Curly Hair Is Back for Spring 2005!

Written by Janice Johnson


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  • Give your curls a hot oil treatment every 2-3 weeks to add moisture torepparttar hair. It is especially necessary to do this duringrepparttar 130217 colder months where hair can become dry and brittle. Counter it with a hot oil treatment. The heat opens uprepparttar 130218 inner cortex and penetratesrepparttar 130219 hair shaft. You can find this product at your local drug store. A good hot oil treatment is Alberto VO5 Hot oil treatment. Each tube is 14 ml. It claims that if used regularly, it will lead to 55% stronger hair.
  • Get regular trims every 8 weeks to rid your curls of unsightly, stringy ends. Ensure that you visit a stylist that knows how to cut and style curly hair.
  • Add a touch of essential oils like avocado, coconut, jojoba or olive oil to your hair. This can be a great conditioning regimen to do prior to shampooingrepparttar 130220 hair. Place any ofrepparttar 130221 above mentioned oils intorepparttar 130222 hair and placerepparttar 130223 hair in a bun for about 20 minutes. You can even wrap your hair under a plastic cap covered by a heat cap for added conditioning. You’ll find that your curls will be more revived and manageable.

    Love your curls and they'll love you back!

    Janice Johnson is the founder of the www.CurlyHairSalon.com website. An online multi-ethnic curly hair magazine that offers information, tips and advice to care for curly hair.


    Know Your Gemstone and Jewelry Terms

    Written by Lisa Jay


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    Blue Lace Agate clears voice and communications and gives insight into complex problems.

    Carnelian grounds and gives focus intorepparttar present moment. It also stimulates curiosity and initiative.

    Onyx is a semi translucent to opaque quartz that comes in a wide range of colors--reds, apricot, oranges, and browns. It is said to protectrepparttar 130216 wearer from any negativity.

    Pearls are becoming more affordable due torepparttar 130217 cultured pearls available from China. It helpsrepparttar 130218 wearer to have self-acceptance and added femininity.

    Rhodolite is fromrepparttar 130219 garnet family. One ofrepparttar 130220 reasons that Rhodolite made such a big splash is because of it's brilliant purple coloring, close torepparttar 130221 color of grape juice. Rhodolite is a very durable gem stone with a 7.5 onrepparttar 130222 mohs hardness scale.

    Rose Quartz is a type of quartz that ranges in color from pink to deep red.

    Smoky Quartz is becoming very popular in jewelry. It's color is pale to a rich smoky brown. It is said to benefit those that are dealing with depression and fatigue.

    Turquoise is a stone that comes in a wide range of colors,repparttar 130223 finest being an intense blue, withrepparttar 130224 poorer color tending to be yellowish green. All turquoise will turn colors with aging. It is very important to take good care of your turquoise to minimize discoloration. Turquoise is considered by some to be a lucky stone.

    The Mohs Scale is a measurement that tells a substance's hardness. The higherrepparttar 130225 mohs number (1-10)repparttar 130226 more durablerepparttar 130227 gem stone. Diamonds are 10 onrepparttar 130228 Mohs scale, while Amethyst is a 7 and Ruby is a 9.

    Other: Mother of Pearl is a more affordable way to acquirerepparttar 130229 luster of pearl jewelry. It isrepparttar 130230 lining ofrepparttar 130231 shell that housesrepparttar 130232 pearl.

    Raku is a unique ceramic firing process. Each piece is sealed with a glaze that is high in copper. Each piece is fired in a ceramic kiln untilrepparttar 130233 heat fromrepparttar 130234 piece ignites paper, causing a reaction withrepparttar 130235 copper inrepparttar 130236 glaze. The result is a wide range of colors onrepparttar 130237 surface ofrepparttar 130238 piece full of beautiful colors, luster, and patterns.

    Greek Leather is known for its smooth finish and consistent color.

    Misnamed Stones: This is an issue that was discussed onrepparttar 130239 Jewelry Making forum. The following "stones" are not necessarily even stones.

    The Fruit Quartz' - Cherry quartz, blue quartz, strawberry quartz, pineapple quartz are all synthetic beads that are made to look like quartz. They are still a beautiful bead and add beauty to many pieces of jewelry. As long as they are identified as being synthetic, there is not a problem with these "quartz'". There is such a thing as real cherry quartz, but is very rare and extremely expensive.

    Amazonite is sometimes just dyed onyx that is being sold as amazonite.

    Moonstone is sometimes no more than pressed glass.

    Goldstone is a manmade product made out of copper crystals in glass. Goldstone is sometimes sold as a semi-precious gemstone.

    Rhodocrosite/Rhodonite are sometimes confused for each other.

    Rhodocrosite has white striations and rhodonite is black.

    Chalcedony is actually agate. It comes in a variety of colors. Chrysophrase and carnelian are both types of chalcedony.

    Lisa Jay is a freelance writer and the jewelry designer behind Lantana Designwear. You can visit her websites at http://www.LantanaDesignwear.com and www.JewelryMakingHQ.com Be sure to sign up for her newsletter at http://www.LantanaDesignwear.com/signup_newsletter to receive information on jewelry, fashion and womens issues.


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