If you have unwanted curl or frizz anywhere on your head and you do not yet know about this product, I’m sorry for the years you’ve endured unneeded hardship.  This product is priced well, so easy to use and the results are often touted as better then any other home tool on the market, including flat irons.

Yes, you can go to the salon and get your hair permanently or semi-permanently straightened or smoothed and this also brings amazing results.  See us at Hair Naturally for these long lasting treatments.  But, if you just want something quick and easy at home to straighten out any unwanted wave, curl or frizz in your hair, please try the Enhanced Hair Straightener Brush by Miropure.  Please click this link if you are interested.  You will not be disappointed.

Please know too that this product is only to be used on dry hair.

Hope you’re enjoying your day!

Hello again friends!

Ok, I have a lot of ideas to help with frizzy hair that actually make a difference and so here is another one.  With this one, you don’t even have to lift a finger.  It actually works while you sleep!  It even has the added benefit of helping your skin as well.

Drum roll please!  It is… sleeping with a silk pillowcase!!  Please click the link and try this one from Amazon as it is one of the best.

Many, say like over 4000 people listed in the reviews, who’ve tried this product have seen a difference.  For obvious reasons, silk does not grab onto your hair while you move around in your sleep, like cotton, polyester or other fabrics do and so your hair stays more tangle free and less frizzy.

The added benefit is that it also is easier on your skin.  You will find in the short term, you don’t have those indents across your face when you wake up in the morning from the folds in your pillowcase.  And then for the long term, you won’t experience as many wrinkles in general.

Again, this is something that doesn’t cost much yet has great benefits.

One thing to remember is that you want to be a bit gentle with silk pillowcases for them to last longer.  Putting them in a zipped lingerie bag with cold water on delicate cycle and then hanging them to dry will help them last.

So, a question I get asked about at the salon is how to choose the right hair appliances or tools, such as blow dryers, flat irons etc.  There is obviously a plethora of them on the market and it can be hard to make the right choice for your hair.  There also is a wide price range.

At my salon, we don’t have the space to stock hair tools such as these and so I recommend different options.  One option so you don’t feel completely lost at Rite Aid or other big box stores is to go to a store specific for beauty products.  Some like Ulta.  I have appreciated Sallys Beauty Supply.  The reason being is that the staff often has more expertise then you’d get at a Wal Mart on these types of tools.  You can explain to them what your hair is like and what you are looking for and get some ideas from them.

At the salon, I prefer a solid blow dryer that does my job quickly and well and lasts a long time.  Other qualities that are beneficial in blow dryers are that they are lightweight, quiet, and have elements such as ceramic, tourmaline and negative ions that are supposed to be easier on the hair, as well as locking in more moisture.

One dryer I’ve appreciated a lot and owned for years was a Solis dryer.  It was not lightweight, but it was powerful and extremely well made, lasting over 20 years.  They don’t seem to be selling the exact model I had, but you can find a good one here that is pretty solid.

After it died, I purchased a T3 dryer and it died within a year which was a shock to me after having such a great long lasting dryer and also after how touted these were.  Needless to say, I was very disappointed.

So, of course I prayed about it at this point… should have done that much earlier.  And the next dryer that was presented to me I bought in faith and it has been just great.  You will see when you look on Amazon that it doesn’t have the highest reviews and yet, this is deceiving because if you read them, you find most of the negative reviews have to do with a flat iron that has nothing to do with the blow dryer.  It is called the Keratin Complex dryer  and is a little more expensive.

When speaking of hairstylists, a very popular one right now is the Dyson dryer, which sounds great, but is too pricey for me.

A lot of people have a hard time managing a brush and blow dryer at the same time to get that beautiful fresh from the salon look.  Another great product that can help you in this area and has amazing reviews on Amazon is the Revlon One Step Hair Dryer and Volumizer.  I have customers that use these at home and RAVE about how they can now style their hair like I do at the salon.

Another one that has the absolute best reviews online and is a quality blow dryer is the Babyliss Pro Nano Titanium Dryer.   You will be happy with this one.

And finally a friend of mine just went to Sallys, talked with the staff there and found a dryer she is in love with, says she’ll never go back to cheaper big box store dryers as she didn’t know there was any difference.  She bought a Hot Shot Hair Dryer.  So if you prefer shopping in a store verses online, please try this.

People also ask me about where to get the best diffusers.  What is a diffuser you might ask?  It is an attachment you put on the end of your dryer to not allow as much air to come out.  Heat of course still comes through, but not as much air, so as to keep any kind of curly or wavy hair from becoming frizzy from it blowing all around while drying.  Sometimes they come with a blow dryer, but in my experience they are often big, heavy, clunky and awkward to use.  And then over time you may end up with an array of them that don’t fit onto your most recent dryer.  And so what I like is a diffuser sock which essentially fits on any dryer at any time and works well to diffuse the air.  Here is a great deal on a decent sock diffuser.

I hope I was able to narrow your search as there is really hundreds of dryers out there to choose from.

Happy hair drying, my friends!

 Anyone dealing with frizzy hair or split ends?  Do you desire shinier, healthier hair?  Well, I feel like I could do a whole series on what to do to help your hair become shinier and healthier.  But, today I’m going to just stick with one tip that will make a difference, so as not to have too long a post.  I also repeat this tip quite a bit in the salon and so I thought it wise to share here as well.  It all has to to with what you do after you have washed your hair, when it is wet and needs to be dried.

You see, many people do the same thing.  They wring a bit of the water out of their hair with their hands, step out of their shower, grab that towel and begin drying off their hair by rubbing the towel all over their head and hair.  As with many things that have to do with our health and beauty, this would be fine if you did it once in a while, but if every time you dry your hair, it starts with this, it definitely could be adding to the split ends, frizz and damage of your hair.  You see, if you look closely at any regular towel, you will see that there are a ton of little strings sticking up from it.  Unbeknownst to many, these little strings are fantastic at grabbing on and roughing up each one of your tiny hair’s cuticle layers (aka- the outer layer of each hair strand, where split ends start).  We rub back and forth and go against the grain of the hair as well, like a stylist does when they want to back comb or tease your hair for volume and yet, this causes knots and can also cause damage.

And so ideally, when you finish washing/conditioning your hair, you want to wring it out with your hands.  But after that, either let it be so it dries a bit (which is great for people with short thin hair as it will not drip all over the place) then, starting at the ends, gently comb it out.  But, if you have any length or amount of hair, it would be much better to use something much easier on your hair.  Because I am a frugal person myself, to benefit you, I suggest using an old t-shirt to dry your hair over using a towel.  It is self evident right off the bat that if you look closely at a t-shirt, it does not have those nubby little strings coming off of it that can tangle and over time, damage your hair.  I also suggest never going against the grain of the hair when drying it, so as to rough up that cuticle layer, but rather dry your hair with that t-shirt starting at the top of your head and going down, squeezing it, to get the access water out.

But, if you do not want to bother with a t-shirt hanging out to dry in your bathroom all the time and would prefer an excellent product at an affordable price that is far superior to a towel, then I would recommend the Aquis Original Towel Wrap for many reasons.  One, it will dry your hair much faster then any towel for two reasons- it is made of a special microfiber that absorbs water better and also it securely stays on your head while drying your hair.  Another benefit of it being on your head for a given time is that it keeps your hair off of your face, body and clothes while you are getting ready for your day.  This is beneficial if you are eating your breakfast, brushing your teeth, shaving, applying moisturizer, sunblock or makeup, or putting on clothes that you don’t want to get wet.  The microfiber is lightweight and much gentler on your hair then a towel is as well.  Of course it will not dry your hair completely like a blow dryer will and this brings me to my last point.  We all know that all heat tools, including blow dryers, can also be hard on your hair.  Yet, we know that blow dryers are very handy as many do not want to leave their house with wet hair and they are amazing at producing the fullness and style we want as well.  So, as a stylist I also often recommend not blow drying your hair for very long if possible, in other words- letting it dry out as much as possible before blow drying it.  And so, of course this Aquis product allows for much drying before the dreaded heat tool needs to do it’s work.  This product also comes in 8 colors to choose from and is on Amazon prime so that, if you belong, you won’t have to pay for your shipping.  This towel is easy to launder and dries quickly as well.

Hope this helps you on your road to healthier, softer and silkier hair.