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What is Biotin and is it Good for Hair?

Also known as vitamin H, biotin is one of the B complex vitamins that help the body convert food into energy. The word biotin derives from the ancient Greek word “biotos,” which means “life” or “sustenance.” B vitamins, and specifically biotin, help keep your skin, hair, eyes, liver, and nervous system healthy.

Most people get the biotin they need from eating a healthy diet, but there have been many claims that getting more biotin can regulate your blood sugar, promote healthy hair, skin and nails, and help pregnant moms have healthier babies. How much biotin is enough, where can you get it, and what can it really do for you? Between 30 and 100 mcg per day of biotin is what we would recommend for adolescents and adults.

Cut Out The Sodium!

Your sodium intake should only be ideally one teaspoon a day, but with the types of food the average person eats, the majority are horrifically over their recommended sodium intake.

When selecting foods to eat, choose fruit and vegetables as much as possible as they are low in sodium content. This is the same for canned and frozen fruits/vegetables also. Try and eat fresh meats over packaged meats. Packaged meats contain more sodium, and of course… Fresh is always better!

If you are worried about your sodium intake, check food labels when doing your weekly shop. Manufacturers are legally required to let you know exactly how much of what, you are consuming. Anything labelled in red basically means it contains over the daily recommended amount.

How You Should Avoid Straightening Your hair

Straightening your hair is a common practice but there are a few common mistakes people make when doing so. Read below to see if you’re a causing unnecessary harm to your hair.

Don’t think that conditioning/shampooing your hair will actually give you straight hair as it won’t. It may help with preparing with the process though. Also remember not to towel dry your hair thoroughly, instead choose the pat downwards technique.

When in the process of straightening your hair, if you see steam and/or sizzle have a look at the situation. Make sure your hair is dry when you straighten, if not this could be the reason for the sizzle.

It’s not necessary to straighten the same part of your hair more than once. It all comes down to tension.

The Fringe

A fringe doesn’t necessarily have to be straight cut leading down to your eyebrows, instead it can be swept across, but it’s a look that not everyone will enjoy. With a swept fringe you may find that it is a lot more difficult to control, especially if you’re hair doesn’t hold its shape very well, but if you want a fringe, with a hint of forehead, then this style could be ideal.

The swept fringe has always been a popular trend, so it is not just something that has come along very recently. If you’re regularly highlight your hair or you have a multiple colours spread though your hair, then a swept fringe can really work to flaunt all of your colours, and this means that it is actually the case for men and women.

Many men will opt for a swept fringe, and it’s still a very popular look. You just have to decide on the way you want it to sweep across.

Styling Fine Hair

We know that styling fine hair can be troublesome. The hair can look limp, frizzy, whilst you also have the added worry of trying to make your hair look like it has volume. Below are a few tips we think can help.

  • If you have a problem straightening your hair, don’t use a hair straightener. We recommend you use a blow-dryer and paddle hair brush as this will give the body of hair a filled finish.
  • When you blow-dry your hair, the best way to get volume is by standing upright and pulling your hair straight up at the roots. This will create firmer tension, giving more lift.
  • If you have problems with your hair not holding a style well, then use hair mousse beforehand.