Discover how heat protection can save your strands, why the right hairbrush can make a difference, and what shampoos and conditioners will truly serve your hair's needs. We’ll explore gentle hairstyles that minimize damage, dive into the art of hair color maintenance, and reveal why oils and scalp massages could be your new best friends.
The journey through 'Beauty Beyond 50' doesn't stop here; it's a conversation we're having together, one empowering episode at a time. I extend a heartfelt thank you for your continued engagement. Your support through likes, subscribes, and shares doesn't just lift our spirits – it amplifies our message to others seeking the same guidance. So, let's rally together as a community passionate about embracing our beauty, learning the ins and outs of savvy hair care, and making informed choices that reflect our vibrant selves. Don’t miss out on our YouTube channel for extra how-to's and bonus content to keep you inspired and confident with every silver strand.
Discover how heat protection can save your strands, why the right hairbrush can make a difference, and what shampoos and conditioners will truly serve your hair's needs. We’ll explore gentle hairstyles that minimize damage, dive into the art of hair color maintenance, and reveal why oils and scalp massages could be your new best friends.
The journey through 'Beauty Beyond 50' doesn't stop here; it's a conversation we're having together, one empowering episode at a time. I extend a heartfelt thank you for your continued engagement. Your support through likes, subscribes, and shares doesn't just lift our spirits – it amplifies our message to others seeking the same guidance. So, let's rally together as a community passionate about embracing our beauty, learning the ins and outs of savvy hair care, and making informed choices that reflect our vibrant selves. Don’t miss out on our YouTube channel for extra how-to's and bonus content to keep you inspired and confident with every silver strand.
For those of you suffering from dry, brittle, dull hair. You don't have to. Okay, I've got some tips to share with you. Hopefully, some of these you can use today. Some of these you can share with your friends, and some of them might not pertain to you, but hey, I got to put them in here. Okay, all right, let's get going.
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Welcome to Beauty Beyond 50, where we explore beauty, style and confidence for fabulous women beyond 50. I'm your host, denise Kylitz, and if you've ever walked by a mirror and wondered who that reflection belongs to, well, you were in the right place. As women over 50, our insides still feel like we're in our 20s, but our outside tells a different story. I'm in my late 50s and things are changing. My memory is not as sharp, my tummy is not as flat, and don't get me started about those hairs that seem to grow overnight. In my three decades in the beauty industry, the best moments are when someone like you comes in seeking advice on looking and feeling more confident. So I asked myself why stop doing what I love? That's why I'm here, sharing my 30 years of knowledge. Let's form a community where we can talk about midlife nuances, from hair care to lifestyle choices. Stay tuned for enlightening conversations, expert interviews and lots of laughter. Remember to subscribe, rate and share your feedback. Here's to embracing Beauty Beyond 50. Let's do this together.
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Number one First and foremost, do not skip on heat protection. Every product, every line has heat protection out there now, I guarantee it. Okay, this is something. Even if you just blow dry your hair, you still need heat protection Because, as I've said it so many times, heat opens up the cuticle. You lose all those little molecules of hair color, whether it's natural hair color or artificial hair dyes, and you end up with brassy, fuzzy hair. Okay, because it's really hard to shut that cuticle back down. So don't skip your heat protection. Two Invest in a gentle but effective brush A bristle brush, that's a nice one, or a wide tooth comb.
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Number three Tailor your shampoo to your needs. Shampoo is the cornerstone of your hair care regime. So if you color your hair, use shampoo for color-treated hair. If you need volume, use shampoo for volume to get volume in your hair. If you got oily hair, you use shampoo for oily hair. I always say shampoo your scalp, condition your ends. So pick your shampoo for your scalp condition. If you have a dry scalp, get a shampoo for dry scalp. Make sure, though, if you color your hair, it's for color-treated hair too, okay. Number four try those claw clip hairstyles. What do I mean by that? Take a break from your elastics and your rubber bands for your ponytails and use one of those like butterfly clip things, alligator clip things half up, half down, whatever it's more gentle on your hair.
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Number five use a high quality conditioner. Okay, you can skimp on your shampoo if you want to Spend money on your conditioner. Your conditioner is gonna be put on your hair from mid strands to your ends. Let it sit on there a few minutes, and you want this to be a high quality product. You'll thank me later.
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Number six throw out your hair ties. Just ditch them. Okay, you know those hair ties. We all have them in our drawers in our bathroom, and every time we use them they're too tight. All they're gonna do is break off your hair, just throw them out. Scrunchies are really making a big comeback. I know they're not the cutest thing in the world and we've all lived through them before, but they're a lot more gentle on the hair.
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Number seven be very diligent with your color care Meaning. If you're coloring your hair, use shampoos and conditioners specifically for color-treated hair. And also, don't over-process your hair. There's a lot of over-processed blondes out there. Don't overlap. If you're trying to do it yourself, be really, really, really careful. Don't overlap your color. It'll really put a lot of stress on your hair.
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Number eight if you've got thin hair, then volumizing moose is your best friend. That is a hot tip. Moose expands your hair, gel contracts your hair. Number nine treat yourself and your hair to a weekly mask, especially in the winter time. Number 10, try no heat styling. Yeah, try, maybe putting braids in your hair, sleeping them no, don't sleep with wet hair, maybe just letting it air dry. Try to go with no heat. Number 11, use a blue or a purple shampoo. If your hair is silver or gray, it'll get all the brassiness, all the yellow out.
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Number 12, how about going short? Yeah, I said it. If you've got thin hair which a lot of us that's happening to us, hormones and everything just try to go shorter, just a little bit shorter. If you've got longer hair, maybe go up to your collar bone. If you've got collar bone hair, go right up. You know, it doesn't have to be short, just shorter. So you've got that nice, healthy, bouncy hair.
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Yeah, number 13, add oil to your hair regime. Yeah, even if you've got fine hair, they make wonderful oils that you can put on dry hair or wet hair. Just put on the ends of your hair. Number 14, try a scalp massage. Have you seen those little brushes? They have the little nubs on them and you, yeah, massage your scalp in the shower. Nice, nice, especially if you have dry, flaky scalp or like psoriasis or something it feels so good.
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Number 15, embrace the gray. Hey, you got gray hair coming in. Go for it. It is so in right now and it could be so beautiful. So if you're thinking about doing going gray, ask your stylist how she can get you there quicker, faster, so you don't have to cut all your hair off to get there.
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Number 16, make sure your scheduling frequent. Number 16, make sure that your scheduling frequent. Why can't I say that? Number 16, make sure you schedule your haircuts. Here we go. When you schedule getting your hair trimmed about every six to eight weeks, your hair is going to be healthy, I guarantee it.
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Number 17. Have you tried a silk pillowcase, my friend? Those are so wonderful, so it just really makes it. So your hair just slides, it doesn't get tangled up, and it's great for your face too, with wrinkles, I don't know. Number 18. Invest in a shower filter. Yes, if you have hard especially if you have hard water you can buy those filters and you just screw it on to your shower head and your hair will behave like it never has before. Love it, and your scalp too. Sometimes that dry, flaky scalp is just from hard water. Number 19. Maybe get a keratin treatment or a smoothing treatment. Yeah, brazilian blowout. It's really really nice for the hair, especially if you have frizzy hair and you're trying to flat iron your hair all the time. If you get a keratin treatment, it'll actually make it, so you don't have to do that. So it's actually healthier on your hair in the long run.
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Number 20. Choose silk hair ties and scrunchies. If you have a choice, go for silk. Silk is always going to be more gentle on your hair than any other fabric. It just slides right out of the hair. Number 21. Give your scalp a little TLC. Yeah, put some maybe some aloe vera gel or some treaty oil or something like that on your scalp and sleep with it at night Wonderful.
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Number 22. Make sure if you have curly hair you're using a diffuser, and if you don't know how to use a diffuser, I do have a video that'll show you how to use a diffuser. And if you have questions about using a diffuser, hit me up. I'll help you walk through it, okay, number 23. Speaking of frizz, make sure you're adding some defrizzing ingredients to your hair regime. Okay, they've got products out there that is just for defrizzing. Make sure you're using them because they work.
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Number 24. Make sure you're brushing your hair from your ends to your roots. Okay, how many times have we seen my daughter do this? Grrr. No, don't do that. If you've got tangles in your hair, brush it from the ends to the roots of your hair, working your way up in sections. You don't want to break your hair off.
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Number 25. Avoid sulfate. Anything that you're using on your hair sulfates just strip it right off. It's very drying. It'll strip your color right out. Just no sulfates Period.
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Number 26. Don't shampoo every day. Yeah, I said it. Try to go every two to three days. Washing your hair too frequently not real good for your scalp or for your hair. It'll just dry it out and strips your color off.
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Number 27. Wear a silk wrap to bed. Yeah, especially if you have curly hair. It really protects your hair at night and you can just take that silk wrap off and fluff your hair and be good to go. Number 28. Have you tried to retire your hair dryer? Yeah, make sure that. Just for better hair health, try air drying every once in a while. Just let your hair just air dry. See what you get.
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Number 29. Avoid hot water. Yeah, I know, it's at least where I am right now. It's winter time and it really feels good to be in hot water, but your hair doesn't like hot water. Lukewarm water or cold water if you can stand it, but lukewarm water your hair will think you.
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Number 30 have you heard of hair Botox? Hmm, it's not really Botox. It doesn't have any needles or anything. It's just a very plumping conditioning treatment and again, you might want to do it. Go in for the treatment in the salon and it just plumps up your hair and makes your hair feel like there's more volume to it, and it'll help smooth all of the frizzies too. Number 31 Try strengthening treatments. Again, this is an in salon service and it's usually done at the, at the sink, but it's a strengthening treatment that actually puts more protein back into your hair if you've got fragile hair.
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And number 32 how about reacquainting yourself with your natural hair color? Yeah, oh my gosh, did I say that out loud? Yeah, what is your natural hair color? Have you seen it in a while? I'm kind of making fun, but anyway, those are 32 tips. I hope they have helped. At least give me some inspiration, get you started, and I had a good time putting this list together.
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