Want Healthier Hair? Chance would be a fine thing. It's a bit late for me but my wife is an out and out fanatic when it comes to her own hair care. Mind you, I'm not complaining as she always looks terrific, but it wasn't always like that, and it's only been the last couple of years that she's really been able to get healthier hair. Here's the story.
She'd spent a life time changing her styles and products, and over the years this had really damaged her crop. At one point her hair became quite brittle and split ends were everywhere. I used to tell her to leave the darn locks alone and maybe they'll have a chance to repair themselves, but oh no, it was a can of this and a tub of that with a blob of something else! I swear, if this was a plant, it would have died and dropped of years back. Anyway, joking aside, it did become a problem for the poor gal, so we decided to seek a little professional help on getting her some healthier hair.
The top guy at a local salon renowned for its excellence pointed out some facts that my wife was totally ignorant about. He said the reason she had this dry, brittle hair, was because she had used a straitening iron on it almost daily for the past few years. He said that these gadgets should not be used so frequently and when they are used, it's essential to treat the hair at the same time so as to protect it from the heat.
He also went on to say that if wavy hair bothered her so much, there is a technique that will give her dead straight hair for up to 12 months. It's called the Japanese deionization perm, or something like that, but he went onto say that is must be done by a professional otherwise if could do more harm than good. He said my wife's shoulder length hair would cost around $230.
But before she could even consider this treatment, she had to first get her hair into better shape so as to withstand this harsh hair remedy. It was recommended that she start by getting all the split ends cut out, then dye it back to her natural color. It was then suggested that she go through a 6 week treatment program using various oils, shampoos, and conditioners. She was also advised to let the hair dry naturally during this period. Well, she just hates it when her hair dries naturally as the waves become curls and her hair becomes very big as a consequence. She thinks she looks like a bimbo if she doesn't straighten, flatten, spray, and pin it tight to her head. Blimey, women and their hair eh!
This hairdresser told her that if she followed his suggestions, within a couple of months or so, she would have a semi-permanent 'straight' look to her hair. He promised her there would be no more split ends, no waves or curls after washing, and a healthy looking shine (at an optional cost, called coating apparently!). But apart from getting a great looking head of hair, it would be in much better condition too. But, she must use the correct products and treatments to maintain it and not keep chopping and changing.
Honestly, what a kafuffle, but as far as I was concerned, if she was happy then so was I. I mean, there's only so much a poor bloke can take each day, listening to his wife winging on and on about how horrible her hair is. I just hoped that once her crop was sorted out she wouldn't start on about nose jobs, or eye lifts etc.
Anyway, she did follow the suggested treatment for healthier hair, and got pretty excited about it all as she went along. At this moment in time, it looks absolutely terrific and she's now on her second Japanese deionization perm.
So long as she continues to protect her mop from unnecessary wear and tear, uses a swimming hat when in the pool, brushes gently, and doesn't use metal-pronged hair combs and brushes etc, then we should be ok. Hey, I've become a bit of an expert on women's hair. Haven't I? Hmm! Who's next!
Andy Maingam is a proficient writer and webmaster for HairyHair dot com where he writes on topics relating to hairyhair.com Facial Hair and hairyhair.com/back-hair-removal.htm Back Hair Removal for men. He also has many other entertaining and informative articles on the site related to all things hair.
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