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Hair is classified as normal, dry or oily. Before deciding about the hair care methods, it is necessary to understand the type of your hair. Once you have decided about the type then you need to decide about the agent you require for cleaning and taking care of your hair. A large number of shampoos [...]

Pregnant women often wonder whether they should go in for hair straightening or not as they are concerned about their babies. Hair straightening is a cosmetic process in which curly or frizzy hair is straightened either by using physical methods or by chemical treatment. Physical methods are blow drying and ironing. In blow drying a [...]

To look beautiful we need glowing skin and beautiful hair. To have beautiful hair we need to use a good quality shampoo. Selection of a shampoo is of utmost importance for smooth hair. Some shampoos which contain lot of chemicals leave our skin itchy and dry, thus causing damage to our hair. Herbal shampoos are [...]

Polished and shining hair is considered to be beautiful. The hair which gives a fake look, or is straight as a rod, or is too bouncy is not considered beautiful by some experts. The look the hair gets after perfect blowing is considered to be the best. As a first step to start blow drying [...]

Whatever may be your hair style or the length of your hair, volume makes your hair look full and healthy. The most common appliance used to give volume to your hair is the use of hair drier. It is essential that it should be used properly. Improper use or exposure of the hair to excessive [...]

Body hair has always been seen to be superfluous and various methods devised to remove it. Women have practiced removal of hair from arms, legs and armpits. Men earlier trimmed or removed facial hair but now they flaunt clean chests and backs. The body beautiful is for exhibition and a toned hairless body the epitome [...]

Grey hair is treated as a sign of wisdom. This does not hold well in case of premature grey hair. Generally greying should start after the age of forty but these days we observe that large number of boys and girls start getting grey hair when they are still in their teens. Grey hair is [...]

The presence of unwanted hair is a source of embarrassment for women. It is due to this reason that quite a large number of women are willing to expose themselves to the painful methods of removal of hair like waxing, threading and epilating on a regular basis. Apart from being painful these methods of hair [...]

The appearance of the first gray hair has the psychological effect of making you feel old. Your first instinct is to pluck it. While you can pluck a few grey hair but it is not feasible as more and more hair turn grey. Genes play an important part in the timing of your hair turning [...]

Ethnic hair is thicker, full of curls and is coarser as compared to the ordinary type of hair. Because of the nature, size and shape, these hairs tend to become dry and if proper care is not taken they can break off quickly and easily. If you decide to grow long hair it is necessary [...]

Hairstyling is an important aspect of dressing and looking well groomed. Whenever any person sees you he will first notice your face and hair style. For proper hairstyling you need proper accessories. The type of accessories needed will depend upon the purpose for which they are to be used. If you are looking for accessories [...]

The health of hair depends upon the general health of your body, skin and the hair follicles. Nutrients do have an effect on each part of the body, including hair. The normal growth of the hair is about half an inch each month but the health, length and thickness of the hair depends much upon [...]

Many vitamins and minerals are needed by the body, some more than others. Some are especially useful for a particular part and should form a part of your diet. For the health of your hair the minerals and vitamins most essential are vitamin C, biotin and copper. Hair is made up of mainly protein and [...]

Hair extensions are used to add fullness or length to one’s natural hair. When you decide to buy a hair extension chose clip on ones as they are the easiest to attach and remove. They can first be styled and then attached saving your hair being subjected to styling products and various gadgets. Remy extensions [...]

Most women like to experiment with their looks. Clip on hair extensions are most convenient to try something new. They are easy to attach to your real hair and you can do so in the privacy of your home. You have to neither visit a salon nor pay for the service. It is a temporary [...]

It is the desire of each individual to have beautiful hair. This can be achieved if proper care of the hair is taken as that will prevent the hair from breaking and there will be no thinning. Even if the hair loss has started, proper remedial action needs to taken immediately. There were times when [...]

According to a study, majority of the women remove hair considering them undesirable. According to them, hair found on any part of the body other than head and eyes are unwanted and need to be removed. Even eyebrows are plucked to remove hair considered unwanted and only hair that give a proper shape are kept. [...]

Thinning hair can spell catastrophe for the woman of today. She is beauty conscious and very much interested in looking good. If care is taken as soon as excess hair fall or hair thinning is noticed, then this crowning glory can be saved, barring age related problems. Get a thyroid test done. One of the [...]

Having curly hair is a fashion statement amongst the youth. Women like to curl hair in different styles for different occasions. Time to have neatly combed hair has gone. Girls like to have messier hair and for this they curl and blow dry hair. To curl hair there can be two options. One is to [...]

The concept of crimping of hair is summed up in a few words “the messier your hair the better, the bed head look is hot”. Although crimping is generally adopted by younger people, anybody of any age or sex can try crimping.  However, it is important to make sure that you have a compatible face [...]