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Easy Hair-Curling Tips Without Using a Curling Iron

Whether you’re planning a romantic date night with your hubby or a night out with girlfriends, why not add curls to your hair for a new, exciting look? But wait! Don’t grab that curling iron! Excessive heat from curling irons can cause damage to your hair, causing breakage, dry, damaged hair follicles and thinning hair. Give your tresses a break from the heat of your curling iron with easy hair-curling tips. Go 1920s Style with Pin Curls

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How to Donate Your Hair to Make Cancer Wigs

Treating cancer with chemotherapy or radiation not only kills the cancer cells, it can also damage the hair-producing cells, leading to hair loss. For many, especially children, dealing with the hair loss in addition to the cancer can make recover even more difficult. Locks of Love, a non-profit organization that provides wigs for children in need, states that a wig “can help restore some of the normalcy to their everyday lives that most of us take for granted.” Feeling normal can help any cancer patient battle her disease. Anyone can donate hair to one of several non-profit organizations that supply wigs to cancer patients if that hair is long enough and healthy.

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Beauty Tips for Gray-Haired Women

The gray can creep in gradually. At the first sight of a gray strand, some women may opt for coloring. Life is short, though, and the time and money spent on coloring hair can be viewed as time and money that could be better spent on more worthwhile endeavors. For women who have chosen to stop coloring or for women who opt not to battle the onset of gray hair, some things can be done to enhance the beauty that gray hair can bring.

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Homemade Products for Hair Growth

Although hair products may not speed up the rate of hair growth, they can help protect the hair, minimizing hair damage and breakage. Damaged hair can split and fray, making it difficult to grow long and healthy locks. While many commercial products may help protect your hair, homemade products enable you to choose what ingredients to put on your hair. Making your own products allows you to provide the elements your hair requires to grow long and strong, while eliminating unnecessary chemicals and expensive ingredients.