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Hair tinsel is a great way to add color and shimmer to everyday hair styles, without making a permanent change to your hair. Don’t worry about damage to your tresses, they are simply tied in and use no glue.

Hair tinsel is very durable, you can curl, flat iron, and blow dry hair as well as use any styling products. The tinsel strands are made out of clothing grade synthetic fibers and can withstand heat up to 400 degrees. For longer lasting results I recommend that you avoid using a fine tooth comb on your hair.

Hair tinsel comes in a wide variety of colors: black, champagne, chocolate, copper, cranberry, fuchsia, green, lavender, lime green, pink, purple, red, silver, turquoise, royal blue, and rainbow. You have the option to just add sparkle with a neutral color hair tinsel (example: blonde with champagne strands of tinsel), or add something prominent (brown hair with rainbow strands of tinsel).

A lot of people confuse Brazilian Keratin Treatments (also known as Brazilian Blowouts) with the other chemical straighteners and relaxers that are out there in the market place, but this process is actually completely different.  Unlike those older processes the Brazilian Keratin Treatment does not weaken the structure of your hair to straighten it. This treatment builds upon your hair’s existing structure with keratin that is similar to a protein already found in the hair. The process uses heat to bind this compatible protein to your hair cuticle creating smoother more vibrant hair.

Brazilian Keratin Treatments work best on hair that has been color processed, highlighted or chemically treated, unlike chemical straighteners and relaxers.  Brazilian Keratin Treatments also do not have the harsh ingredients sodium hydroxide and ammonium thioglycolate which permanently damage your hair. When you decide to stop using the chemical relaxers and straighteners, you will have to wait for your hair to grow all the way out for the damaged hair to be cut off.  With a Brazilian Keratin Treatment all you have to do is wait a few months for it to naturally fade out of your hair, with no lines of demarcation. Your hair will gracefully return to the state it was in prior to the treatment, almost like a temporary color.

The personal care industry is constantly evolving and coming up with new innovations in products and techniques. The Brazilian Keratin Treatment is by far the biggest and most impressive innovation in hair treatment that I have ever seen. I’ve been performing Brazilian Keratin Treatments on my Orange County clients for a couple of years now using the highest quality formaldehyde free keratin products on the market. If you’re interested in finding out what a Brazilian Keratin Treatment can do for your hair please give me a call and come in to the salon for a free consultation.

After care:

Immediately following the treatment do not wash your hair or get it wet at all for 3 days

Use a sulfate- free shampoo

In regard to the process shown in the above video: In my experience the treatment should be applied to blow dried hair, not towel dried hair. Drying the hair first might take a little longer and dried hair may require the stylist to use more of the product, but the results are worth the extra effort.

Who doesn’t occassionally think about changing to their hair color?

E online has a blonde or brunette photo gallery that’s fun to browse through.

Next time you’re considering a hair color change you might want to take a look at those photos for inspiration.

Good links for people with fine hair

Frustrated with your fine hair? Remember that  Charlize Theron, Victoria Beckham, Cameron Diaz and Paris Hilton all have fine hair. It’s not what you are born with, it’s what you do with it.

Fine Hair 101: How to Take Fine Hair From Flat to Fabulous

FINE HAIR SOLUTIONS: The lowdown on which cuts, styling techniques and products really work for fine and thinning hair

How to Finesse Fine Hair to Life by Louis Licari