How To Assess Your Hair Loss - Part 1
May 9, 2009 by ashwin · Leave a Comment
Any kind of problem must be solved, but before getting solve anything you should be able to assess the situation. Hair loss is one of the most common, but often frustrating problems many people around the world face. This post is divided into two parts for the sake of continuity.
For what hair related conditions should you see a hair specialist?
Thinning hair, pattern baldness, itchy scalp, flaky scalp, recurring instances of dandruff are some of the most important conditions you will need to show yourself to a hair specialist.
What questions will you be asked when you go to a hair specialist?
The better you answer the questions asked by a hair specialist, the easier it will be for the experts to assess your situation and give proper solutions. For that reason, if you have a bunch of questions that you can expect from the doc, you can be better prepared. Here are some questions that can be asked:
How long have you been experiencing hair loss?
How does your diet look like, each day? Do you smoke cigarettes or drink alcohol? If yes, how frequently?
Do you have dandruff, itchy, dry or oily scalp? What kind of hair have you got -- oily, normal, dry?
More to be continued on the next part on how to assess your hair loss. This way, you can take informed decisions about your possible hair care solutions.
3 Easy Hair Care Tips You Should Know
May 2, 2009 by ashwin · Leave a Comment

Lustrous, shiny, beautiful hair need not be a blessed thing for a woman; it could happen if you do certain things right. Hair must be taken care of-- that's been said and now is taken as a gospel truth. Here are a few handy tips to help you take care of them. In fact, there are about 5 of them
How do you comb your hair?
It is very important for you to bend down a little and allow your hair to fall over your head. Yes, you can't see your hair( at least not near the scalp anyway). Pick a light, well-bristled comb and start combing from the scalp area to the front ends. This helps distribute the natural oils, brings about a shine and luster and ensures that hair doesn't come off with the comb.
Do you Shampoo right?
Ensure that your hair is wet before you shampoo and then take a little into your hands. Rinse the shampoo on your palms and then apply it. Let it lather for about 30 seconds up to 3 minutes and then wash it off. Repeat if you have to. Wash it with cool water since cool water can help retain some moisture in the hair shafts and at the base.
Keep it dry, at all times
Hair -- either when you are blow-drying it or whether you are combing it -- must be kept dry at all times. This is to minimize hair breakage. Also, dry hair allows itself to be styled better than wet hair, so it should be easy for you to experiment.
There are plenty of other tips that we will cover in future posts at salonhive, however, taking action is critical. Nothing ever gets done if you don't do something. Your hair makes you look beautiful, it's now your turn to make it look its part.
Can We Treat Hair Loss and Thinning Hair?
One of the most frustrating things we need to bear is hair loss or thinning hair. If clumps of hair had to fall off every now and then with each shower, it could be crippling to note that. Thankfully there are ways this could be put to a stop and we will see how to stop hair loss and to prevent thinning hair in just a moment.
1. Try to determine why this happens: Obvious, but often underestimated. Hair loss can happen due to excessive stress, extreme lifestyle habits or sudden changes in lifestyle, diet,conditions at work, lack of hygene and a lot more. The reasons are hard to pin-point just by sitting down and introspecting; it is best when done with the help of a doctor. Try to ascertain the root of the problem and then make the necessary moves to surmount the problem.
2. You are spoilt for choices: Cosmetics, hair care and beauty products industry is one of the fastest-growing industries in the world. You literally have thousands and thousands of products to pick the best ones from. It helps when you take help from hair care experts and then do shopping. You even have the choice of picking your products off online retailers like amazon, salonhive, etc.
3. Not all products are created equal, though: You are the best judge when it comes to determining what fits you and what works for you. There are special conditioners and shamoo that can help; some products are specially desinged for female hair loss and to help you combat the very problem you are suffering from. However, exercise caution while picking up products since some of them might not react very well and can cause side-effects. For more detailed information on hair loss visit the Hair Loss Association.
Reasons Why Laser Hair Removal Is The Best Option
March 7, 2009 by ashwin · Leave a Comment


Hair on body is one of the most subjective things around. To each, her own. But then, not everyone is comfortable with hair growth in body and for a long time now, shaving and waxing have been the classic ways of removal. Times have changed though and now dawns the era of Laser hair removal. Here are some reasons why Laser hair removal is popular:
1. No cuts, bruises and apparent danger from sharp objects: Each time those blades are drawn out, it is a nightmarish experience, indeed. You would never know when it could slit your skin and lead to an ugly gash that can pain. Laser hair removal has no such possibility of slits, cuts, bruises and other after effects that come with the classic shaving.
2. All that trouble for a stub?: Blunt blades or lack of time can leaves your shaving experience with much to be desired. The stubs remain due to the fact that the blades couldn't get to the very bottom of the roots of hair follicles. A few days, or even hours for some people, hair begins to grow back and forms an unruly stubble that makes you look, well...rustic.
3. It's more or less permanent: If any of you reading needs to get hair removed permanently, nothing can beat laser hair removal techniques. Laser hair removal operations kill about 70-80 % of the hair follicle and this means that there are no chances of in-grown hair or hair showing up again.
Do keep in mind that each session of laser hair removal might cost about $200 - $ 600 depending on where you are getting it done and also that scarring across the areas where laser hair removal is done, is a possibility. Appaently, persons with a palse skin and dark hair get the best results from this kind of hair removal. For best results, always go for well-known saloons to get this done and don't look to save costs.
ACRA Electrolysis System
February 3, 2009 by Elena · Leave a Comment
If you’re like most women, you have unwanted hair. Maybe on your face, or underarms or your bikini line. Thousands of women every year flock to salons to undergo expensive treatments like electrolysis. And yes, they work. But they are very expensive. So do you have to choose between getting rid of the unwanted hair or protecting your pocketbook? No, you can have it both ways. Save your money, and still achieve the beautiful hair free look that you want. 
With the ACRA Permanent Hair Removal Home Electrolysis System, you can perform your own electrolysis from the comfort of your own home, and for a much lower price than you would pay if you were to go to the salon for treatments. Don’t worry, the ACRA electrolysis system is very easy to use and it includes everything you need.
Just like a professional salon system, the ACRA Electrolysis system dissolves the hair follicle permanently, which means that you don’t need to worry about the hair growing back like with waxing. It does this by producing sodium hydroxide in the hair shaft.
Included in the system is galvanic tweezers for removing even coarse hairs, one at a time. The grounding wrist strap with the built in alarm system means that your setup couldn’t be more convenient or safer to use.
This system works by grasping the hair that has been pre-treated with a highly conductive silver-chloride gel with the provided tweezers and then apply the current that will kill the hair follicle. The gel is necessary in order to conduct the current; otherwise the process will not work. Applying the silver-chloride gel allows the currents to travel into the normally non-conductive hair, and into the follicles. Unlike other systems that us a needle inserted into the hair follicle. ACRA Electrolysis System in an easy and safe way to take care of any unwanted hair, so you can have that beautiful hair free look without the extra expense.
Remove Unwanted Hair with Wax’n Waxing Kits
January 21, 2009 by Elena · Leave a Comment
Unwanted hair is embarrassing and annoying. Unfortunately, it’s also a fact of life. Almost every woman will at some time or another have hair somewhere on their body that they don’t like. Fortunately there are a number of ways to deal with this hair and not all of them need to be a hassle. 
For some women, visits to the salon to have hair waxed can be very embarrassing and uncomfortable. Depending on what you are having waxed, it can be very awkward if you are not very comfortable with the salon you have chosen. Besides the embarrassment, waxing can become very expensive.
So what are your other options? When it comes to waxing, you can do it from the comfort of your home with the Wax’n Waxing kits. These kits come with everything that you need to get the job done, and done well. The starter kit comes complete with a 4oz jar of wax, and applicators to apply the wax. And don’t worry if you’re nervous or not sure if you know what you’re doing. This kit comes with a handy instructional video so that you can become a pro quickly and easily.
The Wax’n Waxing kits come in a variety of sizes, so once you are ready to feeling comfortable with your waxing skills, you can move up to the 12oz wax kit or 32oz jar size, both of these sets come with a variety of applicators or spatulas and an instructional video. If you simply need to restock on your wax, a 12oz of wax is available without buying the entire kit.
Waxing doesn’t have to be restricted to the salon. You can accomplish a hair free look from the comfort of your own home. So stop worrying about embarrassing, unwanted hair and take matters into your own hands with the Wax’n Waxing home use kits
Epila Laser Hair Removal System
January 2, 2009 by Elena · Leave a Comment
If you are like most women, you may have some unwanted hair somewhere on your body. It can be exhausting continually trying to eliminate hair with messy clumsy methods such as shaving, smelly depilatory creams, sticking painful waxing or tweezing. Laser hair removal is the latest method to get rid of that nasty unwanted hair, but it can be so expensive, and you have to make all of those trips to the salon over and over again. It might not be worth it. That is until now.
Epila Laser Hair Removal is a small laser hair remover that can be used in the comfort of your own home without all of those annoying trips to the salon. It uses the same type of laser as those expensive salon laser systems too. The wavelength that the Epila uses is effective on most skin tones, except those with very dark skin. It works by emitting light energy that is absorbed into the melanin pigment on the skin which heats up the hair follicle, ultimately killing it.
With the Epila Laser Hair Removal system, you can eradicate unwanted hair in the comfort of your own home on your schedule. It’s easy enough to use, simply choose between three settings for the laser intensity and get to work. And the technology has been proven to be over 90% effective for permanent hair removal. It has been CE Certified, so you can rest assured that the Epila has met strict health and safety requirements.
The best part of the Epila Laser Hair Removal system is the price. Much cheaper than countless visits to the salon, you can get the Epila for only $299.00 regularly or $189.95 on sale! So what are you waiting for? When you can be hair free today.




