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The holidays are here! After a long day of shopping and wrapping, don’t forget to create a little holiday cheer for you and your curls. We offer you one do-it-yourself look, and a couple of looks you can take to your stylist. They are sure to be the perfect ‘dos for your holiday party. Enjoy and happy holidays from NaturallyCurly.com!
To create this look, begin by gathering the hair into a low, side ponytail at the base of your hairline.
Next, twist about half of the ponytail.
Begin to wrap the twisted pony onto itself, forming a bun. Begin to secure the bun with bobby pins, inserting one leg of the pin into the bun and one leg into the rest of the hair along your head.
Continue to secure the bun by inserting bobby pins in the same manner around the shape of the bun, anchoring it to your head. Add as many as necessary to completely secure it. Leave the ends out for a less formal, messy look.
And here are two more looks you can take to your stylist to do for you, for that really special holiday occasion!
Winter is fast approaching. As temperatures drop, your hair can become drier and more susceptible to damage. Treat your curls to a waving treatment. It will cut your styling time in half and give your hair soft, carefree waves. Many salons are now offering waving treatments. Most of these services are fast, affordable, and commitment-free. Best of all, new technology is allowing hair-care companies to develop products that cause little to no damage to the hair. NaturallyCurly has compiled for you a look at a few techniques being performed by top stylists. No matter your curl type, you can achieve beautiful, beachy waves any time of year!
ISO Nexture
Lasts: About 20 shampoos
Perfect for: 1s and 2s
ISO created Nexture to give people with fine, lifeless hair the chance to achieve bouncy waves without the commitment or damage. Have you ever noticed how perfectly springy your waves are at the beach? That’s because salt water is the best solution for curls. Sodium — or salt — infuses into the hair, plumping each strand. The result: perfectly coiled waves. The best part: Nexture is completely temporary, which means it’s gentle, effective, and commitment-free.
ISO Maintamer
Lasts: About 6 months
Perfect for: 3s and 4s
If you have tighter curls and want looser waves, ISO presents Maintamer. It’s a gentle relaxer and contains no harsh chemicals. It uses naturally found proteins to loosen tightly wound coils, creating soft, bouncy waves. The best part? Maintamer can be applied in 15 minutes in the salon.
Ouidad’s Softening System
Lasts: About 3-4 months
Perfect for: 3s and 4s
Another solution for curlies with 3 or 4 level curls comes from Ouidad. Famous for her ability to bring out the very best in curls, Ouidad has developed solutions for curlies who want to temporarily unwind their tight coils. Using little to no harsh chemicals, Ouidad’s Softening System loosens curl patterns and re-forms curls while adding moisture and rejuvenating locks. Ouidad also uses this system as a “spot softener” to even out curlier areas of the hair.
With an exciting series of innovative eco-initiatives, Zotos International — parent company of Joico, ISO and Bain de terre — has embarked on an extensive strategy to lead the beauty industry in environmental responsibility.
“Manufacturers consume 30 percent of the nation’s total energy, and renewable energy is almost non-existent in industrial settings” says Zotos President and CEO Ron Krassin. “But this company has a reputation for beautiful, healthy hair, so it’s clear that our products must be created in the healthiest possible way — healthy for our customers, healthy for our communities and healthy for our planet.”
Eco-awareness is not new to Zotos, but the company has stepped it up by working with the experts at its Geneva, New York, manufacturing facility to change the ways in which it operates.
An online wind power program will provide a substantial amount of Zotos’ energy.
The company’s ongoing eco-initiatives include:
- Innovative advances in packaging technology resulting in the use of up to 70 percent post-recycled consumer material in each bottle by 2010. As much as 80 percent of all plastic bottles can end up in landfills.
- On-site electricity conservation programs have reduced energy consumption as much as 70 percent in key areas. Zotos’ lighting program is the equivalent of removing 245 cars from the road each year, saving 158,000 gallons of gas and planting 381 acres of trees.
- Water conservation and reclamation programs reduced water usage by 5 percent per unit and eliminated hazardous waste in water streams.
- Reduced usage of paper and paperboard, leading to a savings of 72 tons.
- Increased efficiencies in materials sourcing and in rail, road and air transportation have resulted in an aggregate reduction of more than 11 percent in carbon dioxide emissions — the equivalent of planting 8,000 new trees.
- The factory’s ethanol byproducts are now recycled into an alternative fuel source, eliminating all hazardous waste and providing the company with substantial annual savings on hazardous waste disposal fees.
- A revolutionary on-site, wind-generated power program will provide as much 60 percent of the manufacturer’s electricity requirements by 2010, with ultimate plans to take the facility completely off the grid by 2010 — supply 100 percent of its electricity. “Wind is the leading renewable energy source,” said Krassin. “It burns no fuel and creates no air or water pollution byproducts.”
“We have always been committed to helping stylists make their clients beautiful in the healthiest way possible,” said Krassin. “Now, we have extended that commitment to keeping our world beautiful and healthy as well.”
