Tell Your Hair Dresser !!

So I'm not sure if this has happened to any of you but i hate it when I go to the hairdresser, get all my split ends cut off and then right when they're done they blow dryer my hair and then STRAIGHTEN IT. Even worse when they don't use a heat protectant! It literally makes me wanna cry. I paid for you to fix my hair. Not fix it and wreck it again 5 minutes later. So if your hair is really damaged be sure to inform your hair dresser on the problem. Tell her you would prefer she (or he) use a heat protectant or tell them if you don't want it straightened or styled at all. Try telling them before they start though because if they're already starting it can get kind of awkward. Also yeah your hairdresser can probably tell how damaged your hair is without you telling them but if you tell them they can make suggestions on what shampoos or conditioners to buy for your hair specifically. They're the experts! So don't be afraid to ask for advice from them or ask them not to style your hair after. Good luck!

No Heat Styles and Contacting Me.

So I didn't really want to make a post just about contacting me, but I'll start off this one by saying, if you have any questions or comments or suggestions for a tip, product review, no heat tutorial or anything you can e-mail me at damagebegone@hotmail.com I'll be sure to e-mail you back as soon as I can! Also I'll be away from the computer for the next 3 days so I won't have any new blog posts, but when I'm back I'll be sure to put a new post up for you guys! Now to the no heat styles!
We talked about how to curl hair without heat, well I posted links to YouTube video tutorials that I thought you all might find helpful but there's other stuff to do with your hair besides just curling or straightening it.

Style #1: The Messy Bun

There are many different ways to do a messy bun, because it's "messy". There are no right or wrong ways to do it, just do it how you like it. It's generally done by twisting all of your hair through a ponytail holder one time and on the second time pulling it only halfway through then wrapping it around a bunch of times. Maybe that didn't make a lot of sense but it doesn't necessarily have to because it's just a bun that's messy that YOU like.

Style #2: The Ever Famous Fishtail Braid

Though not everyone has mastered it (including myself) many thinks it's an easy way to do your hair in the morning, not to mention it's super cute! There are a bunch of tutorials on YouTube of how to fishtail braid your hair I'll post a link to a video I like down below. So it takes a bit of practice (or a lot in my case) but apparently once you get it it's a breeze. So have fun with it and try different variations of it- have fun with it!

Fish Braid Tutorial 

Style #3: The Bow

There are different ways to do a bow in your hair, all very cute and chic. Most common ways are shown in the pictures above. Doing one bow with all your hair or one with a bit of your hair from both sides. Because pictures speak louder than words, I got tutorial pictures so I didn't have to try and explain this hairstyle because that would probably leave everyone very confused. So here's another hairstyle that doesn't involve heat. Good luck!

Style #4: The Unicorn Braid (or Rope Braid)

I recently discovered this type of 'braid' and it's SUPER easy and SUPER cute and unique. It mainly consists of twisting your hair, doesn't get much easier than that! People will be asking you how on earth you did it when it only took you 30 seconds! I'll post a tutorial video down below, again there are different ways to do this, you can do it across your bangs, do 2 on both sides of your hair, do 1 to the side. Anyway you want it basically! Have fun!

Picture Day Hairstyle: Rope Braid Tutorial!

Style #5: Sock Bun!

Last but not least we have the sock bun! It's super easy and cute, as are all these hairstyles. I did this one a couple times and got a bunch of compliments, it's really great! Putting on a fun headband with it is cute too! I'll again just post a link to a tutorial as it's kind of hard to describe without a model. 

Megan and Liz: Sock Bun Tutorial

So I hope that this gave you some new ideas for how to do your hair without heat and I hope you have a lot of fun with them. Again if you have any comments, suggestions or questions e-mail me at damagebegone@hotmail.com

Thank you!
P.S. All picture are from Pinterest, I do not own them.

Tip 10: Use A Wide Tooth Comb

This tip is a pretty straight forward one, I'm not sure what to say about it. It's better to use a wide tooth comb in your hair than a paddle brush, especially in wet hair. A comb also makes it a lot harder to rip through your hair you almost HAVE to be carefuller. The 'teeth' and a wide tooth comb are farther apart so you're not ripping through all of your hair at once. It's just easier on your hair. So I suppose that's all for this tip. If you have any questions about it though, feel free to ask in the comment box below.

Tip 9: The Malibu Treatment

Some of you may have heard of this- others may not have. But what a Malibu treatment is, is a special treatment done on your hair, which takes approximately an hour to strip your hair of damaging chemical build up. These chemicals include iron, chlorine and more. My water was hard for a long time when my water softener wasn't working and the iron in the water turned my blonde highlights ORANGE! It was a disaster so I got a Malibu to strip my hair of the unwanted chemicals turning my orange streaks back to blonde. If you go swimming lots or anything your hair will begin building up with harmful chemicals, so it's good to get this done every once and a while to keep your hair clean and get rid of unwanted rust.
You can get supplies to do something like a Malibu Treatment at home but it's generally done best at a salon. What's done is they put a gel like substance into your hair and leave it in while you sit under a hair dryer for about 50 minutes maybe more depending on how much your hair needs it and the thickness and length of your hair.
Stylists recommend getting a Malibu every 9 weeks approximately especially on colour treated hair.
So if you feel your hair is needing a bit of a pick-me-up, try it out, it's really good for your hair!

Battle of the Heat Protectants

I'll be coming to you guys with more healthy hair tips really soon. But for now I wanted to do a little bit of a different thing, kind of like my last post "Product Review". So many people have been asking what is a really good hair protectant or my favorite one. Let me start by saying ANY heat protectant is better than none and everyone has their own opinion, I'll just be sharing mine today.

So I only own 2 heat protectants for my hair, that being Guardian Angel and TRESemme Heat Tamer Spray.  Okay so I had never heard of a heat protectant since my friend introduced me to them. She used Guardian Angel by Got2b so naturally I did too. Once I learned more about heat protectants many were suggesting Chi, or TRESemme heat protectants. So I went for the TRESemme one. I was very happy with it, much happier than I was with the Guardian Angel. Here is why. The Guardian Angel left my hair feeling kind of sticky or like it had product in it, and I like my hair really soft and for it to feel like I put nothing in it. It wasn't like a BIG deal, it's not like it was super sticky and gross I just felt like it weighed down my hair a bit. With the TRESemme one it was a lot different, I felt like it actually made my hair softer than if I didn't use it. Another thing was the smell, I LOVE the TRESemme smell I think it smells so much better that Guardian Angel. Guardian Angel just has this really... interesting scent to it. I didn't mind it at first but for me it's gotten worse, I've started disliking the smell more and more. But the TRESemme smell just smells super fresh and healthy to me. That's how I would describe it. All in all I'd suggest using TRESemme Heat Tamer Spray, you can most likely get it at your local drugstore! And it's a good price too! Good luck!

Product Review

Alright so in this post I'm just gonna be reviewing some of the hair products that I use or have used in the past to help you decide what you want to purchase or not.

Coconut Milk Anti-Breakage Serum by Organix

I have placed a picture of the product below so you know what to look for! Okay so this anti-breakage serum has proved to be very helpful in my hair. It says to put into towel dried hair but I often use the product on dry hair as well. It adds moisture to ends that look fried and I feel like it has really helped strengthen the ends of my hair when they're really damaged. I would recommend this product from my experience, also it smells great! 10/10

Aussie 3 Minute Miracle: Sydney Smooth, Smoothing Treatment

So everyone on YouTube was FREAKING OUT about this amazing 3 Minute Miracle stuff by Aussie that smelled amazing and worked amazing to make hair healthy. Many failed to mention it was 3 Minute Miracle MOIST Deeeep Conditioner. So I just went looking for 3 Minute Miracle, this is what I found so I bought it. I smelled it and thought it smelled horrible. But I figured, I bought this product, I'm gonna try it. So I did and I think it worked good on my hair. I wouldn't say it was a major miracle worker but I did feel like my hair was softer than it was with my last conditioner. And now the smell has grown on me and I actually really like it. So all in all I'd say it's a great conditioner- not amazing but great. I've found the smell you either love or hate, so smell it and see if it'll work for you. I'd give it an 8/10

Nexxus Pro Mend, Split End Binding Overnight Treatment Creme

So in my oblivious days when I didn't know that it was IMPOSSIBLE to mend my split ends I saw this and was like YES! So I bought it and was all excited. It said it mended 95% of split ends in one treatment (or something like that). So I used it and the next day, yeah my hair felt a bit nicer but I can assure you that not eve 50% of my split ends were 'mended'. I wouldn't recomment any product that says it'll mend your split ends although it's not necessarily always a negative thing, but they won't mend your split ends. So keep that in mind. I'll get this product a 4/10. (A couple points for slightly nicer hair)

That's all the products I'm reviewing today due to shortage of time. I can do some more another time if you'd like. Or if you have a product you want me to review for you I can see if I could do that for you. Also I'll put up another post soon on different heat protectants and which I prefer. So keep an eye out for that! Thank you for reading, hope I helped!

Tip 8: Don't Bleach Your Hair and Dye Carefully

As tempting as it may be to bleach your hair seeing all those bleach blondes running around getting all the attention, DON'T DO IT. Although "dying" is better than bleaching your hair dying can still cause damage. Bleaching can fry and destory your hair, even cause you to lose a lot of hair from the damage it does to your hair so avoid it at all costs, but if you're not going to listen, use other hair tips on this blog to keep it as healthy as possible!

If you're going to dye your hair here are some tips for a website (I'll post the link below) on how to do it well and cause the least amout of damage possible.
(I didn't come up with any of these suggestions, all credit goes to whoever wrote the article, I'm just passing on the ideas to all of you, in my own words!)

1. Choose a Gentle Hair Dye
Dying your hair will always damage your hair to some degree but some gentler dyes will be less damaging. Look for dyes that are hypoallergenic and conditioning.

2.Choose a Semi-Permanent Dye
A Semi-Permanent dye contains a lot less chemicals, obviously, as it doesn't permanently dye your hair. Although I understand some people want really long term dyes and then, obviously your not going to choose this. But as far as hair damage it will reduce it a lot.

3. Reduce The Amount of Heat You Use
As you already know heat on undyed hair is bad enough, apply heat to dyed hair and it will just make the damage from dying that much worse. So just try to avoid using heat on your hair even more than normal. Because it all adds up!

4. Wash Your Hair First
This will just make dying it a simpler process because dirty hair doesn't "absorb or retain" the colour that you want well. So you could end up with uneven hair colouring.

5. Colour a Single Strand First
Doing this will simply ensure that it's the colour that you want it to be, all dyes will look different on different hair. Also you may be able to see how much damage it's done. So if it's a trainwreck, don't dye the rest, if it works then go for it!

5 Tips to Prevent Damage When Dying Your Hair

Tip 7: Hair Masks

Although there are some great store bought products that can do amazing things for your hair, sometimes it's good to go a little more natural. There are many hair masks that can be put together by just using the supplies you already have in your house. One popular and amazing hair mask is the Olive Oil hair mask but all natural hair masks are good for your hair. So keep on the lookout for some. I'll post a couple recipes here, try one out, see if you like it! This link has 4 different hair masks to try for different reasons.
Excellent Homemade Hair Masks
Check them out, try them out and remember that they may seem gross when you put them in but all of it is super healthy for your hair!

No Heat Tutorials

This isn't exactly a tip it's simply suggestions on No Heat Hair Ideas. All these links are from YouTube. I have not come up with any of the hairstyles, they belong to whomever's video it is. Here they are! Some of these I've tried, some I haven't, just ideas.
Soft waves Overnight NO HEAT <-- When I do this in my hair the finishing product is a lot bigger curls
How To Get Taylor Swift's Curls Without Heat
(NO HEAT) Easy Everyday Beach Waves
There are a bunch of great ideas on YouTube so just search "No Heat Hairstyles"!

Tip 6: Avoid All Heat and Use Heat Protectant

If you can at all avoid applying heat to your hair- AVOID IT. If you blow dry your hair, DON'T or use the cool setting. Please, please, please do NOT straighten your hair! At least not every day, even every other day is better than every day! But try not to straighten it at all. Same goes for curling. If you ARE going to apply heat to your hair it is SO important to use a Heat Protectant. I would suggest TRESsemme Heat Tamer Spray, I liked it better than my first Heat Protectant Got2b's "Guardian Angel". But you can try whatever you would like. I think I got my TRESemme Heat Tamer Spray from Super Store for about $3.00 but I think normally it's about $6.00 (in Canada) not 100% sure though. Go check it out. Find a heat protectant that works for you! All you need to do is spray it from about the middle of your hair to the ends and wait a couple minutes for it to dry (wet hair+heat= SO MUCH DAMAGE. It will give you the opposite effect) once it's dry, style your hair like normal. I like to spray heat protectant in my hair even like right before I'm about to go out on a really hot day, maybe I'm just paranoid but I'm working really hard at repairing it!

Tip 5: Don't Wash Your Hair Every Day

If you haven't heard of this you're probably like, "Why not? My hair gets so dry I need to wash it every day!". Well the reason for the dryness may be that you wash it too often. If you wash your hair too often you strip it of it's natural moisturizers and then you become dependent on artificial moisturizers. So take a break, wash it every 2-3 days instead. If you feel like your hair gets greasy way too easily purchase a dry shampoo to spray in your roots, or if you don't want to purchase a dry shampoo then try putting baby powder on a brush and combing it through your roots. It works best in blonde or light hair but if you would like you can do it in dark hair you just need to work harder and blending it in. If you feel it's really too dry even after washing it every 2-3 days for a few weeks, try using a leave-in conditioner or a moisturizer. Coconut Oil or Coconut Milk is really good for your  hair and adds moisture and protein, but make sure to only apply it to the ends as it will easily make the roots greasy.
Good luck on fixing your hair!

Tip 4: Carry a Scissor and Use Cool Water

No, not so when you see someone with ugly hair you can cut it off (though it's tempting). It's so that if you find a split end in your hair you can quickly cut it before it can start traveling up your hair and drying it out. So whenever you spot a split end just quickly snip it off it keeps your hair looking flawless.
Keep in mind that any heat is bad for your hair. So that includes a really hot day, blow drying, showering in extreme heat. All that stuff. So when you're showering keep this in mind. I'm not suggesting you shower in freezing water. In fact it's good to use warm water before using shampoo or conditioner. So use warm water at the beginning of your shower to open up your hair cuticles. But once you're rinsing you might wanna turn the water cooler, because it helps close your cuticles and trap the moisture in your hair. So try to avoid putting your hair under steaming hot water!

Tip 3: Don't Brush Wet Hair

Again it's an extremely simple tip, making this an extremely short post. You hair is weakest when it's wet, so DON'T BRUSH IT WHEN IT'S WET. That includes right after you spray in heat protectant or any hair product. If your hair is wet, wait till it's dry to brush it. If you're like me and have curly hair you cannot possibly brush your hair when it's dry, it makes it puffy and ruins the curls, right? So our best bet is to brush it before your shower and be very gentle when you wash it so it doesn't tangle it too much. If you've succeeded then running your fingers through after your shower should be good. If after a shower you still feel the need to brush it make sure you're careful and patient with it and use the last tip- brushing it from the ends up!
Happy Hair Healing!

Tip 2: Be Gentle and Use Detangler

This is a pretty straight forward tip. Be gentle and use detangler. First of all a lot of us like to just rip through our hair when we brush it like it's not big deal. We're old enough that we don't scream at the pain and have learned to endure it so why not just make it quick and easy? Here's why, when you brush a whole tangle through your hair harshly it rips your hair so much, it's not even funny. It tears at your ends and destroys them completely. It literally ruins your hair. So when brushing your hair you always want to start at the ends and work your way up. That way it's not so hard on the ends of your hair. It's also way easier and hurts a lot less.

Also try using a detangler. I know some people may think it's for children who can't handle their hair being pulled at very hard but it's actually for everyone to reduce damage. In most cases the less it hurts your head, the less it's damaging your hair. But keep in mind that you want to wait for the detangler to try a bit otherwise you could get the opposite affect that you want. So spray in some detangler, wait a couple minutes for it to dry and work your way from the ends up!

Good luck on repairing your hair!

Tip 1: Cut Your Split Ends

Okay so recently I discovered that my hair was super damaged! Like I was lucky if I could find a hair that wasn't a split end so I began searching for ways to fix it. This blog is going to be all about products and home remedies that help strengthen your hair. But keep in mind split ends cannot be mended, so whenever I talk about healing your hair it's just strengthening it and making it 'better'.
Let's start off with the most important thing for getting healthy hair. Get it cut often enough. They say every 6-8 weeks it should be cut but if you feel like your hair needs to be cut sooner or if it can handle longer, it's really up to you just make sure that the ends are always fresh.
If your hair is already damaged and has split ends you'll want to get it cut as soon as possible! Because split ends will ravel up your hair, just think of yarn unraveling the 'split end' continues moving up the yarn just like the split ends in your hair will, so the sooner you cut it the better- you wouldn't want to end up having to shave your head or anything (unless that's your style). So don't procrastinate because you don't want to cut your hair shorter because the more you wait the shorter you'll have to cut it. Also hair stops growing after it gets to a certain point of damage, because it'll just break off. So if you want long hair it must be healthy. Don't forget that.
That's all for today's hair tip!