The Best Hair Prems

How to Get the Best Hair Perms

I can remember hair perms from the 80s. They were big, frizzy and crunchy are three words that come to mind when I think of 80s hair perms. Luckily, hair perms have come a long way since then and now you can get a hair perm that looks natural and beautiful. Whether you want to add a bit of body or all over curl, perms can now give you exactly what you want. “All About Hair Perms”If you want a hair perm, there are a few things to take into consideration before you get it done. If you have colored or high lighted hair, you may want to stay away from hair perms altogether. Color and high lights can be damaging enough, but when you add another chemical process (a hair perm) on top of it, it can just damage hair additionally and leave it looking dry, frizzy and unmanageable. This isn’t always the case though, so if you do have previously colored or high lighted hair, ask a professional hairdresser. If your hair is overall fairly healthy, then you would probably be okay with getting a perm.

Hair perms can give you a slight wave or you can get very tight curls as well. When you go in for your appointment, make sure you bring in a picture of what you would like your curls to look like. This will help your hairdresser see your ‘vision’ of how curly you’d like to go.

When the day comes to get your hair permed, make sure that you explain what you want to your hairdresser thoroughly (and bring a picture). Expect to be at the salon for a couple hours for the entire process. Rolling all of your hair onto the perm rods takes time and then the hairdresser will apply a perm solution to your hair, rinses it, then applies another neutralizing solution, rinses that and that’s it.

You may want to consider a haircut as well to get rid of any damaged ends after the process. Your hair perm should last several months before you need it redone.

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Head Lice Picture

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Head lice pictures are creepy – but you should know!

I didn’t especially want to post these creepy head lice pictures  . . . but if you have kids, you need to know how to identify these critters sooner than later!!

It is that time of year again – the spreading of head lice occurs. If you have young children in school or daycare, you probably have received a letter from the school about head lice. Each year as soon as the weather starts to change and through the winter months, the cases of head lice start to appear. I have found it to be more common when children start to wear hats for the winter.

Once  the first case of head lice is reported at school, it can spread like wildfire if it is not nipped in the bud right away. There are many over-the-counter products for head lice that work quite effectively, as long as the directions are followed.

“Head Lice Pictures”As a hair designer, I would never recommend a specific brand of product, but I would tell them to ask the pharmacist. I would not want to be held accountable if their child has an adverse reaction to the head lice product being used. I definitely would guide them on the process to follow to eliminate the little creatures.

About head lice, it is the active head lice walking around and hosting on the scalp that creates the itching. Often, it starts in the warmer places, behind the ears and the nape area. The active head lice lay eggs that are called nits. The nits attach themselves to the individual hair strands that hatch in 7 to 10 days, producing more active head lice.

The nits are protected by a hardened shell around them, meaning head lice products will not penetrate the shell. When a specific product is used, the active head lice will die and the nits will need to be physically removed with a fine tooth comb. It is a tedious process, especially if the hair is thick. The nits are hard to spot, especially on light hair. They have a light pearly look and can often appear to look like dandruff in both light and dark hair.

Now, if the eggs hatch in 7 to 10 days, the whole process must be repeated to ensure all the nits are gone and there are no longer active head lice. That is the biggest mistake parents often make – not repeating the process and thinking they are all taken care of. BIG MISTAKE!

And parents, please don’t worry that you did something wrong that resulted in head lice on your child! Head lice do not distinguish between rich or poor, clean or not – it does not matter to them – they just want a host! (And I hope these head lice pictures didn’t creep you out too much!)

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Hot Flashes Haircuts.

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Rosie O’Donnell’s Hot Flashes make way for Menopause Haircut

Did you happen to watch Oprah on Monday? Rosie O’Donnell was a guest for the hour and they really got into deep, personal discussion as if it were just between 2 girlfriends. The discussion between Rosie and Oprah (and millions of others) headed in the direction of menopause. Rosie said her symptoms of menopause started when she was 41 years old, and still continue. The hot flashes were getting pretty bad so she went to her hair designer and received a haircut she calls the menopause hot flashes haircut. She lifts up the back of her hair and shows the world her new look. At her back hairline, about 11/2s above the hairline, the hair is cut extremely short and close, removing the extra bulk.
“Rosie Inspires Hot Flashes Haircut”
Rosie said she loves the hot flashes haircut and can tell a big temperature difference by getting all that hair off of the back of her neck. I never realized how much hair Rosie actually had until she held it up! I am sure it makes a difference in the severity of hot flashes, almost like wearing a scarf or not.

In combination with her new haircut, Rosie also uses Suzanne Summers holistic creams and pills to decrease or eliminate some of her symptoms of menopause, such as hot flashes and newly acquired facial hair. I don’t believe I would want to be quite as candid in front of millions of people about my menopause symptoms and facial hair!

Actually, Rosie’s cut is not new “ we were doing it in the 80′s on people with thick hair. How far up the back of the head we went was determined by the thickness of the hair. Now Rosie has attached a name to a cut that suits her needs very well. We were also cutting hair around the front hairline about an inch up into the hairline extra short to promote the sides of the hair to stand out away from the face while creating a big hair look.

Thinking about Rosie and hair, it brings to mind a few years ago her imitating The Donald on The View. Rosie would pull her hair back to one side to resemble the infamous comb-over, the unique hairstyle Donald Trump still wears today.

Rosie O’Donnell’s hot flashes inspired a creative menopause hot flashes haircut . . . and Donald Trump’s comb-over . . . is just . . . The Donald.

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