How to Condition High Hair Porosity
Hair porosity does not receive the same attention as other hair characteristics like length or curl pattern, but it is an essential part of truly understanding your texture. Porosity is your hair’s ability to absorb and retain moisture, oils, or chemicals like color. Low, medium, and high are different degrees of porosity. Due to damaging habits such as mechanical manipulation and color treatment, many naturals deal with high porosity hair.
Not Every Company Has been Honest About Keratin
As beauty services go, keratin hair treatments might be the most controversial of the last decade, second only to indoor tanning, and maybe fake Kylie lip kits. And yet still two truths remain. Keratin treatments are A.) wildly popular and B.) widely misunderstood. We asked Cincinnati-based cosmetic chemist Kelly Dobos and Los Angeles hairstylist Clayton Hawkins to give us the facts, both in terms of science and in terms of looks.
What's The Deal With Stubborn Neck Lines?
"The increased use of mobile devices has led to a phenomenon known as tech neck. We are bending our heads down and folding the skin on the neck now more than ever. It is likely that this has contributed to the increase in neck wrinkles that we are seeing even in younger patients." explains Dr. Zeichner.
Why Hair Turns Gray and Goes Bald? Scientists Discover ...
Scientists have pinpointed the cells that cause hair to turn gray and to go bald in mice, according to a new study published in the journal Genes & Development.
How Stress Can Affect Your Skin? A Dermatologist Explains It
How Stress Can Affect Your Skin? By dermatologist Dr Daniel Glass
Stress can have a huge impact on skin conditions. A number of studies have shown that increased stress levels can greatly exacerbate common skin problems.
Rosemary Stimulates Hair Growth
Using rosemary in your regular hair care routine will condition your hair, make it shiny and silky smooth and resolve a number of scalp issues like dandruff and itchy, dry scalp.
Do You Really Need A Straw In Your Drink?
“We’re surrounded by plastic straws. 500 million of them are used and discarded every day in the United States alone, with fatal consequences for the wildlife that swallows them. As young people we have a responsibility to do something about that.”
Stop Washing Your Face In The Shower
We know: You’re used to washing your face in the shower along with your body. But you should stop! Here’s why.
Ties Between Diets And Skin Care
Lifestyles have become more integrated nowadays, and that includes ties between diets and skin care. It’s a good thing. As Robert Anolik, MD, a New York City dermatologist notes, this allows people to live more seamless, well-rounded lives.
Hair Care Tips When Traveling
Yes, it is always about planning. When we travel, we usually have limited number of things to bring so I suggest that you bring your hair care products in sampler sizes or in travel bottles.
Should You Actually Be Brushing Your Face?
Turns out dry brushing your face can be totally safe, as long as you take some precautions, according to the three dermatologists polled by Health.
Beauty Experts Have Been Going Loco For The Coco
Beauty experts have been going loco for the coco for years now, and for very good reason.