Eugene Davis Hair

Fabric of Hair Investigates: How and Why Hair Loss Happens🧐

Before we can get into whether or not Nioxin products actually work for hair loss, it’s important to quickly go over the basics of how and why hair loss happens.

Most hair loss in men and women are the result of Androgenetic alopecia, or pattern hair loss, is a form of hair loss that’s caused by a mix of genetic and hormonal factors.

This is a type of hormonal and genetic hair loss that can cause you to develop a receding hairline or bald patch as you get older.

Pattern hair loss develops due to a mix of genetic factors and the effects of an androgenic hormone, or male sex hormone, called dihydrotestosterone (DHT).

Your body produces DHT as a by product of testosterone. When you’re young, DHT plays a key role in the development of male features, including facial hair, body hair and more. It’s one of several hormones that makes men identify as a male.

Unfortunately, DHT also has negative effects inside your body. One of which is its ability to bind to receptors in your scalp and cause your hair follicles to miniaturize, or shrink.

In women the Luteinizing hormone in the blood then travels to the Leydig cells in the ovaries in women and stimulates them to produce more testosterone. As testosterone in the blood increases, more of this hormone is also converted to
dihydrotestosterone, resulting in higher levels of DHT.

Over time, DHT can cause your hair follicles to spend less time producing new hairs, leading to thinner, shorter hair follicles.

Part of a good haircare routine for thin hair (and all other hair types) is having the right products, regimen to support a helathy scalp follicle and cuticle strands.

NIOXIN has over 30 years of expertise.

Who is it for? 
Nioxin works best for people who have non-scarring alopecia, meaning that their hair follicles still have potential for hair regrowth. In scarring alopecia, the hair follicle is irreparable due to destruction of stem cells.

The most common type of hair loss is androgenic alopecia, which is non-scarring and can affect both men and women.

When we look at Nioxin’s hair care products, a few active ingredients stand out from the others: serenoa serrulata (also referred to as saw palmetto), peppermint oil, pantothenic acid (referred to as vitamin B5) and niacinamide.

Several of these products are linked to improvements in hair growth. For example, saw palmetto is a berry extract that may reduce local DHT levels, that will in result will increase hair growth.

Niacinamide and pantothenic acid, or vitamin B5, are also linked to hair health and improved hair fullness in men and women.

Overall, Nioxin’s hair care products contain active ingredients that are linked to improvements in hair health and density. Nixon is dedicated and developing solutions for fine hair, thinning hair, and hair fall.
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Fabric of Hair Investigates: Think Skincare for Your Hair, The Power of Probiotics 🧐

WHAT ARE PROBIOTICS?
Probiotics are the good bacteria. They are live micro-organisms that are found naturally in your body. These good bacteria are essential for keeping your gut and skin healthy. Our gut flora performs many functions essential to our health, including manufacturing vitamin K and vitamin B. They also help with digestion and stimulate the immune system.

HOW PROBIOTICS HELP YOUR SKIN

Like your gut, healthy skin has its own microflora with an abundance of “good bacteria” to help guard against the growth of harmful bacteria. Harmful bacteria on the skin can lead to a whole host of skin issues.

While eating fermented foods or taking a probiotic supplement will improve skin, probiotics can also be applied topically for even better results. When applied topically, probiotic-infused skincare lowers the skin’s pH, creating an environment for healthy bacteria while discouraging the proliferation of unhealthy, complexion-harming bacterias.

PROBIOTICS & HAIR CARE

The same health principles that apply to your skin also apply to your scalp.

Cleanse, condition, and treat your scalp. As we would never dream of skipping a daily skincare routine. The same thing applies for your hair and scalp because you wear your hair everyday. Harsh shampoos and residue-building products may throw off the balance of your scalp’s bacteria microbiome.

This can cause suboptimal growing conditions for your hair.

The result? Dull, slow-growing hair prone to breakage and split ends.

By using hair care products with probiotics, you can regulate the microflora of your scalp. A balanced bacteria microbiome means a healthy scalp and an optimal environment for flourishing hair growth.🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡

Fabric of Hair Educate: How to get from Crunch to Scrunch on Curly Textured Hair Type.🥸

How to Achieve a Cast:
A solid cast is achieved through applying styling products onto wet or damp hair. Different products can create different strength casts, but strong-hold gels and mousses are usually the best way to create a cast.

Allowing the hair to dry fully (either through diffusing or air drying) without touching it too much, this allows the product to form a hard, crystalline surface around the hair.

This encourages the cuticle to lie flat which in turn creates that smooth coveted shine.

However, you don’t want to walk round with rock-hard curls.

This is where the ‘scrunch’ comes in. If your curls feel crunchy, you might be…forgetting to break your cast.

Many curly haired folks neglect this essential finishing step once hair is dry, but it’s an important one.

Typical curl stylers (especially gel formulas) work by creating a seal on hair. This seal prevents frizz from forming and helps lock in curl definition, but it’s not meant to be left in a stiff state.

To soften things up, break the cast: Coat your palms with a thin layer of a finishing product such as serum, oil, or pomade.

In one firm motion, smooth your hands over your entire mane from front to back, as if you’re creating a ponytail. The pressure of your fingers will soften the styler’s hold, but your curls will retain their shape.

How to Scrunch out the Crunch Steps:

Step 1: Ensure hair is completely dry. Test this by holding a clump between two fingers and squeezing gently, feeling for any dampness.

Step 2: Scrunch. Gently cup curl clumps in sections and scrunch your curls upwards. ...

Step 3. Crunch

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Fabric of hair Investigates: Has The Corporate Beauty and Hair Industry Failed Black Women?🧐

The textured hair community is a billion dollar industry. However, there is a lack of resources that provide insight to proper services and products.

Especially to the black communities. According to Nielsen report, African-Americans currently hold a buying power of $1 trillion, a number that's estimated to reach $1.3 trillion and progressing. A majority is spent on cosmetics, spending nine times more on ethnic-targeted beauty and grooming products than the general market.

Black women, in particular, spend an estimated 7.5 billion annually on beauty products, giving out 80% more money on cosmetics and twice as much on skin and haircare than non-black consumers.

However, women of color have been continually ignored and underserved by the cosmetics industry throughout history.

Until now...sort of…

My Black is Beautiful, Black Girl Magic, and Melanin Poppin. These are powerful testaments of self-love and trending in the Black community on a national scale.

For many millennials, being Black and embracing their Blackness, has never been more justified. Never have their influence and voices been more powerful. Never has the value of the Black consumer been more apparent.

It not enough to put a product out in the market and then leave out a such important segment of the market with such financial buying power.

Brands are increasingly applying their best effort at marketing to Black women. But it's not enough to put a black celebrities face on your ad and call it due diligence.

The product must deliver and perform to the consumers needs. All too often brands are focused on a quick fix, and overlooking the needed time to understand this market and the concerns of the Black community.

Just because you put it out there, doesn't mean we will purchase it. This is a standpoint from the community, because not taking in some of the cultural factors and understanding and the nuances that relate to people of color, or recognizing that we're not homogenized.

A shared responsibility falls on retailers, too. Often, stores won't allow companies the space or investment needed to court the customer or community.

Over 60% of the time this consumer has gone in to retail space, and there hasn't been anything for her and magically you now you have something to serve her needs.

How do you communicate that to her when she patronized your store?

Through location, communication, marketing, education, having people that understand what she's looking for and are able to direct her, are important.

Many brands don't want to be placed in the "ethnic" space; because of fearfulness, based on being unknowledgeable of this consumers buying power.
Instead they want to be on the shelves right alongside the bigger established brands.

The room for improvement is in breaking this cycle of thinking that there needs to be a separate shopping section for people of color.

There just needs to be a broad range of products and services for all humans.
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Fabric of Hair Investigates: The Skinification of Hair 🧡💛🧡💛

Your scalp is skin, the idea of treating your scalp as you would treat your face. Skin care companies are transitioning into the haircare game. One of the big trends we're seeing in terms of what is coming out in hair care is beyond styling. It is really about the quality of your hair. Finally, there's a real lessening of shame to talk about hair loss, dandruff, and oily scalp.

Frequency into the salon have become more sporadic, which means continuing to take things into your own hands is becoming a thing. A full on appreciation of haircare lines that are centered on hair and scalp health, center focused on a holistic approach to growth and fullness.

4 Amazing Products:

1. The Briogeo Scalp Revival Serum: this scalp serum is super easy to use, you just add a couple drops to your hair after shampooing. You can even use it as a replacement for when you’re not using shampoo.

2. Hair oil is so important, is used almost anyway in order to keep your hair ends soft and moisturized, and despite natural oils like coconut or argan oil, there are some really good ones on the market, the brand Gisou had been very popular with there classic honey infused hair oil that leaves the hair super glossy and is amazing to be used by every hair type and texture.

3. We've seen The Sugarbear Hair Vitamins over social media, guess what! these actually do work when you are being consistent and taking them as labeled. Hair vitamins in general are meant to strengthen, lengthen, and thicken the hair. The one thing is to do your research on the brand you are getting beforehand.

4. Believe the hype on Olaplex, A new product in their line, the 4-in-1 mask adds intense moisture while also adding shine and body to treat the most damaged of hairs. With professional grade ingredients, such as ceramides, oils and 11 vital amino acids. It’s Professional level hair care from the comfort of your own home. Olaplex also has the No7. Bonding oil, which is super good it’s insane. The transformation results of the hair with this product are stellar and it also doubles as an extremely credited heat protectant. 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

Gisou by Negin Mirsalehi
Sugarbear® Vitamin Care
Olaplex Inc.
Briogeo Hair Care

Fabric of Hair: Gracefully Grey🤍🤍

Ready to embrace and bring out the best in your grey?

Here are a few suggested tips that covers everything you need to know about caring for grey hair, whether your statment piece is a silver streak or you’re in a transitional phase where you’re letting your grays grow in.

Grey Hair Streak:
Blend the texture, since grey hair lacks pigment, it tends to have a different texture than the rest of your hair. On finer hair, grays could be coarse, and on coarser hair, they can be fine, or sometimes it can be a combination of the two.

In order to have your grays cooperate with the rest of your hair, styling tools and products are essential. Using a smoothing cream to manage your hair and to help control frizz.

Transitioning to grey hair:
The big chop, to minimize that awkward stage when your grays are growing in try stylish cut. A sophisticated short haircut pretty much eliminates the growing-out stage. Often due to the varying textures of grey hair, going for a shorter hairstyle can help control hair that becomes harder to manage at longer lengths. A shorter style also works well with soft, finer grays, as less length won’t weigh hair down, giving structure and body to limp strands.

Finding the right hair dye:
If you’re using hair color at home to blend your grays, using semi-permanent dye aid in achieving a softer look. So it’s basically putting a hint of color on the grey, instead of completely masking it.

Consider highlights:
Most people believe that when it comes to coloring grey, it’s total commitment or nothing. However there are ways to work with it. Highlighting and low-lighting techniques to blend grays with semi-permanent color to soften the regrowth line. You can choose, you don’t have to fully stop coloring your hair, and you don’t have to do all-over color.

This process of using highlights and lowlights to gradually filter in your natural grays can take several months, but it will help blend your grey roots during the transition while still enhancing your style.

Watch your heat levels:
Using blow-dryers and hot tools will help you create different hairstyles, but be wary of blasting silver strands with too much heat, as it can yellow or tint your hair. Always use a heat-protectant styling product. You can also opt for non-heated tools like velcro rollers or bendy rods to get your desired style.🤩

amika
Olaplex Inc.
Frédéric Fekkai
Frederic Fekkai & Co

TAKE CARE OF YOUR SCALP, IF YOU WANT AMAZING HAIR
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You probably don’t think too much about your scalp.
Why would you?

It’s hidden 100% of the time (if you still have hair).

However, you should care a lot about your scalp.
It’s the root cause of all your hair greatness and failures.

Let’s discuss how your scalp affects your hair.

The scalp is responsible for maintaining the health of your hair follicles and the hair that grows out of them. Keeping follicles as healthy as possible ensures strong hair growth and strands.

The condition of your hair is often a reflection of your overall health.
Eat well, exercise, drink plenty of water, get enough sleep, and reduce stress in your life.
Living well and staying healthy will result in a healthier scalp and thus, better hair.

THE PROBLEM CHILD: DANDRUFF

WHAT ARE THE CAUSES DANDRUFF?🧐

Believe it or not, some people don’t have it. While others think its a bad joke.

About 50% of people in their twenties have dandruff, while 2/3 of all people “suffer” from dandruff at one point in their lives.

Dandruff typically shows up as white, flakes that scatter on the skin and sometimes your neck and shirts.

These flakes are dead skin cells that have been shed from your scalp.

A common misconception is dry skin causes dandruff. This however, is not true.

If you are part of the 50% suffering from dandruff, you can thank a small fungus called “Malassezia Globosa”.

Malassezia Globosa is the major culprit in causing dandruff.
The root cause of dandruff is the single-celled microbe Malassezia Globosa, which exists on everyone’s scalp.

Around 50% of people’s bodies have a negative reaction to the presence of this fungus. It feeds on scalp oils.

The natural oils on your scalp, known as sebum, are key requirements to fuel the dandruff-causing microbe.

Malassezia feeds off these oils, breaking it down into by products, including oleic acid.

This is where dandruff starts.

More than half of the world is sensitive to oleic acid.
If you’re one of the 50% of people in the world sensitive to oleic acid, you’ll probably experience dandruff.

The body reacts to the presence of oleic acid by increasing the speed at which your skin cells renew.

It’s an attempt to “shed” the irritant and is the mechanism that causes flakes.
The result is dead skin cells accumulate on the scalp and become visible in your hair and fall off onto your shoulders.

Looking for the best shampoo for dry scalp or the most effective way to take care of dandruff can be exhausting.

Here are 4 problem solvers 🤩🤩🤩🤩

1. ApotheCARE Essentials anti-dandruff shampoo with salicylic acid, juniper berry, tea tree and cypress.

2. KLORANE Soothing and Anti-Irritating Shampoo with Peony.

3. RE-fresh scalp care Anti-Dandruff shampoo with salicylic acid,
   coconut.

4. REDKEN Scalp Relief, dandruff control shampoo.

3 Tips for a Great Blow-Dry

Most people don’t know how to blow dry their hair so it looks like the work of a professional stylist, which of course, is totally understandable.

You may not realize it, but there’s so much more to the task than simply grabbing a dryer, pointing it at your head, and blasting your hair with heat.

In fact, getting a gorgeous at-home blowout requires using the right products, keeping your hair healthy, and getting a little bit of practice.

1. Invest in a great blow-dryer:

If you have the budget, you may want to invest in a tool that offers functions to minimize hair damage and help cut down on your drying time.

Some dryers offer features like multiple heat settings, a cool shot to close hair cuticles, and ionic air technology.

2. Air or towel drying your hair.

Starting with this step will keep your hair healthy, minimize dry ends, and result in shinier blowouts.

Towel drying or air drying your hair to remove as much moisture as possible.

The dryer your hair is the less heat you have to use.

3. Always use a heat protectant:

Heat protectants work, be diligent about using them.

Think of it as sunscreen for your hair, many products can used on either wet or dry hair, so read the bottle to understand how to use it.

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Fabric of Hair Investigates:🧐

How Dehydration Impacts Your Hair, Skin,

The health of your hair, skin, depends on many factors, including staying hydrated.

The general rule of thumb is to drink eight cups of water per day, though you may need more than this, depending on your body weight and activity level.

If you feel thirsty, you’re already experiencing the first sign of dehydration.

Along with this symptom, you’re likely to notice problems with your hair, skin, if you don’t drink enough water.

How Dehydration Impacts Your Hair:

Hair needs moisture and vitamins to stay healthy. If you’re dehydrated, your body will direct much-needed moisture to more critical functions, leaving your hair to fend for itself.

Growth may slow or stop, and the hair shafts may become brittle and develop split ends.

Water comprises one-quarter of a healthy strand of hair, so with improper hydration, your hair loses both strength and volume.

Severe dehydration may even accelerate hair loss. If you notice your hair beginning to thin or fall out in larger quantities than usual, increasing your daily water and vitamin intake should help.

Note: It’s also beneficial to use a moisturizing conditioner and avoid blow drying your hair until its moisture content improves.

How Dehydration Impacts Your Skin:

Dehydrated skin and dry skin isn’t necessarily the same thing. Your skin can become dry and cracked due to low humidity and lack of moisturizer, even if you drink enough water.

However, dehydrated skin lacks moisture from the inside. It may appear not only dry and itchy but also dull, uneven, and wrinkled.

You can even detect dehydration through your skin. Lightly pinch a small area of your cheek or neck. If the skin wrinkles beneath your fingers or doesn’t bounce back immediately when you let go, you are dehydrated.

This is the result of insufficient moisture in the outermost layer of your skin, called the epidermis. Drink more water to restore plumper, more youthful-looking skin gradually.

So to improve your Hair and Skin, and not go down the Dehydration road, drink more water.🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?

TREATMENT, DEEP CONDITIONER, HAIR MASK, MASQUE:

They’re 3 terms imply that an intense interaction is occurring between the chosen product and your hair.

1. Treatment –  an application of remedies, or an intervention for a matter. Such as treatment for an addiction or other medical treatment. A treatment for hair implies the presence of a problem; the treatment therefore acts as the solution or intermediary.
2. Deep Conditioner – a substance or cosmetic, applied to the hair to improve its condition.
3. Hair mask/Masque- Hair masks are just as beneficial, if not more so, than regular conditioners. Unlike a typical conditioner that rests on the surface of a strand, a hair mask works its way inside the hair cuticle. While the ingredients boast repairing hair damage, regular application of a hair mask can impart shine, help with manageability, and work to nourish the cuticle.
   On the other hand:
   Deep Masque’s are a professional product. Salons can benefit from using it after a straightening hair treatment to cool down the hair. Additionally, masque’s will put the keratin and vitamins lost back into the hair that a lot of hair treatment processes compromise when the use of hot tools like flat irons, hair dryers are added to the process