Do you have a need for speed when you are styling your hair at home?  Do you start out good, but then get tired when you get to the other side?  Do you feel like you style one side great, but the other just so,so?

If you answered Yes to any of these questions, then here is an article just for you.

TURBO STYLING.

So what is Turbo Styling?  Simply stated, Turbo styling uses advanced techniques with the highest quality products, tools and techniques to dry the hair faster without compromising the integrity of the hair.

First of all, you should ask your personal stylist for recommendations on what products he/she suggests for your particular hair type. Stylists are trained on what products to use for different types of hair, and for different effects.   Often poor product selections is why the style does not work.  It all starts with a good shampoo and conditioner, we love CHI 44 Line to protect your hair from heat when thermal styling. When you finish your scalp and hair cleansing and conditioning you should gently towel dry and then apply your styling product,  comb the product through for even saturation, and then direct the hair the way you would like to style it.

Second - The Blow Out.

As we said earlier - direct the hair the way you want it to go.

Do You want VOLUME?  Do You want Movement?  Do you want Curl?  This is the time you need to decide the direction your style is to take and what tools to use.

Check out my earlier article on combs and brushes for the proper brush selection.   Now for the Blow Out.  Start your Blow out at the nape section of the head, gently blow dry the hair using your fingers as a tool at this time, dry until the hair is almost 80% dry before switching to your favorite brush.  As you can see in the diagram, the hair cuticle is what you will be dealing with the most when you are blow styling your hair.  Think of the cuticle, like tree bark, a young tree has a smooth bark, where as an older, weathered tree has a rougher bark, sometimes parts are chipped away and void.  This happens with hair too.  If you apply too much heat, if you dry the hair opposite of the natural cuticle, it will rough up the cuticle risking damage, and frizz.  It is important to always dry the hair in the direction starting at the scalp area toward the ends, this will keep the cuticle in tack, resulting in a smoother, shinier style without frizz.  After you finish the nape, work upward on the back section of the head until you reach the crown, now go to each side and finish with the top and bang area last.  Once your blow out is finished you can go on to your hot styling tool.

Finally - The Hot Tool

Select your hot tool according to the finish you want to achieve.  If you want curl, use a curling iron or hot rollers.  If you want smooth and straight, use a flat iron.  Once you have mastered your curling techniques with the basic tools, then you can move on to the 3 in one tools and adding curls with the flat irons.   The metals on each tool will give you a different result.  Ceramic tools are excellent for smoothing the hair, but if you have hair that really needs volume don't overlook the gold irons, as long as they have an adjustable setting, and please, please, please use the proper heat for your type of hair.  If you have extremely fragile hair, I suggest the basic silver tools, they don't get as hot, but heat is not always your friend.  Too much heat for too long will damage the hair.

Check out CHI's new lava tools- excellent lower heat needed do to the lava- infused with minerals to help fortify your hair. Less damage, and better color retention.