Some of my favorite products on the market

Ok so last time I posted I told you about the importance of professional hair care.  Since then a lot of people have been asking me about the products I use or prefer.  Here is a breakdown of what I personally use as well as some of the products I like to use in the salon.

As a basic shampoo and conditioner I like Thermafuse professional products.  I also like Enjoy as well.  Making sure you get the proper type for your hair is equally important. Example: if you have flat straight hair then you need a volumizing shampoo and conditioner.  If you have a perm or color treated hair then you need to use the color/chemical type.  I keep my locks happy and voluptuous by clarifying and deep conditioning twice to three times a month.  You can also do this at home by following these steps:
First deep cleanse your hair using a clarifying shampoo.  I like Provana or Kenra Clarifying shampoo. 
Next use a deep conditioner.  I like Loreal Deep Reconstruct.  Put shower cap over your hair and let sit for 10-15 minutes.  I also like to put a towl in the dryer for a few minutes and get it nice and heated up and wrap the towel around your head over the shower cap.  The heat helps open up your cuticle allowing the deep conditioner to penetrate your hair. 
Last when you go to rise out the deep conditioner use an apple cider vinegar and water mixture.  I put on capfull of ACV to a gallon of water.  Rise out all the deep conditioner with the water mixture.  The vineger smell will go away after you blow dry your hair.

Next it is very important to use a leave in conditioner EVERYTIME you wash or get your hair wet.  A leave in conditioner evens out the pH of your hair sealing that cuticle tight.  If you prefer to blow dry your hair make sure to use a blow dry or thermal protectant spray.  I like to use Kenra Blow Dry Spray.  Once you get your hair all the way dry, I like to finish with Moroccan Oil.  You cannot subsitute the Moroccan Oil with cheaper "like" oils.  Morroccan oil has a patented formula allowing it to actually penetrate the hair and not lay on top of it.  Other oils lay on top of the hair and get stuck in between the cuticle openings, leaving the hair worse off then it would be to not put anything on it.

These are the products that I personally use on my hair.  Here are some of my favorite products to use in the salon....

Kenra Working and Finishing Spray- This hairspray is unlike any I have ever seen before.  If you have resistant hair that doesnt hold a curl, spray this on before you curl each curl and guarenteed your locks will stay into place!  Doesn't leave a sticky residue AND you can brush through your hair and it will curl right back up because this spray has a memory hold that goes right back into a curl regardless of the type of hair you have!

Thermafuse One Pass Flat Iron cream- If you have natural curly hair or thick course hair and want that smooth sleek look, this product is amazing!  Pulling each section down use one pump over each section and flat iron as usual making sure to go slow.  Fast rapid motions when flat ironing doesn't do anything but fry your hair!!

I hope this helps some you that had been asking me about the products I use on my hair.  Stay tuned for tutorials and more free education!!!!

No more bad hair days! How to get your hair to cooperate everyday!

The economy is tough and money is tight.  We find ourselves giving up our favorite beauty products for drug store discounts and knock offs of our favorite shampoos and conditioners.  Yet most of us don't realize what we sacrifice because we are thinking we are saving a few bucks.  The most important part of your hair care regimen is your home care in between salon visits.  By caring for your hair properly at home will not only save you money at the salon but also save you from those awful "bad" hair days!  The most important part of your home care regimen should start with your shampoo and conditioner.  For example you cant build a house on solid ground and expect it to say a complete structure throughout all the elements.  How can you expect your hair to stay structured if you are not giving it the proper foundation before styling?  Your hair is the most vulnerable and at its weakest state when it is wet.  Most drug store products are made with mostly water as its main ingredient and then are filled with paraffin waxes and drying alcohol agents.  Leaving your hair soft and shinny for the first couple of weeks until it builds up and starts to get dry and ultimately breaking the hair.  While you may feel like you are saving money with great discounts you are paying for it with the loss of integrity of your hair. Professional salon products are concentrated and therefor you use less of them and you aren't paying for the water you add yourself at home!  Even though salon prodructs may seem more expensive consider this breakdown the next time you go to purchase new hair care products. 
Average cost of one drug store shampoo $10 (usually you are buying one every month because it is not consintrated and you end up using more to compensate.)
Average cost of one bottle of salon product shampoo $20 (usually you only have to buy one bottle every 2.5-3 months).  By breaking it down, essentially you will pay $30 total for drug store products over a course of three months compared to the professional product that you buy once at around $20.  Over the course of the three months you are saving an average of $10. May not seem like much of a savings but while the integrity of your hair stays healthy and beautiful only makes it easier to train and style your hair on a day to day basis.

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