ABC of hair styling products: fixative, foam, hair oil, gel or styling spray, do you know how to use them?

Styling products are extremely necessary and useful to succeed in making a simple hairstyle, we can get volume or smoothness, protection, gloss, and last but not least the durability of the shape, the hairstyle we have achieved. There is a wide variety of products on the market and it can be quite difficult to decide what suits you - it would be ideal to consult your stylist who is best able to recommend exactly what you need, . The products are generally divided according to the benefit they offer, namely fastening, volume, gloss, smoothing and moisturizing, soothing the rebels, etc. . It is important, therefore, to know from the very beginning what we need as a goal, to know what product to choose. About the most useful styling products, from how we choose them and how to apply them correctly, explains Arabella Zadic, senior trainer The Studio and Ambassador System Professional and GHD Romania.

Here are 10 of the most used / useful styling products 1. Fixative It is the most popular and indispensable product in a hairdressing salon, especially it is usually found in 3 forms (weak, medium, strong). This product is designed to maintain the final shape of the hairstyle, according to its fastening power. How to apply the fixative correctly: The fixative applies to FINAL on dry hair after the hairstyle (whether it is a simple haircut, a tail, a hair, etc. ), from a distance of 10-15 cm, .

If it is applied from a very small distance, near the scalp and hair, the hair will moisten and the hairs will stick strongly, resulting in an unpleasant aspect that the hair will suffer. How to choose the fixative: Attention also when choosing the fastening power, while working a hairdo, always choose a weak fixative, as the stylists say, so that it can easily be removed if a suede has not been placed correctly . Instead, in the end, you can use a fixative with medium fixation, knowing that we will not make any changes to the hairstyle. Strong fixation fixatives are usually used by stylists when creating more extravagant looks, perhaps even competition, or the customer's desire is to have maximum hairstyle durability. Also, it is recommended that a weaker fixative be applied to a thinner thread, while stronger hair, with the thicker thread, can support a stronger fixative.

2. Styling Foam A product pretty much used by ladies / brides who have a thinner, hairless hair. Really foam, it generally offers volume, but it is recommended to be used with a medium to thick thread (Natural Volume from EIMI). For a thin yarn, it is recommended to use a more light-weight, less moisturizing treatment that does not load the hair. How to apply styling foam: And this product contains varying degrees of fixation, analogous to fixative, but this time applied to freshly washed hair and moistened lightly with the towel.

Apply a medium amount (as a tennis ball) for a hair to shoulder, with medium thickness, lengths and peaks, it is well balanced, then the hair is coiffed. Offers a great base for any hairstyle (coco, textures). Avoid high amounts and apply on dry hair - the hair will stick and will not be molded anymore. 3. Peat oil This type of product has gained a lot of ground lately, perhaps due to the trend of many brands of different oils based products.

It is extremely useful for temporarily restoring dry peaks, especially if the hair is long, has gone through several paintings, discoloration, especially if we are talking about the shadow technique (peeling). Long hair is very beautiful as long as it looks healthy and cared from root to peaks and in this case oil can help us. Arabella Zadic, senior trainer The Studio and Ambassador System Professional and GHD Romania. How to apply pepper oils: What we should not forget is that it only applies to peaks, and excess of palm oil can be applied lightly in lengths, but in no case will we approach the root, otherwise we will load . Also drop 1-2 drops, depending on the length and the width of the hair, massage the hands as if we were given a hand cream, and then apply the peaks, passing our hands through the hair - so make sure .

The oil is usually applied to dry hair, at the end of the haircut, it also offers a further benefit of smoothing and gloss - if a slight dilution of the oil is desired, it can also be distributed on the bald hair. There are many oils on the market, try to find the finest oil - the idea is to be completely absorbed by the hair, not sticking the wires stuck together (like LuxeOil Reconstrucitve Elixir from SP). 4. Thermal Hair Protection Spray It is an indispensable product for all people who use the hair straightener or the wave trimmer! . .

. . For this reason. How to Properly Apply a Thermal Hair Spray The hair should be protected from high heat (may be 220 degrees) and hydrated. Apply on dry hair, twigs, peaks and peaks, and then spread the hair with the plaque.

Do not apply the product and plaque to wet hair! . Typically, these thermal protection products apply both when using the plate and the sweeper - it is also a heat transfer (Trilliant from Sebastian). 5. Spray for Texture A newcomer to the world of styling, brought by the summer look of trends, especially those beach waves that are worn more and more. How to apply the spray to the texture It is a product that is sprayed on the washed hair before and soaked with the towel, on the lengths and peaks, it is massaged in the hair then it is made some big twists from place to place and let it dry naturally .

Typically, this type of product contains a substance that fixes and can have sugar intake, which will also bring Sugar Lift or salt to a matte, rough texture, like the hair sprayed by the waves of the sea . It is recommended to apply it on wet, slightly moistened hair, otherwise, if applied to dry hair, it may be slightly tougher, in the sense that the hair can get too strong and the hair will stick strongly. 6. Dry Shampoo It is extremely useful, especially if we take into consideration the time crisis that we all complain about, but be careful not to abuse this product. How to apply dry shampoo: It is thought to be applied by spraying on the scalp to absorb sebum and impurities (Dry Me EIMI), and so we can extend the hair wash rate by one day, but no more.

Using it too often, or too much, excessive, it can have side effects (it collides at the root of the hair that will fall). In other words, we only use it if we are gone somewhere, we do not have a shampoo and we can extend one day when we wash our head - we spray it mainly on the top, on the path, from a distance. If we see a white powder, it is the starch that has the role of absorbing sebum, it can be removed by combing. 7. Textured matte paste A product genre that has more history in hair care for men, because they have a matte look, has gained ground but also in the area is feminine hairstyle, especially if we talk about a textured haircut, length .

How To Apply: Extremely easy to use, always apply to dry hair, finally, by massaging a very small amount of product (as a bean) in the palm of your hands, then spread over your palm (including fingers) . Avoid large quantities, let's start with a little bit of product and then add, rather than put it first and find that we need to wash our head again. Provides modeling, texture and a matte look. 8. Hair Gel It is a well-known product that offers a medium degree of grip and gloss, smooths the area on which this product is applied.

It is usually used on certain areas of focus to obtain an extremely smooth and glossy surface, or when a horse tail is caught and the hair is blunt, short haircuts, medium. It is especially recommended if the hair is thick and the hair thick, because the hair will stick strongly to each other and then the hair will seem half less often than it is - a result that is not wanted by thin-wired people. How to apply the hair gel: Apply the same as the matte paste, on dry hair, a small amount and massage on the desired area. Ideally, this gel will not have too much fixation power and may let the hair reshape like a paste (Gel Forte from Sebastian). 9.

BB Base Cream Also a newer product, inspired by the makeup BB range. It is a perfect base for any type of hair and hair styling, it offers hydration, vitamins and thermal protection. How to apply base cream BB: It's a light cream that applies to lengths and peaks after the hair has been washed and towelled (Perfect Me from EIMI). We can add any other product over this cream, depending on the desired end result, and this balm will smooth the hair structure, preparing it for the final look. Ideal for people who do not use styling products very often, they may not really like the idea of ​​making a haircut, because this product does not fix hair at all, it only provides moisturizing and repair, and easy care - hair feels light, .

10. Serum / Spray for shine We all want beautiful and shiny hair and this type of product can instantly offer this look. How to Apply Serum or Gloss Spray: It is a finishing product that helps us soothe the rebellious wires and apply at the end of hairstyle all over the hair surface. Spray from a distance of 10cm for a uniform and correct distribution. It should not be overstated by spraying this product because it can soften the fixation power already applied.

One or two sprays from the distance are sufficient and the iris will be bright. There are also products of this type that offer both UV and moisture protection, so the hair's durability increases. .