Tangles and snarls and bed head, oh my! One of the worst things for your hair and your hair replacement system is the sleep that your body so desperately needs. Luckily, I’m here to help. Watch my video above and follow these three beauty tips, to protect your hair, before laying down for your beauty sleep:
Sleep with a satin pillowcase. We move throughout the night and using a satin pillowcase prevents friction.
I’ve had some wonderful health and wellness tips over the last few weeks from my friend, Mark Roozen, and now I’d like to introduce you to a video series in which he will be our strength and conditioning coach. This month we are working on experiencing a full makeover, whether it’s hair loss, or your health and wellness. Over the next few weeks, Mark is going to walk us through some easy steps to living a pain free life using different exercises we can do at home or at work to help straighten our backs.
Because a lot of us live our whole lives sitting we often have tight, painful back issues. Mark is going to help us sit up straight and live pain free!
For more health and wellness tips make sure to subscribe to my blog. For more information on Mark Roozen, please visit his blog.
Living a healthy life begins with eating the right vitamins, minerals and nutrients. Marisa Dicenso-Pelser, founder and trainer at Pure Health and Fitness, believes in the benefits of peppermint, even in a tasty treat! She also shared one of her favorite recipes with us that allows you to achieve the benefits from this natural essential oil!
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Peppermint oil comprises vitamins A (great for a healthy scalp) and C, omega-3 fatty acids, and minerals including potassium, manganese, iron, magnesium, calcium, and copper.
There are numerous ways to use peppermint for health:
Add a few drops to water to ease indigestion
Diffuse it in the air or rub it on your chest for healthy respiratory function and clear breathing
Rub it on your neck for neck tension or a small dab on your temples to help relieve pressure and boost energy
Apply it topically or in your bath tub for muscle aches or discomfort
Eat it! check out this recipe below…
Peppermint Brownies
3 cups Walnuts (unsoaked)
1 cup Dates (unsoaked, pitted)
½ cup Cocoa Powder
½ tsp Vanilla Extract
2 tsp. Water (for a moister brownie)
8-10 drops of Peppermint essential oil
pinch of Sea Salt
Put all ingredients in a food processor and mix until dough like texture.
Spread in a square pan.
Note: If you want a nut brownie, only make the mix with 1 cup of walnuts. Then take the 1/2 cup and chop in pieces and add it by hand to the blended mixture before you spread it out in the pan.
Thank you Marisa for this great recipe! For more information on Marisa and great recipes, visit her blog! Check out my store here, to purchase the peppermint oil for your treat.
Marisa Dicenso-Pelser– Marisa is one of the Founders and Head Trainers forPure Health and Fitness. Marisa is a Raw Foods Chef, Personal Trainer, and Nationally Qualified Figure Competitor. Along with her husband, Pieter, they are spreading the word of the importance of plant-based raw foodnutrition as well as fitness throughout Northeast Ohio.
One of the most important parts of growing healthy hair is to have a healthy scalp. Just like when planting flowers if the soil is not good the flowers will not grow beautiful!
Vitamin A is a key vitamin that helps promote a healthy scalp and ultimately healthy hair. Here is a quick morning smoothie, enriched with Vitamin A, to help start your day and your scalp in the right direction!
Citrus Carrot Cocktail*
Ingredients:
¼ cup water
1 cup pineapple chunks
1/2 cup chopped carrots
1/8-inch thick slice lemon, with peel, seeded
1 cup ice cubes
Directions:
Place all ingredients into the Vitamix container, or high powered blender, in the order listed and secure lid.
Select Variable 1.
Turn machine on and slowly increase to Variable 10, then to High.
Blend for 1 minute or until desired consistency is reached.
Are you the one out of four women who is experiencing some form thinning hair or hair loss? Are you looking for a NEW transformation? Are you looking for a NEW boost of confidence? Are you looking for A NEW YOU?
Jeffrey Paul Salon and Beachwood Plastic Surgery Medical Spa are hosting the “A New You: Hair Loss Makeover Contest.” Hair loss can be caused by many different factors including stress, aging, illness or hereditary factors. If you are just tired of living with a depleted image our team is ready to restore that image from the inside out!
Our makeover team is looking for Ohio women, aged 18 and older, who are experiencing hair thinning or hair loss. We want to know your story on how hair loss has affected your life and what this makeover would mean to you.
The winner of this $3,000 Makeover will receive the following:
An exclusive custom designed human hair system: Our team will evaluate your hair loss, take measurements and a mold of your head and design a custom hand-tied human hair system with the propriety J-Fiber Human Hair. This system is valued at over $2,400
Permanent eyebrow makeup and airbrush application: Hair loss does not just affect the head but also eyebrows. Our team at Beachwood Plastic Surgery will provide the winner with permanent eyebrow make-up and a professional airbrush make-up session. This procedure is valued at $600.
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“I have been having hair loss for about a year and a half now. I thought it was due to stress but it has been continuing. I have had my thyroid tested and the test came back fine. Any other thoughts on causes? I am 37 and no other women in my family have had any other issues.” – Sarah
This is a very common question, thank you Sarah. Determining where your hair loss is coming from is a key step when it comes to understanding your hair loss. In my previous blog post, “Dis-Tress Hair Thinning and Loss,” I touched lightly on a few causes of hair thinning and loss. In this post I want to expand further on the topic.
Sarah is correct to question both stress and thyroid issues initially as the cause of her hair loss as these are two common factors. Other factors include diet and medications. If you aren’t consuming the right kinds—or enough—nutrients, your hair isn’t either. Water, iron, zinc, copper, vitamins A, B, and C, and protein are all essential for hair to grow healthy and strong. Check out these posts for some good recommendations on healthy snacks and foods that will help strengthen hair.
Lastly, medications can be a contributing factor for hair loss. When taking medications such as oral contraceptives, chemotherapy, and blood pressure medications, each can cause hair loss when taking them and, sometimes when stopping them.
I hope this helps you to understand where your hair loss may be coming from. If you have questions about your hair loss, or other related questions please comment here for your chance to win my Beautiful Hair Maintenance Package. If you would like to take a personal Hair loss Self Evaluation to determine your level of loss click here or you can also email or chat LIVE with one of my consultants by clicking here.
Each of my hair system designs are exclusive to the Jeffrey Paul Salon and are made with technologically advanced materials and proprietary blends of hair. Our hair systems are handmade in which we tie each hair in by hand selecting only the finest quality hair available. This ensures that our guests look natural and beautiful.
One of the greatest desires of our guests is to have their hair system last as long as possible. In order for us to help our guest achieve this goal it is important that they follow a well-prescribed maintenance program including: the right techniques, products, tools and procedures as prescribed by my trained hair specialists.
Because a hair system is a handmade product, natural hair shedding, from continued use, over the course of six months to a year is normal. However, there are a number of actions that can cause excessive hair loss AFTER delivery of your hair system.
One of the largest factors creating major, ongoing, irreversible hair loss in a hair system is conditioner remaining in the root area. Conditioner that is allowed to be absorbed onto the base of the hair system and gather around the root system will ultimately prevent the root system form pivoting 360 degrees allowing for hair to loosen and fall out or break off at the root.
To prevent against excessive hair loss in your hair system, conditioner MUST be thoroughly and completely rinsed out to avoid excessive hair loss in a hair system.
For more information on how to properly maintain your hair system please visit our guest corner or watch my Maintenance Video. For more information on becoming one of our guests please email or call us to set up a private consultation or visit our LIVE consultation section.
“Jeffrey, how can I make my eye lashes look like those commercials where the eye lashes get bigger, broader and wider?” –Lauren
What a great question! The key is to having fabulous full lashes is to use a clean, makeup free, mascara brush. After applying a layer of good mascara—while the mascara is still wet—take the clean wand and extend the mascara even further! Also remember to wash your mascara off before bed so they look beautiful each morning!
Thank you for sending in your questions and continue to post them below or on our Facebook page!
There’s nothing worse than hair just staying put! Hairspray and other products will help with this, but the key is the proper use of these products. Aquage’s Beyond Shine spray is the perfect solution to give hair that finishing shine and the ability to move!
In this video I show you the proper use of Aquage’s Beyond Shine spray so you can achieve a beautiful look each and every time! Remember to spray at arms length and break hair up with your fingers to make hair shine!
Aquage’s Beyond Shine spray is a wonderful solution to create a gorgeous shine, even for dry, temperamental hair like yours, or like our lovely model Maxie! This water-soluble product is the perfect way to style your hair this summer!
In this video I show you how to use Aquage’s Beyond Shine, water-soluble spray. Using this technique you will be rocking a beautiful, straight style even on the most humid day of the summer!
No matter the number of hairs you may have on your head or your hair’s texture, healthy, normal hair has a regular grow-shed cycle of about 80 to 100 hairs a day, so a certain amount of “fall out” is a natural occurrence.
When everything is going as it should, there are three stages of the grow-shed cycle. The first is the anagen stage, which lasts from two to six years. During this stage, hair is firmly seated in the hair follicle, getting plenty of nourishment, and growing at a rate of one quarter to one half an inch per month. This happens with more frequency in our youth, and lessens as we age.
“More than 85% of scalp hair is in this phase at any time,” says dermatologist Dr. Wilma Bergfeld, head of dermatology research at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. So, most of our hair is constantly in the process of feeding and growing.
Thank you Monica, for submitting a question earlier this week! You have been reading my posts and now I would like to know what questions you may have! Feel free to ask me anything about beauty tips, hair restoration, problematic issues with hair, or other hair related questions you have on your mind. I will select a few of the questions and respond with posts addressing the questions. If I select your question we will send you a free gift as our thank you for helping others with the questions you have!
To submit a question you can either email us, type your question in the comment section below, or connect with us on Facebook or Twitter!
“Jeffrey, how in the world do movie stars have such beautiful, smooth hair?” – Monica H.
Monica, thank you for your question! One of the most important answers to that question is that they treat their hair right. What do I mean by that? Well, if you’ve watched any of my other beauty tip videos or read the blogs, then you know that friction is the number one enemy of beautiful hair. Friction causes breakage, frizz and knotting – three things you’ll never see in a hair commercial.
I’ve already addressed collar friction, but the majority of friction actually happens while you are sleeping! In the video above I explain that the friction caused by laying your head on a pillow is something that can be avoided by simply using a silk satin pillowcase – yes the secret to silky hair is a silky pillow!
Here are some quick steps to take to ensure that your hair is protected and beautiful when you wake up in the morning:
1. Spritz spray conditioner gently all around your head
2. Use a wet brush to gently comb through your hair, making sure that the conditioner is equally distributed throughout the hair.
3. Sleep on a silk satin pillowcase
And that’s it! Of course I have so many more wonderful beauty tips to share, so stay tuned to the blog and connect with us on:
Over the years I have found that if there is one mistake most women make when it comes to styling their hair it is the tools that they use. (Mother bought them a curling iron when they were eight years old and then have been using it ever since etc.) Using damaged tools can ultimately lead to more damage to your hair. There are 3 important factors to keep in mind when using styling tools The Three T’s of Tools: Time, Temperature, and Technique.
No matter the number of hairs you may have on your head or your hair’s texture, healthy, normal hair has a regular grow-shed cycle of about 80 to 100 hairs a day, so a certain amount of “fall out” is a natural occurrence.
