Summer Hair - Whether Traveling or at Home

When I travel, I sometimes try out new products, figuring the people I meet will never see me again.This is also why I am the family photographer, hiding behind the lens with frizzy hair or flaking eye shadow.

But I put a new hair product to the ultimate test last week - three days in the rain and Florida humidity. I had just gotten a sample of SheaMoisture's Tahitian Noni & Monoi Smooth & Repair High Shine Glosser, a silicone free styling product that promised smooth hair and controlled frizz.

My curls were even subjected to a test drive in a convertible, and a couple of turns on Disney’s newest ride, the MineTrain roller coaster.

Like all  SheaMoisture products, this is organic and paraben free. Tahitian Noni is an antioxidant, and Vitamin C is added to keep hair healthy. Monoi Oil repairs damaged hair, and keratin smooths it.

Not only that, it is sold at drugstores and is reasonably priced.

Hair Today: Grey Tomorrow

To the indignities of aging – wrinkles, sagging breasts, memory loss, uh, wrinkles, add hair changes. Yes, of course, we all know that hair turns grey, and men lose theirs, but there are actually 7 signs of aging hair: breakage, split ends, frizziness, unruly grey, lackluster color, thin look and dryness. The craziness of grey hair is what gets me. It sticks out at odd angles to the rest of your hair, defying you, taunting you. But Pantene has a new expert collection to help women combat aging hair. These include Age Defy Shampoo and Conditioner, Age Defy Advanced Thickening Treatment, Age Defy Rejuvenating Hydration Masque, Advanced Keratin Shampoo and Conditioner, Advanced Keratin Repair and the Advanced Keratin Spilt End Fuser. I got to try some of these out at a MomTrends party where Dr. Jeni Thomas, who has a Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry and is P&G’s Beauty and Grooming Principal Scientist, explained in technical and practical terms what is going on with women’s aging hair. Dr. Thomas also warned against yanking ponytails from your hair, something I do every time I finish exercising. Uh oh. Luckily the Pantene products can repair and prevent further damage.