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Do Volumizing Shampoos Really Work?

Do Volumizing Shampoos Really Work?

Finding a shampoo to add the bounce back into your hair and reach the volume heights you once had can feel tiresome, even futile — especially if you are using a shampoo not designed for your transitioning hair. The thing about your aging hair is that it is not just your hair color that is changing — your underlying hair biology is evolving, too.
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Is Conditioner Good for Thin Hair?

Is Conditioner Good for Thin Hair?

Caring for and styling thin hair can be challenging, especially in the hot and humid summer months. Thin hair tends to frizz easily, especially if it is fine or damaged, and our attempts to shape it up often fall flat. We may try ever-more styling products and conditioners that make bold claims to moisturize, thicken, and smooth our locks, none of which may be good for thin hair.
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Day in the Life of a Fiftypreneur

Day in the Life of a Fiftypreneur

Becoming an entrepreneur has made me so much more disciplined and organized because I don’t have an assistant to help respond to my emails, book meetings, and schedule trips. But that’s alright because I feel so productive for everything that I accomplish. Furthermore, my day starts different every day —I’ve always gone to bed early, which means I’m up early.
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What Shampoo Is Best For Fine Hair?

What Shampoo Is Best For Fine Hair?

Like your skin, your hair and follicles are subject to the intrinsic effects of aging: a decrease in hair production, a drop in pigmentation, and shrinking follicles that churn out thinner and shorter hairs. Now each shampoo you try seems to take you further from your goal of healthy-looking, full-bodied hair. You are not asking for younger hair; you just want better. So what shampoo is best for fine hair?
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Is Serum Safe for My Hair?

Is Serum Safe for My Hair?

Other hair serum makers often craft thin guarantees promising their solution will net you thick, luxurious locks — then you put their product to the test. Not only is your hair in worse condition than it was before, but you are now suffering unpleasant reactions to some of their less-than-quality ingredients!
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How Do You Stop Your Hair from Falling Out?

How Do You Stop Your Hair from Falling Out?

As you age, your scalp and hair undergo physiological changes. Your follicles experience “follicular miniaturization” where they shrink and produce a shorter, thinner hair shaft. Thinner, non-pigmented (gray or white) hairs replace your thicker, pigmented hairs. Some follicles quit spawning new hairs altogether causing hair loss. Keep reading to learn how to stop your hair from falling out.
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Can I Use Hair Serum Daily?

Can I Use Hair Serum Daily?

Many women have a false impression that hair serums should be avoided because they can flatten fine hair. This is true, for the wrong kind of serum which can leave behind a sticky residue or cause an itchy scalp from serum build-up. The right kind of serum can be used every day even on thinning, graying, or wispy tresses. A lighter serum smooths and hydrates rough hair cuticles, nourishes the scalp, decreases frizz, and gives you a silkier, smoother mane.

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Is Serum Good for Preventing Hair Loss?

Is Serum Good for Preventing Hair Loss?

Hair often plays a central role in a woman’s overall appearance and self-confidence. It is deeply rooted in her identity and self-esteem and when she finds telltale clumps in the shower drain, she may feel a profound sense of despair. This is especially true for women over 40, for whom hair loss may seem like an irreversible and inevitable sign of aging.
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How Can I Add Volume to My Thin Hair?

How Can I Add Volume to My Thin Hair?

When you reach 40-plus, your hair thins, and the reasons why this happens vary. Your ethnicity and genetics play a significant part; however, as time catches up, the quality of your hair changes. Hair cortex protein levels drop, follicle sizes contract, cuticle layers diminish, and you are left with fine or wispy hair.
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Sleep Your Way To Better Hair

Sleep Your Way To Better Hair

Many of us know that getting enough sleep each night is critical in supporting optimal immune system function, alleviating stress and depression and increasing daily productivity. But did you know it also helps support healthy hair growth and can even help with hair loss and thinning?
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Which Serum Works Best to Strengthen Hair?

Which Serum Works Best to Strengthen Hair?

When most women discuss age-related beauty issues, they are more likely to talk about their skin looking older and less likely to talk about their hair looking older. For years ads and media campaigns have touted products targeting facial fine lines and dark spots, and only recently has the science of hair aging garnered notice from dermatological meetings.
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