Alternatives to Highlights
Highlighting your hair can be disastrous for its integrity, shine and strength. Still lots of us choose to highlight since the result is quite striking. Damaging, but striking. But before you decide to bleach strands of your hair, you should consider other possibilities. My favorite is getting hair extensions instead. Why damage your hair when you can just achieve the same results while at the same time increasing your hair volume. Other alternative to highlights is darkening big chunks of your hair by just two or three tones, and then slightly bleaching the actual highlights with an oil based dye instead of the customary power-based dye that is normally used for highlights, and which is the most damaging chemical you could put on your hair. This method achieves the same impact as regular highlights while keeping you from frying your hair. Finally a less dramatic look-wise alternative to highlights if you have virgin, never bleached hair, is the daily application of a very concentrated chamomile tea to your hair, and the use of a sun-kissed natural product to the bangs that frame your face. Among these products are lemon juice and olive oil (please see our article on Naturally Lightening [...]
The Best Hair for Hair Extensions
The best hair extensions come from Russia, and are made of raw, virgin hair that has never been chemically treated. It comes in all lengths and natural colors and it lasts for years. The only problem is that Russian hair extensions are really hard to come by and a high percentage of what is sold out there as Russian hair is not what it claims to be. Russian hair extensions are very expensive and worth every penny, but before you spend 2 or 3,000 dollars in your new hair make sure you’re getting the real deal. Another good option is European hair extensions. The quality is good, it comes in a variety of colors and the price is not as steep as Russian hair extensions. They last a few months less but are still well worth it. Asian hair extensions are only recommended for customer of Asian ethnicity. If you do not have Asian blood and therefore Asian hair, steer away from hair extensions that come from Asian countries. This hair is very sleek and shiny but is hard to style and there is always a noticeable difference between your real hair and the extensions, which is a big no-no [...]
Are Hair Extensions Safe?
Hair Extensions are absolutely safe and will not damage your own hair or scalp if you are willing to spend the money on buying a good high quality product, meaning real human hair that is NOT previously colored or dyed. The other factor to take into account is HOW the hair extensions are attached to your hair. No matter how many salons may tell you that gluing or otherwise chemically bonding the hair extensions to your hair is safe, do not believe them! There is no faster way to ruin your existing hair than by applying glue or other harsh chemicals to it, which are nearly impossible to remove later on, and that in numerous cases “melt” your hair making it fall off. The only safe way to attach hair extensions to your hair is by using the loop technique, where each individual extension is looped around a few of your hair strands. Some salons then secure them in place using a small metal clamp, but this is not mandatory; most times the loop itself is enough to secure the extensions in place. In a nutshell: Do not buy man made hair and stick only to human hair. Do not [...]
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