Beauty: Hair

BEAUTY: HAIR

Long Hair

Long Hairstyles At Home Oil Treatment: Lavish your long hair with plant-derived oils such as jojoba, argan, lavender and rosemary.

RECIPE:

Create Your Own Conditioning Hair Mask

For occasional deep conditioning, purchase a conditioning mask or make your own with oils from the body-care department at Whole Foods Market®.

1/4 cup jojoba oil
1 tablespoon argan oil
5 drops rosemary 100% essential oil
5 drops 365 Everyday Value® 100% Lavender Essential Oil

Start with dry hair. Brush scalp with a rubber bristle brush to exfoliate. Combine all ingredients in a clean glass or ceramic bowl. Apply with a comb to the driest parts of your hair, the middle and ends. Work the oils into the tips, and then apply the remainder to your scalp and massage. Next, arrange hair into a braid or bun and leave in for 15 minutes to overnight. (Be sure to protect your pillowcase.) Shampoo and style.

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Healthy hair comes from the inside out. For the most lustrous locks, eat a healthy diet with nutrient-dense foods and supplement with vitamins as needed.

Natural Hairstyle Day-to-Night: Freshen up without fuss! Follow these tips to take your hair from day to night.

6 Tips for Great-
Looking Long Hair

What’s the secret to great-looking lengths? To make a long story short, it’s all about healthy hair. For smooth, vibrant, bouncy tresses, follow these simple care tips.

Don’t overdo shampoo. Concentrate on the roots, stay off of mid-length and ends, and choose sulfate-free products that won’t strip your natural oils.

Don’t be a-frayed.
Get regular trims to remove split ends and stop hair from fraying.

Pump up the volume.
If the weight of your long hair is bringing you down, combat flatness with a root volumizer.

Check your condition(er).
Look for products with shea butter and argan oil to penetrate and smooth the hair shaft.

Go deep.
Choose deep conditioning products or create your own Conditioning Hair Mask. Leave on 15 minutes to overnight (be sure to protect your pillow), then wash and style as usual.

Get even.
Finish your hair with a styling elixir or a few drops of argan oil for shine and smoothness. Use your hands to distribute product evenly through the middle and ends of the hair.

HOW TO:

Long Hair from
Day to Night

Create volume and grip by using a blush brush to apply dry shampoo to your roots. Avoid the part and hairline.

Finger comb hair into a ponytail and secure. It’s okay if the shape is a little messy.

Divide the secured ponytail into two sections.

Twist the two sections in the same direction until tight.

Take the two tightly twisted sections and twist together in the opposite direction.

Wrap the resulting single twist into a bun and secure with hairpins.

Gently mess up your bun by spreading it out or pulling strands out.

Apply hairspray if needed.

African-American Hair

Natural Curls for African-American Hair: Care for your curls with plant-based products that maintain the health and integrity of your hair.

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While many hair-care products include just a dash of plant-based ingredients to advertise on the label, ours feature beneficial levels of botanical ingredients for beautiful hair without artificial colors, harsh preservatives or fillers.

LOVE YOUR CURLY LOCKS:

6 Tips for Natural African-American Hair

Know your type. Curly hair comes in many shapes and sizes. Your routine should be calibrated to your curl diameter (tight, kinky or wavy), texture (fine or coarse) and type (dry, normal or oily).

Assess your shampoo schedule. To preserve your hair’s natural moisture, consider using conditioner to cleanse the scalp and reducing shampoo to once every third time you wash your hair.

Change it up. Don’t be afraid to experiment with different curl setting techniques — such as scrunching, ribboning or twisting — and different drying methods, including air drying or blow drying with a diffuser.

Remember: curl likes moisture and friends. For smooth, beautiful curls, style wet hair with a gel or styling lotion that will hold strands together.

Do not disturb. Don’t mess with your damp styled hair! Once it’s fully dry, if it feels a little crispy, you can scrunch to soften.

Keep it fresh. If you have coarse hair and tight curls, keep your scalp feeling fresh with rosemary or lavender essential oil. Pour a few drops on your fingertips and massage directly into the scalp.

HOW TO:

Care for Natural
African-American Hair

Shampoo and condition, leaving a small amount of conditioner in hair.

Layer your products. Moisturize with a generous helping of leave-in conditioner, working in sections for even distribution. Next, apply a gel or curl custard in the same manner.

Isolate a small horizontal or diagonal section. Working from roots to ends, use a fine-tooth comb to untangle and even out the texture. Repeat.

Twist sections to create larger formed curls, or simply run fingers through hair and scrunch sections for a finer curl.

Blot (don’t rub) with a towel to remove extra product and moisture, and then allow hair to dry naturally or use a hair dryer with a diffuser for tighter, bouncier curls.

Shake dry hair gently. Always start from the roots and be careful not to disturb the curl. Once completely dry, if your curls are a little crispy, scrunch to soften.

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