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The Perfect Blow out!
You know what cooler weather means! Great hair weather!! Every time fall comes around, I always
start to prep my hair. I go get a
good trim and because I am growing it out, the majority of the summer I just
let it air dry and go! Kind of
giving it a break so that when the fall comes around, so I can have my best
hair!
This is easy enough for the mommy on the go too! If you do not like to fumble with your
hair all week, once a week can work for you, look at it as a bit of YOU time!
Once a week, I always give it a treatment of some sort. If I feel that it’s a bit dry or over
worked, a good Avocado mask (made right at home) is just the right remedy for
my hair. I mash some ripe avocado
put the mask on dry unwashed hair and go about my business for at least a half
hour (aka cleaning up the house while I let the avocado do its job). Once I am ready to rinse, I let the
water saturate my hair first before washing, then I get the shampoo (I use
regular shampoo for this because you do not want your hair with residue left
over, it will weigh down the blow dry) I wash it at least 2 times, then a
condition. Since I do this once a
week, for many years, I find that this really keeps my scalp healthy. If you work on keeping the scalp healthy,
the rest will follow. TRUST ME!
I’ve tried it! Try Treseme shampoo
and conditioner, I use that because it does not have any sodium chloride, it is
a harsh salt that will rinse out my keratin treatment faster, so I avoid any
shampoo and conditioner with that salt.
After the treatment and the good wash and condition, I use a
turbie twist. You can find this at
CVS and Duane Reade for $4.99.
This is really the secret to a great blow out. It takes out all the water that your hair is holding. You do not want to blow dry your hair
while its seeping wet! That is a
big NO NO. You will end up burning
your hair and its not healthy for the ends. You DO want to blow dry when your hair is at least 85%
dry. The difference is amazing and
really allows your hair to capture volume, shine and brilliance. I do not add any additional product to
my hair because it does get oily quick.
Using a dry shampoo from time to time helps me get an extra day or two
out of my hair! ( try Teseme Fresh Start Dry Shampoo $5.50 Duane Reade or Ojon
Full Detox, Rub-Out Dry Cleansing Spray $13.00 Sephora.com)
After having my Turbie twist on for a least 20 min, I allow
my hair to air dry a bit more, then I section it off, I use clips to section my
hair in to 3 parts, the front in half and the back leaving hair starting from
the bottom out and clipping the rest up.
(Plain hair clips can be found in packs of 6 or more at your local
beauty supply shop for $2.99)
I have 2 size brushes I use the larger one on the bottom and
the smaller one on the top sections (larger brushes make your hair straighter,
smaller brushes can be used for curling the ends and volume. Try to use boar bristle brushes, they
can with stand the heat. Others
will melt. (Lado Pro brushes start at $5.99 and up and they have a variety of
different kinds, I also like their Ceramic & Ion brushes, they are also
found at local beauty supply stores) Most important is to clean your brushes
after each use.
My hair dryer is my most prized position! (ask my husband!)
I take care of it because it has an important job. I use Turbo Power, Mega Power 4000. I have come to use that they use in the
salons because they last. However,
I also like the Revlon line of
hair dryers as it was the last one standing in my book of all the hair dryers I
tried before going profession use.
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