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Combs and Brushes….Styling Tips

Quick & Easy How To's

Have you ever wondered why it is your hair does so well in the salon, and just so, so at home?  It could be your choice of styling tools.

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Hair brushes come in a wide variety of options.  Each different type of brush has different qualities, and different uses.

Let's start with the "Wet BrushImage result for hairbrushes".

The Wet brush is used to remove tangles from wet hair.

You should start a few inches from the bottom of the hair, brush toward the ends and then slowly move farther up the head, working in the same manner until you make it all the way up to the top of the head, back through the ends.

You should be careful not to over stretch the hair as to avoid harming the hair and stripping off the cuticle of the hair strand.  When the cuticle is stripped off you risk further damaging the hair and making it even more tangled.

Using a wide tooth comb can also be useful, however, avoid a fine tooth comb, because this too can lead to a lot of damage.

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The Vent Brush.

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Vent brushes are used for the first stages of blow drying.  The "Vents", are simply used to help air pass through the brush and the hair and to help the hair to dry faster.  I recommend using the vent brush until the hair is about 80% dry and then switching to a Denman style brush or a Thermal Brush to complete the style.

 

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The Denman Style Brush.

The Denman Style brush has a rubber base with tighter spaced teeth.  It normally does not have any vents.  This is used to help stretch the hair into position while blow styling.  Due to the tighter spacing you can put tension on the hair and help to mold it into position.  This brush is best used on thicker hair, and is wonderful for sculpting the hair and giving it a slightly bevel to the ends or to the hairline.

The Thermal Brush.

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Thermal brushes can come in a wide variety of sizes, shapes and colors.   Some even have detachable handles, so you can heat the hair and then release the handle to allow the curl to cool around the base of the brush.  These are a great asset to your styling tool collection.   Thermal brushes also use a wide variety of metals - there is more to the color of the metal than you think.    Silver barrels hold a moderate amount of heat, gold and ceramic barrels will hold the most heat, so if you have fine, delicate hair silver would be best for you.  Medium to thick or resistant hair requires more heat to get the hair to style well, therefore, ceramic and gold brushes would work the best for these types of hair.

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To Curl or Not to Curl….Are “Perms” back???

Texture Services for 2012.

Clients are constantly asking me what's in and what's out in the hair industry.  Ease in styling the hair is the main thing.  If we, hair dressers, could make your life a little easier why not do it?  This is where texturizing services come in.

Do you have flat hair that won't hold curl? Do you want bouncy, full hair?  Do you want curls that stay in all day?  Well then a volumizing, texture service may be the answer for you.  The days of the old standard perm is out.  Beach waves are in!  The new texture services offer a more organic, modern curl pattern that is not so "set" and "structured", it moves, it flows, and it feels soft and silky. The chemicals are more gentle on the hair often infusing keratin protein into the hair, therefore, making the hair stronger and healthier after the service, helping the hair to style easier and faster.

 

What about hair that is already curly, wavy, or frizzy?

Can anything be done to help eliminate the frizz?  YES!  A smoothing service may be right for you.   Texture doesn't have to be curl, or waves, it can be straight and less frizzy.  Technology has come a long way in the last few years and now you can straighten the hair completely with chemicals, or just reduce the amount of frizz, and keep your waves or curls.  Again these products are infusing protein into the hair therefore reducing the frizz and helps to block out extra humidity that often causes the frizz to happen.  Don't confuse these products with the Keratin Blowouts that contain formaldehyde & have recently been pulled off the market by the FDA for possible health hazards.  These new chemicals are completely safe if done in a professional salon that has been trained in all of the safety precautions that are associated with any of these chemicals.

We are at an advantage, this day and time, with a wide variety of chemists who are constantly looking for new chemicals that can make our jobs easier, our hair stronger, healthier, and easier to care for, the days of one shampoo, one style gel and one hairspray are over. We now have endless options as far as hair care products, chemicals, and at home maintenance items to help may our styling easier.  Professional Salons should carry a selection of different products to help custom blend the proper regime for you at home.  Don't hesitate to ask your hair care provide for his or her recommendations.

We have come a long way baby!

 

 

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