Good Hair
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Hair speaks volumes about who we are. It is a barometer reflecting our health, our lifestyle, style and individuality. And, like us, it has its good days and bad days. It is quite amazing how a change in colour or cut alters our whole image and, as a result, how we feel and present ourselves. When nurtured, hair can glow with health and vitality, but neglected hair looks dull and lifeless. The irony, however, is that hair is dead. With knowledge and understanding, the mystery of hair problems can be solved, either naturally or artificially. Armed with this knowledge, anyone can have a beautiful head of hair. This book will examine the structure of hair, different types of hair, changes and hair loss that can occur with age, stress and illness, diet and its effect on hair condition, solutions for excess facial hair, and correct styles for face shapes, colour and skin tone, there is also a special section on men's hair.
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Libby Peacock. Good Hair
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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Hair as we know it
Your hair’s structure
Function of the cortex and cuticle
A touch of colour
Thick or thin
The growth factor
Defining your ethnic hair type
In a class of its own
CHANGING YOUR LOOK
Texture
A QUESTION OF OIL AND MOISTURE
Oily hair
Dry hair
Normal hair
Combination hair
Hair and scalp problems
Hair loss
MALE - AND FEMALE - PATTERN HAIR LOSS
Alopecia areata
Disease
Hormone imbalance and childbirth
Medication and medical treatment
Fever or surgery
Scalp disorders
DANDRUFF
SEBORRHOEA
PSORIASIS
ECZEMA
CONTACT DERMATITIS
Treatment for hair loss
The impact of diet
Treatments, tools & tackle
Back to basics
Tools of the trade
CURL - DEFINING SPRAYS
HAIR GEL
HAIRSPRAY
MOUSSE
SERUMS, GLOSSES AND SHINE SPRAYS
STRAIGHTENING BALM
STYLING LOTIONS
VOLUME ENHANCERS
WAXES AND POMADES
The right tackle
BRUSHES
COMBS
CRIMPERS AND STRAIGHTENERS
HAIR - DRYERS
HOT BRUSHES AND HOT TONGS
ROLLERS
Protecting your locks
The great outdoors
Styling sense and healthy hair
A question of chemicals
PERMS
STRAIGHTENERS
To colour or not to colour?
HIGHLIGHTS
A natural alternative
Getting your hair right
Your face the canvas
A question of colour
Getting rid of unwanted hair
A guide to hair removal
SHAVING
DEPILATORY CREAMS AND LOTIONS
EPILATORS
PLUCKING
THREADING
WAXING
ELECTROLYSIS
LASER HAIR REMOVAL
STICK TO THE TRIED AND TESTED
A male perspective
The best style for you
Style sense
IF YOUR HAIR IS THINNING:
IF YOUR HAIR IS GREYING:
LOSING YOUR HAIR?
HAIR TRANSPLANTS
Glossary
Useful Addresses
References
Photographic credits
Acknowledgements
Index
Good. HAIR
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LIBBY PEACOCK is a journalist who specializes in health and lifestyle issues. She started her career as a staff reporter for a major South African newspaper, before moving on to become a features writer for a national women’s magazine. Her career then took her to Dubai, where she worked as deputy editor for a glossy English-language women’s magazine, and to Hong Kong, where she spent three years working as staff editor for a number of publications.
The author and publishers have made every effort to ensure that the information contained in this book was accurate at the time of going to press, and accept no responsibility for any injury or inconvenience sustained by any person using this book or following the advice provided herein.
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Useful addresses
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