At Home Solutions for Straight and Wavy Hair 7/17/08

By: Kim Myers
As stated in a previous article, wavy hair, like curly hair should not be rubbed dry when wet. Instead, blot or pat with a towel until slightly damp and let the hair dry naturally. Blow dryers cause extreme frizz on curly and wavy hair unless the correct products and styling tools are used. Your top five products to have available for wavy hair are voluminizing shampoo, leave-in conditioner, mousse, specially designed spray gel for wavy/curly hair, and shine serum. In order to introduce gloss and moisture to wavy hair, try this treatment at home.
You probably already have the ingredients:
1/2 ripe banana
1/2 avocado
1 heaping tsp. of plain yogurt
1 tbsp. olive oil
Mash these together and apply the mixture to your hair, especially honing in on the ends. Wrap hair in a towel and leave in for 20 minutes before rinsing out.

For straight hair, believe it or not, you are lucky. Straight hair has more light reflection and tends to have more shine without having to add several products.
Your five key products are:
a thickening shampoo, spray conditioner, mousse or thickening gel, shine serum, and a paddle brush.
To cut down on oil production, here is your home remedy:
1 large jug of peppermint tea w/2 tea bags Tea tree oil.
Make the pepperming tea and let cool. Add ten drops of tea tree oil and pour over the head as you would for your final rinse.

These suggestions are taken from "The Complete Beauty Book" by Helen Foster.