Everyone has one common goal in life: to achieve true happiness. The biggest factor holding us back from achieving our dreams is, simply and sadly, our own selves. We put limitations on ourselves every day, whether intentionally or unintentionally. Let’s face it, letting go can be hard to do!

We try to hold onto people or stuff to feel important, to be loved, to ease our fears, or to hold tight to the illusion of being in control. The path to freedom and happiness lies in letting go of attachment; this doesn’t mean disengaging from life, denying your passions, or living the life of a renunciation. The real nature of detachment is a loving, fulfilled participation in life while maintaining the awareness that whatever we hold on to is not our true identity.

We often “hold on” far beyond its ability to serve us; our identities are found in the presence of here and now, live in the moment and allow life to happen instead of trying to force outcomes. When you relinquish regrets over the past and fears about the future, you can truly make the most of each present day.

“If you let go a little, you will have a little peace. If you let go a lot, you will have a lot of peace.”

There will never be a time when life is simple; there will always be time to practice accepting that. Every moment is a chance to let go and feel peaceful. DO it now, just…let go!

Love Your Hair,

Jane

Jane Carter Solution has been specifically formulated for dry hair, regardless of texture or ethnicity. These quality products cleanse, condition and nourish hair - kinky hair, curly hair, straight, relaxed, color treated and locked hair. We have recently added a key finishing product to our Hydrate line; Seal & Shine adds incredible shine and reduces dryness.

This light, water-soluble, silicone free shine spray moisturizes, strengthens and protects without weighing down or drying out hair. Silicones provide the false appearance of a healed cuticle’ over time, tresses become brittle and further prone to frizz – creating a damaging and dehydrating cycle. Seal & Shine’s anti-humidity formula helps to control and reduce frizz, creating manageable hair with shine!

Can be used three ways:

1. Cocktail with Hydrate Quench to seal in essential fatty acids and protein
2. Spray directly onto hair or into the palm of hands to distribute onto hair as a finishing glossifier
3. Hydrate parched skin!

Get your vibrant shine ON, ladies

Love Your Hair,

Jane

We all are familiar with it, it’s been a part of our morning or hair routine from time-to-time…it can become addictive, most try to use in moderation but some are weak from its transformation abilities. The flat-iron is hard to say no to on some days! It’s imperative to learn how to safely style your hair when using heat; Jane Carter Solution products provide protection and nourishment for your hair.

Start with Hair Nourishing Cream; an ultra-light hair finisher that can be used as a daily hair moisturizer, dry hair repair, shine enhancer and tress protector; perfect for all hair types. This wonderful natural-based product renews and moisturizes hair; it’s the first step in blowing out hair to be flat ironed straight. Natural Hold Spray Gel is needed as your started flat-ironing your strands without any alcohol; mist each section of hair prior to applying heat. This product is water based and excellent for protecting your hair from heat damage while smoothing the cuticle and adding shine.

Visit our YouTube channel to access our Style Guide videos, offering tips and techniques to ensure salon quality styling results.

Love Your Hair,

Jane

Q: “I work out almost daily and sweat a lot…in my head; my hair literally drips with sweat when I am finished. Is it safe to co-wash, daily?”

A: I know a lot of curly, coily, wavy and colored haired women who co-wash (“conditioner washing”) daily! It’s a gentler way of cleaning hair using conditioner to add the right amount of hydration to strands, cutting down on frizz. That is just fine!

The key is to use a conditioner that is water soluble so you don’t have a lot of build-up; Jane Carter Solution Restore Creamy Conditioning Cleanser gently rinses impurities from the hair, while distributing restorative essential oils like Jojoba and Henna. Follow these 5 steps to perfect your co-washing:

1. Rinse hair with very warm water for 3-5 minutes
2. Apply a liberal amount of Creamy Conditioning Cleanser to your roots and work to the ends with your fingers
3. Gently detangle with a paddle brush
4. Rinse
5. Style as usual

Love Your Hair,

Jane

Regardless of your hair type or texture, the hair care products you use can make a difference. We recommend using only natural hair care products that are high in natural oils and butters and vitamins. Every hair type needs fatty acids and natural oils to stay moisturized and synthetic products simply don’t provide the nutrients necessary to keep your hair and scalp healthy.

Using natural hair care products formulated with natural oils and butters is the best thing you can do for your hair and scalp, especially if you have dry coarse natural hair. Look for paraben-free products that have amino acids and natural oils like jojoba, olive, lemon, lavender, safflower, sunflower, wheat proteins, as well as vitamins A, D, E. These natural shampoos and natural conditioners may cost a bit more than synthetics but you’ll see and feel the difference in your hair.

Jane Carter Solution products moisturize and nourish hair; our Hydrate and Restore lines are designed to strengthen fortify and infuse moisture into the hair. Not only will your hair look terrific, you’ll be able to toss out all of those bottles and jars of partially used products and reclaim some real estate in the bathroom. No longer in search of the ‘perfect’ hair care product – you’ll know what to look for and won’t settle for less!

Love Your Hair,

Jane

The lesson at the ending of a great love can be the most difficult to understand; we enter this world wide open and ready for anything, believing that no one is going to hurt us deliberately and we fail to understand how special and fleeting this belief actually is. At 21 you live in the nostalgia; untouched by pain, you are ready to love anyone that will have you and that can offer love back. As adults with a bit more life experience, we realize that sometimes we simply love the wrong people…for too long.

In love, which involves our happiness and many of our most precious experiences, there is a great deal to lose. We put our trust in people who are undeserving; the people that are closest to us have the potential to hurt us the most because we expect love from them. We love the wrong people sometimes, we put our trust in people who would throw it away in a second while we covet what we believe is special. Recognize that some are unable to demonstrate proper love to others (even you); love is taught and there are many in our world were not fortunate to learn how to love. Not being able to give love properly doesn’t mean that the person doesn’t care about you, but does it mean that it’s okay for this person to continue hurting you? Absolutely not, let it go.

There is a freedom that comes along with letting the hurt from the past go. Keep in mind that no one is perfect; make a decision to forgive those who hurt you and those who despitefully used you, even those who may have failed at loving you. For your own peace, love them anyway.

Love Your Hair,

Jane