Styling Tips From Hairdressers

Here are some styling tips from some of the best hairdressers in the world so you can keep your tresses in tiptop shape.

If you have superfine hair with a babyish like texture superstar hairdresser Robert Hallowell recommends keeping your hair as short as you can to encourage growth and make it look thicker. He also advises that this type of very fine hair should never be “razor cut” as it will shred the ends of the hair. The fine effect of using the razor will also cause the strands of hair to be “fly away.”  Robert Hallowell is one of the more inventive of the celebrity hairdressers around and has created a special haircutting instrument that is a combination of scissors and shears that is used in quality salons to cut hair.  Yet another thing that Hallowell advises for people with superfine hair is to color it as dyes add more texture to the cuticle and have the effect of swelling it. You can also volumize fine hair by using a volumizing shampoo, skipping the conditioner and make sure that you rinse your hair in very cool water.

If you have a lot of build up of sea salt, conditioner or chlorine on your hair, Karen Sheldon (an expert on tips from hairdressers) recommends using a hair detoxifying shampoo. These types of shampoos contain ingredients that remove minerals or other harmful toxins from muddying up your hair shaft.  This type of shampoo should only be used once a month.  Karen Sheldon also advises giving this type of damaged hair a hot oil treatment, especially at the end of the summer, when the hair has spent a lot of time in water, wind and sun. You can give yourself your own hot oil treatment by heating ¼ to ½ cup of olive oil in a microwave until it is warm (but not hot!) Always test the temperature of the olive oil before you pour it onto your scalp to avoid burns. You can also buy hot oil packs in drug stores. V05 makes a good one.

Celebrity hairdressers also have plenty of tips as to how to make your hair color last. There are actually several things you can do so that you can enjoy your hair color even longer. For instance the closer the shade of color that you choose is to your real hair the less obvious your roots will be. This can buy you two or three weeks in between coloring. For best results don’t choose a shade that is more than three shades lighter than your natural hair color.

If you are trying to achieve hair that is super straight, celebrity hairdresser Barbara Lhotan who styles Jessica Simpson and other famous people says that the blow dryer needs to be directed through the hair by directing the hot air through the machine down through the shaft from the roots until the ends. To do this you need to sit on a chair and hold the blow-dryer high above your head, which makes it less of a strain on your arms.

If you are still stuck on ideas for your hair there are many Q an A sites online run by hairdressers that can help.