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Hair Products for Humid Weather

If your part of the world is having humid and damp weather right now, chances are you are trying to find the best way to control the effect that the humidity invariably has on your hair.

According to Marcus Caillet, Lead Stylist for Miami Fashion Week, who is also the Creative Stylist for Rusk, a fashionable hair portal, there are products especially to tame the effect that this kind of weather has on hair: one is a Priming Crème (Resurfacing Texture Crème) that adds body and shine and another is Gleam, a Lusterizing Crème that adds shine, detangles, revives color treated hair and also leaves hair frizz free. The latter product is what is known as a anti-humectant to stop air from frizzing and also to protect hair from sun damage. According to Caillet, most models at the Miami Fashion Week were using the product.

Can Botox Remedy Hair Loss?

It has been noted in recent times that Botox could be a possible remedy for hair loss. According to one Californian doctor, significant results have been seen using Botox, to re-grow hair lost due to chemotherapy.

The California based plastic surgeon says that he had injected his mother’s scalp with Botox to see if it could alleviate migraine headaches she had been suffering from as a result of chemotherapy. It was the same chemotherapy that also caused her to lose her hair, which hair was then seen to have been given a beneficial boost due to the Botox injection.

The Botox was administered as a muscle relaxant to relive pain, and seemed to have the positive side effect of causing lost hair to grow back. The doctor noted that when a vitamin supplement was added to the Botox, it had an even more beneficial effect.

The doctor claims that he made this discovery three years back and that he has successfully been carrying out tests on volunteers thereafter as well. Further research on this subject is currently ongoing.

Protect Your Hair This Summer

The hot, dry weather, direct sunlight are all the things that can play havoc with your hair in the summer. These few tips will ensure that you keep your tresses away from damage and more manageable this summer:

  • Use cool water to wash your hair. Hot water will dry them further, which are dry to begin with, in the summer heat.
  • Another thing that dries out hair is blow-drying which you should try and avoid in summer. Use a towel to dry your hair instead. Avoid flat irons and other implements which heat up and consequently dry out the hair shaft.
  • Think of using a hair mask once a week for deep moisturizing your hair. Your hair loses a lot of natural oils during the dry summer heat and needs some extra replenishment.
  • It is advisable to use a conditioner which includes sun block so that your hair has protection against harmful UV rays.