hope]

Heh, thanks for the advice...I'll keep this in mind.

[Looow]

I'm bringing p this topic again because I think its pretty useful and also because it can't be pinned.

[IamRad]

i read all this info in seventeen magazine =P it was nice of u to type it up tho. go you

[*suddenly she*]

1) My hair is broken and dead. How can I make it healthy-fast?
Get a trim to remove your dead and split ends. Then, to avoid getting them in the future,shampoo less often(Every other day,max)-overwashing sucks out your hairs natural oils,causing strands to look dull and to break. Also swap the conditioner that you use in the shower for a leave-in type,which penetrates deep into your hair shaft to strengthen your strands so they're less likely to snap.

a;skdjfaaeroip i usually wash my hair twice a day and it doesn't look dead. so does my brother and his is more healthy than mine.

how weird.

[x_lalaine]

thanks, this really helps . =]

[danishcookiez]

thanks dude, this is really good =)

I dunno, I once shared a brush with a girl who had bad dandruff, and I got an infection on my scalp. It was pretty icky, but went away after a few days. But then again, she could've had that too in the first place.

[me1issaaaa]

Lorenaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
HOORAY FOR MISS LO! You're such a doll.

[Looow]

BUMP. =)
I think this a pretty useful topic.

OH MELISSA. I LOVE YOU. Wooot for Melissa!

[ThePrincessofTKD]

hair advice! awesome. i`m so absorbed with my hair sometimes.

[*reflection*]

great tips

[KELLYYY]

This should be pinned.

Great tips.

[*iNyCxShoRT*]

Oh this should definately be pinned =D I can use this, my hair is like wild o_o

[me1issaaaa]

Dear lord, why isn't this pinned yet?

[sunniedayz]

does baby powder actually soak up the oil?? that is soo cool! i liked that tip the mostest.

[me1issaaaa]

Well, thank you [:
And yes, it does. I've done it for a while. It works quite well.

[Looow]

Hahaha byt he way kid "mostest" is not a word.

Dear lord Melissa, this isn't going to be pinned. They said it wasn't. So yeah we just have to keep bumping this =)

[missknowitall141...]

those are some great tips... thanks for posting...i think you should do a make up one . now that would be peachy.

[supahstah_luv]

hey wow that is awesome!

i like what boredom can do to you.
haha well pin it up, it totally deserves to be

[*danielle_x3*]

thnks :D i'll remember this

[azndreamer]

u mite wanna give YM and other magazines that have printed this some credit. thx fro posting them up here tho.

[Looow]

^ You might want to read my whole post because I did. Goodness.

[b0st0ngrl]

I'll have to use some of those tips! :D

[silentxcries]

those are some good tips.. i would have never thought about the one with the baby powder.. **props**

[xXMomoBubbleTeaX...]

OMG!?!??!!?...thank you soOo much I think I'm going to try the one about fading coloring that you weren't to happy with...Yeah I'm already going to get it professionally done, but hey I'll try this to save some money...thanks!!..this is an awesome post!... ...not like the usual that annoys me about repeating the same shytt!!!...*muwahs*

[HoodieObsessed]

Melissa contributed as well What a sweetie. <3

My hair's a little greasy, but I don't have enought ime to shower and get ready all over again. Any quick fixes?
Of course! Simple. Baby powder! Just sprinkle a bit in your hands, rub together, and blend into your hair. The powder soaks up the oil, just like when it soaks up moisture after you get out of the shower. Make sure it's blended enough so it's not obvious of any white shades left over, and you're good to go.

I NEED to try that sometime!!!

thanks so miuch for the helpful hints! this is an awesome post

[sheddingtears]

Pluck one gray hair and two grow back.
Folks, if this were true I would be pulling my hair out by the fist full. I need more hair and can always color the gray hair.


dang you cleared that one up. my friend had this white hair and i offered to pluck it for her, but she was afraid that she'd get 10 more.

[turbulent]

extemely helpful and well organized

[Joss-eh-lime]

doesnt help me. my hairs to curly/kinky

but good ideas

[Teesa]

oh, how wonderful..thanks for typing all that up! and no worries, it's pinned in here:

http://www.createblog.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=90590

so no one will miss out.

[cheerbee07]

wow. awesome tips! thank you very much...i think they'll def. come in handy once school starts again

[Anime_gurl_4eva]

thanks i`m always having HAIR issues and this hella helps :]

[seremela_culnamo]

Awesomeness. I'm going to give it a try if I need these advices. The one I really need now is the baby powder one. Hmm, I hope there's some in the cabinets. My hair gets oily if I don't wash it everyday. Actually, it isn't that bad, except for my bangs. I should go try it out before I take a shower and see if there's any difference. If yes, I will definately be using it. Thanks for the great advices.

[mzbbc]

hmm.. i have two ;D

i just looked in the mirror and my ponytail is completely frizzing out and everywhere, and i don't have any gel or spray with me.
this happens to me all the time, but don't worry. all you need is some hand lotion and a sink. most girls carry lotion around with them, so even if you don't have any with you at the moment, there's like a 96% chance that another girl or even a guy does. just rub the lotion onto your hands and through your hair wherever it's frizzing out. then if you need to do the same thing with some water so it doesn't look clumpy. hah problem solved.

my hair is frizzy and i can't control it.
to get nice, shiny hair mix water and a little bit of coconut oil in a spray bottle and spray it throughout your hair. this will give you shiny & silky hair, and it even moisturizes and makes your hair healthier.

[synthase]

isnt this from seventeen???
well anyway, great job!

[AnnahhbeL]

wow..those are good tips and stuff ;]

[smrkangl]

this is really helpful. Quick question, other than brushing often, what else causes split ends? ;x

[wildncrazyath3rt]

thanks for the tips=]

[Looow]

this is really helpful. Quick question, other than brushing often, what else causes split ends? ;x

Straightening your hair can cause split ends. Always use a heat prtecting spray. It helps a lot.

[blucheri]

interesting and help ful

[PrincessAda]

Glad you posted this.Verrryyy helpful<3

[pinayprincess]

4) I did my hairstyle in a way that I didn't like it after five minutes but I put hairspray/gel on it! What now?
If you need to redo your style later in the day,use a refreshing spray-itbreaks down the bonds in the styling product you originally used, so you can restyle and add more lift to your roots.

well my technique is that w/ all the gel and w/e in my hair; damp it w/ water so the gel can be used again [while not putting another squirt of gel]