10 Tips For Maintaining A Weave

Written by Marquetta Breslin


Hair weave requires careful maintenance otherwise; you may spoil it much before its time. You need to be careful right from combing to washing it. Some ofrepparttar ten common tips you should keep in mind while dealing with weaved hair are as follows:

1. Most often you start to comb from base torepparttar 113671 end but to comb weaved hair you should start fromrepparttar 113672 end and then gradually move upwards torepparttar 113673 base. 2. Brush before you wash or shampoo your hair and rinse betweenrepparttar 113674 tracks to removerepparttar 113675 residues. 3. You have to abstain from washingrepparttar 113676 hair for two weeks to setrepparttar 113677 weave. Always use mild water while washingrepparttar 113678 hair, as too hot or too cold water may lockrepparttar 113679 hair atrepparttar 113680 base. 4. Avoid using harsh products be it for washing, styling or conditioning. 5. Use of alcohol based product mars sheen ofrepparttar 113681 hair and you should not use them. 6. Ensure professional weaver care and make sure you do not skip regular tightening touch-ups. 7. Use of cotton pillowcases and sheets may adversely affectrepparttar 113682 shine of your hair so better use a silk or satin scarf to wrap up your hair. 8. During blow-drying, you have to apply higher temperature to straighten and dryrepparttar 113683 hair. Use variable temperatures forrepparttar 113684 natural and commercial hairs. 9. If you are on a seaside and wish to swim, either use a swim cap or saturate and rinserepparttar 113685 hair by applying a cream rinse before plunging in. 10. While you may underminerepparttar 113686 intricacies involved in undoing ofrepparttar 113687 weave, it is better to go for a professional’s hand.

5 Tips To Give Your Hair More Texture

Written by Marquetta Breslin


Each season has its special trend where hair, garments, footwear, and other accessories are concerned. This season's hair trend is texture. You can have fringed ends to soft waves, crimped waves to Afro puffs. Aim is hair should fall in waves.

Simplest way to get that trendy look is a texturizing treatment - temporary or semi-permanent.

Go throughrepparttar following tips and become your own stylist -

1. Color Me

Use a color, which is one tone lighter than your natural color. Cut small strands atrepparttar 113670 surface, twist and apply color. Coil them on top of your head. You will get easy and quick highlights. Color a strand underneath first to checkrepparttar 113671 look.

Ifrepparttar 113672 requirement is of subtle highlights - add a very small measure of depth. If roots have to be dark and heavy - add lots of it. Allover highlighting (including strands aroundrepparttar 113673 face) is necessary in case of lots of texture.

2. Crimp It

Pick a single section of your hair roughly two inches wide and press it with a crimping iron from slightly aboverepparttar 113674 roots untilrepparttar 113675 ends. Let rests ofrepparttar 113676 hair fall straight.

The iron should not be too hot. Crimping will look great when you crimp one-piece nearrepparttar 113677 face. Besides crimping, hair also needs volume, body and curl. To achieve greater volume and less curl, roller should be big. Curling iron is used for a quick hair set. Afterrepparttar 113678 curls have cooled, spray a finishing spray. With fingers, openrepparttar 113679 curls little bit.

For a quick root lift, wet slightlyrepparttar 113680 roots with a finishing spray. Keeprepparttar 113681 roller mid-strand. Roll it torepparttar 113682 roots and letrepparttar 113683 ends be free. Removerepparttar 113684 rollers when hair is dry.

3. Tryrepparttar 113685 New Perms

Perms retexturize hair temporarily, adding volume, movement, body and wave. Nowadays perms are designed to last only 6 weeks. This way you can try out other styles. A perming product can give curly hair a straight look. After application, comb continuously from roots to ends.

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