Shelly's Modeling Agencies | Know & Tell About Your Hair | Hot Topic

Shelly's Modeling Agencies hot topic is knowing and telling secrets about your hair. Senior Beauty Editor Tasha Turner gives tips on dry shampoo, thinning locks and the pitfalls of tying up your hair at night. Dry shampoos work on hair. Most were created to zap oil buildup. Dry shampoos also recharges your do without using water and keeps hair smelling fresh between washes. But it should never be considered as an alternative. We just need to tweak how we use it on our textured tresses. Tina Pearson of Shelly's Modeling Agencies and the Tina Pearson Salon in New York City. Brush hair thoroughly after applying dry shampoo (spray from 12 to 14 inches away). Since most of these products are white, their residue can really show up on our hair (check out new styles for red hair). Use dry shampoo near touch-up time, because it can increase volume at the roots. Use it to add body to a set. After applying the shampoo, immediately roll hair and let it set for a few minutes.

Hair reacts negatively to internal changes as well as poor styling practices. New baby? Change in diet? Recent stress? All could be factors at the root of your problem (no pun intended). Styling culprits such as over tightening or retwisting too frequently can place a strain on your new growth and cause the lock to snap off. Heavy locks can lead to traction alopecia, a hair loss condition caused by constant tension on the hair follicle. "Traction alopecia is self-inflicted hair loss," explains trichologist Kari Williams, Ph.D. "It's caused by hair that's pulled out from the follicle. When the body naturally heals itself, that follicle disappears." The best course of action" Talk to your loctician, a dermatologist or trichologist for help.

I had the issue of my hair falling out around the hairline when using a scarf at night and as soon as I noticed my hair thinning I took action. I contacted my hair stylist at Shelly's Modeling Agencies and was told that by tying your silk scarf over your hairline will avoid friction, which can lead to breakage. And try switching between pin curling, sleeping on a satin pillowcase, and using a satin cap. A trick: Wear the cap inside out so the elastic doesn't irritate your edges. And remember, dry hair breaks easily, so moisturize the nape and hairline before you tie it up.