Hair care tips for women with thin hair – Part 1
One of the biggest complaints clients have is that their hair is limp, fine, and doesn’t have enough body. They come to the salon frustrated, because they can’t achieve the same results at home as they get in the salon. Many of them feel they are doomed to have lifeless and flat hair, and many of them think there must be some magic trick we use to give the hair body. The truth is, no matter how fine your hair is, there are a few simple techniques that professionals use, and with a little practice you can “pump up the volume” at home the same way we do in the salon.
Body and volume are words that basically refer to the same thing, but are often misunderstood. Body and volume refer to hair that has “lift” in the root area, making each individual strand appear to stand up from the scalp rather than lying down flat against it. It is easier to give volume to thicker hair, as the increased diameter of the strand provide it with the support strength necessary to stand up from the scalp.
Although thicker hair is easier to style, there are a number of ways to style, cut, and even color fine hair to give it the appearance of added body.
If you feel you have fine or thin hair but aren’t sure, here’s a quick way to find out. Brush back all your hair and hold it in your hand in a ponytail. Normal hair should have the circumference of larger than a quarter. If it is less, then you technically have fine hair.
Some people with fine hair are afraid that they will lose their hair as they get older, which may or may not be true, since genetics play the biggest part in hair loss. But as people age, their hair will only get thinner and finer, seldom does hair ever get thicker with age, although it does happen occasionally. People with fine hair don’t necessarily have less hair on their head, it’s just that each individual hair is fine.
One way to help remedy this problem is to use a hair thickening shampoo and conditioner. Hair is fine because it often lacks the nutrients and chemical bonds inside the cortex (middle layer) of the hair that give it thickness and diameter. Many shampoos infuse the hair wih these nutrients, and over time will make the hair thicker and fuller. If fine or thinning hair is a problem, try the VitaTress system by Nexxus. The system is made up of a shampoo, a cysteine conditioner (cystiene bonds in the hair give it thickness), and a full line of styling products. I’ve worked with these products alot, and have seen some undisputable results.
Should US companies be required to provide equal pay to women and men? – Part 33
Despite all the laws prohibiting employment discrimination, women continue to receive less pay than men for the same kind of work.
My question is: Are they both doing the same kind and quality of work, and equally efficient? If so, then there should be no question about their payment scales. If not, then we should never talk of equality in the work place.
Gender discrimination should not be allowed any more, whether it is in the work place or anywhere else. Those are issues of the past, and should not belong to the modern world, where there is absolutely no distinction between the quality of work that both genders do. Women are capable of performing as well as men. And sometimes even do better in certain areas. So should they still earn less because they are women? I dont think so.
I have never seen a product on the market where they say this was produced by a woman and therefore sells for less. Does that mean women dont work in production lines? I bet they do. So, why not ask that their products get discounted if you are going to pay them less at their jobs?
In the service industry or even in stores, I have not seen differences based on gender. Women and men pay the same amount for a product or service. So if they are going to be paid less at work, why should they be charged as much as men get charged too.
In schools, the rules are the same for men and women when it comes to obtaining their qualifications. Women study as hard as men and the grading system is the system. The grading procedure is the same, and they both end up with the credentials they both worked hard for. So why should they not be equally compensated if they are brining on board the same qualifications and will definitely equally contribute to the company’s productivity.
Women share bills in the home too. And nowadays it is an equal share. So why should they be subjected to less earnings when they will not get this priviledge at home? If they are not going to be paid the same, then a legislation should be passed allowing women to pay a less share of the bills than men.
The internal Revenue Service does not even tax both genders differently. So if they are all going to be subject to the same tax, I think they should earn the same for equal pay.
So, for as long as they are doing the same kind of work and in equal proportions, they deserve to earn the same. Otherwise, who ever performs more should earn more. This is when the issue of pay-for-performance comes in, and is totally different from the equal-pay-for-equal work.
Should US companies be required to provide equal pay to women and men? – Part 27
The free market should not be interfered with by coercing companies to provide equal pay for the sexes.
Actually, this would reward people for their gender rather than their work? So, how does that make sense? Wasn’t the complaint all along that women were not receiving what their work was worth? Yes, but we have to remember that men and women are different. Women, for example, are more likely to take time off to care for a sick child. This is especially so for single mothers. Under conditions like that, men and women should not get equal pay for work that would quantitatively not be equal. Reliability is very important in the workforce.
As well, if a woman’s work is of equal value, then the market would adjust for that and punish those companies who don’t accept that. A mass movement on the part of women as a whole to negotiate their own wages in a manner that is conducive to the ideals of equal rights would be more than enough to accomplish this. If it’s not enough, then perhaps women need to ask themselves some questions: is their something about their unique situation as women to reduce the value of their work? And from that will naturally come another question, are women really necessary for the economic health of most companies? Those are dangerous questions, aren’t they?
But I, as a woman, should not let such traitorous thoughts run through my brain! Unfortunately for the “divine” systerhood(sic), I care more about the right thing and private property rights than childish demands for the world to bend to my conception of “fairness”. I simply don’t believe women can be called “independent” unless they truly can stand up on their own two feet, rather than expecting Big Brother to tell employers what they should be paid.
Withholding services or equitable pay is not directly harmful since the worker can go to a union or leave the job and find greener pastures. The employer is not the worker’s provider. The employee does not have the right to expect the employer to take care of her or to treat her fairly. The only right he or she has is the right to negotiate their pay, join a union, or quit the job. I see little excuse for violating another person’s or company’s private property.
It’s as my Mother says, “we all have choices in life”. Stealing (and coercing equal payment is little else than that) is not the solution. You start forcing companies to give equal pay, and the next step down that slippery slope is full fledged socialism for the reasons I elucidated above. Is that what we really want?
Women: Health benefits of lifting weights – Part 17
Many women don’t realize how much weight lifting can benefit their health as well as improve their appearance. Some women avoid lifting weights because they’re afaraid of gaining bulky muscles and looking like a female version of Arnold Swarzenagger. Well ladies, put your worries aside and listen up!
Performing weight lifting and other forms of strength training will help you lose fat and gain lean muscle, and don’t worry – unless you do an extreme amount of power lifting, you won’t develop huge, unsightly muscles. Women’s bodies lack the hormones necessary for great muscle mass. But you will appear toned and fit!
Another advantage to increasing your muscle volume? You’ll burn more calories effortlessly! Even when you’re lying on the couch watching TV, that muscle tissue will burn up to four times the calories of fat tissue. Another plus is that by strengthening your muscles, tendons, and ligaments, your joints will enjoy better support, placing less strain on them.
The key to successful weight lifting is to start slowly, and always lift in sets. Aim for three sets of ten repetitions with weights that are just slightly an effort to lift. Gradually increase the weights every week.
Another important factor is to divide your sessions. A good schedule to follow is upper body lifting on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and working on the lower body on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Many female weight lifters work on their core – the back, obliques, and abdominals – a little every day they go to the gym.
Some good ways to begin are free weights and the butterfly. Free weights will increase strength and muscle volume in your biceps, triceps, and forearms, and the butterfly will help with breast support – especially important as we age.
A way to lesson cellulite pockets on the upper thighs is with the scissor machines. One helps with the hard-to-work inner thigh, while the other type helps eliminate those “saddle bags” on the outer thighs.
Believe it or not, weight lifting is actually fun! The endorphine release makes you feel wonderful! Just remember to take it slow and easy, and always do stretching and warm ups before you lift. In just a few weeks, you’ll notice a big difference in your appearance and in the way you feel!
Should US companies be required to provide equal pay to women and men? – Part 59
I have heard this type of statistic thrown around for a long while “women on average still make only $.77 of every $1.00 that a man earns for an equivalent position.” I think it is to point out that men make more than women. Sure if we want to look at this one element in society the solution is simplistic. Just pay them the same. But then again lets look at another element in society where men are expected and usually only sought after if they make more money.out of every 100 couples or so that I know I’d guesstimate that less than 5% (I think I’m being generous) of the women make more than the men in the relationship. (Not counting family money, actual earnings) Does this mean that we need a requirement for couples to earn the same? I mean eventually if we stick to this societal norm the men that make the same pay that are on the bottom of the pay scale will just not be financially eligible to be in a relationship. I guess the answer for them is to make more money.oh but wait, that means we have an automatic pay raise built in for the opposite sex and well..vicious circle time. Of course, that sounds silly and I’m not saying that the status quo is perfect; it’s a work in progress that started with the equal pay act. But let’s be realistic and recognize that there are a variety of other societal forces at work that come into play and can have an effect on what people get paid.
Another thing to take into consideration is that Women have only recently come on strong with starting their own businesses and taking higher college graduation rates than men. Over the next ten to twenty years this will translate to an even closer gap or perhaps pull even. There is no magic bullet that will allow for equal pay as of a certain date in time. The influencing factors that will move the needle are already in play. The more women are CEO’s especially the one’s who start their own companies and retain ownership thereof the more the gap will close. The gap does not exist because the male and female office workers pay scale is out of whack. Those Middle American jobs are already pretty fine tuned from my perspective. I am very liberal and support rights of equality. I have worked in accounting for about a dozen or so companies in CA both large and small. From my perceptions it’s the top of the food chain that you’ll find the vast difference in wages / options earned.
Legislative solutions for this issue just simply are disastrous because they end up as broad strokes trying to cut acutely. This in turn is more often than not manipulated into some meaning that was never intended. A good example of this for those that may think I’m crazy is the tax exemption that was pushed through to stimulate the economy through the purchase of heavy machinery. As long as the tonnage was of a certain limit then things like cranes and freight trucks and dump trucks could be some of the items eligible for the accelerated exclusion. Low and behold large extra heavy SUV sales took off through the roof. Just what we needed to go “green” and boost the economy. Well at least the auto factories did better business at the expense of the tax base some of them may have even been American companies.
Tips for buying beauty and skin care products as gifts – Part 2
There are a number of things to consider when buying beauty and skin care products as gifts. Bottom line is they are fun. They are fun to give and they are fun to get…that is if it’s something you will actually use.
Because every person has very different skin I would put the person that you are buying for into one of two categories. Either you know them well enough to buy a very specific, personal gift or you do not know them well enough (and you should buy them something more general). For example you could buy a very close friend her favorite shade of Chanel lipstick or lip liner but it really wouldn’t be wise to go on a limb and buy that for someone that you only think would use it. It’s just not as thoughtful. Something as a more thoughtful general gift that might be appreciated would be a personal favorite brand of mascara. A lot of times people (mainly women) get stuck with one brand and won’t switch only because they’re used to it and it is easier to buy something you know. In this case it might be a great gift and even if they like their own brand better, they could use yours and resort back to their original.
The thing is this, you don’t want to give someone a beauty product that they will never use. It’s a waste. Products go bad. If you’re not sure what scent a person likes, don’t get them one. Opt for a fragrance free version of a product.
The life of women in Ancient Egypt – Part 5
Women And Marriage in Egyptian Society
At the time of the earliest marriages, women had no rights, visibility or status and they married early. A bride would be young, about 12 to 15 years old, and her husband could be anywhere between 14 and 20 years or more likely older, if he were divorced or a widower. The life of women was dominated by men, especially their fathers and sons, and was pretty restrictive. Women were told what to do regarding marriage and the men dictated how they did it. They had to stay in their marriages even if they were “unhappy, abused or felt unfulfilled”. Their fathers and husbands usually decided if and when thy could leave it.
In Egypt many marriages were arranged with the parental consent needed, especially among the upper classes. However, the abundance of love poetry between young people signifies that many couples did fall in love too and chose each other as mates without any help. However, that was not the norm with pre-arrangement of couples being the standard.
Women also had no careers except the maintenance of their homes. It must have been torture for very clever women who found being stuck in the the home the only option for the whole of their lives. They were pretty restricted in their movements, kept out of public life and well away from the men. Older, more experienced women played a large role in arranging a marriage for a suitor, sometimes being used as a go-between to approach the girl’s mother in the first instance but never her father.
As if one wife were not enough, in some parts of Egyptian society, men were also permitted to have live-in lovers, or concubines, but they did not have the same protected status as wives. It worked better for the husband if his bride approved of these additional women in the family because adultery, even in households where there were concubines, was strongly discouraged.
Sources
Campbell, Joseph (1988). The Power of Myth, TV series. PBS Channel, USA
Kipnis, Laura (2003). Against Love: A Polemic (Pantheon)
Negm, Ahmed (2002). Marriage Customs: Present/ Past (web document) Egypt.
Silverman, David (1997). Ancient Egypt, Oxford University Press, New York.
Plus size women fashion tips: What not to wear – Part 15
A plus sized woman can were what she wants to make her where if it makes her feel good, buy she cannot wear just anything to look good to others.
First, a plus sized woman should not wear business suites if the shirt must be tucked into the skirt or the pant. That brings attention to the stomach and simply is not flattering.
Second, a plus sized women should go for the Capri pants and not the shorts. I know there are only inches in difference in material but there are worlds of difference in how it makes the woman look.
Finally, please ladies do not wear clothes that are too small. I am plus sized and I find looking at the butt cheeks or over exposed chest quite bothersome. I think the one item that women she should make certain is in her size is the shirt. Ladies, if it is made to be a t-Shirt I should not see your belly.
There are number of very flattering clothes that women can by that can be sexy, professional and make a woman feel great and look great.
How to find the perfect beauty gifts for her
Finding the perfect beauty gifts for that special woman in your life can be very simple, and yet it can be very hard as well, depending upon that special lady in your life. I know from experience about buying beauty products for certain women. I have bought things for both my mother and my sister before and I know that buying for my mother is simple, I can find anything for her, but buying for my sister is a bit harder because she is picky and only uses certain things, therefore making it harder unless you know exactly what she uses. Now as far as buying beauty for your lady, you have to distinguish between beauty products and other items or necessities that are available. When we say beauty, we mean makeup, toiletries, soaps, bubble baths, etc. We don’t mean clothes, or jewelry, or anything for the home. We mean beauty products. There are many options out there and many different people to help you out if you are lost. Just ask another woman.
~Buy her gift baskets. You can shop anywhere for these, online, walmart, contact your local Avon rep, she will be thrilled to help you and even pick out the best things to get her. The basket can include things like her favorite bubble bath and shower gel, as well as a loufa (sponge) or even bath fizzies or different soaps. Maybe some chapstick or perfumes or even makeup or nail polish. What each gift basket includes can vary depending upon price and size as well as where you buy the basket from. If you go to Wal-Mart or other stores, you can only by pre-made baskets. If you shop online or even bath and body works you may be able to choose your own products. Avon is one of the better options as there is a wide assortment to choose from and you can make your own basket and spend way less than you would anywhere else. Check out www.youravon.com/mandyblake for more information.
~Perfume sets. You can purchase these at any store or even online. By now you should know what her favorite fragrance is so that you are able to visit her favorite store and purchase a set. Victoria’s Secret is one of the favorites, you can walk into the store and purchase her favorite perfume as well as lotions and body sprays that go with the fragrance. They will offer gift sets of said fragrance, or they will have a special that if you buy so many you get so much off. The sales associates will be more than happy to help you out with your selection.
Just remember that buying beauty products for the loved ones in your life does not have to be hard. Just pay attention to what she likes, or get creative and pick something out that you like, such as a new fragrance or scent, and chances are she will love it and wear it because she knows how much you like it. Buying for your woman is simple if you know who she is, chances are she will love anything you get her because its the thought that counts.
Factors contributing to sexual health
Sexual Problems Caused by Differing Gender Attitudes
The sexual process really defines the different attitude of the genders to perfection. This is where expectations are as far apart as possible, particularly the way men view women and expect them to behave in the bedroom, and vice versa. This next statement might sound very trite and obvious, but it really needs stressing. Men and women do not view sex in the same way!
It is amazing how many people try to deny that basic but crucial difference in perception. Yet this variance in viewpoint has been the cause of the biggest misunderstanding between men and women down the ages, especially for modern and more liberated couples. Most women expect men to view sex and its consequences with greater respect, while men view it in more functional terms. Let’s explain that even more simply.
With their penis being external to them, men tend to view sex as a physical release and attach less emotional interpretations to it. For many men, most sex they have is likely to be regarded as just good shags’. But with women’s sex organs being internal, allowing entry to their bodies is both a major decision and event for them. They are more reticent about the quantity and quality of the men who get that privilege. There is also the cultural expectations of women guarding their honour from predatory males. For some women, virginity, in particular, is almost like a prize awarded to the most deserving. Thus, sex is closely attached to their emotions, to positive feelings of worth and acceptance.
Moment of Passion
Sex is also the last frontier to making a woman a mother and that immediately carries commitment and loyalty for a long-term mate or for the one who impregnates her. That is part of the reason why a woman might spend ages wondering why her spouse could have a one-night stand and think nothing of it, or expect her not to get upset about it, or why it is perceived as just a moment of passion’ or release for him. Having attached her own emotional feelings to it, she would see the act itself as representing something far greater, perhaps a switch in emotion and preference for the man.
Men appear to be aroused by almost any nice body while women are affected by charming, successful men in romantic situations. That’s a generalisation, but most single men would welcome sex without love, while most women desire love and commitment first before having sex. That partly explains why men tend to have so many partners in their lifetime and have less difficulty separating their feeling of love’ from the sex they have, while most women tend to have fewer partners and associate being in love’ with almost all of them. It is also the reason why many women are likely to expect a long-term relationship after an enjoyable sexual encounter while most men are likely to see that event as part of a routine day nothing special!
Again, the desire for sexual release, which also releases tension, means that men are almost slaves to their penises! This sexual organ not only appears to have a brain of its own, capable of causing the downfall of the most powerful and iconic (British ministers Profumo and Mellor, and American President Clinton, to name a few in our time), it also dictates how men see themselves and their prowess, their appeal and their worth. Men, who often dismiss women on the most spurious of physical reasons, are extremely thin-skinned when it comes to being rejected themselves particularly for sex. They cannot bear that someone they like doesn’t fancy them at all, yet can be ruthless themselves with giving unappealing women short shrift! But let’s explore these fundamental differences further.
