Hard Water Hair

Hard Water Hair? Don’t Miss This!

I hate to admit how long I’ve been struggling with the results of hard water hair. Let’s just say, it’s been longer than need be. My hubby and I couldn’t come to an agreement to install a water softener after our last move, so I pretty much resolved my routine to moisturizers, clarifying shampoos and vinegar rinses to rid the savages of hard water. But that’s not enough!

“Hard Water
Hair Tips”

There is a much better solution and I’m here to verify to it’s effectiveness! I’m not sure where I first read about it but thank you, thank you, whoever you are, my skin and hair feel softer and smoother already!

A simple enough invention, the shower head filter, so why haven’t I heard of it before? It’s an attachment that you can install within minutes and feel the results from almost immediately. I could feel the difference by my second shower. My hair and skin feel much softer and much less dry. The filter reduces the effects of chlorine on the skin and hair. It also reduces any chlorine odor, rust and sediment from the water.

I found one, a GE SmartWater Shower Filter, at our local Home Depot store for just $20.00. I only paid about $10.00 for the replacement filter, which only needs replacing every 6 months. This is the only brand that Home Depot carried. Some units will sell a shower head along with the filter which costs more, but you don’t need if you like your shower head.

If you aren’t aware of the difference that softened water can do for your skin and hair, you probably won’t miss it. But, if you have hard water and want to treat yourself, try a shower head filter. You’ll also find you will use less shampoo and get more lather with softened water.

For further discussion on hard water hair issues you might want to check out these other articles:

• How to Solve Hard Water Hair Issues
• Hard Water Hair, Use Less Shampoo
• Apple Cider Vinegar Hair Treatment
• Hair Health Tips
• Hard Water Hair Damage?

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Watch For Trendy Hair Colors This Summer

“Plaited, a Trendy
Hair Color”

It’s called plaited hair color by Redken design artists and likely is one you’ll be seeing a lot more of this year. Already I’ve seen multiple variations on this trendy hair color technique where underneath layers are deepened to give a unique look and dimension to the hairstyle.

Look for hair color combinations with hairstyles that you like. No doubt, you too will be seeing more and more adaptations of this technique.

This model has a trendy plaited hair color combination that’s both edgy and sophisticated. Dimensional blonde color through the top with a lighter shade of brown underneath. Her hair style is a throwback to the 70′s with a trendy twist of ultra-straightened, flipped up strands. Apply a straightening balm to wet hair and blow dry straight with a paddle brush. A straightening balm helps fight off the effects of summer humidity and will keep the hair straight. Flip up just the edges of this do with a large rod curling iron or a straightening iron.

For further discussion on new hair color trends you might want to check out these other articles:

• Fall Hair Colors Look More Dimensional
• Funky Hair Color Ideas
• New Hair Color Technique is Next Trend
• L’Oreal Haircolor for Fall
• Hairstyle Trend Alert

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Beat the Frizz This Summer with Sabino Lock and Block

I’m a lucky girl, I get to test drive hair products periodically and here’s one I think is blog-worthy, especially with the heat and humidity of summer right around the corner.

A lack of moisture as well as too much moisture in the hair can wreak havoc with our locks. When hair is dried out and lacking moisture, it becomes dull, brittle, fly away. When summers humidity is high, hair explodes into a ball of uncontrollable frizz or becomes limp and flat.

So what’s a girl to do? Sabino Lock and Block, Moisture Manager is an excellent product. You feel immediate results from this hair frizz product. It locks in essential moisture you need to keep your hair supple, shiny silky and manageable. My hair type is fine textured, wavy, colored and I have a medium amount of it. I needed to experiment to find the right amount of Sabino Lock and Block to use. Too much product and my hair became too soft , limp and greasy the next day. But finding the right amount of product for my hair, gave my hair extreme silkiness, softness and shine.

My niece Lisa, had a somewhat similar experience using Sabino Lock and Block Moisture Manager, with her extremely thick hair, (think horse-tail) long, coarse, curly hair. She loves to wear her hair long, but rarely wears it down because it requires so much time to style it and if she doesn’t, it’s out of control. With Sabino Lock and Block Moisture Manager, she was able to straighten it, it stayed straightened and it left her hair softer and shinier than anything she’s used before. That’s impressive for her hair type! She did find when she left her hair air dry, that her curl got too limp. (I think she needs their gel, Curls for Curly Hair, when defining the natural curl.)

Sabino Lock and Block Moisture Manager is their signature product, but check out all their products and before and after video and pictures at http://www.sabinohair.com

You might also want to check out my article on Thick Hair

For further discussion of frizzy hair options, visit these related articles:

• How Hair Straightening Treatments Differ
• Frizzy Hair Help
• Frizzy Hair Options
• Frizzy Hair? Try No Shampoo
• The Best Ways to Tame Frizzy Hair
• Frizzy Hair Fixes
• Frizz Hair? Here are some tips
• Chelsea Clinton Tames Her Frizzy Hair!

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