Hairstyling Tips: Video Series

Making hair gel at home involves boiling a handful of flax seeds in a half cup of water for a few minutes and allowing it to cool and congeal for 10 to 15 minutes. Create homemade hair gel, even using fresh lime juice to style hair in a pinch, with styling advice from a professional hairstylist in this free video on hair care and hairstyles.

To make hair gel, boil two and a half cups of water with one tablespoon of gelatin, allow it to cool to room temperature and keep it refrigerated between uses. Modify the recipe for thinner or thicker gel consistency with styling advice from a professional hairstylist in this free video on hair care and hairstyles.

Drying hair is done by first adding product to wet hair, blow dry the hair in an upward motion until it is 80 percent dry and then sectioning it off to style each piece separately. Blow dry hair before styling, blasting a bit of the cool air to set the shape, with styling advice from a professional hairstylist in this free video on hair care and hairstyles.

Hair trimming is best done by another person, but sectioning off the hair, trimming a guide to begin with and working on each section individually will create a cohesive trim job. Trim hair, starting with the very back section at the nape of the neck, with styling advice from a professional hairstylist in this free video on hair care and hairstyles.

Getting rid of dry hair involves protecting it from sun damage, wetting hair with fresh water before swimming in a chlorinated pool and shampooing less often to avoid over-drying. Moisturize the hair using leave-in conditioners with styling advice from a professional hairstylist in this free video on hair care and hairstyles.

Changing up a hairstyle is easy by getting a versatile haircut, as it can be styled in many different ways, or by changing the hair color to spruce up an old style. Style hair differently on a day-to-day basis to change things up with styling advice from a professional hairstylist in this free video on hair care and hairstyles.

Making hair smell good involves washing it regularly, keeping brushes and combs clean on a weekly basis and choosing nice-smelling products. Keep hair smelling nice, even using a bit of perfume or scented oils from time to time, with styling advice from a professional hairstylist in this free video on hair care and hairstyles.

Applying highlights is done with either a drug store highlighting kit or by mixing professional products from a beauty store to create a yogurt-like consistency, and then the paste is painted on the hair with a highlighting brush. Put highlights in the hair, using gloves to avoid burning the skin, with styling advice from a professional hairstylist in this free video on hair care and hairstyles.

To get wavy surf hair, use a tasseled wave spray, which contains sea salts, for a natural beach look, use a curling iron to create wavy curls or set the hair in pin curls at night for tasseled waves in the morning. Create a beach hairdo with styling advice from a professional hairstylist in this free video on hair care and hairstyles.

To braid in hair extensions, section the hair into small squares, tie the extension around the root of each section and braid the synthetic with the natural hair to secure it in place. Use braided extensions, either braiding them all the way to the ends or letting them hang naturally, with styling advice from a professional hairstylist in this free video on hair care and hairstyles.

To make an Afro with straight hair, clip up long hair to create shorter sections, use a small curling iron to curl tiny sections of hair and back comb the curls to create volume and texture. Tease tightly curled hair to create an Afro hairdo with styling advice from a professional hairstylist in this free video on hair care and hairstyles.

Making hair blond can be done through highlights, and there are many at-home highlighting kits that use various strengths of lifting agents to achieve a bright blond color. Find the right highlighting kit for either light or darker hair with styling advice from a professional hairstylist in this free video on hair care and hairstyles.

Making dreads requires sectioning the hair into small squares, back-combing each section with a fine-toothed comb and rolling each dread to form the traditional cylindrical shape. Tie off the ends of dreads to prevent unraveling with styling advice from a professional hairstylist in this free video on hair care and hairstyles.

Making hair grow out longer requires taking B vitamins, vitamin C and vitamin E to promote blood circulation and strength of the hair follicles. Keep hair growing long, even administering scalp massage to increase blood flow, with styling advice from a professional hairstylist in this free video on hair care and hairstyles.

To get hair to grow faster naturally, take several different B vitamins along with vitamins C, E and A to improve the health of the hair and to increase the blood circulation to the scalp. Get hair to grow faster by nourishing it internally with styling advice from a professional hairstylist in this free video on hair care and hairstyles.

Making hair grow faster without the use of chemicals can be done by nourishing it internally, taking B vitamins vitamin C, vitamin E and vitamin A. Get longer, chemical-free hair, even massaging the scalp to improve blood circulation, with styling advice from a professional hairstylist in this free video on hair care and hairstyles.

Making hair grow thicker is done by eating a well-rounded diet, getting all of the necessary vitamins a day, using a rejuvenation kit or shampooing with Nioxin to stimulate the scalp. Create thicker hair by stimulating scalp health with styling advice from a professional hairstylist in this free video on hair care and hairstyles.

To make hair stop shedding, consider taking iron or protein supplements to improve the health of the scalp and hair, and see a doctor if it persists more than usual. Treat overly shedding hair with styling advice from a professional hairstylist in this free video on hair care and hairstyles.

Hair grows straight because of the protein bonds that the hair is made of, so curly hair cannot grow straight, but must be styled straight using heated tools. Discover how to get straighter hair with styling advice from a professional hairstylist in this free video on hair care and hairstyles.

Getting waves with a curling iron involves using a large-barreled iron, at least 2 inches wide for long hair, curling the hair in small sections, spraying it with hairspray and applying a wax or balm to add definition. Create a wavy hairdo with styling advice from a professional hairstylist in this free video on hair care and hairstyles.

Curling and styling hair with a curling iron involves curling sections as large as the diameter of the barrel, setting it with hairspray and adding a molding product to finish off the look. Use a curling iron to create a soft hairdo with styling advice from a professional hairstylist in this free video on hair care and hairstyles.

Cleaning a curling iron involves wiping it down with a damp cloth after every use and using oven cleaner, ammonia or nail polish remover to do an occasional deep cleaning. Keep a curling iron clean of hair products with styling advice from a professional hairstylist in this free video on hair care and hairstyles.

To cure a curling iron burn, apply liquid vitamin E to prevent scarring and ease pain and apply aloe vera to alleviate the burn and help the skin heal faster. Treat a curling iron burn as soon as it happens with styling advice from a professional hairstylist in this free video on hair care and hairstyles.

Making hair lighter involves either applying highlighting products that are available in kits from the drug store or by spraying lemon juice on the hair and sitting out in the sun. Lighten hair a shade or two with styling advice from a professional hairstylist in this free video on hair care and hairstyles.

A home haircut can be an economical option, but make sure that the hair is sectioned off according to the client's natural part, that each section is addressed separately, comparing it to the initial cut, and that every section is trimmed evenly. Consult this home haircut guide with styling advice from a professional hairstylist in this free video on hair care and hairstyles.