Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Four Bad Hair Habits Busted


As Hollywood's preeminent hair treatment expert, Philip B. has garnered international praise for his visionary approach to hair, scalp and body care. His award-winning blends are formulated with pure botanical ingredients and potent essential oils in concentrations that were previously unheard of in the industry. Delivering unparalleled results, Philip’s breakthrough formulations have dramatically changed the way the world perceives luxury care for hair and skin.
Here are Philip’s four most unthinkable BAD HAIR HABITS and his advice on how to break them:

1. Brushing wet hair - Your hair is weaker and more elastic when wet, so brushing it can lead to breakage and split ends. Make sure to follow this styling commandment: Comb hair when it's wet and brush when it's dry.

2. Overdrying - If you have color- or chemically-treated hair and flat iron it often, beware! Heat styling tools and chemical treatments burn precious moisture out of your hair. Unless you replace that moisture with frequent botanical oil treatments (2-4 times per week), eventually it will start breaking off. To keep hair healthy, turn down the heat as much as you can and treat your hair to frequent oil treatments. You can use Philip B. Rejuvenating Oil for this, but plain olive oil can work in a pinch.

3. Not protecting bleached hair - While it was tempting to dive in the pool during the hot summer, I’m sure it left your bleached strands looking a lot like greenish straw. Bleach is drying and makes your hair more porous, and chlorinated water also strips moisture from your hair – plus, it contains metals that can seep into your hair and leave a greenish tint. Now that summer is officially over, treat your hair by soaking it in a vinegar-and-water bath to help eliminate some of the remaining chlorine molecules. After that, an oil treatment is key to restoring moisture and shine.

4. Neglecting to brush - A good brushing is an exfoliation treatment for your scalp. It stimulates cell turnover to make your hair stronger and healthier, drags the natural conditioning oils from your scalp to your ends to keep them shiny and moisturized and also buffs the hair cuticle to boost overall glossiness. But forget the old wives’ tale about brushing your hair 100 times each night – it's excessive and might be damaging. Instead, aim for 10-20 strokes, depending on the thickness of your hair. Tip: Use a pure boar bristle brush if you have fine, wispy hair; if your hair is normal to thick, look for a brush that contains a mix of natural boar's hair and nylon bristles. Use Philip B. brushes or find good boar's hair brushes in fine department stores or salons.

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3 comments:

Mary said...

I am bad about not brushing my hair often enough. Brushing naturally curly hair tends to make it really frizzy, but I could give it a good brushing right before I wash my hair. Lots of good tips here.

Kayla @ TheEclecticElement said...

Well, I can honestly say I didn't really know any of this aside from the real basic stuff like the heating.

I, too, am guilty of not brushing my hair-I have no where to go, so I don't really bother.

Now that I know all this, I'll definitely have to start keeping better care of my hair!

Maryann D. said...

All of this advice makes a lot of sense to me about taking care of our hair. I can easily forget and I have brushed my wet hair. I do know this is not good. I like the idea about using plain olive oil for treatment.
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