Hair Stre-e-e-e-tches

Hair Stre-e-e-e-tches

When your hair is wet, it's causing it to become thicker and longer. It gets longer because it absorbs water and stretches. Your hair's elasticity is the measure of how much it will stretch (and then return to its normal length).

Elasticity

The elasticity of your hair depende on a couple of factors - whether it is wet or not and whether it is healthy or unhealthy. Healthy hair stretches up to 35% of its length before snapping off whereas unhealthy hair breaks more quickly because it does not have much elasticity. Healthy dry hair stretches up to 20% of its normal length and healthy wet hair can stretch up to 50% of its usual length and then return to its former length without breaking. Wet hair has more elasticity than dry hair. Elasticity is often described as being lonw, normal, or high.

Effects of Elasticity

How does this effect you? It can help you decide what hairstyle is best for you or your client. Hair with normal or high elasticity is easy to work with. It responds well to wet-roller sets, curling irons, etc. Hair with low elasticity is more difficult to work with because it can be hard to curl or lose its quickly.

Testing Elasticity

You can determine the elasticity of your or your client's hair with this simple test. Take at least 4 strands of hair from different areas of the hair. Make the hair wet. Hold one end of one strand in each hand and pull the hair taut to stretch it. If the strand stretches and then returns to normal after you release it, you have good elasticity. If the hair snaps or does not return to its former length, you have low elasticity. Test each of the 4 strands separately. Make your decision based on the average result of your "stretch tests".

If you have low elasticity, the bad news is that your hair is very susceptible to breakage, it will be hard to curl, and it will not perm well. Therefore, you should treat your hair with tender loving care and opt for a straighter hairstye.

Dull Hair

Dull Hair

We have all seen those ads where there is a picture of a woman with a head full of amazingly thick,shiny, beautiful hair. How do you look like that in real life? Let's look at how you can make your hair look its best.

In order to understand what can make your hair look dull, you need to understand the composition of your hair. Each strand of your hair is made of 3 layers - the cuticle, the cortex and the medula.

* The medula is at the core, made up of soft, coin-shaped cells stacked on top of each other.

* The cortex surrounds the medula and is made up of spindle shaped cells which determine the color and texture of your hair.

* The cuticleis the outer layer which consists of hard, round tubular cells that overlap and act as armour for the softer, more delicate cells that are inside your hair shaft.

When the outer layer (the cuticle) becomes damaged, the overlapping cells begin to curl up and out. This will have consequences.

* It will be more difficult to comb a "lumpy" strand of hair than a smoother strand (with the cells overlapping nicely).

* The softer middle layer (cortex) becomes exposed, resulting in breakage and split ends.

* Curling cells diffuse the light and give a dull appearance (rather than the healthy sheen that reflects smooth, overlapping cells).

Stages

Very drab or dull-looking hair usually comes in stages, it doesn't just happen overnight. It follows this pattern-

1. It starts with the cuticle being roughed-up, and there is noticeably less shine.

2. It then moves on to the difficult combing stage where the hair starts to tangle a lot more easily than before.

3. The last step is when the hair has no sheen whatsoever because it absorbs light (rather than reflecting it) and looks completely dull.

Prevention

You can prevent dull hair several ways -

* Use a low pH shampoo. A high alkaline shampoo will make the cuticle cells curl.

* Shampoo your hair regularly. Your hair naturally secretes oil which, left unwashed, can coat your hair. This oil attracts dust and dirt which will give your hair a dull look.

* Rinse your hair well when shampooing it. A coating of soap in your hair will not only give you an itchy scalp, it will dim the natural sheen of your hair.

* Limit or avoid the use of styling products (gel, mousse, hairspray). These can create a buildup over time, which will leave your hair looking dull.

* Get regular haircuts every 6 - 8 weeks.

If you have dull hair, it can be rejuvinated with a good shampooing (for the oil, dirt, and buildup), a haircut (for the split ends), and a hot oil treatment (to insert moisture and new life into your damaged hair).

Split Ends

Split Ends

What we all know as split ends is actually trichoptlosis where the protective cuticle around the hair (especially at the ends) has been damaged or removed. When you have split ends, your hair does not look neat, clean or healthy. The ends either look "fuzzy" or they break off at different lengths along the hair shafts and give your hair a straggly appearance even when freshly washed and groomed.

Let's take a bit of a scientific look at split ends. Each strand of your hair is made up of 3 layers - the cuticle, the cortex, and the medula.

The medula is the core, made up of soft, coin-shaped cells stacked on top of each other.

The cortex surrounds the medula and is made up of spindle shaped cells which determine the color and texture of your hair.

The cuticle is the outer layer that consists of hard, round tubular cells that overlap and act as armour for the softer, more delicate cells that are inside your hair shaft.

Oily Hair

Oily Hair

All over your scalp, you have thousands of little sebaceous glands just below the surface. These little glands produce a natural oil called sebum. This oil travels from the glands up to your scalp and then onto your hair. It starts at the base of your hair and then works its way to the ends of your hair. These little glands don't produce a whole lot of oil until puberty and then they slow down again after you are about 50 years old.

Some people produce a lot more oil than others. There is nothing you can do about it other than frequent and regular shampooing with a mild shampoo. The best time to shampoo your hair is first thing in the morning. This way your hair is fresh all day. If you shampoo at night, your oil glands will have an 8-hour start on you and your hair could look quite oily come lunch time.

Not only does oily hair look dirty, it also has an odor. People who frequently have oily hair often are not aware of this. You can teach them by telling them to wash their hands, dry them, and smell them. After that, get them to run their clean hands through their hair and rub their scalp. Have them smell their hands again. They will then see what you mean.

Natural hair oil can change your hair's appearance and behavior. Fine hair is especially effected by oil and tends to have a wild appearance when it's oily. Places on your head that have cowlicks (such as at the crown of your head, or at your front hairline) become less manageable and stick up when they are oily. The oil makes your hair stick together and therefore causes curly or wvy hair to look curlier or waview. Oiliness also makes then hair look even thinner by clumping your hair and making your scalp visible.

Needless to say, a frequent and regular shampooing schedule will help the health of your hair and keep it looking and smelling better.

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