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CURLY HAIR CARE|TIPS FOR GREAT LOOKING CURLS.

Written by Melvin

Curly hair in the movies or television is always portrayed by a woman with a head of beautiful bouncy curls. Who tends to make heads turn as she walks down the street.

But unfortunately in reality the fact more often than not. Is that your curly hair tends to be dry and frizzy causing you to go into a panic whenever the weather turns damp or in a hot and humid climate.

Curly hair structure being a corkscrew shape means the cuticle is curved and generally slightly open. Therefore your curly hair is naturally more fragile and dehydrated than straight hair. This means you will need to treat your hair kindly so as to be able to keep it under control. [Read more…]

COCONUT OIL FOR HAIR|NATURES MOISTURIZER.

Written by Melvin

Coconuts often confused as being a nut are in fact a fruit and they are slowly becoming a very hot commodity. Many different parts of the coconut are being used in various areas in our everyday life. It is popular now to drink coconut water for re hydration whilst coconut milk and flesh are used in food and the oil of the coconut in beauty regimes and hair products.

In the western hemisphere the smell of coconut is looked at as exotic and conjures up an image of tropical beaches yet in the eastern hemisphere people tend to dislike the smell of coconut in products.

Interestingly though coconut oil has been used as a hair oil for thousands of years it is rich in carbohydrates,vitamins and minerals. These components help keep the hair strong and nourished. [Read more…]

WESTERN HAIR IN SINGAPORE|EXPECT CHANGE IN THE TROPICS.

Written by Melvin

Western hair can start acting very differently when it has to relocate to a tropical climate like Singapore for a couple of years. I think that you will find that the humidity will play havoc with your hair.

Expect your hair to change. Maybe to such an extent that you will have to look at making changes to your present hairstyle even though it served you very well at home.

To help re-assure you that what your hair is going through is quite normal and not to worry about it too much here is a little of what to expect. [Read more…]

ASIAN HAIR|COLORING FOR A NATURAL LOOK.

Written by Melvin

Asian hair let’s first do away with the stereotype view that all Asian women have the same type of hair that is thick straight and black. They don’t.

Just as in other ethnic races there are a variety of textures and the type of hair can range from poker straight to wavy and even to very curly.

Generally speaking the individual strand of Asian hair is a lot thicker and stronger. This is due to the aspect that it can have up to ten layers of cuticle whilst the average Western hair strand would have only five or six layers. [Read more…]

HAIR BRUSH|FIND THE BEST ONE FOR YOU.

Written by Melvin

Hair brush which one? Do you know when to use a paddle or a styling hair brush?

You walk into the shop and there are a mass of different hair brushes in all shapes and sizes. With prices ranging from a few dollars to the very expensive.

How many times have you thought, “Which would be the best hair brush for me to use to get the result that I want when I blow-dry my hair.” [Read more…]

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