Guest guest Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 To be sure you keep receiving Ideal Bite's daily tip, please add dailytip to your address book. HOME TIP LIBRARY CAREERS PARTNERS PRESS KIT ADVERTISE SIGNUP April 18, 2006 Do you change your hair color as often as you change your shoes? The Bite: We saw it coming. One day you’d realize how your dye was treating you - always leaving your scalp irritated and never looking exactly like the photo on the box. Feed your need to express yourself while protecting your hair with natural highlights and dyes. BANG FOR THE BITE Natural dyes are inexpensive, better for your hair and health, and are great for highlights and light coverage. But in all honesty: chemical dyes are still a lot more effective for dramatic color changes and darkening serious gray. COCKTAIL FACTOID The average scalp has 100,000 hairs. Redheads have the least at 80,000; brown and black haired persons have about 100,000; and blondes have the most at 120,000. 1 2 3 4 5 The Benefits Plant-based dyes gently color hair without altering structure or natural color. Standard dyes contain chemical ingredients like ammonia and peroxide, which can cause damage to your hair and possible allergic reactions. Henna and natural dyes not only color hair, but act as conditioning agents to keep hair protected and healthy. Free of coal tars and coal tar pitches. An increasing number of studies link long-time hair dye use with cancer, including bladder and bone marrow cancers, and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Eventually washes out if you don’t like it! Personally Speaking Jen had one too many bad experiences with color-at-home parties starting at age 13 (can anyone say “Sun-In® + Blow-dryer†- oh, and “let’s pop a few extra holes in our earlobes while we’re at it�). Now she only goes to an Aveda salon for her highlights, and Heather to John Masters. So honestly, we haven’t tried the products below, but they have come recommended from several of you 40,000 Biters. Wanna Try? The FDA does not regulate the ingredients in hair dyes (synthetic and natural), so it’s recommended to perform a patch test first to determine any allergic reactions. Morrocco Method Simply Pure Henna – check out their color chart to find your best shade ($11). Colora Henna – 100% organic ($8). The Henna Company – check out all their different shades – especially Surya Nature, which is 100% natural and washes out in 8 to 30 washings, depending on if you get cream or the powder ($9 cream / $5 powder). Get healthy and younger looking skin naturally, with scrubs and body polishes from Kates Caring Gifts. The Brown Sugar Scrub, made with pure honey, is gentle enough to use on your face! The all Natural Body Polish is brimming with moisturizing oils. Add a matching Body Crème for the ideal healthy skin regimen. Use coupon IdealSkin for a 20% discount at KatesCaringGifts.com today. All editorial suggestions in this tip are the result of testing and a preference for the tip topic. No advertiser has paid to have its company referenced in the tip. Advertising on the Ideal Bite can be found as separate and distinct units, namely the skyscraper banner along the side and/or a small image with text along the bottom of the email. From time to time, if we know that a certain company is going to be mentioned or featured, we inform them in advance and allow them to purchase paid advertising space if they would like to do so. But we promise we won't recommend anything we didn't try and didn't like and no one can pay to be featured in the tip. HOME CONTACT ADVERTISING INFORMATION SUBMIT-A-TIP PRIVACY POLICY EDITORIAL POLICY DISCLAIMER LINK TO US SUBSCRIBE This e-mail was sent to you by dailytip.For instant removal, please Un. | Privacy Policy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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