Come see us at our new location at 2727 Saint St., Houston, TX 77027
As Seen In
American Salon Houston Chronicle Houston Modern Luxury Vogue Allure

Hair Care for Thick Wavy Hair

Hair Care for Thick Wavy Hair

Natural beach waves one day and a frizzy halo the next. Yep, you’ve got thick, wavy hair. The good news? People with naturally straight or naturally curly hair would die for your natural, casual waves. The bad news? Getting gorgeous, frizz-free, perfect waves can take time, effort, and the right hair care for thick wavy hair.

Wavy-haired people may struggle with finding the right wavy hair care solutions, especially those whose hair might be straighter in some places and curlier in others. Knowing how to style thick, wavy hair shouldn’t be limited to hours with a flat iron or the stress of the curly-girl method. A professional stylist from Therapy Hair Studio can help you find the best cut and style for your type of wavy hair and recommend the best wavy hair care products.

What Kind of Wavy Hair Do You Have?

Not all wavy, thick hair is the same. Knowing what type of wavy hair you have can help you determine what kind of products to use and the best way to make your hair super curly or stick-straight.

Wavy hair is professionally referred to as Type 2 hair. It grows in the shape of an S, and the degree of wavy hair you have depends on how tight or loose the S-shape is. Wavy hair is in a category between curly and straight.

Wavy Hair Subcategories

Type 2A: Fine, thin hair with individual strands that form into S-shapes when they dry. 2A wavy hair is easiest to straighten or curl, giving you plenty of options.

Type 2B: Wavy and more prone to frizziness than 2A wavy hair. When strands are dry, they form into an S-shape with some frizz.

Type 2C: This is the thickest, tightest type of wavy hair. The S wave starts right at the scalp, and strands are thicker than other types of wavy hair. Strands are coarser than other types of wavy hair. The strands form an S shape when dry but are the most prone to frizz of all wavy types of hair.

How To Style Thick Wavy Hair

A 2C girl isn’t going to style her hair the same way a 2A girl does – unless both give up and wear a messy bun. Styling your thick, wavy hair can depend on your mood each day. One of the most popular ways to style this type of hair is in natural waves. You can finger-comb damp hair and put good anti-frizz products on it, then use your fingers to scrunch your hair into loose beach waves.

Or consider putting half of your hair into a messy topknot, leaving the rest down in waves. Pull a few strands down to frame your face and add a romantic, delicate touch to the style. Braids are another popular style and can help keep your frizz in check on humid days or on days when your waves just won’t behave.

The Best Products for Thick Wavy Hair

Do you want the best shampoo for thick, wavy hair? Look for shampoos that are free from parabens and other waxy substances. If your hair is coarser, find a moisturizing shampoo that can hydrate your strands and reduce frizziness and flyaways. You should only shampoo about every third day to help your hair retain moisture.

Many wavy-haired people opt for straightening their locks with a flat iron, and here, too, picking the right products is essential. Look for ceramic plates on the flat iron, as this conducts heat with less damage to your hair. Also, search for a model with adjustable temperatures. Thin, finer hair requires less heat to straighten than thicker, coarser strands, so choose the appropriate heat setting for your type of hair. Don’t forget to apply heat-protecting treatment to your hair before using the flat iron. This prevents breakage and split ends.

Deep Conditioning Treatment for Thick, Wavy Hair

Hair Care for Thick Wavy HairRegular deep conditioning treatments can improve the overall condition of your hair, reducing frizziness and adding gloss and shine. A salon treatment is specifically intended to give the right infusion of moisturizer to your hair without waxy build-up that can make your hair look dull and fall flat.

Book Your Wavy Hair Treatment Appointment Today

Cutting and styling wavy hair is different from trimming thin, straight hair or tight curls. The stylists at Therapy Hair Studio are professionally trained to properly cut wavy hair, whether it’s thin and fine or coarse and thick. Call us today or reach us online to book your styling or deep conditioning treatment.

 


How Often Should You Get a Facial?

How Often Should You Get a Facial

Whether you have oily skin prone to breakouts or very dry, flaky skin – or somewhere in between – you can benefit from regular facials. Do you know someone with a clear, radiant complexion who looks like they never wear make-up? She probably gets regular facials!

Most skincare experts and estheticians advise getting a professional facial once every four to six weeks. It takes about four weeks for new skin cells to generate, so it’s important to wait for a new skin turnover before getting another treatment. Otherwise, you could damage the top layers of the dermis and end up with red, irritated skin.

You’ve probably seen the DIY hacks and at-home facial treatments on your socials or online, but don’t be fooled. While there are benefits to keeping up a good at-home skin care regimen, there’s really no substitute for a professional facial.

Benefits of a Professional Facial

Professionally done facials are the best way to get targeted deep cleaning for the skin on your face and maintain a clear complexion. Basic facials involve a multi-step treatment using high-quality products crafted for specific types of skin concerns. Your esthetician will carefully examine your skin and ask about your skincare, lifestyle, and health habits to determine which products and treatments will best suit your skin.

A basic, monthly facial will clean the pores, exfoliate the skin on your face, and treat skin issues like acne, blackheads, or dry and flaky skin. If you have specific concerns for your skin, like anti-aging care, healing damaged skin, or improving the overall texture of your skin, then a more intensive facial treatment may be needed.

There’s more to a facial than just putting products on your skin in the right order, though. To get the best benefits from your facial, you need to learn how to incorporate it into your regular skincare routine and how to improve your skin quality.

Do I Need a Professional Facial?

Yes! You need one if only to feel pampered and relaxed. Although a professional facial is a deep-cleansing, healing skin treatment, it’s also much more than that. It’s a healing treatment with a great side benefit of making you look gorgeous.

Professional estheticians and skin care experts get to know your skin and use their training and knowledge to find the right products to reduce flare-ups of acne, dryness, or rosacea, and they know how to help you achieve your desired results. If you’ve never had a facial before, then your skin care expert may focus on healing damage from sun, wind, and even dehydration. You may need focused treatment every couple of weeks for certain issues, and once you have those under control, then you may reduce the frequency of facials.

A skin care expert can also recommend the right products for your skin type and concerns and help you learn how to use them.

Facial Options for Different Skin Types

Professional facials are intended for each skin type:

  • Normal-to-dry: These facials include deep cleansing, a steam treatment to remove extra dirt, and a moisturizing massage. These are usually finished with a hydrating serum and light exfoliation.
  • Combination skin: Combination skin is a blend of dry-to-normal and oily skin. It needs milder products to make sure that the oily parts of your skin don’t break out and the dry skin doesn’t get drier.
  • Oily skin: Facials with natural extracts that focus on deep cleansing are best for oily skin. Extraction toning can help remove dirt from clogged pores and reduce breakouts. A protective serum mask reduces excess oils, shrinks pores, and makes your skin softer.

The Downsides of At-Home Facials

How Often Should You Get a Facial

While at-home skin care is necessary, doing a professional-level facial at home may backfire if you don’t know what you’re doing.

Using the wrong products or using too much or too little of the right products can damage your skin. You may accidentally leave the products on your skin too long, which can dry it out (even if your skin is oily) or even cause scarring. Or you could end up breaking out–and needing a professional facial to fix the damage.

Professional facials use the best skin care products and focus on finding the right combination for you. An esthetician also uses professional facial tools and supplies so that everything is perfectly applied.

Book Your Professional Facial Now

Want glowing, dewy skin? When you want to look your best and feel your best, book a professional facial at Therapy Hair Studio. We create the perfect facial based on your age and skin type in a luxurious environment. Pamper yourself today by giving us a call or booking online.


Hard Water Hair Care Solutions

Hard Water Hair Care Solutions

Is hard water wrecking your hair? Water softeners in your home may not be enough to prevent breakage, dry hair, or discoloration of colored hair. If you live in an area with hard water, you’ve probably seen the damage its sediment does to your faucets and other plumbing fixtures, but just think – is all that gunk in your hair, too?

If you’re frustrated with dry, damaged hair, your hard water could be to blame. Our hard water hair care solutions can help you tame the frizz and get the healthy, shiny hair you desire.

What Is Hard Water?

Hard water is water with high levels of minerals, like magnesium and calcium and heavy metals. It leaves sediment in plumbing pipes. The minerals and metals in hard water can react with the material of pipes and plumbing fixtures, damaging them.

Those minerals and metals also build up in your hair, even if you shampoo it daily or several times a week. If you have hard water, your hair probably is more damaged than it should be and may not respond to color or heat treatment as well as healthy hair would.

Does Hard Water Damage My Hair?

Yes, and the damage may be worse the higher the calcium level is.

Let’s get scientific: Hard water disrupts the skin barrier, including on the scalp. Calcium can affect the protective skin barrier, causing dehydration. Hard water may strip away the protective oils on the scalp, excessively drying your hair. You may see dandruff or dry, flaky skin on your head or itchy, irritated patches.

Not only does hard water dehydrate your hair and scalp, but it also leaves a film behind. If you color your hair, the minerals in hard water cause brassiness in blonde and yellow tones. The same result can occur if you use a relaxer or perm your hair. The minerals and heavy metals interfere with the chemical treatments.

The result? “Winter hair” all year round: dry flyaway strands, unmanageable frizz, and faded color.

What Are Signs of Hard Water Damage?

It’s tricky to tell what damage is caused by hard water and what may be caused by dry winter weather or over-treating your hair. Dry air and cold winter temperatures can make your scalp drier (and create unsightly flakes) and your hair frizzier.

The shampoo you use could affect your color, especially if you are not using products formulated for color-treated hair. Or, if you over-wash your hair or use heat styling excessively, you could dry the strands and your scalp.

A telltale sign of hard water damage to your hair is a film, like a feeling that your hair isn’t clean enough, even if you’ve just washed it. When the calcium in the water mixes with chemicals in shampoos, it actually creates this scummy film, and the shampoo can’t do its job. Calcium troubles don’t stop with shampoo. The filmy buildup prevents your conditioner from penetrating the hair shaft and smoothing the cuticles, so it’s less effective.

Protecting Your Hair from Hard Water

Hard Water Hair Care SolutionsWhat kind of hair care for hard water can fix the frizz? A water softener or a special hard water filter for your showerhead can help. Using gentle shampoos that don’t strip away the moisture barrier of the scalp can reduce the effect of hard water and calcium. Look for hydrating hair products to help protect each strand from damaging calcium and magnesium.

An acidic rinse or purifying shampoo can break up the scummy shampoo-hard water buildup. Look for products with chelating ingredients, which can remove the buildup of minerals and heavy metals from your hair and scalp. You can also rinse your hair with apple cider vinegar, but if you color your hair, especially blonde, ask your colorist first before putting vinegar on your ‘do.

Purifying shampoos and chelating rinse aids should only be used once per week, maybe less, if your stylist recommends that. These products lift the minerals from your hair but can leave it prone to dryness, so follow the purifying shampoo up with a deep conditioner treatment or a hydrating hair masque.

Can a Professional Stylist Help with Hard Water Damage?

Yes! Many salons offer deep-conditioning treatments, which can help smooth the cuticles of your strands and invigorate your scalp so that it can produce more protective oils. Your stylist may have hard water hair care solutions for your hair type or shampoos and conditioners to use at home. They may also have tips for caring for your hair between shampoos, like heatless styling options that reduce damage to already-dry hair. Call the pros at Therapy Hair Studios today to schedule an appointment with a stylist.

Contact Us