NEW LATIN-AMERICAN VERSION COMING NEXT YEAR

We are working on a Latin-American version due out next year. Sorry I have not been on here for sometime. I will try and reply to all the emails I get but there have been a lot to go though.

What People are Saying

From Cari,
located in Sugar Land, TX USA

I have three kids... One girl with thick, long, straight hair... One with fine, layered hair... and a boy with shorter hair... I used the video "how to cut your Children's hair at home" to help cut all three kids' hair. Honestly, I was scared at first, but this video made it so easy... I can't wait to do it again. I may have a new calling in life!

Cheers,

Cari,

As always if you have any questions please don't hesitate, just ask.
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Home Perms....Don’t do them.

I have had several emails asking me about perming children’s hair, so I thought it best to enter something here on my blog to answer your questions. First of all, I do not recommend doing perms at home. It is much better, if you insist on perming your child’s hair, to have a professional do it.

The chemicals in a perm are very strong and timing is very important.

Leave it to the professionals.

Okay, if you must perm your child’s hair... Read through all of the instructions from the product first. Make sure your child understands that she will have to sit very still for a long time while you put the rods in.

Tip 1 Make sure the rods are not too tight or too loose, even tension is very important because stress of any kind on her hair can break it with the perm solution.

Tip 2 When you get to the rinsing and neutralizing stage be very careful – this is the make or break time – Set a timer when you apply the solution and follow the directions very carefully.

Tip 3 When it's time to rinse off the perm solution do it thoroughly and under low water pressure so you won't disturb the hair too much on the rods. When you think it is all rinsed out rinse a little bit more.

Tip 4 Before you apply the neutralizer blot as much of water off the rods as you can.

Although "they" have made big improvements, perming is still damaging to the hair no matter who does it. However a good professional knows how to minimize this.

Good luck


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Braiding

Braiding is easy just follow these simple instructions.

Step 1 Parting hair
First of all take the ponytail I told you how to make and
part the hair into 2 equal sections using a center parting.

Step 2 Separate it
Now holding one of the 2 sections of hair you have made on either side of the head, separate that hair into 3 equal sections

Step 3 Criss Cross
Now holding one of the 2 sections of hair you have made on either side of the head, separate that hair into 3 equal sections
- one in your right hand
- one in your left
- with the remaining section in the center
Cross one section of hair over the center section and
then do the same with the other section, pulling
the hair as tightly as you want for the look you are going for.

Step 4 Continue & Fasten
Continue doing this, crossing one side then the other over what always becomes a new middle section, until the hair is braided.
Then fasten about 2 inches from ends with a covered elastic.




Tips
• Try doing this on wet hair or just spray the hair with
a little water to make the hair easier to work with.
• Once you've got that down try doing a braid without
the hair being in a ponytail first.
As shown in our step-by-step video.

Please feel free to contact us anytime with your questions.
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Gum Removed Thanks!!!

Reading your great blog was so helpful to me. My 5-year old granddaughter Fiona is visiting me in Ireland. Her Mum is flying over from Canada to visit and take Fiona back to Canada. So... of course you can imagine the high excitement of Mum's expected arrival. And what did Fiona do? She managed to get bubble gum or just gum all squished into her bangs. ooooooooooooooh... my poor heart.

I was threshing around in an agony... thinking, oh! the bangs will have to be cut off, and what a sight her Mum will find on her arrival!

Then I found your blog.

I took your advice and applied a liberal amount of peanut butter to the effected area, extending out about a quarter of an inch, making sure to cover all of the gum space. Then I gently rubbed the area between my thumb and fingertips. The gum loosened its 'stickiness' and I slowly began pulling the gum from her hair.

We managed to remove the gum, not cutting any hair off.

And smiles were restored in time for Mum's arrival.

Thanks so much, now I want to order your DVD to give my daughter so she can cut all her kids hair.

Dorothy
In Ireland

Thanks Dorothy your DVD is on it's way!

As always if you have any questions please don't hesitate, just ask.
how2hair@gmail.com.

YIKKES!!! Has your child ever cut their own hair?

Don’t panic, it’s not the end of the world.

I just heard from someone whose child cut her own hair and
her little brother's bangs. She was fit to be tied as she had
made an appointment with a photographer to have a family
photo taken that day. She contacted us and asked what she
could do about it after having just purchased our DVD How
to Cut Your Child's Hair at Home.

I said
"If you follow the simple instructions in our video "how to
cut your Child's hair at home" this can be fixed with ease.
You would either use the short layered cut,or the long layer
cut, for most problems resulting from your child’s creative
endeavors with their own hair. The two ways we show you
how to cut a fringe aka bangs are there too."

I am waiting to hear how it all went and I will post her response when I do...

As always if you have any questions please, just ask.
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Coloring Kid's Hair

TEMPORARY COLOR

Coloring your child's hair can be tricky. Hair Color products
you find in a drug store are either semi permanent or permanent
colors. This means neither one of them will wash out. That's why
I am addressing this issue. Temporarily coloring your kids hair
can be fun to do because it can be washed out. Where both
the semi permanent or permanent products contain a developer
chemical and that is why they stay on the hair.

We are currently researching some great products for you.
Keep an eye open for our next few posts.

As always if you have any questions please, just ask.
how2hair@gmail.com.