Women: Transitioning - Relaxed to Natural

Transitioning - Relaxed to Natural

Written by Janice Johnson

TRANSITIONING:

Going from relaxed hair to natural hair is a process that involves patience, love and dedication. This is repparttar time you decide you no longer want to relax your hair. At this point, you are "transitioning".

During this period, proper care must be taken to care for your hair. It may be frustrating sometimes dealing with repparttar 130393 two textures – that’s why some opt for "the big chop". This is repparttar 130394 point where repparttar 130395 relaxed hair is completely removed. Depending on how much natural growth you have, this may mean shaving your head or if you have an inch or two of new growth, you can cut repparttar 130396 hair to repparttar 130397 point of repparttar 130398 new growth. This is known as a TWA (teeny weeny afro) - which looks great on most women!

If "the big chop" or TWA are not options you’re willing to forgo, try to embrace your hair during repparttar 130399 transition period by practicing repparttar 130400 following tips:

Take repparttar 130401 time and energy to care for your hair with repparttar 130402 right styling options. In order to hide repparttar 130403 two textures, you may opt for styles that require very little or no daily grooming like cornrows, braids, extensions, straw-sets or twist-outs. But, you must remember that during this transitioning period – LOVE YOUR HAIR!

One of repparttar 130404 most important things to do is condition, condition, condition! Also, trim your hair gradually to get rid of repparttar 130405 straight ends. This also aids in helping repparttar 130406 hair avoid breakage. Another way to avoid breakage is to use a wide tooth comb, conditioning repparttar 130407 hair regularly, and by giving your hair a hot-oil deep conditioning treatment. This is essential to restore moisture and balance.

Many women have sworn by this method and have said they have experienced very little breakage or no breakage at all.

Remember when your hairdresser told you to make sure you don't wait too long for your next relaxer? (6-8 weeks was repparttar 130408 recommended time frame). Well, repparttar 130409 reason she/he said this was because when you relax repparttar 130410 hair, repparttar 130411 structure of repparttar 130412 hair is now modified. And depending on how straight your relaxed hair is this meant that repparttar 130413 hair structure was altered that much more.

Acne, Women, Hormones and Polycystic Ovary Disease

Written by Naweko San-Joyz

More frequently women are combating acne and wrinkles simultaneously. It’s a hideous fight wrought with mysterious hormone signals and an even more baffling search for a cure. Dermatologist Diane Thiboutot, MD, associate professor of medicine at repparttar

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa., proposes to clarify acne options for women. Dr. Thiboutot explains that control of acne is an ongoing process and that all acne treatments work by preventing new acne. While most women suffering from adult acne seek standard treatments such as topical preparations or antibiotics, 60 percent of these femmes either do not respond to standard acne treatments or build up a tolerance to frequently prescribed medications such as antibiotics. Causes of Adult Acne It is not yet known exactly what causes adult acne, but several dermatologist link adult acne to hormone fluctuations. Acne in a woman is often linked to her menstrual cycle. Women with premenstrual acne outbreaks, such as pimples on repparttar 130391

lower face and neck, seem to respond particularly well to treatment with medications that either reduce or block androgen production. Androgen hormones create male traits in women such as a deepening of repparttar 130392

voice, an increased libido or hirsutism that causes excessive or abnormal growth of hair. They also stimulate repparttar 130393

oil glands. The oil mixes with skin cells and bacteria, causing inflammation in repparttar 130394

skin that can result in repparttar 130395

arrival of zits. You can forgo repparttar 130396

androgen blocking hormones by properly consuming essential fatty acids such as those found in salmon and olive oil. Before your dermatologist prescribes hormone therapy, she may perform a standard screening that includes two hormones - testosterone and DHEAS (dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate). It is important that you stop taking oral contraceptives for at least one month before any tests are performed because birth control pills can suppress androgens. The birth control pill is a centerpiece of hormonal therapy, albeit a bemoaned option. The medications most successfully employed in controlling acne contain a hormone called progestin with low androgenic activity (with generic pharmaceutical names such as norgestimate or desogestrel) combined with 35 micrograms of ethinyl estradiol, an estrogen.

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