Hair Care For Different Hair Types

Straight Hair:
Straight hair is normally fine and thin. This may surprise you, as everyone has seen those girls with manes cascading, dead straight locks that look so thick you could knit blankets from them. Well, they happen to have a lot of strands of fine hair. Straight hair can be difficult to maintain sometimes. However, spending a paycheck on hair maintenance is ridiculous when you can take care of your own hair by using household products and inexpensive drugstore alternatives. Straight hair look fantastic in long straight styles or in short crops. If you want your hair with body and bounce, it is going to take a lot of effort to make those fine thin strands stand up and dance. This is particularly true if you are one of those Swedish blondes, as blond hair is generally thinner than brunette or black hair, particularly that of Asians and Indians. To get the goldilocks looks takes a tremendous effort. Straight hair sticks close to the head it is often greasy and the fine strands absorb the oil easily, that means a daily routine of washing the hair becomes necessary.

How To Care For Straight Hair:
To take care of straight hair, a gentle shampoo is needed. Choose one which states for daily or frequent washing as it will be mild and low in detergents and high in moisturizers. Use opaque shampoo, this tends to include more conditioners and so is kinder to the hair. Using moisturizing shampoo also means you may be able to get away without conditioning, which is the kiss of death to fine, straight hair as it weighs it down further. IF you do want to use conditioning products, make sure they are light, sprays are better than creams and that they are washed out well. If you want to create bounce and body to your hair, thickening shampoos are the best. Do not use leave-in or two-in-one products. In thickening shampoos, an ingredient panthenol is present and it penetrates the hair cuticle, making each strand thicken, and the strands are likely to stick to each other. When it comes to drying, it depends on what effect you require, accordingly use that technique. For a sleek look, dry hair with a dryer with a nozzle. To create volume, use mousse or thickening gel on the roots of your hair and dry against your natural parting for the majority of the session, tipping your head upside down for the last two to three minutes.

Top 5 Tips For Straight Hair:

• Use a wide-toothed comb to detangle your hair, and if you use a brush, it’s best to use a boar bristle brush. Start brushing or combing at the ends of the hair, slowly working upwards and being very gentle. Some of the worst damage to hair is caused by careless brushing.
  When washing your hair, do not use hot water. You can use warm water while washing it, but the last rinse should be done with water
• as cool as you can stand it. This may seem very unpleasant at first, but you will get used to it. I am now at the point where I wash and rinse my hair with completely cold water. The reason this is better is that hot water softens hair, stripping it of its natural protection, and leaves it vulnerable to breakage. Cold water seals the hair, and you will also notice that your hair will become softer and shinier after using cooler water.
• Avoid using products with alcohol in their top three ingredients. Alcohol is great at helping tame thick, wavy hair but will make fine, straight strands cling together.
• If you want volume, try not to handle your hair too much. Heat and oil from your palms can be enough to make fine hair floppy.
• Colour adds volume to the hair. Mix highlights and lowlights in three or four different shades to create depth and texture.

Your 5 key products:
Frequent wash or thickening shampoo; Spray conditioner; Mousse or thickening gel; Shine serum; Paddle brush;

Make your hair treatment:
Help cut oil production in your hair with this oil-reducing astringent hair rinse. Use the following ingredients:
1 large jug of peppermint tea (use two teabags); Tea tree oil;
Make up the peppermint tea and leave it to cool. Add 10 drops of tea tree oil. Pour over the head as a final rinse.