Hair Care: Right Way To Highlights!

Hair Care: Right Way To Highlights!

Highlights consist of selecting small or thick strands of hair that are then lightened at least 2 shades lighter than the rest of your hair. Highlights should compliment your natural or artificial color. You should never go more than 3 shades lighter then the rest of your hair color. The object of highlighting is to give you a sun-kissed look and to bring depth and light to your overall color.

Home Hair Highlights

So if you want to achieve salon perfect results at home when you highlight your hair, here's what the pros say:

1. Use a clarifying shampoo on your hair at least two days before coloring.
2. Never shampoo the day you color.
3. Check the expiration date on the package. And once you mix the color, use it right away!
4. Toss out the brush that comes in the box and buy flat 1/2 and 1/4 inch acrylic brushes. These brushes, used by artists, are available at art supply stores (they'll give you better control and more natural-looking results)
5. Make sure you have on hand a pair of good, tight-fitting latex gloves (the ones that come in the package don't always fit well).
6. Start from the back of your head and work forward. By working from back to front, you won't smear the pieces in front by having to reach over them to do the back.
7. Apply the highlights only to the top layers of your hair. By leaving the hair underneath alone, you'll create depth and a sun-kissed look that looks completely natural!

De-Frizz and Smooth Out Your Hair For Great Hair!

So the end of the day is nearing and you’ve still got your dinner date in less than an hour. You may not have time to shower and get prettied up all over again, but you can at least apply some frizz-fighting gel or styling product to smooth out your hair.

If you can’t possibly dream of going on a date without a shower to freshen up, take the fastest shower of your life and get moving! Apply a leave-in conditioner or other anti-frizz styling solution to your hair and follow the instructions for drying your hair, or allow it to dry naturally if you have time.

How Hair Gets It’s Shape

The shape of a hair depends on several factors, including the shape of the hair follicle and its opening; these vary from one.

person to another and also between races. As keratin is hardening it is compressed into the shape of the hair follicle. The hair is then held in shape by the pattern of the chemical bonds within it. Of these, the disulphide bonds are the strongest. They can only be changed by chemical methods such as perming or relaxing.

So what are you waiting for? Get those shiny locks today! For more resources on Hair Care and advise on how to get great looking hair