Did you know that Heat is the leading cause of damage in our hair?
A lot of us style our hair using heated styling tools such as hair dryers, straighteners, and curling irons to tame or achieve our desired look. What we sometimes don’t realize is every time we touch one of these tools to our hair we risk a permanent physical change to the alpha helix in our hairs natural keratin causing it to melt away over time. Ultimately, this reaction causes the hair to look and feel, damaged, dull, dry and brittle until it’s finally splitting at the ends and causing breakage.
CONSIDERING YOUR SKIN TONE + EYE COLOR when selecting a new HAIRCOLOR
When looking for inspiration for your hair to show your stylist at your next appointment it is a great idea to look at celebrities and models who have similar features as you. For example if you have fair skin and blue eyes some celebrities you may want to look at are Margogt Robbie or Cameron Diaz. Whereas if you have a dark skin tone and darker eye color maybe take a look at Mila Kunis or some Kardashians for your inspiration. This will help in finding the right inspiration for you and avoid washing out your natural beauty. On the other hand however if you do find the right color it can really accentuate your features.
So you may ask yourself where do I start with picking out my best hair color for me? First understand there are three different types of skin tones : warm, cool, and neutral. To decide your skin tone, hold the colors blue or green beside your face and then yellow and red. If you look good next to the green and blue color you are cool toned and if you look good next to the red and yellow colors you are warm toned. If you look great next to both you are neutral and can wear any color.
If you have a cool skin complexion you may not want to go too dark due to the fact that it may wash you out. Some hair colors that would look good on a cool skin tone would be anything that has a blue or purple base to it such as icy blonde or a raven black. Whereas warm skin tones may look better with hair colors with a yellow or red base such as a rich bronde or mocha brown. To ensure you find the perfect hair color for you, schedule a consultation with a professional stylist at Salon Norrell.
HOW OFTEN SHOULD I REALLY SHAMPOO MY HAIR?
As a professional hair stylist, the most frequent asked question is “How often should I wash my hair?”
The right answer is…that there really is not a right answer. The average person can go between 2-3 days, depending on lifestyle. A person with a dryer scalp & dehydrated hair may be able to go longer, whereas a person with higher oil production will have to shampoo more frequently.
If your hair is visibly oily or limp, a more regular time frame may work best for you. Using products such Aveda’s Dry Shampoo or Rinseless Foam Reset will extend your in between days and give you volume on your next day hair.
Shampooing daily may strip natural oils and in turn, create more oil. Remember that the scalp is skin. Also, the scalp has pores. The process of shampooing isn’t necessarily damaging however, the hair is weakest when wet. Any kind of manipulation (pulling, combing, etc.) will add stress to your hair.
My advice is to use a professional shampoo that gently cleanses the scalp and hair. In addition, find products to use in between shampoos. And to answer the popular question above, find a shampoo schedule that fits YOUR lifestyle best!