DIY perms can be disastrous if you don’t have the right size rollers, don’t know how to place them, don’t have the right perming solution, or if your hair isn’t strong enough to handle a perm. You’ll need to do a lot of prep to understand how each method works and how yo...
Before any permanent color can be deposited into the hair shaft, the cuticle, or outer layer, must be opened. The insoluble formula then reacts with the cortex to deposit or remove the color. Ingredients in Hair Color Until the early 1900s, hair coloring was made from a wide range of ...
Using a simple motor-driven fan and a heating element, hair dryers blow hot air over wet hair to accelerate water evaporation. The heating element is usually a bare, coiled wire that heats up due to electrical resistance. The fan then blows air over this element, warming it before it exits...
If your style started fresh then chances are you would have detangled already so ensure that you do your regular detangling process before applying any of your chosen products. If you need to do a once over on your ends using adenman brush* then do ...
washing your skin as soon as you are able is more likely to wash off the permeating skunk stench. You may have to wash multiple times, or try adding some tomato juice to your bath if you must. While often touted as THE home skunk remedy, it’s possible that the natural acid in the...
1. Choose the Right Cut:Before you even start styling, it’s essential to have the right haircut. Ask your barber or stylist for a cut that is conducive to adding texture, such as a layered cut, fade, or undercut. 2. Wash and Condition Your Hair:Clean hair is easier to style. Use...
They had to be added after the first wash cycle in an automatic washer, because softeners were cationic, with a positive electrical charge, and detergents were anionic, or negatively charged [source: Toedt et al]. Putting the two together caused them to counteract, reducing the effectiveness ...
You’re going to wash your short or long dreadlocks as rarely as each 2-3 weeks. Dreadlocks are highly likely to become fizzy at the starter loc phase. Is it necessary to dry the hair completely prior to dreading? Absolutely. Hair should be completely dry before dreadlocking. This will en...
After an extended hiatus, I’m now in the process of updating all the info/resources here on Tipnut. Things are a tad wonky atm but I hope to be back on track in the near future. Please be patient with bloopers while I tidy up....
Caring for my own natural hair for 4 years before my second daughter was born gave me a lot of insight into what to do. Lord knows I didn’t know what the heck I was doing with my hair at the get-go, but after many trials and errors, I came up with a simple system...