Women Fitness

Hair reacts both to acids and alkalis. Each hair has little scales, like scales on a snake or shingles on a roof. Acid makes the scales lie down flat, which makes your hair shiny and smooth. Alkali on the other hand makes the scales stand up, which makes your hair look dull and feel rough and tangled. If you use soap to wash your hair in hard water, then the combination of … [Read more...]

Here are several basic types of hair dyes on the market. These are..... Temporary hair colors Which are applied in the form of rinses, gels, mousses, and sprays. They coat the surface of the hair and usually wash out within two or three shampoos. Semipermanent dyes Penetrate into the hair shaft, but not as deeply as permanent dyes. Although semipermanent dyes do not rinse … [Read more...]

Hair is composed primarily of proteins (88%). These proteins are of a hard fibrous type known as keratin. Keratin protein is comprised of what we call "polypeptide chains." Damage to the hair is usually caused by heat (irons, blow drying, curlers, heat lamps, etc.), U.V. rays (Sun, lights, tanning beds), mechanical devices (combs, brushes, curling irons, etc.), chemicals … [Read more...]

Workout & Sweat are closely mingled. The sweat seeps into your skin and hair, completely leaving you soaked to the core. A shower and shampoo is the idle post-workout clean up option, but you need to take significant action to prevent dry and damaged hair. Catch up with some essential steps to manage hair when exposed to sweating. Opt for Different Hair Ties: Most … [Read more...]