Laugh if you want, but Comfy Dog Conditioner is Great for Curly Hair

Ok, I know this sounds more than a little silly, but I used my dog Benny’s leave-in conditioner this morning on my own curly hair and it worked better than just about any other product - from the incredibly expensive to drugstore varieties - that I’ve ever tried.

That’s right! I used Comfy Dog leave in conditioner and if you have curly hair, you’re going to love me for telling you about it.

Most leave-in conditioners for curly hair either leave my hair too soft, are too heavy and weigh it down, or, worst of all, make my curls crunchy.

Comfy Dog, on the other hand, smells nice, leaves my hair (the the coat of Benny Bix Ochman Labradoodle Puppy) shiny, full, and with well-defined curls. When you read the ingredients list, you’ll see that, unlike a lot of hair products, it’s got no harsh chemicals. You’ve got to condition your natural hair while you have extensions, and this is a great product to try.

If you have a curly hair conditioner you love, please share the name with us. As you can see, I’ll try just about anything on my hair at least once.

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Knot Heads - a Perfect Accessory Twist for Hair Extensions, and a Special Offer for You

One of the joys of having hair extensions is that you have so many options for styling them. And with the wonderful, new twistable hair accessory from Knot Heads the possibilities are endless. So we arranged a special 15% discount for No Bad Hair Days Blog readers. They’re only available online at Knot Heads. You’ll find demonstrations for creating many different styles with Knot Heads on the site. Instructions for getting your 15% discount are at the end of this post.

Knot Heads are are a patent-pending hair accessory made of strong yet bendable wire wrapped in the hippest patterns and colors. They stylishly and comfortably replace rubber bands, bobby pins, barrettes and the dreaded claw! Forget having your hair tearing out as you remove a rubber band, or having a bobby pin poking your scalp.

You can create all kinds of different looks with Knot Heads’ two lengths, 4″ and 25″. They are also reusable and washable, and work for all types of hair, from straight to curly, long to short. More »

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Summer Hair Trend: a Few Hair Extensions in Contrasting & Fun Colors

Pro 10 Ambassador Stylist Miho Kitajima says adding hair extensions in contrasting and playful colors will become a summer trend, with the contrasting color often at the bottom tips of the natural hair.

Here Miho is adding revolutionary, new keratin-tipped Prota hair extensions to a model’s hair at the recent International Beauty Show in New York City.

Prota hair extensions, made with Ultima Natural Protein Hair, will be sold soon in a host of colors and textures suitable for Caucasian, Asian and Hispanic hair.We’ll tell you where you can find them as soon as Prota extensions are available.

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What’s Your Haircolor Personality?

Want an outrageous, total transformation? A subtle change? iVillage UK’s haircolor personality quiz will help you determine what hair color approach might make you happiest.

Me? “You’re playful, diverse and one hell of a self-aware chick! You don’t take the whirlwind world of fashion and beauty too seriously.” How about you?

Before you make a decision about changing your haircolor permanently, you can easily try out new colors, styles and length with Pro 10 hair extensions made with Ultima natural protein hair.

via Get Some Hairapy! Image: Killerstrands

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Get a Free Skin Cancer Screening in May, June or July - Here’s How

Beauty Cred Blog reports that Olay & the American Society of Dermatologic Surgeons have teamed up to provide SkinCancerTakesFriends.org or ASDS.net to find a participating Dermatologic Surgeon in your area. Skin cancer, caught early, is curable. Make an appointment now. It might be the most important beauty appointment you’ll ever make.

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Ask the Pro 10 Ambassador Stylist: How do I restore my hair extensions’ curls?

No Bad Hair Days Blog reader Jacqueline Thomas asks: After my Bohemian texture Pro 10 hair extensions are washed and I apply mouse or conditioner, will the curl come back without using rods or rollers? Could I just sit under the dryer?

Response from Pro 10 Ambassador Stylist Kimmie Lemard (left): “The curl will not completely go away but it will loosen up a bit. Sitting under the dryer without rods or rollers won’t get the curls back to their original state. You also can set it and let it dry overnight.”

Lemard is creative director, Signature Stylist and Educator at the NSeya Salon & Spa in Atlanta Georgia.

Ask your question for the Pro 10 Ambassador Stylists here. Read other tips from Pro 10 Ambassador Stylists here.

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Hair Extension Dos and Don’ts

A recent report speculates that supermodel Naomi Campbell’s receding hairline, was “possibly caused by years of wearing hair extensions.” It appears that Campbell chemically straightens and probably also colors her hair, a combination that can cause damage to anyone’s hair.

Can hair extensions damage your hair? Not if they’re correctly applied, maintained and removed, says famed extension stylist Adriana Barrett. (Ultimahair FAQs here.)

Here are Barrett’s Dos and Don’t of safe use of hair extensions:

o Have extensions applied and removed only by a professional stylist who is licensed, and also certified in the system being used.
o Avoid methods that require chemical adhesives, glues and tapes to apply extensions. Seek out a stylist who uses only organic sealants.
o Four-strand braids and keratin pre-tipped extensions are the safest methods of application. Brazilian braiding also is fine when skillfully done.
o Hair extensions should never hurt. Many “kitchen braiders” make extensions too tight.
o It is better to create many small extensions than fewer thick ones. Barrett says the amount of extension hair applied should be equal to the amount of hair to which it is attached. She uses as many as 150 tiny extensions on a full head. Adding too much extension hair to the natural hair will pull and stress the roots of the natural hair.
o Treat your hair gently and care for extensions carefully.
o Hair extensions must be replaced at least once every two months, and they should be removed by the professional who put them in.

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How You Can Participate in The No More Bad Hair Days Blog

Our readers (that’s you!) are the stars of No More Bad Hair Days Blog, and there are several ways you can participate.

Share your videos and photos. We want to see your beautiful face framed with Pro 10 hair extensions made with Ultima Natural Protein Hair! Show us your before and after photos and videos; photos and videos of how you wear your extensions, braids and weaves; pictures of hair fashion trends you spot; share how you feel about your appearance, about beauty and fashion.

Here’s how to get your videos and photos onto No More Bad Hair Days Blog: More »

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Celebrity Hair Extension Quiz: Does She or Doesn’t She?

“Do all celebrities wear hair extensions?” asks the fabulous Bella Sugar blog.

Or do they all just have thick, full hair that grows out from short to long at lightning speed without an awkward phase? :>)

Bella Sugar’s done a series of quizzes where you can see if you can guess. Take the latest “Does She or Doesn’t She Wear Hair Extensions?” quiz.

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