Self Acceptance - Lessons From My Hair Affair

For our diet and, indeed, in every aspect of our lives, we must remember to relax from the demands of the unrealistic ideal. For those trying to lose weight, you cannot be the Barbie. For those lifting weights, you cannot be the Governor of California. Accepting this principle first, can give you the peace of mind to love what you do have, lower frustration, and actually make weight loss easier in the long run!

A few years ago while driving to the drugstore I watched a family walk across the street. There was a woman who appeared to be in her 70's with a thick mass of black hair flowing down her back. Next to her was another woman 40ish with a thick mass of black hair flowing down her back. And walking with them, a teen with a thick mass of black hair flowing down her back, and alongside her was a girl about six years old with a thick mass of black hair flowing down her back.

The teen was pushing a pram. I craned my neck and observed a tiny baby tucked inside - no there was no flowing mass of black hair. But I could see little black tufts starting up and I was willing to bet what that would look like in the future.

I drove on to the drugstore feeling a bit gloomy. When I got to the store, I saw rows of hair beautification products. Products to pump up the volume, smooth, curl, add bounce. I had tried many of them in the past with maybe some improvement but not much. What I really needed was more hair. If any of those ladies walking would give me just a little bit of their hair I would really benefit and I doubt if they would miss it. I have baby fine blond hair. The kind that wilts in the heat, hangs limply in the rain and loses its style quickly.

Later that week, I happened to catch the talk show Maury. Women were on the show complaining about their hair. One young African American lady caught my attention. About 14 years old, she had wiry black hair. It sprouted out from her head and went all over the place. She cried as she told Maury that she had not had a comb in her hair in years because it got all tangled. I was shocked as she told Maury that insects landed in her hair and stayed there. And I thought I had problem hair.

Hair Extensions Taped Versus Bonded What Is The Difference?

In this article I want explore the differences between the two main hair extension methods in the market today.

They both have the positive and negative sides. I hope this article will help explain and give you a better understanding to make a better informed choice.

Bonded Hair Extensions

Background

These were the very first way in which hair extensions attached to existing hair. Because of this they have seen lots of development over past years. The way in which bonds applied has changed so has the bond material.

In the earlier days of extensions bonds where simply hair friendly glue that the user rubbed around the hair. Resulting in messy heavy bonds difficult to remove and easily seen. Sometimes this type of application is still seen and applied by un-reputable stylists.

This changed and small keratin bonds developed. Keratin is the main ingredient of our hair this protein is first choice to combine both hairs.

Instead of the application being made with the fingers this change to heat gun well know today in extension application.

A major problem for bonds is patches that occur on the scalp. This is due to the weight of the bond and hair pulling out the hair. To fix this hair weaves are hung in the hair to correctly distribute the weight this and better bonding techniques helped stopped the risk.