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Hair Products Greases

Handful of oatmeal will absorb excess grease and product. Just rub the flakes into your hair and brush them out onto a newspaper. To get your volume back, bend over at your waist and apply a light mist of hair spray. Then add lift at the roots by lifting your hair in sections and blow-drying using your fingers.

Hair Color Gone Green

Green-tinted hair, most obvious on blonde, is caused by substances such as nickel and chlorine that are found is swimming pools and in hard and well water. You can get rid of this color by using 5 aspirin dissolved in 1/3 cup of shampoo. Shampoo thoroughly, and then condition well.

Visible Hair Roots

When you have hair growth that is truly noticeable, always improvise with something that you can eventually wash out. My favorite is to take powdered eye shadow matching the color as close to the hair color as possible, and work it with my finger into the growth. Of course, yellow is perfect for blondes, and there are lots of browns to choose from. You can mix shadow colors together for an optimum match. If you have black or brown hair you can brush it on with washable mascara.

The Wrong Color of Hair Dye

Tone down a too-bright color by massaging a few drops of olive oil into dry hair, then covering hair with a shower cap for thirty minutes. Shampoo with clarifying shampoo or even a mild dishwashing detergent.

Emergency Hair Rescue for Long Hair

Part your hair down the center, and pull it back on either side. Make two tight braids from the ear to the nape of the neck, and secure them with rubber bands. Next, tease the ends with fingers, or use a brush to scrunch up ends so hair doesn’t fall flat. Finish with your favorite hair spray.

No Time to Dry

If you must run out the house without blow-dying your hair, at least try to take a minute to dry from the top of your head to just above the ears. This is area that frames your face.

Static Hair

If you even find your hair catching on your coat or the walls, or that it stands on ends when you attempt to brush it, always use a leave-in conditioner. If it’s too late, slick on a bit of anti-frizz liquid.

For a last-minute fix, run a fabric softener sheet over your hair.