Here are the Insider Secrets on How to Get Thick Hair

Everyone wants a thick head of hair; the hard part lies in getting it. Genetics is often to blame for thin and wispy hair, but with so many tips and tricks out there it is easy to get fuller hair. Even if you have to fake it.

You can get thicker hair naturally . . . medical science has shown that consuming daily key vitamins, like the vitamin B family, can help your hair grow thicker. Because hair is essential made of proteins, eating healthy will allow those nutrients to be absorbed and be reflected in hair growth. If you cannot get those nutrients in, try taking a daily multivitamin to supplement. Prenatal pills can also help stimulate thicker hair growth. Of course, you’ll want to talk to your doctor first to see what the right dosage is for you.

Another way to get thicker hair is through care. Washing your hair daily is not necessary. In fact, many hair stylists recommend you skip a day to avoid stripping hair of key nutrients. However, you’ll find that skipping can leave your hair oily and lifeless. So on those days you skip wash, use a dry shampoo. Not only does it clean your hair and keep it fresh, it also adds volume and texture. All you need to do from there is run your fingers through it for a nice and tousled look.

When brushing your hair, opt for a round brush. Start at the roots and work your way out to the end. The shape of the brush creates even volume for your hair throughout. If you need to blow-dry your hair, try doing so with your head slightly upside down. The direction of the air forces your hair the other way so that when you stand back up, it still hold some of it up, creating a look of a thick hair style.

If all else fails, you can create an illusion of thicker hair. The best way to go about this is by creating volume. To do that, you should choose haircuts for thick hair, such as a haircut with long and multiple layers. Layers are perfect hairstyles for thick hair. This will allow you to curl or wave your hair so that it is not just one length and adds more dimensions to your overall style. If you have very thin hair, try to avoid straightening it.

Not everyone is blessed with naturally thick hair, but there are many ways to get it, even if you have to fake it. Just remember to eat balanced meals, take care of your hair, and choose styles for thick hair that create the most volume. Keep trying out new styles to find ones that work best on you.

This was a guest post by Brenda Panin, passionate fashion blogger from Brisbane who represents hairdresser Melbourne a hairdressing and body piercing studio that offers alternative and stylish hair look. She enjoys blogging about fashion, beauty and home decoration.

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If you’ve got the money here is the top of the line hair treatments

Fashionistas know that no outfit is complete without a great head of hair. Is there anything more tragic than a perfectly planned ensemble led astray by a bad hair day? Now more than ever hair trends are becoming just as popular as fashion trends. With half of Hollywood walking around wearing glued in wefts, in easy to see why. Here is a just a quick look into some of the fastest growing hair treatment trends that will be sure to complete any look, but none come cheaply!

Balayage Highlight – $250

This is a free hand process of highlighting hair in which highlights are painted on from the base to the tip of the hair. At the base highlights are applied ever so lightly while at the tip the color is more saturated. This causes a natural beach bunny look. What’s great about this look is as the hair grows out the root is not as obvious as with normal highlighting techniques. This has become all the rage with models and celebrities . . . think Lauren Conrad.

Brazilian Blowout – $350 and up

This is a 1.5 – 2 hour process in which a special solution is applied to wet washed hair, dried and then flat ironed to seal in the solution. After this the solution is washed out, a conditioning mask is applied the hair is blow dried. Once completed clients can expect to see smooth and silky hair that is ready to wash and wear for up to 3 months. It eliminates the time spent after showering to primp and prep hair.

Hair Extensions – $1,500 – 4,000

Depending on the type you are going for, hair extensions can run you a pretty penny. Lasting up to 8 months most extensions bond individual wefts of hair to your natural hair by a heating iron. There is also the option for a traditional “weave” or sewn in extensions which has been around longer than heat bonding. These can be a better option as far as longevity goes, but the pain associated with the process during and after deters many from getting weaves.

Full Body Hair Removal – $4500-5000

One of the newest trends isn’t about nourishing your hair, instead it’s about removing it entirely! Since Kim Kardashian and other celebs have admitted their affinity for “completely bare” bodies, full body hair removal is in demand. To accomplish this look, the body is usually broken up into sections and using a laser, high pulses of light are emitted onto the skin to break down hair follicles. The process takes multiple sessions, usually up to 6, to see full results. Most clinicians that dispense the service say that the process is pain-free and will save patient’s thousands of dollars spent on a lifetime of razors and waxing.

Feather/Glitter – $50 feather/tinsel hair extensions

You may have seen it on the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and Oprah and now it is a growing trend among fashionistas everywhere. These new hair additions can be tied into hair for a pop of color and texture. Both tinsel and feathers can be treated like your own hair. You can shampoo, blow dry and flat iron most tinsel and feather extensions. You can buy these yourself on-line, but most hair salons are now offering tinsel/feather extensions and application.

Japanese Hair Straightening – $300 – $1,500

Also known as thermal reconditioning, this process consists of the hair being alternately shampooed with specific chemical products, heated, blown out and then straightened by flat iron. This process is done again and again until hair is left completely retextured- smooth, shiny and completely straight. Your hair should stay permanently straightened for four to six months.

Guest contributor Danae Matthews writes on the blog, Danae’s Corner. Danae’s Corner is featured exclusively on the on-line women’s health site, Women’s Health Base.

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10 Busted Myths About Home Remedies For Hair

You’ve heard them all: 100 brush strokes every night, shampoo every day but condition the ends only, use lemon juice to get fabulous high lights. But how many home remedies for hair are really true?

• Brushing your hair 100 strokes every night makes it grow and adds shine. Excessive or overly vigorous brushing can lead to breakage or tearing. Avoid this by using a boar’s bristle brush and never brush hair when it’s wet. The nightly 100 strokes notion originated in the Middle Ages and the idea was to redistribute scalp oils. Gentle brushing can do this but since most people shampoo daily, oil redistribution is no longer an issue.

• Comb through lemon juice, sit in the sun and get great high lights. Lemon juice lightens hair in the worst way possible. It’s as drying and damaging as pouring bleach on your hair, Plus, you have no control over how much your hair lightens or where high lights appear. White, fried and dried blotches are the more likely result. Don’t fool with Mother Nature.

• Split ends can be repaired. Despite hair care products that claim to do this, all they really do is seal the splits, making them less visible temporarily. Cutting them off is the only solution.

• Hair acclimates to products, and they become less effective. This is a marketing ploy of competing manufacturers. If a product works different, it’s because of changes in your scalp and serum production, or seasonal, hormonal or chemical changes. Prescription medications can change your hormonal balance, body, scalp and hair. Pregnancy causes these changes, too. One caveat: If you color your hair, change to a shampoo for chemically treated hair, Hair doesn’t develop a resistance to anything; it can only be weakened by chemicals and poor treatment.

• Trimming or thinning hair makes it grow faster or thicker. Your hair growth rate alters with seasons and hormonal changes, but it’s basically the same for everyone: about half an inch a month. Also, the cycles of growth and shedding are consistent in most healthy people. Hair grows for four to five years, rests for two to four months, and then sheds, Normal hair loss is 50 to 100 strands a day; abnormal loss is over 150 strands a day for more than a month.

• Blow-drying dries out your hair and damages it.  Another insidious myth is that blow-dry damage occurs only if you use excessive heat, fail to continually move the blower and fail to seat in moisture by using a thermal protector.

• Vitamins help hair grow faster. We’ve all seen the ads for hair vitamins that claim to help your hair grow 6 inches in a month. Like all things, if it sounds too good to be true, it is. Biotin, vitamin B complexes and folio acid are all touted as hair-growth miracle workers. While they contribute to the overall health of the body’s systems, they cannot grow hair any faster than is genetically determined in healthy people, and true vitamin deficiencies that are so extreme they inhibit hair growth are rare in modernized nations.

• Natural products are better for your hair. Almost no “natural” product is 100 percent natural, and even most so-called natural ingredients are actually chemically synthesized molecules that mimic nature. Chemicals can be your hair’s best friends. For one thing, they have molecular sizes that are engineered to get into the hair’s cortex. Kitchen ingredients like avocado and mayo might seal your hair’s cuticle, making it look shiny, but so will a dab of motor oil. Synthetic ingredients may not sound sexy, but they have been thoroughly tested and they work. That said, many natural ingredients have also been tested and proven efficacious; it all depends on amounts used and how they work in a final formulation. Don’t assume all chemicals are bad and all natural ingredients are good.

• Some hair care products cause breakouts. If you are using petroleum-based products at the hairline, it’s possible to effect the skin’s oil production. But even “blocking pores” is an unproven concept that dermatologists argue about. Hair and scalp purification and control over oil or sebum production matter most.

• You should shampoo every day. Daily shampooing is not necessary, and if you use water that’s too hot, it can dry out your scalp and skin, which brings home the point that many “hair” problems are really scalp problems. Shampooing every other day is fine for most people and even advantageous to some, including those with fine hair and hairs chemically treated with hair color, relaxers or straighteners. The No Shampoo experiments have proven this to be another home remedies for hair myth busted.

Article courtesy of Harris Publications

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