How to Wash Natural Hair As you may already know, natural hair is naturally dry. Everyone’s scalp is made up of sebum. Sebum, which is a natural oil, has the ability to travel down your hair strands helping it to stay conditioned and moisturized. On natural hair types, due to the curly state of the hair strand, sebum has difficulty working its way down the curl. Now, this is where you come in....

The project is one of the first long-term, detailed, matched control-group studies of the effects of intensive meditation training on mind and body. The research team measured telomerase activity in participants at the end of a three-month intensive meditation retreat. Telomerase activity was about one-third higher in the white blood cells of participants who had completed the retreat than in a matched group of controls. The enzyme can rebuild and lengthen telomeres, sequences of DNA at the end of chromosomes that tend to get shorter every time a cell divides....

Amongst many other party hairstyles out there, this curly hair look screams holiday party! This hairdo is a 2000s favorite that’s ideal for women with medium or long hair who also love a big and bouncy finish. Read on to learn how to curl hair and create this easy party hairstyle that you can rock this holiday season. How to Curl Hair from the 2000s with Paula of The LDN Diaries

How to Curl Straightened Hair Read on to learn how to curl straightened hair with four simple steps. Step 1: Wash, prep and straighten. This method involves using heat on your hair not once, but twice! It’s best to use a hair care system that will help protect your hair from the damaging effects of heat. You also want this system to help fight against frizz. Opt for using Suave Keratin Infusion Smoothing Shampoo followed by Suave Professionals Keratin Infusion Smoothing Conditioner....

Let’s be honest: Cutting your own hair isn’t (pardon the pun) as cut and dry as you think; there’s a reason people train for this professionally. That’s not to mean it isn’t impossible, though, as armed with the right tools and knowledge, it’s a skill that you can definitely learn the basics of given some time and patience. Read on for a tool breakdown as well as some simple steps to learning how to cut your own hair that, hopefully, will serve you well in a hair emergency:...

First off: what is a sock bun? Sock buns are hairstyles created using an old sock with the toe or foot area cut off, repurposing the sock into a makeshift hair donut. Fans of the sock bun love the less bulky, more elastic feel of this D.I.Y. version versus using a spongey hair donut itself, which is why we set out to do a sock bun tutorial to test the hype....

Be Yourself This one is our #1 tip! It is so important to just be yourself and have fun with it! If you do something that doesn’t feel genuine to YOU then you may end up feeling uncomfortable or awkward. Make it fun and make it…YOU. Wear Something That You Feel Comfortable & Sexy in The visual aspect is key when doing a striptease. Make sure you are wearing something that makes you feel sexy and you know your spouse would like, while also feeling comfortable in it....

How to Do a Waterfall Braid Step-By-Step That said, it’s helpful to not only know our French braids from our Dutch braids but to also know our way around other looks. Keep scrolling to learn how to do a waterfall braid, and check out our #wcw hairstyle of the moment: 10 Waterfall Braids to Try Check out 10 ways to wear a waterfall braid: To achieve this, gather three equal pieces of hair from the fringe section of your head....

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Here’s the thing: You may not actually be able to speed up your hair growth process, and hair doesn’t grow overnight. However, you can implement healthy hair care habits into your routine that’ll prevent you from dealing with hair growth setbacks like split ends, breakage and hair fall. Whether you’re growing out a fringe, a pixie or just want longer locks, like now, here are some ways in which you can grow hair faster....

Understand: Every girl who’s ever had both long hair and a bob (or an undercut or side-shave, even) has gone through that stage at some point in her life, so we feel your pain. Check out a few tips on how to grow hair painlessly to get out of this awkward stage ASAP: How to Grow Hair Out Step 1: Keep it clean. The dirtier, greasier and all-around gnarlier hair is, the harder it is to style—and the easier it is for you to give in to the temptation to just lop it all off yourself....

Hat Hair Problems? How to Save Your Straight Hair Look 1. Knotty Hair Solution If your major hat hair problem is dealing with knots, pack a hairbrush in your bag. Not just any hairbrush, you’ll want a paddle brush. Paddle brushes have fewer tines that are spread out enough that they won’t rip through your hair. This is what makes them so adept for detangling! If you have hair that is particularly breakage prone, use a wide-tooth comb instead....

If you’ve never heard of The Newlywed Game, don’t worry! We’ll cover exactly how to play it from the comfort of your own home! In short, this fun game night is a HIL-AR-IOUS question and answer game where you see couples’ responses to very personal marriage questions. Even more entertaining? The reactions to the spouse’s answers! Keep scrolling for our awesome list of Newlywed Game questions AND free printables to make your game night even easier!...

Read on to discover what you can do to treat your locks right to prevent hair loss: What You Can Do Try to Prevent Hair Loss 1. Stop over-processing your hair with heat. We all love a fresh blowout or that sleek look that you achieve from your flat iron. But that intense heat is causing havoc to your locks as it breaks and weakens your strands. Take a break and only get a blowout for special occasions....

Unfortunately, it’s a lot easier to do some major, almost irreparable damage to your hair than you may think. Anything from hair dye, heated hair tools, and even the weather can lead to damaged “dead hair.” However, just because you hair seems like it has hit the point of no return doesn’t mean that you can’t take a few tips to help repair and bring life back to it. While the easiest option for achieve health hair is to cut it, there are steps you can take to revive and replenish your damaged locks, helping them transform into more silky smooth tresses....

Barry Boyce: The main mission of the Centre for Mindfulness Studies could be summed up as mindfulness for mental health. Would that be fair to say? Patricia Rockman: Absolutely, that would be fair to say. Barry Boyce: Mindfulness means a lot of things to a lot of people these days, since it’s become so popular. Why is mindfulness for mental health particularly important in your view? Patricia Rockman: Well, I think for a few reasons....

That’s because one size does not fit all when it comes to our response to conflict, betrayal, and other relationship challenges. Our upbringing, life experiences, and our natural disposition all shape the way we respond to difficult situations. In this video from The School of Life, author and philosopher Alain de Botton explores the three common signs of emotional immaturity, and how we can learn to see our more immature reactions for what they are—unexplored areas of necessary emotional development....

How to Make the Summer Scarf Trend Winter-Ready A season that calls for layering makes for the coziest outfits and the opportunity to add a sweater here and an extra scarf there. We’re taking this chance to grab the silk scarves we wore all summer long and incorporate them into our layered looks. You can wear your scarf knotted into a headband or pulled over the top of your head as pictured here....

Look 1: How to Create Beach Waves Hair Read on and we’re sure you’ll be rocking beach hair in no time with all this inspiration: Look 2: Flirty Beach Hair Step 1: Divide Your Hair Split hair into four even sections on the top, bottom, right and left sides of the head. Step 2: Add some hair mousse. Rake some of the Nexxus Styling Mousse Plus through one section at a time, then blow-dry your hair using a diffuser to protect against humidity and bring out your natural wave....