POST BY: NATALIE

Summer’s coming, and green is NOT the “in”-color this season!

 

(Biolage Conditioning Balm)

* For those of you who are super busy, or have those little ones that could care less about preventing green hair, this method is better than no treatment at all. It’s something the kids could do in the car on the way to swimming lessons, or just before getting in the pool.

       * Fill half of a regular spray bottle with conditioner and the other half with water. Shake it up, and keep it in the swimming bag for easy access.  If you don’t have time to soak your hair in the shower or hose, you can at least spray as much as you can on the hair before getting in the water to get some conditioner in there.

Here are a few simple methods to REMOVE Chlorine on a DAILY BASIS

#1. ALWAYS SHAMPOO AND CONDITION AFTER SWIMMING

(Biolage Hydrating Shampoo and Conditioner)

 * Even if you intend to get out of the pool for a few hours and get back in, shampoo and condition the hair in clean water as soon as your swimming session is done. This is especially important if you are going to be in the sun. Because chlorine is a chemical, the sun will bake it onto the hair making it harder and harder to remove.

       * If this is too time-consuming, or you don’t want to use that much shampoo and conditioner everyday, then this is also a time to use the spray bottle method mentioned above.  A little something is better than nothing.

#2 USE A SPECIFIC SWIMMER’S SHAMPOO OR A CLARIFYING SHAMPOO

(Malibu Swimmer’s Water Action Treatment)

  

(L’Anza Clarifying Shampoo)

(Bumble & Bumble Sunday Shampoo)

(Bumble & Bumble Tonic Shampoo)

* If you are in the pool on a daily basis, using a swimmer’s shampoo is best; not only for prevention, but chlorine build-up removal as well.

#3 USE A GREAT CONDITIONER AFTER CLARIFYING THE HAIR W SHAMPOO

       * It is important to use a good, deep conditioner daily; especially if you’re in the pool often. Because chlorine removes the hair’s natural proteins (which are the source of it’s strength), using a high-protein or deep conditioner greatly helps to replace the protein removed by chlorine and the sun.

(Biolage Conditioning Balm)

  * You can also use a leave-in conditioner to help rebuild the structure of the hair!

(L’Anza Leave-In Conditioner)

So, what if you’ve tried these, but your hair is still turning green? Now what?

Here are a few methods to get the green slime out.

#1. RINSE WITH VINEGAR

       *  Rinse the hair with a solution that is half vinegar/half water before shampooing. (This is the most natural method. It may not work on severely damaged hair.)

#2. BAKING SODA SHAMPOO

       * Add baking soda to your shampoo and really work it through your hair. Try to squeeze the hair from root-to-end as you work it through. You may even see or feel the green slime coming off the hair. That’s a good sign! It means that the chlorine build-up is coming off.  Shampoo until your hair and scalp feel clean. Rinse very, very well and use a deep conditioner to close down the hair shaft you just opened to remove the chlorine.

#3. TOMATO PASTE

       * Apply tomato paste to your clean, wet hair. Comb through, and let it sit for up to 30 minutes. Rinse thoroughly, and shampoo and condition after. This works well for hair that’s a stubborn shade of green.

#4. TREATMENTS THAT COME WITH SWIMMER’S SHAMPOO SETS

* Sometimes in swimmer’s shampoo and conditioner sets there will be little packets of a solution that you mix together and apply to clean, wet hair. Comb it through, squeezing the hair from root-to-end.  You can bag the hair and add a little heat for a few min before squeezing it out. Rinse very well. Shampoo and deep condition afterwards.

#5 GET HAIR CUTS REGULARLY, AT TANTRUM HAIR SALON!

 * Keeping the dead, porous ends trimmed off will help keep the hair looking bright and beautiful, and will feel great.

I hope that these methods will help you keep your hair looking and feeling great throughout the swimming season. All the example products I mentioned are available here at Tantrum Hair Salon, along with great stylists to help you out with that summer trim! Happy swimming everyone!!

Post By: JANEEN

POST BY: JAYME

Have you ever wondered how to clean your curling iron?  We all know build up happens with hairspray and styling products.  Here are a few simple ways to clean them and keep them in good shape.

1. Rubbing alcohol-Make sure your curling iron is turned off and unplugged.  Get a rag slightly damp with warm water and start to wipe the build up off.  Use a cotton ball soaked in rubbing alcohol and start wiping the iron as well.  If the build up is too stubborn, you can use a toothbrush to help get it clean.  Then use your wet rag again and wipe the alcohol off.

2. Acetone-nail polish remover.  A little elbow grease and acetone will get your iron looking brand new.

3. Lemon juice- Soak a rag in lemon juice.  Make sure your iron is unplugged and turned off.  Place the rag around the iron and let it sit for about 10 minutes.  The hairspray build up should come right off.

4. Baking soda- Make a little paste out of baking soda and water.  Apply it with a cotton ball or a rag.  Again, make sure your iron is turned off and unplugged.

Clean them regularly to keep from getting too much build up.
These tips sure do the trick and keep our irons looking and working like new.

Post By: Jules

I’m a rule breaker. I like to go dark in the summer and lighter in the winter! And for me, it works! With this color swap i tend to see myself doing, I like to spice it up a little! When you find a color you want to keep but are feeling in a rut, an easy and fun way to spice up your hair is with extensions!

She has had her extensions in for about a year and a half…. if not longer

Post By: Terrie

Hi,

This is Terrie, I’m a master stylist at Tantrum Salon and I want to let you in on a Salon SECRET.  How to achieve salon quality blow-dry styles at home.

First, shampoo your hair with a shampoo that matches your hair type: chemically processed, fine, normal etc.  We usually recommend shampoos by Bumble, L’anza and Goldwell.

Second,  Condition: use a conditioner that helps treat any issues you have with your hair.

Third,  towel blot your hair to remove excess water. Extra water will dilute your product.  Your hair is now ready for styling products.

I like to start with a thermal protector, like LANZA’S HEALING CARE color preserving MAGIC BULLET. This is a fantastic product used to protect your hair from excessive heat from blow drying and flat ironing your hair everyday.  It is  very light weight and can be blended with other styling products very easily.

Now comes the SECRET!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It is all in THE BRUSH.

I love the OLIVIA GARDEN NANO THERMIC CERAMIC + ION  Round  Brushes.

They dry faster, style better and achieve superior results for HEALTHIER and SHINIER hair. The  comfortable handles and light weight brush makes it easier to blow out your own hair. Because these round brushes are Ionic they eliminate FRIZZ and fly-aways!

The difference in the feel and look of hair styled with these brushes convinced me to exchange all of my old brushes at home and at work with OLIVIA GARDEN brushes. I have seen dramatic results. It is all in the brush!

That’s one of our SECRETS, now make it work for you!

Post By: Julie

Last year, I had a client who gave me a recipe for a homemade nourishing hair mask, and I’ll admit, I was a bit skeptical at first. I’d heard of putting mayonnaise and avocado on your hair, but never this combination of ingredients. However, feeling like my limp locks needed a boost, I waited for a weekend when I had some free time and I gave it a try, since my client promised me up and down that it did great things for her hair.

To my delight, it was well worth the effort. The smell wasn’t the greatest, and it looked pretty nasty as I applied it, but in the end my hair felt great! The key is to make sure you have the time to be home and let the mask sit, since it’s optimal to leave in the hair for 2 hours. (I only made in to 1 hour though the two times that I did it.)

Are you ready to try? Here it is:

Nourishing Scalp and Hair Mask

2 T. olive oil

2 T. milk

2 T. castor oil

1 egg

5-10 drops of tea tree oil

Vitamin E oil (few drops) *optional

I already mentioned the smell. It may seem a bit weird at first, but you can get past that once you see what it does for your hair.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Before applying the mask you must water your hair down. The hair must be damp (not soaking wet) for it to work well.

To apply, I use a color applicating brush (you can buy them at Sally’s for cheap) and start applying all over my roots. I love the way the tea tree oil makes my scalp feel tingly. I then apply it thru my ends. The first time I did it, I used gloves just because the “eggy” texture sort of weirded me out and I didn’t want raw eggs on my hands J. However, by the second time I did the mask, I got quicker and it wasn’t a big deal.

After applying, cover with a plastic hair cap and apply a low-medium heat with your hair dryer for a few minutes. You want to make sure that it stays fairly warm so it can open up the cuticle and nourish your hair. I usually just apply heat, then do stuff around my house until I feel like it is cooling off.

The goal is to make it to 2 hours, but even after just leaving mine on for an hour I felt a significant improvement. You can wash and condition as normal.

Post By: Amy

Happy, Nervous, Excited

Those are just a few words that describe how you feel on your wedding day. I know for me, I was so excited but nervous and praying that everything went perfect for that special day. One thing that I know most brides want PERFECT for that day is their hair. And, Tantrum is just the place to help you.

I want to go through a few things that I did to make sure that I didn’t have to worry about the way my hair looked for my wedding day.

1) I went through blog post, hair websites, pinterest and magazines to find a couple of ideas that I wanted. This helped me to be able to know what I wanted and be able to explain to the stylist the idea of the look that I wanted.

2) You can always make a consultation appointment to talk to your stylist about what you are wanting. This will make sure that they will be able to achieve that look you are going for. Or you can make an appointment for a practice updo to make sure that it’s the perfect updo for you.

*if you are trying to acheive an updo that you may need more hair or longer hair for you can always talk to your sytlist about clip in extensions. Which is what I did to achieve the look that I wanted*

3) Preping you hair for the big day. Always come with it freshly washed and blow-dried. We also reccomend that you use some type of hair product in the hair like root boost, blowdry lotions, or thickening products. This gives your hair texture and makes it easier for the stylist to work with your hair and achieve the look you are wanting.

4) And the best part….coming into Tantrum and relaxing, knowing that your stylist will do a great job on your updo for the BIG day!.

Post By: Suzie

Soft, swept bangs are a beautiful way to create softness to the face. Especially if you have never had bangs and would like to try a new look, these are the perfect bangs.

One of the challenges with hair that I hear from clients often about bangs is that they don’t know how to achieve that smooth swept bang without it curling into a “c-shape”.

First, Make sure you have a little longer bang than you would normally wear and have your stylist cut your bangs at an angle towards the side you would like to sweep to. If you like to change sides from time to time be sure and let your stylist know this so they can accommodate this while cutting.

Second, if your hair is curly or stubborn, you can add a smoothing cream to help smooth the bangs before drying. Also, I have found that you will get a smoother bang if you don’t actually part your hair while blow-drying.

Third, Take your round brush, ( I like my brush to be bigger in width than 2”) and brush your bangs forward. Then place the brush underneath your bangs and roll the brush under applying heat to the roots and then slowly stretch the hair down and away from the scalp and forward. Do this a couple of times. Next time, as you stretch the hair away from the scalp, start to drop your wrist and create a “sweeping” motion with brush with the hair to the side. If you have a cowlick, it helps to dry the hair the opposite direction first, then roll and sweep the side you prefer.

Fourth, to finish the look, and most importantly, to help keep the bangs swept across the forehead where they will stay put for the day, you may add a little bit of teasing just at the base or root of the hair. Then simply smooth over the top of the hair and to the side, keeping that teased hair hidden underneath. I also like to use a light hairspray to help keep the bangs swept across the forehead. And voila! Beautiful swept bangs!

Post By: Sarah

Are you getting bored of throwing a headband or flower clip in your hair to add a little style? Well now you can use a little artistic skill and make a bow out of your hair, and we’ll take you through ever step!

1. Make sure you have a couple bobby pins and hairspray.

2. Part out a section of hair where you want the bow.

3. Place a finger where you want the bottom bow loop to be.

4. While keeping that finger in the loop, bring up the rest of the hair to make the bend.

5. Pinch the hair to hold the bottom loop.

6. Bend hair again, making the top loop. Pinch it at the same spot.

7. While pinching the hair together with one hand, start wrapping the leftover hair around the center of bow till you only have a little left.

8. Now you have your bow that your holding together. (if one loop is smaller then the other you can carefully pull the small side to make them even)

9. Open your bobby pin and make sure to get the center wrapped part in the pin as you pin it to the rest of your hair.

10. Hairspray any flyways and smooth in the direction the hair is bent. Now that my friends, is how we do the HAIR BOW!

P.S. Be patient, it might take a little practice to get it perfectly how you want

You will continue braiding from right to left. Depending on how small or how big of sections you grab is how much you braid.  The smaller the better!  But it is up to you, because this is your braid!  It takes a little longer to braid with small sections, but it is worth it!

STEP 5 Finishing Touches

When your finished braiding you can secure it with a hair tie, clip, or barrett.

Fishtail Braid, French Braid Style

STEP 1

You will still be doing the fishtail braid but you will be adding in hair like a french braid.  Start off by sectioning a panel of hair at the crown.  Split the panel in half and then cross the right section over the left.

STEP 2

Pull a section of hair starting from the top left side and add it to the right side.

STEP 3

Pull a section of hair starting from the top right side and add it to the left side.

STEP 4

 Continue to weave by pulling pieces from left to right to add to your sections.

STEP 5

 Secure your braid.  If you would like to leave your braid perfectly neat, you are finished!

BUT if you would like your braid purposely messy, grab both sides of the braid and gently pull to give it that more casual, textured look!

Have fun with your new fishtail technique at home!