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Do it Yourself Prom Hairstyle

♫ May 7th, 2011 4:42 am


Prom is coming up, and I bet all of you young ladies are trying to figure out what to do with your hair! Let me guarantee that you will not have to spend over $100 styling your hair because I’m going to tell you how to do it yourself. This style is classic and never goes out of season. It works best on hair of medium to long length, and of any type. You will need a few ponytail holders and lots of bobby pins.

Start simply, put your hair up into 2 ponytails, if your hair is very thick you may want to do 4 ponytails in a square on the back of your head. From there, start with 1 ponytail and divide it into half and half again so you end up with four equal sections (more if you have very thick hair). Keep each one separate by loosely tying a holder around each one, or simply throwing it over your head.

Take the strand in the middle of your head and make sure it has no tangles. Use caution with your brush, you don’t want to accidentally mix up the strands. Wet your hands with water, or gel if you want to assure no flyaways. Run your hands along the length of the strand until it is wet enough to hold a shape.

Starting at the top, twist the strand to a tight spiral. Once you have 1.5-2 inches twisted hold it against your skull with one hand and pin it down with the other. If you have a difficult time getting the pin to stay, use a second and cross it over the first. So you will end up with two pins forming an X holding your hair in place.

Continue twisting and pinning every two inches or so until the strand is finished. Move on to the next strand in the same ponytail and do the same thing. It is best if you keep the new curls as close as possible to the originals to avoid any open space. When done with all the strands in the first ponytail, simply move on to the next and work your way from the center out.

Fancy It Up a Bit

Some tips to fancy this up a bit would be to twist the hair back into the ponytails. Or, you could make a zig-zag part all the way from your forehead to your neck. You could also gel the ends of each strand so they stick out straight from the coils. Don’t forget about glitter hairspray!

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Laser Hair Removal on Blonde Hair

♫ April 22nd, 2011 9:40 am

Dangers of Laser Hair Removal on Blonde Hair

You must be aware that there are many beautician clinics that rely on older technology; if they are somewhat unscrupulous there is a risk that some may advise you against attempting laser hair removal on blonde hair claiming that it cannot be successfully performed, in order to sell you other kinds of services.

Human head hair usually grows at a rate of approximately half an inch each month with each hair growing for anywhere between 2 and 6 years. At the end of this growing period, the hair will enter its resting phase and fall out, usually to be replaced by a fresh new hair from the same follicle.


Effective Treatment on Blonde Hair

Laser hair removal can be successful and effectual, but it is essential that you are well-informed and that you do your research thoroughly in order to identify the very best beautician clinics in your city for your own special situation. People who are pale-skinned and dark-haired are fortunate in that they can be treated at any FDA-authorized laser removal beautician clinics, but if you are looking to have your blonde hair treated with lasers then you will need to be choosier.

All laser removal systems can temporarily reduce the growth of hairs for all colors except completely unpigmented hairs (i.e. white hairs). However, with old-style systems, blonde, red or gray haired patients were unlikely to see much difference in terms of permanent reduction – they would need to be treated at about 1-3 month intervals to obtain much benefit.

Modern Removal Treatments

With modern laser systems, the range and precision of light wavelengths offers many more possibilities and the more advanced laser clinics will carefully tailor therapy to each patient’s individual situation based on skin color and color of hairs. An example of one of these systems is the “Epilight” system.

Other options for laser hair removal for blonde hairs include hybrid systems such as the “ELOS” system, which merges laser technology with the use of radio waves.


Pigmenting Blonde Hair

In addition, there are pre-laser treatments now available which will artificially dye the hair follicle cells to increase the options and efficacy of laser removal for blonde hairs. “Meladine” is one such pre-laser hair removal treatment. Cleared in 2003 by the FDA to be used in conjunction with laser hair removal on blonde hair, Meladine, which is made from naturally-occurring compounds present in the ink of marine squid, enhances the natural melatonin in hair roots. This enables the lasers used in removal to effectively target blonde hair.

Classification of Your Hair and Skin Type for Laser Hair Removal

Doctors will classify your skin type based on a system called “The Fitzpatrick Chart”, and it is useful to be aware of this system in preparation for your discussion with a consultant or doctor.

Skin Types on the Fitzpatrick Chart:

TYPE I: Very pale and prone to burning, never tans.
TYPE II: Very sensitive to sun, often burns, hard to tan.
TYPE III: Sensitive to sun, sometimes burns, tans slowly to light brown color.
TYPE IV: Not particularly sensitive to sun, rarely burns, tans to moderate brown.
TYPE V: Not sensitive to sun, rarely burns, tans well.
TYPE VI: Insensitive to sun, never burns, deeply pigmented.

Laser hair removal on blonde hair is now a real viable prospect – the key is to be informed and to be willing to do your legwork before choosing a removal clinic.

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