Star Powered Shine From Sally Hershberger

Sally Hershberger, the in-demand celebrity stylist with a New York salon patrons fly across the country to visit, has designed a line of hair care and styling products that let you benefit from the star treatment without leaving home. Sally Hershberger Supreme Head Star Shine Styling ($12.49) smoothes your hair, adding reflective “star quality” shine. Dry ends and parched hair are things of the past with this rejuvenating styling serum. Not one to leave her fans clueless about their hair care, visit Sally’s website for how-to videos to help you get the most out of the products in her line.

Make Your Own Sugaring Hair Removal Paste

Nervous about the mystery ingredients in hair removal products, or trying to find something less harsh for your sensitive skin? A do-it-yourself sugaring paste may be the answer! With just a few ingredients found around the kitchen, you can make a cheap, effective, and skin-safe mixture to remove your nuisance hair.

• Combine two cups of sugar, 1/4 cup lemon juice (for it’s exfoliating and antiseptic properties) and 1/4 cup water in a saucepan on low to medium heat. Stir continuously until the sugar turns dark brown.
• Pour the mixture into a thick, heat-safe plastic container. Let it cool until it’s spreadable, but still somewhat warm. If it does cool too much, re-heat in the microwave for a few seconds.
• Gather a tongue depressor and cloth or disposable strips. Spread a thick layer of the paste onto skin using the tongue depressor, the size of one strip.
• Immediately apply the cloth strip, pressing down in the direction of hair growth to smooth.
• Hold one end of the strip firmly, then pull the strip off in the opposite direction of hair growth. If hair is not completely removed, wipe area clean of paste and repeat.

Shiny and ‘So Sexy’

Victoria’s Secret So Sexy Brilliant Shine Mist ($12.50) is a light aerosol mist that’s perfect for hair types that are easily weighed down by heavy serums and sprays. This product gives your hair an intensely glossy finish with a silky soft texture that’s touchable, not sticky or stiff! A mixture of silicones, vitamins, and hydrating silk amino acids gives hair added moisture and protection from the elements. Hair is left with the light, unmistakeable scent shared with all of the ‘So Sexy’ hair products.

Overnight Sensation

 

 

 

 

We’ve all heard of hair products that cost an arm and a leg. Add another to the list: Frederic Fekkai Overnight Hair Repair checks in at a whopping $195 for just over 3 ounces!

Directions are to apply to dry hair just before bedtime (one consistency in the reviews we’ve seen is that it does indeed absorb quickly and doesn’t mess up your pillow). Shampoo and condition as usual when you wake up in the morning.

It’s recommended to use every other night for 2-3 weeks, then about 3 times a week thereafter for its cumulative benefits (read: you need to use it several times before you see results).

How about it, reader? Tell us your experience. Fact or folly?

Great for Hair…and Hands!

Sticky, slimy hands are often a side effect of many hair styling products. DuWop Hands to Hair ($16.50) solves this problem by functioning as a finishing cream and a hand cream! Curly hair gains definition, straight hair shines and frizzy hair is tamed, all while beautifying and conditioning your hands!

This is also a great product when you’re on the go: the 1.67 fl oz. bottle doesn’t take up much room in your gym bag or purse, and it’s double function means it can be used with ease anywhere, anytime!

The Skinny on Skinny Hair: Kirkland Minoxidil for Women

Finally…products are available to help fight hair loss for women. Sure, men are freaked out by their own baldness. But it’s usually nothing more than a hand-slap to their egos. For us, hair loss can be truly devastating.

Enter Kirkland Minoxidil for Women, a topical, 2% minoxidil solution. Doctors recommend topical treatments for women for safety reasons, and 2% minoxidil (the max approved by the FDA) is the front-runner in the results category.

If you’re going to use Kirkland Minoxidil or any other topical minoxidil treatment, here’s what you need to know:

1. Topical treatments aren’t effective for a receding hairline or hairline baldness.
2. Once you begin treatment, any hair growth you have will stop once you stop using minoxidil.
3. Do a patch test; topical treatments of any kind can cause allergic reactions. Kirkland Minoxidil for Women, while proven effective, has other ingredients you may be sensitive to (like alcohol).
4. Don’t use more product or more frequently than recommended. You won’t have any better results and you’re in danger of causing more allergic reaction.
5. Do NOT use any topical minoxidil designed for men. Many of them contain 5% minoxidil (not approved or recommended for women).
6. If you have any concerns about hair loss, see your doctor.

2 of my fave sources for info on hair loss:
The Womens’ Hair Loss Project
American Hair Loss Association