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Reviews On Most Popular Flat
Irons
Why Is Heat Important?
Why Does My Hair Break Off?
What Type of Shampoo To Use
What Type of Conditioner To Use
How Do I Know The Age Of My Hair?
Why Do I Have Scalp Problems?
Results from overlapping a relaxer
Results from overlapping color
Results from overlapping High Lights
How To Shampoo Your Hair
How To Make Your Hair Grow Long
Reviews On Most Popular Flat
Irons
- FHI Platform
—The
Real Hair Answer for the best flat iron is
the FHI. There are several irons on the market that
get hot enough but the FHI offers the best heat
and re-heat time, tension and size. It has an Ionic
charged ceramic plates
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here to purchase
- 140
to 450 degree range on temperature control dial
- Heats up to operating temperature in 10 seconds
- Automatic Sense Recovery System
- Lightweight - fits in a standard curling iron
station- On
-Off switch on the inside to prevent accidental
turn off
- 360 degree swivel cord to prevent tangling.
The 1” plate, which is the perfect size for curling
and straightening. Size matters, too big will be
cumbersome, not allow you to get close enough to
the scalp and will cause your hand to tire quickly.
Temperature-- it is extremely important to know
the temperature of your iron and how fast it re-heats.
The FHI re-heats in 10 seconds which means everytime
you put your iron to your hair it cools down from
the use, the FHI will get back to the original temperature
in 10 seconds. Any iron, flat, round or crimper
makes no difference HEAT
(see
Why is Heat Important)
is what will make your hair make a change. FHI gets
hot enough for coarse straight or extremely curly
heads, more commonly called “black hair”.
- T3 1”
—Great iron, with the best warranty on the market.
But the spring is too tight, which will cause your
hand to tire if you need to use it for any length
of time. Even though the plate size is 1”, the casing
that surrounds the plates are a bit too large and
cumbersome. If you're not planning on curling your
hair with the T3, and if you don’t have thick curly
or extremely curly hair, this iron will work for
you.
- CHI —Gets
hot enough, but doesn’t have a temp gage. Most people
put their iron on the highest setting, but there
will be some who don’t need the heat, and the CHI
does not give you an option. The CHI, of all the
irons, breaks the most.
- Infrashine
—Closest to the FHI, the casing is not well-insulated
and can gets too hot to touch on the outside above
the plates.
- Any Flat Iron
Less Than $100 —Just like in any craft, the
tools are extremely important. If you don’t have
the right tools, or if the tool is not top-quality,
you will either not be able to complete the task
or the end result will not be the same. The biggest
difference between a quality iron and an inexpensive
iron is the heat and re-heat time. The “Look a Like”
irons will not get hot enough—you won't have the
Real Hair Answer -HEAT. All of the
above irons will run you from $120–$170. The good
flat irons have been around for the past 8 years
and have had no decrease in cost. If you find
one of these irons on sale and get if for less—good
for you. Beware of the look-a-likes and want-to-be
irons, they will be less expensive, but they
don't work!
There are many irons on the market, but only
a few truly work. The others look the same, but
they do not work. Even FHI makes a less expensive
iron "Technique", a quaility iron but only for thin
fine hair. The less expnesive irons do not
provide enough heat for all the other hair types.
- Any
Curling Iron Less Than $40 —Just
like in any craft, the tools are extremely important.
If you don’t have the right tool, or if it is not
top quality, you will either not be able to complete
the task or the end result will not be the same.
The biggest difference between a quality iron and
an inexpensive iron is the heat. The “wannabe” irons
will not get hot enough—you won't have the Real
Hair Answer-
HEAT.
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Why Is Heat Important?
Heat is the most underused
tool for most people. Heat has been given a bad name, but
heat is how we make changes in our hair. If I am a white
woman who has baby-fine straight hair, I won't get my hair
to curl, flip, or wave without Heat Spray and a hot
iron. In contrast, if I am a black woman who has extremely
curly, medium-textured hair, I won't be able to make my
hair straight and smooth without a hot iron.
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Why
Does My Hair Break Off?
The first thing to recognize
is the difference between the ends of the hair broken (split
ends) and chunks or many strands in same area broken at
an unnatural length (breakage). True breakage comes from
TOO MANY CHEMICALS (color, relaxer, highlights), TOO MUCH
OF ONE CHEMICAL, OR AN OVERLAP OF A CHEMICAL.
Results from overlapping
a relaxer
- Breakage at the point
of over lap, possibly the entire head or patches. Once
a relaxer (one of the strongest of hair chemicals) has
been applied to your hair. Re-applying relaxer will
remove all of the natural proteins (protein is what
gives our hair strand strength) from the hair and causes
the strand to break at the point of overlap.
- Some strands will
manage to hang on, which results in the breakage being
more patchy.
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Results from overlapping
color
- Light colors will
have dull/no shine, bands of too much pigment, areas
with too much lightness from yellow to white to pale
ash.
- Dark colors and Red
Heads will have dull no shine, bands of 2-3 levels darker
than the rest of the hair, all of the ends darker than
the scalp, weighted down/heavy hair and dry over-processed
ends.
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Results from overlapping
High Lights
- Checker Board effect,
on one strand there may be 2 to three colors
- Some strands are
bleached almost to yellow/white at the scalp but still
brown at the ends
- Patchy looking
- Uneven
- Dull/no shine and
over-processed hair.
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What
Type of Shampoo To Use
It DOES matter what you shampoo
your hair with. Many companies, people, etc. will tell you
how great Pantene or Finesse are, that they leave the hair
feeling so soft. The Real Hair Answer is that those
products are made with a lot of wax and silicone. The wax
and silicone will allow you to easily comb out your hair
but will also result in dull/no shine, weighed down hair.
Continuous use of this type of product will leave a film
on the hair that will hinder color and perms. In addition
when you use an iron, as soon as the heat is placed on the
hair, the residue (wax build up) melts from the heat and
the hair looks clumpy and almost wet looking.
All professional lines make
a shampoo for all hair types. There is no such thing as
black hair products or white hair products. Many companies
market there products that way, but the Real Hair
Answer is; If your hair needs to be cleansed, you
need a deep cleansing shampoo,if it is breaking off you
need a reconstructor, if it is coarse and unruly you need
to use moisturizing shampoo.
Professional products are
somewhat like shopping for clothes. You have your "Mervyns"
quality products and then you have your "Nordstroms" of
products. If you use a lot of chemicals you need to use
the "Nordstrom" products. The "Nordstroms" lines are just
that, they will have very refined ingredients that will
either protect your hair from future damage or bring back
hair that has been damaged. You can mix and match lines,
your hair loves change. What matters is that the product
is quality and the right type of shampoo for your hair type
and situation.
- Volumizing - adds
body to fine, limp, straight hair and for the last shampoo
for the 2-3 Day/Weekly shampoo routine
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Moisturizing - great
for coarse, unruly hair that is washed daily. Can also
be the last shampoo for the 2-3 Day/Weekly shampoo routine
that needs softness added to the hair.
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Nourishing/Chemically
Treated/Color - Any shampoo that is labeled this way
is for hair that needs softening either from relaxer,
color, highlight etc. If your hair type is straight
to wavy and it is over-processed, use this type of shampoo
to nourish your hair but alternate with a volumizing
every other shampoo to keep your hair from being weighed
down.
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Scalp Problem/Hair
Loss - Reduce dry, redness and itchy scalps by using
a scalp treatment shampoo. They usually have eucalyptus
which is great at calming scalp problems. Can also be
a great shampoo for oily scalps and as a deep cleansing
shampoo for the 2-3 day washers and weekly washers.
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How Do
I Know The Age Of My Hair?
The average head of hair grows a ¼" per month. So if your
hair is 12" long the ends of the hair are anywhere from
4-5 years old. In contrast a man with short hair (less than
2" long) the age of his hair is merely 3-4 months old.
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How To
Shampoo Your Hair
It DOES matter what you shampoo
your hair with. Many companies, people, etc. will tell you
how great Pantene or Finesse are, that they leave the hair
feeling so soft. The truth is that those products are made
with a lot of wax; this allows you to easily comb out your
hair. Wax on the hair will result in dull/no shine, weighed
down hair, a film on the hair that will hinder color and
perms and when you try to put an iron to the hair the wax
melts from the heat and the hair will be clumpy and almost
wet looking.
Hair needs quality tools
to create a great style, but it needs quality products on
the hair to create the foundation of the hair. Using quality
products is the first step to creating the right foundation
for your hair type, but also you must you the right shampoo
for your situation. Each manufacturer makes a shampoo for
every hair situation, so using a great product on the wrong
hair situation give you bad results.
Always check with a physician
to make sure that your problem is not a symptom to a different
problem (psoriasis or eczema).
Bacteria on the scalp causes
most scalp problems. Our scalp is just like the rest of
our body, there are pores all throughout our scalp and they
release the toxins in our body. Many women with extremely
curly hair have been taught not to wash their hair more
than once a week and many have been taught not to wash for
2 weeks. While the hair doesn't look much different from
day to day, the scalp does. The scalp needs to be cleansed
a minimum of once a week and cleansed correctly (See How
to Shampoo). Your scalp is producing new skin daily that
is not being sloughed off and even worse the debris from
our scalp is not being removed which creates a perfect breading
ground for bacteria that leads to scalp problems - redness,
itching and a slow down of hair growth.
What Type of Conditioner
for Your Hair Type and How Much to Use
- Daily Washer w/Hair
in Normal to Good Condition
All Straight and Wavy Hair Types Use;
-Light Daily Conditioner
-Thin Hair – use an amount the size of a pea
-Normal Hair – use an amount the size of a nickel
-Thick/Long Hair – use an amount the size of a quarterDaily
Moisturizing Conditioner
-Thin Hair – use an amount the size of a pea
Curly Hair Types – Use;
-
-Normal Hair – use an
amount the size of a nickel
-Thick/Long Hair – use
an amount the size of a quarter
- Daily Washer w/Highlights
or Color
All Hair types
All Hair types
-Two-Three times a week
replace your daily conditioner with a Reconstructor
-Thin Hair – use an amount the size of a pea
-Normal Hair – use an amount the size of a nickel
-Thick/Long Hair – use
an amount the size of a quarter
- 2-3 Day Washer w/Hair
in Normal to Good Condition
All Straight and Wavy
Hair Types Use;
-Light Daily Conditioner
-Thin Hair – use an amount
the size of a pea
-Normal Hair – use an
amount the size of a nickel
-Thick/Long Hair – use
an amount the size of a quarter
Curly Hair Types – Use;
-Daily Moisturizing Conditioner
-Thin Hair – use an amount the size of a pea
-Normal Hair – use an
amount the size of a nickel
-Thick/Long Hair – use
an amount the size of a quarter
- 2-3 Day Washer w/Highlights
or Color
All Hair types
-Once a week replace
your daily conditioner with a Reconstructor
-Thin Hair – use an amount the size of a pea
-Normal Hair – use an amount the size of a nickel
-Thick/Long Hair – use an amount the size of a quarter
- 2-3 Day Washer w/Breakage
All Hair types
-Once a week replace
your daily conditioner with a Reconstructor
-Thin Hair – use an amount the size of a pea
-Normal Hair – use an
amount the size of a nickel
-Thick/Long Hair – use
an amount the size of a quarter
- Once A Week Washer
w/Hair in Normal to Good Condition
All Straight and Wavy
Hair Types Use;
-Light Daily Conditioner
-Thin Hair – use an amount
the size of a pea
-Normal Hair – use an
amount the size of a nickel
-Thick/Long Hair – use
an amount the size of a quarter
Curly Hair Types – Use;
- Moisturizing Conditioner
-Thin Hair – use an amount
the size of a pea
-Normal Hair – use an
amount the size of a nickel
-Thick/Long Hair – use
an amount the size of a quarter
- Once A Week Washer
w/Highlights or Color or Relaxer
All Hair types
-Once a week replace
your daily conditioner with a Reconstructor
-Thin Hair – use an amount the size of a pea
-Normal Hair – use an
amount the size of a nickel
-Thick/Long Hair – use
an amount the size of a quarter
- Once A Week
Washer w/Breakage
All Hair types
-Once a week replace
your daily conditioner with a Reconstructor
-Thin Hair – use an amount the size of a pea
-Normal Hair – use an
amount the size of a nickel
-Thick/Long Hair – use an amount the size of a quarterSteps
to Shampoo and Condition for All Washers
Grease on The Scalp
- Many women with overly curly hair have been taught to
grease their scalp to keep the scalp moisturized. Grease
does NOT moisturize the scalp. Grease traps bacteria and
debris, dulls the hair and causes the hair to be dirty faster.
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Hair needs quality tools to create a great style, but it
needs quality products on the hair to create the foundation
of the hair. Using quality products is the first step to
creating the right foundation for your hair type, but also
you must you the right shampoo for your situation. Each
manufacturer makes a shampoo for every hair situation, so
using a great product on the wrong hair situation give you
bad results.
Daily Washers
-
Hair Type Fine, Straight
and Wavy
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Hair Type Curly to Overly
Curly
Shampoo Routine for 2-3
Day Washers
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Hair Type: Fine,
Thin and Straight - You need to wash daily
-
Hair Type: Wavy,
Curly and Overly Curly
Shampoo Routine for Weekly
Washers
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Hair Type: Fine,
Thin and Straight - You need to wash daily
-
Hair Type: Wavy,
Curly and Overly Curly
Shampoo Routine for 2
Week Washers
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STOP!!!
-
Many women with extremely
curly hair have been taught not to wash their hair more
than once a week and many have been taught not to wash
for 2 weeks.
-
While the hair doesn't
look much different from day to day, the scalp does.
The scalp needs to be cleansed a minimum of once a week
and cleansed correctly. Your scalp is producing new
skin daily that is not being sloughed off and even worse
the debris from our scalp is not being removed which
creates a perfect breading ground for bacteria that
leads to scalp problems - redness, itching and a slow
down of hair growth.
Daily Washers
-
Hair Type Fine, Straight
and Wavy
-
Hair Type Curly to Overly
Curly
Shampoo Routine for 2-3
Day Washers
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Hair Type: Fine,
Thin and Straight - You need to wash daily
-
Hair Type: Wavy,
Curly and Overly Curly
Shampoo Routine for Weekly
Washers
-
Hair Type: Fine,
Thin and Straight - You need to wash daily
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Hair Type: Wavy,
Curly and Overly Curly
Shampoo Routine for 2
Week Washers
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STOP!!! You must wash
your scalp and hair a minimum of once a week. Bacteria
on the scalp causes scalp problems. Our scalp is just
like the rest of our body, there are pores all throughout
our scalp, and through these pores is how our body releases
toxins.
-
Many women with extremely
curly hair have been taught not to wash their hair more
than once a week and many have been taught not to wash
for 2 weeks.
-
While the hair doesn't
look much different from day to day, the scalp does.
The scalp needs to be cleansed a minimum of once a week
and cleansed correctly. Your scalp is producing new
skin daily that is not being sloughed off and even worse
the debris from our scalp is not being removed which
creates a perfect breading ground for bacteria that
leads to scalp problems - redness, itching and a slow
down of hair growth.
- Shampoo as many times as
needed for your hair type
- Towel Dry or squeeze all
the water out of your hair
- Place the correct amount
of reconstructor or daily conditioner (depending on
condition of hair) into your hand and rub hands together.
- Expose the ends of the
hair by bending over and allowing your hair to hang
away from your scalp.
- DO NOT apply to the scalp;
always apply conditioners to the areas that need the
conditioning, i.e. the ends and the breakage.
- Allow to stay on 3-5 minutes
- Rinse
- If you needed a reconstructor
add this step - apply daily conditioner in the same
manner, towel dry, mid-shaft thru ends and rinse
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How To Make Your Hair Grow Long
- GENETICS,
it does not
matter your race or hair type, your genetic life of
your hair will determine how long you can grow your
hair. The life of our hair is how long your hair stays
attached to your head before it naturally falls out
and replaces itself. Hair Life is why some people can
grow their hair to their ankles and some people are
lucky to get it to their chin. If you have straight
thick hair chances are you have a long life to your
hair. On the other hand if you have extremely curly,
baby fine hair chances are you have a short life to
your hair and therefore you will not have long hair.
- Hair Vitamins
- There are
hair vitamins by Phyto called Phytophenere that will
make your hair grow faster (1/2" month). But if you
have a short hair life it will not increase the life
of your hair, they just help speed up the hair growth
that you have naturally. If you got a bad haircut or
chemical Phytophenere will help you get thru a bad hair
time faster.
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Why Do
I have Scalp Problems?
What Type of Conditioner for Your Hair Type and How
Much to Use
- Daily Washer w/Hair in
Normal to Good Condition
All Straight and Wavy Hair Types Use;
-Light Daily Conditioner
-Thin Hair – use an amount the size of a pea
-Normal Hair – use an amount the size of a nickel
-Thick/Long
Hair – use an amount the size of a quarter
-Daily Moisturizing
Conditioner
-Thin Hair
– use an amount the size of a pea
-Normal Hair – use an
amount the size of a nickel
-Thick/Long Hair – use
an amount the size of a quarter
- Daily Washer w/Highlights
or Color
All Hair
types
All Hair types
-Two-Three times
a week replace your daily conditioner with a
Reconstructor
-Thin
Hair – use an amount the size of a pea
-Normal Hair – use an amount the size of a nickel
-Thick/Long Hair – use
an amount the size of a quarter
- 2-3 Day Washer w/Hair in
Normal to Good Condition
All Straight and Wavy
Hair Types Use;
-Light Daily Conditioner
-Thin Hair – use an amount
the size of a pea
-Normal Hair – use an
amount the size of a nickel
-Thick/Long Hair – use
an amount the size of a quarter
Curly Hair Types – Use;
-Daily Moisturizing Conditioner
-Thin Hair – use an amount the size of a pea
-Normal Hair – use an amount the size of a nickel
-Thick/Long Hair – use an amount the size of a quarter
- 2-3 Day Washer w/Highlights
or Color
All Hair types
-Once a week replace
your daily conditioner with a
Reconstructor
-Thin Hair – use an amount the size of a pea
-Normal Hair – use an
amount the size of a nickel
-Thick/Long Hair – use
an amount the size of a quarter
- 2-3 Day Washer w/Breakage
All Hair types
-Once a week replace
your daily conditioner with a
Reconstructor
-Thin Hair – use an amount the size of a pea
-Thick/Long Hair – use an amount the size of a quarter
- Once A Week Washer w/Hair
in Normal to Good Condition
All Straight and Wavy Hair Types Use;
-Light Daily Conditioner
-Thin Hair – use an amount the size of a pea
-Normal Hair – use an amount the size of a nickel
-Thick/Long Hair – use an amount the size of a quarter
Curly Hair Types – Use;
- Moisturizing Conditioner
-Thin Hair – use an amount the size of a pea
-Normal Hair – use an amount the size of a nickel
-Thick/Long Hair – use an amount the size of a quarter
- Once A Week Washer
w/Highlights or Color or Relaxer
All Hair types
-Once a week replace
your daily conditioner with a
Reconstructor
-Thin Hair – use an amount the size of a pea
-Normal Hair – use an amount the size of a nickel
-Thick/Long Hair – use an amount the size of a quarter
- Once A Week Washer w/Breakage
All Hair types
-Once a week replace
your daily conditioner with a
Reconstructor
-Thin Hair – use an amount the size of a pea
-Normal Hair – use an
amount the size of a nickel
-Thick/Long Hair – use an amount the size of a quarterSteps
to Shampoo and Condition for All Washers
Always
check with a physician to make sure that your problem is
not a symptom to a different problem (psoriasis or eczema).
Bacteria on the scalp causes
most scalp problems. Our scalp is just like the rest of
our body, there are pores all throughout our scalp and they
release the toxins in our body. Many women with extremely
curly hair have been taught not to wash their hair more
than once a week and many have been taught not to wash for
2 weeks. While the hair doesn't look much different from
day to day, the scalp does. The scalp needs to be cleansed
a minimum of once a week and cleansed correctly (See How
to Shampoo). Your scalp is producing new skin daily that
is not being sloughed off and even worse the debris from
our scalp is not being removed which creates a perfect breading
ground for bacteria that leads to scalp problems - redness,
itching and a slow down of hair growth.
Grease on The Scalp - Many women
with overly curly hair have been taught to grease their
scalp to keep the scalp moisturized. Grease does NOT moisturize
the scalp. Grease traps bacteria and debris, dulls the hair
and causes the hair to be dirty faster.
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-Normal Hair –
use an amount the size of a nickel-Once
a week replace your daily conditioner with a
Reconstructor
-Thin Hair
– use an amount the size of a pea
-Normal Hair
– use an amount the size of a nickel
-Thick/Long Hair – use an amount the size of a quarter
Curly Hair Types – Use;
-
First Shampoo use a Deep
Cleansing Shampoo
-
Second Shampoo use a
Deep Cleansing Shampoo
-
Third Shampoo use a Nourishing
or Volumizing Shampoo.
-
You MUST wash a minimum
of 3 times, removing all of the debris from the scalp
and hair.
-
Removing all of the debris
from your scalp and hair will give your hair more shine
and allow your hair to stay cleaner longer.
-
Focus on your scalp when
washing, the ends of your hair will be washed by default.
-
Moisturizing Shampoos
are great for hair that is more unruly and is being
cleansed daily.
-
Moisturizing Shampoos
will leave unruly hair soft and shiny
-
Focus on your scalp when
washing, the ends of your hair will be washed by default.
You must wash your scalp
and hair a minimum of once a week. Bacteria on the scalp
causes scalp problems. Our scalp is just like the rest of
our body, there are pores all throughout our scalp, and
through these pores is how our body releases toxins.
-
First Shampoo use a Deep
Cleansing Shampoo
-
Second Shampoo use a
Deep Cleansing Shampoo
-
Third Shampoo use a Nourishing
or Volumizing Shampoo.
-
You MUST wash a minimum
of 3 times, removing all of the debris from the scalp
and hair.
-
Removing all of the debris
from your scalp and hair will give your hair more shine
and allow your hair to stay cleaner longer.
-
Focus on your scalp when
washing, the ends of your hair will be washed by default.
-
Volumizing and Deep Cleansing
shampoos will get your hair clean and leave it full
of body.
-
Never use a moisturizing
shampoo daily; it will weight your hair down. Once in
a while is o.k. but not daily.
-
Focus on your scalp when
washing, the ends of your hair will be washed by default.
-
Getting your scalp clean
is what will give your hair maximum body and shine.
-
Moisturizing Shampoos
are great for hair that is more unruly and is being
cleansed daily.
-
Moisturizing Shampoos
will leave unruly hair soft and shiny
-
Focus on your scalp when
washing, the ends of your hair will be washed by default.
-Once a week replace
your daily conditioner with a Reconstructor
-Thin Hair – use an amount the size of a pea
-Normal Hair – use an amount the size of a nickel
-Thick/Long Hair – use an amount the size of a quarter
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Do I have Scalp Problems?
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