Category: Help for Dry Hair

Porosity. Let’s talk…porosity refers to how well your hair is able to absorb and hold moisture, aka water. All hair is naturally porous and somewhat permeable to water; it’s determined by the condition of your hair cuticle. Normal porosity hair knows when to take in moisture and how to hold onto it as well.

Porosity can be affected by external factors causing damage to the cuticle – either remaining closed and not retaining moisture or remaining open and letting moisture out as quickly as it is accepted. So what exactly damages the cuticles in those ways?

1. mechanical and heat abuse from combs, brushes, and heat styling tools
2. excessive sun exposure
3. over-processing from chemical relaxers and permanent colors
4. continued use of sodium lauryl or ammonium lauryl sulfate-rich shampoos

Be proactive in avoiding cuticle damage by using the correct products to protect and hydrate!

You can reduce heat damage (#1) by using Revitalizing Leave-In Conditioner; it’s lightweight formula allows you to reduce the temperature when flat-ironing or blow drying your hair, the bonus - it also doubles as a sun screen (#2).

Soothe over-processed hair (#3) with the Jojoba and Henna essential oils in Restore Creamy Conditioning Cleanser and rebuild strength with complex Amino Acid and Silk protein in Restore Moisture Mist.

Discontinue the use of your sulfate shampoo (#4) and replace it with Hydrating Invigorating Shampoo SLS-Free; the humectants employed during washing help your hair hold more moisture, which is always a benefit.

Knowing your hair’s porosity can help you choose the right products to keep your hair well-moisturized, supple, strong and shiny. Now you’re in the know and armed with suggestions for the best products for your tresses!

Love Your Hair,

Jane

Have you ever held a section of your hair and squeezed the ends…only to hear a crunching sound? That hair loves is the sound of dehydrated strands! Dry, damaged hair can become brittle due to overuse or improper application of chemical processes such as perms, dyes, relaxers and straighteners or heat processes such as blow dryers, flat irons and curling irons. Water is easily accessible and the best natural moisturizer.

The Q-Redew handheld hair steamer uses warm steam as mist to enhance your hair’s natural volume and texture. It hydrates, reshapes and restyles dry hair in minutes; no mess, no fuss, no chemicals - just water. You apply the Q-Redew’s warm steam as mist to reshape, hydrate, volumize and style your locks. Boost your curls, restore moisture to dry hair, lift flat hair and transform bedhead to your best hairstyle.

Jane Carter Solution has partnered with Q-Redew in order to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month. For optimal results growing great hair, we recommend the following regimen of Jane Carter Solution products to be used in conjunction with Q-Redew Hand Held Steamer:

• Scalp Renew
• Hydrating Invigorating Shampoo SLS
• Nutrient Replenishing Conditioner
• Seal & Shine

For a limited time, receive the Jane Carter Solution recommended products AND the Q-Redew Hand Held Steamer for $100! Use code JCSQREDEW at checkout on JaneCarterSolution.com to receive $15 OFF the retail price of the products listed above (a $58 retail value); you will then receive a link to Q-Redew and a special discount code for $13 OFF the Hand Held Steamer (a $70 retail value). Offer valid through October 31^st…don’t miss out on this great deal!

Love Your Hair,

Jane

Hair care tips for autumn are just what the Hair Care Guru has ordered, as it’s about time we start settling into the new season! Autumn always rolls in and grabs your attention; colorful leaves falling, brisk cool weather and fabulous chilly weather fashion. Unfortunately along with the beauty of the season comes unruly, lackluster, dry hair and scalp. (eeeek!)

After summer sun hair care should start immediately to make sure your tresses welcome the cold season looking shiny, bouncy, soft and restored. Here are some suggestions on how to achieve that:

Weight
“Lightweight” products are great for Spring and Summer with the added humidity in the air, but cooler climate calls for thicker ingredients that nourish and replenish hair.

Condition
Please do not forget to condition your hair, ladies! Conditioner helps to close the cuticle in hair, hence sealing in moisture. Your hair may seem drier as we increase the use of central heating throughout the winter…conditioning is key.

Unless you live in a heat friendly city year round, the beginning of autumn is the perfect time to revise and update your hair care regimen. Now that you’ve got some tips, tell us what are you favorite Jane Carter Solution products for Fall hair care?

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

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 humidity isn’t the only thing high this time of the year; frizz moves in, unpacks and gets comfy causing bad hair days in your life! Frizzy hair can plague all types and textures of hair, from curly hair to straight hair and thin hair to thick hair. One of the biggest causes of frizzy hair can be dry and moisture deprived hair.

Instead of your curl rebellion completely taking over, reach for the products that keep you in control of your coils! Stop the frizz by adding moisture back to the hair cuticle. There are two ways you can replenish the moisture of your hair: internally and externally, at the same time!

Internally - A diet rich in protein and omega oils to moisturize your hair from the inside-out.

Externally - Products that hydrate and nourish your hair, try our new:

• Hydrate Creamy Leave-In Styling Smoother
• Hydrate Quench
• Incredible Curls

The right products, diet and simply giving your corkscrews the attention they need, will bring you from frizzy to being in control in no time!

Love Your Hair,

Jane