Alternatives To Baby Oil For Dry Skin?I have dry but smooth skin. What can I use besides baby oil to keep more moisture?
Grey Hair Doesn't Hold Color?I have a dark brownish real color hair, but I just turned 44 this month and the grey is totally stubborn when it comes to coloring my hair. I like to keep it a blond color with highlights and have noticed that after going to the salon my longer grey pieces of hair were still grey, like the color was only sticking until the first wash. I use the color shampoo and the color leave in conditioner. I know that there is nothing that I can do for the new hair growing in, but what should I do about the hair that has been colored or highlighted that goes right back to grey? I have asked at the salon and they just say yeah well some hair is more stubborn than others. I personally don't like paying people who answer me with a response like that. What would you do? I mean they have nothing at all to help me out and the lighter highlights make it look like it is just blond, but I am still so mad every time a professional can't help me! It drives me nuts. Thanks.
"Just For Men" Not Working For Me?"Just For Men" Not Working For Me. I have used the product 'Just for Men' hair color. The color hasn't taken and my grey hair remains. . .
Getting the Yellow Out of Grey Hair?What can you do for grey hair that is starting to yellow?
Plucking Facial Hair Results in Black Spots?I have hairs growing on my cheeks and chin. I usually pluck them. Eventually I have black spots where I have removed the hair. How do I get rid of these marks?
Waxy Buildup on Your Skin From Deodorant?How do you remove the waxy buildup on your skin from stick antiperspirants / deodorants? Need a solvent for the wax and soap doesn't work.
Hair Has No Body After Coloring?I have been coloring my hair since I started getting gray. For about a week or two after coloring, my hair seems to have no body, is way too soft, and won't hold a style or even hold a rubber band for a pony tail. I don't like this flippy-floppy texture when my hair is thick with a nice wave without hair coloring.
Homemade Natural Shampoo and Conditioner for Color Treated Hair?What is a good homemade recipe for an after-coloring deep conditioner for hair? I regularly highlight my own hair, but I don't want to keep buying the salon conditioners for after color treatment.
Permed Hair Less Curly and Frizzy After Brushing?I just got a perm done and I got home and without thinking I brushed my hair and now it's not as curly. It is more straight and really frizzy. Did I just lose my curls or will they come back after I wash it after I have a shower a couple days after?
Using Vinegar for Shiny Hair?I know that using a lemon juice/vinegar water rinse gives hair a great shine. I don't know if I use it after or before using conditioner. Or do I not use conditioner? Thanks for your input.
Treating Hard Brittle Toe Nails?How do I soften toenails that are hard and brittle?
Do All Boxed Hair Dyes Have Metallic Salts in Them?I want to dye my hair with Splat in the color crimson. It says not to if I've dyed my hair with a product with metallic salts in it. What do I do?
Washing Your Back?Any advice on the best way to wash your own back while showering? No spouse at this time.
Can Changes in Hormones Affect Hair Dye Results?I had a hysterectomy in October, only have 1 ovary. Now when I dye my brown hair champagne blonde it turns a orange/red yellow shade. Not pretty at all.
Dove Bar Soap Flaky Scalp Remedy?I read a tip, on another site, about using DOVE BAR SOAP [and ONLY DOVE in the bar form] as a remedy to clear up a flaky scalp, instead of shampoo products. Any thoughts or experiences on this out there?
Making Salt and Pepper Hair White?My hair is the salt and pepper, gray color. Is there a way to make it all white?
Dyeing Salt and Pepper Hair?Any hair colorists out there? I've been using Natural Instincts on my salt and pepper hair. It always turns out blond with yellowed ends.
Uses for Avocado Skins?Are their any uses for avocado skin? Is it harmful at all? I've thought about blending the skin and using it as some sort of facial or skin scrub, but I'm skeptical on whether it's beneficial or not. Thanks!
Skin Is Darker Under Breasts?I have read the many, many posts regarding a rash under heavy breasts, I have also have that problem. I am in the process of trying some of you guys suggestions, but my skin has darkened under that area. Any suggestions on how I can clear this up. I have a friend who suggested Cocoa Butter or Shea Butter. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Thanks and have a good rest of your week
Saving Leftover Unmixed Hair Dye?Can I keep hair coloring if I only use part of the bottles that you mix together. I have short hair and don't use all of the product. And I was wondering if I don't mix all the product, can I use it later? And if so how long can I keep it?
Perm Not Curly Enough?I did a retouch Wave Nueveau curly and half curly and the ends came out straight! What went wrong and how can I fix it?
Dry Cracked Bleeding
Fingertips?A co-worker has very dry finger tips in the winter time. They split open and bleed and are painful. He always has them wrapped in bandaids and applies lotion to them periodically, but they keep cracking. Any ideas?
Using Saved Permanent Hair Dye?Can I use my permanent hair dye after 3 weeks in the fridge?
Listerine for Promoting Hair Growth?I read on here that Listerine is useful in promoting hair growth. Does anyone know what kind to use (ie mint, etc)?
Auburn Hair Color Turned Out Brown?I am naturally redheaded and every time I dye my hair auburn I get a dark brown color. So now I have dark brown hair. What can I do to lighten it or do I need to redye it and if so what color?
Removing Breath Right Adhesive Residue from Nose?How do you remove the sticky from Breathe Right strips off of your nose?
Homemade Frownies?Does anyone have a homemade version of the Frownies product?
Grandmothers Perm Didn't Take?My grandmother got a perm it didn't seem to take. Her hairdresser has given her them before and they have been beautiful. it didn't take and she told her it could be due to some of the medication she is taking. How can I find out if the meds she takes is causing her resistance to the perm. I've googled but haven't found much until I came across your site.
Darkening Dyed Hair?I messed up! How can I darken this to a more black cherry/burgundy? We dyed it less than 24 hrs ago and my natural hair color is dark brown. Only thing I know of for sure my sister-in-law used was Ion sensitive scalp lvl 30 developer and she hasn't told me the brand, color or type(perm, semi, demi) used and I hate it, makes me feel like a back alley strawberry shortcake. My brothers hair, which is the same dark brown, turned out a beautiful dark burgundy. We used the same stuff from the same bowl and I'm at a loss as to why did this compared to his.
Curly Hair ProblemsMy curly hair is SO annoying. It is ALWAYS in my face. Even in a ponytail. It get tangled SUUUUUPER easily. I can brush my hair and 1 minute later it is a mess. It is shoulder length. Do you guys have any idea how to keep my hair out of my face and/or untangled. I need your help, guys.
Using Curl Activator?I'm white and over 55 with natural gray and curly hair. I bought Luster's S Curl curl activator moisturizer. Can and should I use it on dry hair or just wet? And if only wet hair, do I need to rinse it out?
Using Under Eye Masks?As a woman, have you ever used skin care products for eyes in your work and life, like an under eye mask? Is it really useful?
Perm Gone Wrong?I got a perm last week, I have blonde and brown hair so she knew I had bleach in my hair from before. However she was really busy and mentioned not leaving it on very long, but now I have no curls even the day I left. It was just a wave here and there but no curls and a lot of straight pieces. Is it from the blonde or not doing the perm right? Can I fix it at home to just be straight again so it doesn't look crazy.
Shaving Advice?Hello, how can bump be gotten rid of for men with a light coloured skin and what is the best way of shaving and what is to be applied before and after shaving to smoothen the skin. I look forward to hearing from you.
Acid Perm on Fine Hair?I have fine hair layered short bob and I'm going to have an acid perm because my hairdresser says it will better for my hair. But she says she can do an acid without heat and I am reading a acid perm must have heat to produce best curl. Any advice please?
Natural Brown Went Orange After Highlighting?Got my hair professionally highlighted (just a few foils along my part) and the highlights were toned. Only the highlights were toned not my whole head. But wherever highlights/toner were put, my natural brown turned orangey brown and in a splotchy way as pictured. You can see the difference in colour from my natural brown. What went wrong? This is a first it's happened. What can I do?
Can I Get a Perm On Colour Treated Hair?I have very straight, limp, lifeless hair, which I keep short in a bob. I would like to grow it longer and would like to get a 'demi wave' (if they're still called that) but I also want to keep colouring my hair (I do that every 2-3 months). Is this possible? I used to do it when I was younger. I'm just fed up with spending hours with rollers in my hair only for the curl to last about an hour.
Cleaning Hair Curlers in the Washer?My curlers are full of hair. The bristles hang onto the hair. I heard there was a way to remove the hair in the washing machine.
Hairdresser Turned Hair Rose-gold Instead of Blonde?I went in to have my roots touched up blonde. Roots are blonde. Much of the rest of my hair is not! It turned rose-gold. She said it is impossible to remove. I have to wait until it grows out. So she added highlights! I'm very unhappy!
Baking Powder for Teeth Cleaning?Can one use baking powder instead of baking soda in the teeth cleaning recipe and get a good result?
Hair Dye Stripping Mistakes?My daughter tried to strip the black hair dye using color-oops, and well oops is exactly correct! Her normally blond hair is now orange at the roots, red in the middle and black at the ends. Please help us fix it.
Lightening Dyed Hair?Last night, I dyed my hair pink and blue. Well, the blue is ok but the pink is fuchsia. How can I make it more of a pastel pink without losing the colors?
How to Fix My Perm?So I just got my perm yesterday around 11:30 and it took about 2 hours. After I was done, I had lunch and did all the usual stuff after then went to bed. Woke up and basically all my curls were gone. Will this fix itself or do I need to have it done again?
Bantu Perm Query?Hi, I Bantu my hair all the time. I'm wanting to know if I can add perming lotion/process to my Bantu knots to get a permanent Bantu knot look?
Advice About First Perm?Help me please please please! This is my first ever perm, and I am so sad and disappointed. I got my perm yesterday and it started to look like this just a few hours after leaving the salon. I'm thinking about going in today and asking her about it but it's appointment only and I don't think I want her to redo it. Heavily on my mind: washing it out before the 48 hours and getting a refund? What do y'all think. Also the first three are the morning after pictures and the blue T-shirt ones are a few hours later.
Fixing a Perm That Lost Its Curl?I am a male and got a perm around 7 to 8 in the morning. It looked good throughout the day and had no problem but when I got home at around 3:30 to 4 I noticed the front had become a little straight. What should I do (if anything needs to be done)?
Fake Nails Are Burning After Removal?I just took of my store bought fake nails and they are burning. I have washed them, taken them off, put them in ice for 3 hours and they still burn just as bad. If anyone can help, please do:)
Face Scrub Shelf Life?So in the olden days food was kept for longer with the aid of sugar and spice, also oils. It is my thinking then that a face scrub with oats and spice and honey and oil should have a decent shelf life and longer in the fridge, but ultimately you want it sitting in the shower recess ready to use right?
Hair Fix for Brassy Color Instead of Pink?I had my hair demi permanent colored yesterday and instead of the pastel pink I wanted, the color came out brassy. I called my hair stylist and she told it could be the toner and she will fix it in three days when she is back at work. Can my hair be recolored a darker pink and not damage my hair? I do have a dark color healthy set of hair.
How Long Will Perm Solution Last?Does perm solution go bad if it sat in my car for 2 months and it was cold outside?
Dyeing Hair Back To Natural Color?Nearly 3 months ago, I had blonde hair and got it dyed brunette. My natural hair is dirty/dark blonde and I went and got it dyed really light blonde, hoping for a good balayage but it turned out yellow and was not blended well. So 6 weeks later, I made the impulsive decision of dying my hair 3 shades darker than my natural colour to what is supposed to be light brown but is actually a dark brown. I hate it and the regrowth is so obvious and annoying because I have very white/light baby hairs around the sides of my face.
Storing DIY Facial MasksI have made a DIY mask with aloe vera gel, orange peel powder, sandalwood powder, turmeric, multani mitti, and rose water. How many days can I store it? Is there any method to store the DIY masks?
Shelf Life of Avocado Hair MaskI make hair mask with fresh avocado, olive oil, castor oil, rosemary oil, coconut oil, vitamin E oil, and other essential oils. I keep them frozen and the one currently using refrigerated. It defrosts well but how long will they last without doing so? Leaving out refrigerator. I ordered avocado, lecithin, and grapeseed powders to help preserve future avocado masks.
Newly Permed Hair Is Losing Curls?So yesterday I just got my first hair permed. I just want to permed half below part of my hair as she recommended it as my hair length is a bit passed shoulder, I could say medium. It's big curls. Its looks good after she permed and washed it. Then she blow dried it. I was satisfied with it. It took me two and a half hours.
Storing Homemade Avocado Hair Mask?I am making a hair mask where avocado is the main ingredient. The rest of the ingredients are able to sit out of the refrigerator in an airtight container for 3 months. If there'are natural preservatives added as well, like tea tree oil, can I leave the hair mask out? If so, how long? Are there other natural preservatives that would allow me to keep it out for at least a month?
Straight Perm Frizz?During covid, I decided to do a perm for the mussy look. It would be a nice change. No! It turned out horrible, a half permed frizzed mess! I suffered through, waited weeks before trying to fix with a straight perm to reverse the effects. I have straight permed before and never had any issues. This time it took out the horrible half curled mess but left a lot of areas'straight frizzed?
Toning Down Hair That Is Too Pink?So I went to the hairdresser yesterday. I actually wanted to go for a slightly dark rose gold color, but ended up with quite a bright shade of pink. Although I don't think the color looks bad, it's a little too far out of my comfort zone. I am kind of out of my hairsalon-spending budget so wonder if there is a way to DIY tone the color more to a rose gold?
Shelf Life of Homemade Carrot Face Mask?I am making a carrot face mask with vitamin E and other oils to use every morning. How long will it last in the refrigerator?
Perm Not Curly?I would like to know some suggestions. I permed my hair last year. Then I shaved it low to the point where it couldn't be braided, but was not shaved completely off. Now my hair has grown out some and parts of my hair have lost its curl pattern and when I twist or braid it looses out.
Embarrassed to Ask My Mom to ShaveI am 15 years and have never shaved before. I feel embarrassed to lift my arm and it's pretty annoying. I kinda think about this all day and I get very self conscious. I can't ask her because i know she got my clues but she isn't bringing up the topic of shaving my armpits.
Hair Turned Pink when Dyed?I used to use henna and it wasn't staying as long as I liked so this lady at Sally's said I could use Clairol's Beautiful, it was a rinse so my hair wouldn't turn a funny color. Wrong! Now my hair is a bit pink and copper and a little purple. I want my brown back what can I do? I used Suyra cream henna before I tried this Clairol Beautiful. Just so you know what kind of henna I used.
Damaged Hair from TexturizerI used an extra strength texturizer on my hair about five years ago. My hair hasn't been able to grow like it used to ever since. My hair used to grow super fast super quick but now my hair grows to a length and stays the same and the sides barely grow. I noticed when I wash my hair, I see breakage.
Going Back to Original Hair ColorSo, what do I do when I had highlights at a salon. I kept them for about 2 months but I didn't like them so later on, I bleached my hair and then dyed it dark blonde. It also came out bad still I kept for about 1-2 weeks then I dyed it back to dark brown and it pretty much looks black but still you can kind see some of the blonde in random strips. I just want to know how I can get my natural hair color back and what helps with hair growth.
Growing Out Nails After Biting?I have been biting my nails since I was a kid, for almost two decades. I'm making an effort to stop, and they are growing back, but I'm worried because they're so short, the skin of my fingertips sticks out above the nail.
Improving the Shelf Life of Homemade Hair Mask?I'm thinking to make my own hair mask. The main ingredient is avocado. What ingredient can I use to help the mask last for at least 1 month inside of a glass container?
Asking My Mom to Let Me Shave?I am a 14 year old boy and I want to shave. I am super hairy. I don't have an older brother and don't live with my dad. I want to ask my mom, but I am an awkward person. What do I do? The hair is driving me insane.
Storing Homemade Facial Masks?I want to sell my natural homemade facial mask containing aloe vera, turmeric, milk, lime, and honey, but I don't know how best to store it, and how long they will last for my clients.
Storing Homemade Hair Masks?I made a hair mask with banana, olive oil, and honey. Can I put it in the freezer or refrigerator?
Fixing a Bad Dye Job?I've have always had really pretty blonde hair. Well 8 years ago a salon messed up my hair. I told them that I just wanted some low lights and a little lighter blonde highlights. Well they turned it red. It looked so bad I changed it to solid brown. Now I wanted go back to blonde so I got a hair stripper a salon lady told me to use and then picked out a pretty blonde color. It turned it yellow.
Hair Damaged By Relaxer Not Growing Back?The sides of my hair is not growing back anymore due to relaxer burn. It has been like that for the past two years and I keep hoping to myself that it's gonna grow back, but it's just the way it has been all this while. I decided to let it go back to virgin. Maybe it going to gain back its strength, but I don't know if it's the best idea. I wanted to cut it off, but my mom won't just allow me to.
Areas of Permed Hair Straight After a Few Days?I got a perm on a Friday, but by Sunday it looked like the front of my hair (by my temples) was almost completely straight. I hoped that on Tuesday when I washed it that things would be OK. So Tuesday came around and I washed and styled my hair with a curling shampoo and conditioner then used curling styling products and a diffuser.
How Soon Can I Re-perm My Hair?I just permed my hair and I forgot to put the cap on after the solution. What is the use of the cap and how soon can I re-perm my hair for a better curl?
Toning Down Dyed Hair?I dyed my hair plum, but it came out bright purple. How do I tone it down?
Remedy for Brassy Hair Color When Dyed?Every time I dye my hair, whether salon or box, it turns a brass color. I've tried home remedies and shampoo for colored hair. I do have well water, but this is horrible. My hair color is medium to dark brown. It is just a few shades different than my roots. There is just too much brass.
Removing Sharpie from Hair?I used a purple Sharpie to dye the ends of my hair. My hair is a natural blonde and the Sharpie has stained my hair. I've tried the hairspray trick, washing-up liquid, and a hair colour remover, none have worked. My hair is very fine so I don't want to use anything too harmful to prevent breakage. If anybody could help? My hair is short so I can't cut it until it grows more.
Making an Avocado Hair Mask?How do I stop a hair mask from bloating? I mixed avocado and the preservative, but on waking up this morning, the mask had bloated.
How Long Should I Wait Before Re-dying My Hair?I dyed my hair blonde within the last 24 hours and the plan is to re-dye it blue soon. So the blonde dye was to act as bleach so the blue would show up better. I dislike how my hair looks with the blonde color as it is not even and was only acting as a lightener to make my hair a lighter color so the other dye will show better. How long should I wait until I re-dye my hair blue?
Fixing a Hair Dye Experience Gone Wrong?So the other day I bleached my hair. It came out orange from the bleaching. Then I dyed it medium brown, but it is now an almost dark grayish, indigo color. My hair is naturally a dark brown. What can I do to fix this without going to the salon?
Coloring Hair After Lightening?I just lightened my hair, it's white, light blonde, a touch of yellow with a small amount of orange. I want to put pastel blue on it now. I've already put a toner in. How long do I have to wait?
Perm Not Curly to the Roots?I have been reading your post on'perms not being curly enough.'I'm a guy with longer hair, but not super long. It's not even to the shoulder area. It's in great condition and I have lots of hair! Which is a blessing. It's straight as well as thick. I've had perms growing up and they were super tight and I looked like Shirley Temple.
Perming Your Hair at Home?I've gotten perms for about 4 years now. My hairdresser usually uses a white (9/16 inch) rod, which produces nice curls. I feel comfortable giving myself a perm, so I ordered white rods online from Sally's beauty salon. I decided I would practice rolling my hair with the perm rods before I applied the solution, but once my hair dried and I took the rods out my hair was so curly.
Re-Dyeing after Stripping Out Black Dye?Just stripped the black dye out of my hair and got it to my natural hair color. Then a couple days later I go to put an ash blonde on and everything, but my roots are black again. Why? I've stripped my hair and put dye in before and it took just fine. But not this time.
Re-Dying Hair After Removing Color?I just used baking soda and clarifying shampoo to remove Splat hair color. When can I color it again?
Asking My Mum to Let Me Shave?Okay so I'm Indian so I have super dark long hair everywhere, on my arms, legs, armpits, face and basically just everywhere. I have started trimming my hair slightly using scissors, but its so tedious and I never get an even natural look.
Hair Straight in Places After a Perm?I got my perm about two months ago. And I started to notice that I have what looks like a rat tail. Some parts of my hair are straight, but not all of it. How can I fix it?
Remedy for Pain After Removing Acrylic Nails?I removed my own acrylics and now my nails are super sore, painful, and red! They are a mess. The tips are red. Any suggestions?
Redoing Roots with Highligher?I did my hair roots a week ago, and yesterday I did a highlight to my hair. I did not leave it in long enough on my root area and it is brassy. I would like to re-do my roots with a 9NC, last week I did it with a 7NN and 6NN. My question is how long do I have to wait to re-do my root area with the 9NC?
Permed Hair Straight in Some Places?So I got my perm today and I had baseball practice a bit after. After practice i took my hat off to find my hair looks a bit straight in some places. Will this be fixed by just washing it when it's time or is the perm ruined?
Thinning Foundation Make-up?I have a favorite well known brand of make-up that seems to have gotten thicker than I like, is there any thing you can add to it to thin it out?
Dyeing Hair After Bleaching?Please help. I went to a hair salon on Saturday and have been left with orange hair, not only that, I also suffered minor chemical burns. It was the worst experience of my life. I am desperate to re-dye my hair asap as I look horrendous. Do I have to put a red on first before a brown will take?
Re-dyeing Hair After Bleaching and Coloring?I recently dyed my hair. I beached my black hair and coloured it to chocolate brown. I hate it. It's dreadful and I've lost confidence. How long before I can dye it back to black?
How to Quit Biting Your Nails?I bite my nails and I have done so for around 30 years and I'm 36 years old now. I do it mainly when I get stressed about a situation. Some people have a nervous breakdown, but I bite my nails. That is just me and my different situations that I get in sometimes. They are really short now probably dangerously short. I wonder if there is anything I can do to get them to a normal level again?
Shaving Sideburns?I waxed my sideburns 2 days before, but still the skin tones are not blending. The area where I waxed is looking entirely different from the area that is unwaxed. How much time will it take to blend in? Or is there any way to do so?
Using Leftover Hair Color?My tube of hair color is enough for 2 applications. It has a small hole in it. Is it safe to use the rest?
Re-dyeing Hair the Next Day?I dyed my hair fuschia yesterday with box hair dye and absolutely hate it. Can I get another box hair dye in brown and redo it?
Remedy for Hair Damaged by Relaxer?I bleached my hair brown and lost a lot of hair though it still looked full. I know I lost a lot of hair because of the falling hair when I comb it. Two weeks later I dyed it back to black. Everything seemed fine, but when I relaxed my hair a month later half my hair fell out. I am relegated to a low cut.
Getting Back to Your Natural Hair Color After Dyeing?So I dyed my hair about 2 months ago with semi permanent color, but the other day I went with a permanent brown hair. My hair is naturally light brown/dark blonde. Is there a way to get back the natural colour?
Asking My Mother to Let Me Shave My Legs?I'm 13 and too scared to ask my mum to shave my legs and I have thick black hair. I always see boys staring! My friends say I should just shave and not ask. My mum usually waxes my underarms.
Remedy for Cuticles Damaged by Nail Biting?I have been biting my nails for almost a decade and now I want to grow them out. To break the habit, I had extensions done, but my cuticles are still in bad shape. Due to nail biting they have risen up and detached from my nail and every time I use a cuticle trimmer they bleed and get worse. What should I do to get them back to normal?
Fixing a Hair Dye Mistake?I have naturally dark brown hair and in November of 2019 I dyed it a purple red color right over my natural hair. It slowly faded to a pretty purple red tint and was lighter too. I just dyed it two days ago to dark blue, right over the other color. Both of these were permanent dyes. So yeah I don't like the blue and I know it will fade to green so I have no idea what to do.
Dyeing Recently Highlighted Hair?Two days ago I box highlighted my hair. I hate it and I was wondering can I go back and turn it black? I have a natural dark brown hair color. I would say it's pretty healthy normally.
Perm Not Curly?3 days ago I got a perm. The week before I got chop stick curls and loved them, so I decided to go for the perm. I went to the salon for a consultation and showed pictures of what I wanted. Then I went to the salon to get the perm, to say I'm unhappy is an understatement.