hair treatment for guys

hi!!! im just a beginner here and would like to ask a question. im sorry im a beginner in caring for my hair but im interested in it. How do you take care of your hair?? this question is for guys. is it true that when you use water based gels your hair gets easily managed even without the gel on?
do you believe hot oil can make your hair straighter, look softer and at the same time make it look wonderful? i mean i dont like to relax my hair because it wont make it permanent. any suggestions? thanks for reading this!!

thank you for replying.. nah im not particular with gender. im just seeking help here and any help is appreciated :)
ok, i dont knowif i should try hot oil anymore but i guess trying once is not bad right? what brand do you suggest?? loreal? or others?
with all of your 4 steps enumerated? what shampoo do you think have all this? waht conditioner do you use and how often do you use this?
thanks for reading this

Hi Verion :)

Claribuzz mentioned products "designed for guys"-- that's a really good point. Basically, they're products designed for short hair (funny the makers assume guys will have short hair). Ideally, "short-hair" products clean gently so that the scalp doesn't overcompensate with its oil production, and won't cause visible scalp breakouts (by not using pore-clogging conditioner ingredients like PVP or silicones).

L'Oreal VIVE for Men Shampoo (daily thickening) Or L'Oreal kids shampoos fits these criteria.

In case you still have to read ingredients... Things like PVP, CVP; things that end in "cone", "conol", or "siloxane", aren't necessarily desirable in a shampoo. Personally I think shorthairs should avoid them in conditioners too, because you can't avoid putting the conditioner on the scalp if you have short hair.

When using oils, the "hot" part can be just natural body heat. I use coconut oil (found in cooking section at Walmart, or at natural food stores. I use Spectrum Essentials coconut oil) Oils that they sell as "hot oil" treatments aren't exactly "oil". Here are the ingredients to the Alberto VO5 Hot Oil Hair Treatment, Moisturizing Formula with Vitamin E:

Water (Aqua), Cocotrimonium Chloride, Acetamide MEA, Hydroxyethylcellulose, PEI-1500, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Polyquaternium-10, Octoxynol-9, Tocopheryl Acetate, Retinyl Palmitate, Thiamin Mononitrate, Ascorbic Acid, Panthenol, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein/Vegetable Amino Acids, /Lysine Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Phytantriol, Oleth-20, Methylparaben, Disodium EDTA, Fragrance (Parfum), Yellow 6 (CI 15985)


... well....

Except maybe Tocopheryl Acetate which is vitamin E ... I don't see oil, LOL.

HTH :)
Anais

P.S. I use V05 Tangerine Tickle and Suave BioBasics, but it won't necessarily work for your hair length and type.

Relaxing makes hair permanently more brittle in the long run. So no, I normally don't support it.

Try it only if you don't have some big important occasion coming up (in case it's a disaster)

If relaxing is something you're willing to continue to do, relaxing gives straight and pretty results-- instant gratification. but it's like shaving legs, once you start you usually keep going. and it's very expensive over time.

I always talk gals out of chemical treatments, but since you're a guy I'm not stopping you (mainly because you have short spikeable hair that can grow back in not-quite-as-long time)

Good luck,
Anais

[QUOTE=claribuzz] define beautiful hair?
does it mean your hair all nice and natural as in it behaves the way it supposed to be whether straight, curly or wavy
or...
beautiful hair you see in magazines??
if you want natural beautiful hair like Anais it will take a bit more than one month but at least it last long.
magazines hair just takes a couple of hours to do. blow dry here, flat iron there, hair products here, a frizz treatment there. voila beautifull hair
but it is very expensive and last until the next wash.


P.S
relaxing is not good for the hair technically because it damages it BUT!!!! if you take care of it, you will lessen the damage. if it makes you happy to have board straight hair, go for it

Hey Claribuzz, thanks for your compliment... it means a lot to me, esp. because I've had a really rough past couple days.

Hugs,
Anais

what redken products would you suggest for me? or mayeb you prefer loreal? what can you suggest? i have a hair that reached the top shoulders, kinda dryish hair, hard to manage. definitely cant feel any moisture on it the color is not even pure black.. kinda dried black.... well, money is not a probelm for me actually ;)

im not sure do you think its ok to try woman's shampoo to a guys hair??

thank you for helping me and replying to my every stupid questions. ty!!

definitely wont try loreal since it will make my hair thicken when in fact i would like to have soft or kinda thin hair.... i dont even know the difference between soft and thin hair.. :)

sadly though american crew is not available here in our place... about bonacure... ill try to find out more... i like redken's package, the black type of cover.

do i apply both of this redken products while taking a bath or apply the conditioner after taking a bath?


thanks for helping me

im one sad person.... redken and american crew are not available here.... :( do you think citre will be ok to try? or do you think it wont be effective?
thanks for replying to my questions :)

Only you can find out if Citre conditioner is good for your hair. I wouldn't use the shampoo though, it's too harsh.

HTH :)
Anais