Hair Care: A Brush with Technology
The Internet has a wealth of resources to help all types of hair-conscious individuals: those who love keeping up with the trendiest hair styles and products, those who just want to find the closest barber shop with the cheapest prices, or those worried about hair loss or baldness. This guide offers some of the best online sources for your hair care needs.
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The Internet has a lot to offer on the topic of hair care, including how to style and maintain your hair. You'll find many ideas for the right color and style, and the easiest ways to achieve them. In addition, you'll find tips to keep your hair healthy and ways to make it look even better.
Dulcinea's Insight
- You'll often find hair styling and management tips in general beauty magazines. To find a list of these see our findingDulcinea Beauty Web Guide.
- If you come across a site that has user-generated content, be sure to get a second opinion from a professional before following any advice that could lead to drastic changes in your hairstyle. If you're thinking of dying your hair and get a tip from a blog entry, call your salon to double-check that the advice is sound before implementing that advice at home. Keep in mind that professional salons will always encourage you to come in for hair treatments, though there are many things you can do at home. Use your best judgment about how much you are capable of doing yourself.
Dulcinea's Picks
To find the best hair style for you ...
TheHairStyler.com
allows you to view lots of different hairstyles on the homepage; select the general style ("everyday," "celebrity," "men's," "bridal," etc.) and then get tips about which specific hairstyle best suits your face type. You can upload a photo of yourself to try out some of the looks, but it'll cost you about $15 for a three-month subscription. Subscribers also have access to discussion forums and tips on style, among other perks.
For some general hair tips and advice ...
HairBoutique.com
has been around for more than a decade, so it has plenty of resources, styles, and celebrity hairstyle photos. Because of its rudimentary design, however, searching by topic might return articles that are out of date (and hairdos that are out of style), so we suggest you search for articles by year, or better yet, check out the bottom part of the main articles page and see the newest tips to keep yourself as up-to-date as possible.
eHow
has an extensive collection of "General Hair-Care" how-tos. The articles are ordered by popularity, and not by category, so it's worth a browse to see what other users (and the folks at eHow) have written to help you better care for and manage your hair. Know that the articles are only as reliable as the users who submit to the site, but that for most hair-care tips the non-expert status of the writers is just fine. Just be careful about following any advice that recommends risky activities such as using chemicals (to dye your hair, for example).
iVillage
has a Hair section within its Beauty & Style site. Find solutions to you hair problems, and use the "Virtual Hairstylist" to try out potential hairstyles. On the left sidebar, you'll also find a section on caring for African-American hair, cuts, coloring, and much more.
Who knew?
Locks of Love
takes donated hair to create hairpieces for children who have lost their hair due to medical conditions. This charity accepts donations by people willing to cut off significant amounts of their own hair (ten inches or more). See this page to read the requirements for donors.
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