Color Protection Tips

Tip of the day:  How to HELP prevent color Fade.
1.  Do NOT Shampoo with extremely HOT water.  It opens up the hair cuticle and allows the chemicals to strip out the color.
2.  Wait as long as you can after your color BEFORE shampooing your hair for the first time.  AT LEAST 24-48 hours.  The longer you wait, the more it has time to stain your hair cuticle.
3.  Do NOT shampoo everyday!  This enhances the "Fade factor" and you will find yourself coloring more often and your hair will become more porous and dry.  Dry hair or porous hair will fade quicker.
4.  Be sure you cover your hair when you are out in the sun or in a tanning bed.  UV Rays are the death of hair color.  If you don't have a towel for the tanning bed, just pull your shirt over your hair.  Anything is better than nothing at all.  PROTECT YOUR HAIR!!
5.  Spray a leave in conditioner in your hair before you go out in the sun or go swimming.  You will be getting a "heated" deep conditioning treatment from the sun and the conditioner on your hair.  For BLONDES, wet your hair and rub some conditioner on it to prevent chlorine from going into the hair and preventing the "green" look from the pool.  Chlorine dries out all hair and is a killer on the ends of hair. 
6.  Be sure you are using a good quality shampoo and conditioner for your hair.  You need a good hairspray too with UV Protectants to help keep your color from fading. 
Michael O'Rourke's 3-Way Hair Spray is Humidity Resistant and has Sunscreen!!  What better way to protect your hair??
(334)446-0465 for appointment or to stock up on some great Rock Your Hair Products.

Update & Tips of the day

It has been a while!  I apologize!!  BUT, if you like the page on Facebook, you can easily see the "Tip of the Day" posted if you check the page daily.  There are GREAT tips posted.  I try to post something for EVERY hair type and every hair issue I hear my customers bring forth to me.  I also try to incorporate some easy ways to best utilize hair products they have at home to achieve the style they are looking for.  With some of the Facebook changes the Page tips may not appear in your news feed, so be sure you like the page and hoover over the "LIKED" button for a second and then click "SHOW IN NEWS FEED" to assure that these tips WILL appear in your daily news feed.  I encourage you to check the page often for new pictures, updates and promotions.
I have received such positive feedback on my daily tips from my Facebook page that I've decided to include some of the most popular ones in this post and then do blogs on "Hair Tips" and "Product of the Week".  That product will be 10% off that week at the shop.
Here are some of the most popular hair tips.
1.  Tip of the Day: Don't limit yourself to thinking FOILS are the only way to achieve Highlights or Lowlights!! Cap methods have come A VERY LONG WAY from the old days! They are no longer the double-ply, pre-marked caps that defined where the stylist put your color. They still do make those and some stylist are "old school" and prefer those caps, but I use a light weight cap, that is like a saran wra

p plastic, and I can free style your highlights or color. I can place natural looking highlights all over your hair, or place funky, chunks of color to make a bold statement. Cap highlights WITH A CUT take half the time of a foil color and start at $65.00!! With Foils, you can do more than one color. Caps, you can only do ONE color. That is the down side. So consider Cap Method Highlights if you want just a one color highlight or low light next time, to save time or money. (334)446-0465

2.  Tip of the day: Not sure you want highlights? Start with a partial foil, right around the face and part to see if just a subtle glow or lighter is for you. Not much investment and you may find that the change is just the perk you were looking for. Most stylist offer a partial foil at a fraction of the cost of the regular foil job. Just 8-10 strategically placed highlights/foils can make a world of difference in your look!!! (334)446-0465 or book online at http://www.styleseat.com/simplystylin
3.   Tip of the day: Itchy scalp? Dry or flaky scalp? Shampoo your hair twice, massaging your scalp well with the palms of your fingers and being careful NOT to scratch with your fingernails. Rinse well with warm water. Squeeze out excess water. Pour a cup of the Original type Listerine over your scalp. Yes, Listerine mouthwash. It will stop the itching and burning and kill bacterial growth on

the scalp! Dandruff is usually from a bacterial growth on the scalp. If mouthwash is safe for your mouth, surely it is ok for outer use on your body. (It is also good for cuts, scrapes, burns, etc) It is an antiseptic. Let it sit for 3-5 minutes and rinse. Follow with a good conditioner and rinse with cooler water. Style as usual. You can do this twice a week. FEELS WONDERFUL!!!

4.   Tip of the Day: Big Hair is IN!! Here are some helpful hints on how to get voluminous hair.
Add layers to your hair to increase volume.

When styling hair with flat irons or hot rollers, spritz roots with an aerosol hair spray instead of a spritz. Aerosol tends to dry faster and won't be as hard to brush out. Then tip head up side down & shake. Volumizing styling products cause the hair cuticle to swell. Thus letting pollutants and excess heat, damage the cortex of your hair. Use moisturizing, volumizing products. Good quality salon volumizing products will not weigh yout hair down.

Use a lightweight volumizing conditioner everyday! YES, you must still condition your hair. As above, volumizing products swell the cuticle. Therefore, you need to protect your hair! If your hair is weighed down by conditioner, then you are using the WRONG kind! Come see me and get a bottle of MIRACLE from Michael O'Rourke's Rock Your Hair line. AWESOME stuff!!
Ask your stylist to give you a point cut. Point cutting creates uneven ends and texture creating the illusion of volume in the hair.
Blow hair upside down, while lifting roots to add volume.
After drying is complete, spray hair lightly with an aerosol hairspray and blow-dry hair again for a minute.
**Try my new line of Rock Your Hair Products for Big, Voluminous ROCKER Hair!**

5.   Tip of the Day:  Hair loss after pregnancy or major medical procedures.... this is a common problem.  ESPECIALLY AFTER PREGNANCY!  Most new Mommies find it easiest to pull up their locks into ponytails and go.  BUT BEWARE.... this can be doing more harm than good!!  Hair tends to be fragile after pregnancy and stretching and pulling the hair will weaken it.  Make sure those ponytails are LOOSE!  No metal clips.  Use cloth head bands instead to push your hair out of of your face and leave your hair down instead. 
These are very good tips, simple but interesting.
    Eat and have a good diet. Give attention to nutrients and vitamins you take. Eat natural foods and avoid processed foods. If you are pregnant you should not eat junk food.
    Use a good quality shampoo; if possible, use a special shampoo for hair loss. Always using natural shampoo and avoid chemical shampoo.  (Dandruff shampoo, etc)
    Do not pull your hair too tight and do bad hairstyle because that can hurt your scalp and hair.
    Avoid using chemicals on your hair, use natural oils. Give oil massages like coconut oil or olive oil to your scalp, do it two or three times a week.
    Talk with your doctor, because if your hair keeps losing, it could be a symptom of postpartum thyroiditis.
(334)446-0465 for appointments for deep conditioning treatments!

**Product of the Week**

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It's a Leave in Treatment that makes your hair Shinier, Stronger and Healthier!!

It's is Soy, Wheat and Oat Proteins that reinforce the hair from the shaft to the ends and replenish the moisture and shine to dry, color treated hair but also detangles and tames ALL hair types without weighing it down.  See me and ask about this product to get it for 10% off until Next Friday.