Tips for a Good Hair Day for Less the Cost

Women consider their manes their crowning glory. It's a crime to have a bad hair day for most females. However, maintaining or achieving the most beautiful hair in little time and limited funds is no magic. Who would want to look like a mess in weddings, dates, or even on your regular work or school day?

        

Terrible hair searched on Google photos

Googled pic again! =) 

I remember an elementary friend who told my aunt about his impression on me when we were young. He said that I never combed my hair! Well, I was guilty of that in my childhood but I wouldn't want to be charged the same offense now that I'm older. =) 

Keeping a nice-looking  hair requires effort, self-done or paid for. Some hair types are easy to manage, no tedious preparation would be necessary for it to look well put. The type you just shampoo and comb dry. Realistically though, most hair types, including dry and frizzy ones, need more help. And if you are as lazy as I tend to be in fixing my hair, well, we should really be helped. 

My hair is straight but with a natural wave. I still don't comb often! It usually takes a lot of time for me to get curls. 

Because women often worry about their manes (I am not exempt from this), the hair care industry has become one of the most lucrative and successful businesses all around the globe. From shampoos and conditioners, to hair accessories and hair equipment.  Hair care is a serious milking cow. Look at all the ads around you, and all the top-notch celebs vouching for them. 

Here is the Korean actress Yoon Eun Hye for Amore's Ryeo herbal shampoo.

Anne Curtis for Loreal Paris 

And even...  Manny Pacquiao!!! 

                                                            Oops! He's not a girl! ^_^

If you have a lot to spend, it wouldn't hurt to visit the salon for a regular hair spa, hot oil, detoxing, coloring and other similar treatments. You can even have your hair cut and styled differently all the time. You can also afford buying expensive shampoos, creams and such products. However, for the more economical  people like me, that's just too much of a luxury. 

That is why, I've listed here some cheap tips or more frugal alternatives to having a good hair day! ^_^

1. Use mayonnaise to condition and deeply moisturize your hair. Don't go for the sweetened mayo's. Simply apply it on your hair, cover with a towel for at least an hour and rinse well. The smell would be hard to remove so ensure that you shampoo. =) 

2. Instead of going for blow-dry services or buying flat irons, use your electric fan to dry and kind of "blow dry" hair. Just ensure that you flip your hair over and comb it religiously until it's dry. =) 

3. Curling irons can really damage your hair if used often. Try no-heat curling! There are various ways to do this. Some use socks or tissue, others go by regular pins and rollers and others simply braid or tie their locks in a bun! Of course, you should sleep on those curls to achieve better results! 

Here's one video that teaches no-heat curling. You can find several others on YouTube.

Credits to ShimmerGold17 =)

I'm the one on the left. No-heat curling was done on my locks!

I left the curls on while sleeping and my friend, Mau, styled it in a half-pony the next day.

4. Drinking a lot of water, eating nutritious food, having plenty of sleep and proper hygiene also contribute to achieving healthy and beautiful manes.

There are more tips available online but the ones mentioned above are more or less the methods I personally do. I'm very much a fan of no-heat curling and heat-less drying! ^_^ I've also tried using mayo on my hair four times and it sure works! It's better than chemical hot oils!   

Have you other tips? Please share for everyone to hear! ^_^