Sunbathing, swimming, bike riding, street festivals and picnics are just a few of the activities we look forward to during the summer months but the season comes with some inherent challenges. The sun can dry your hair and aggravate any resident split ends. Taking a few small measures can make the difference between you accomplishing that next hair goal and a setback. These quick and simple tips will help you and your hair make it through the remainder of summer damage free. Don’t forget to protective style. The hot weather may tempt you to wear your hair loose more often but do it in...

I was recently in the beautiful land of sea and sun aka Barbados (my homeland) for a few days and man was it hot.  The sun was so scorching hot that I started to wonder about the effects it was having on my hair.  We all know that we should protect our skin from those harmful UV rays but I was curious about if those same rays were impacting my hair in any way.  The short answer is yes, so the next questions for me became: “How does UV radiation damage the hair?” and “Is there any feasible way to reduce the amount of UV damage to my hair without wrapping my head like a bandage...

On just about every hair board, you can find a post bashing silicones for coating the hair and robbing it of moisture.  I don’t have any particular distaste for cones (quite the opposite) but I thought I should do some research and see if all silicones are as detrimental to hair care as some of the hair board postings seem to suggest.  This is what I found. Silicones have a bad reputation for coating the hair and blocking moisturization, but according to a study by Dow Corning Corporation,  silicones can play an important part in hair care because of their conditioning  properties and...

Today I started thinking about what length hair I prefer. Do I like it short or do I like it long? Truth is I like both, but I have to admit that long hair has certain advantages especially if you’re lazy like me. I love love love the cut that I’m rocking right now and very often I consider keeping it this length for a while. It’s cute, fresh, snazzy without being over the top and frankly a nice change from what I’m used to wearing. The challenge comes in the maintenance. We all know that shorter styles need more commitment. There’s straightening or curling to...

Just when you thought that you had figured out your hair type (i.e. 3, 4 etc.), Mizani has defined a new typing key – the The MIZANI Natural Curl Key™ is an easy-to-use reference guide that allows professional stylists to identify the hair type of any client and determine its key characteristics and special needs, as well as the most beneficial care and service suggestions. Mizani Natural Curl Key I like this curl key better than the previous key we’ve become so used to because it’s more visual. No longer do I have to read a description and try to identify myself as a 3c, 4a or 4b...