If you’re worried about losing your locks, check out these 7 tips for preventing hair from thinning:

1. Watch your diet. Your hair requires proper nutrition to grow and strengthen. Your diet should be rich in essential fatty acids, protein, and vitamins and minerals. Some foods you should make sure you’re regularly consuming include spinach, salmon, lentils, lean meats, nuts and seeds, sweet potatoes, carrots and Greek yogurt. Stay fit with: If It Fits Your Macros (IIFYM) calc

2. Loosen it up. Try looser styles that don’t pull at your hair. Wearing your hair in a tight ponytail or bun, brushing it excessively or frequently wearing hair extensions can all lead to hair breakage and thinning.

3. Don’t overheat. Frequently styling with high heat can cause damage and breakage. If you’re concerned about your hair thinning, using heat sparingly is a good rule to live by.

4. Take supplements. Certain vitamins can help boost hair growth and strengthen your strands. GROH Ergo Boost Daily Replenishing Supplements are all-natural supplements that help stimulate hair growth by supporting hair at the cellular level.

5. Avoid heavy gels, sprays and other products. Heavy products can weigh down hair, worsening the thinning problem you might already have and also making thinness more noticeable. Instead, try lightweight products that add volume, like Ecru Volumizing Silk Mist or Alterna Bamboo Volume Plumping Strand Expand.

6. Choose a gentle volumizing shampoo. Too many chemicals will damage hair and make it more likely to break or thin out, so you want a gentle shampoo free of heavy chemicals that also helps add volume to your hair. Alterna Bamboo Abundant Volume Shampoo and label.m Thickening Shampoo are two gentle options you can’t go wrong with.

7. Use a daily hair treatment that encourages hair growth. GROH Ergo Boost Hair & Scalp Conditioning Treatment is a daily conditioner that protects your hair and scalp from damage while activating cellular regeneration that boosts hair growth, increasing hair’s thickness and shine.

The future of your hair doesn’t have to be determined by genetics or your old hair habits! Take control of it now by adding these 7 tips to your hair care routine. If you have additional tips for preventing thinning hair, feel free to share them in the comments. Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter to stay up to date on all things Fashion and Beauty Store!

Get your feet ready for summer with these foot care tips you can do at home:

1. Give your feet some attention when you’re in the shower or bath. It’s easy to ignore your feet when you’re showering, but taking the time to regularly scrub your feet will make them look and feel better.
2. Treat your feet to a warm soak. Submerge your feet in soapy water for at least 10 minutes. You can add in an aromatic foot soak product to help you relax, or just use your favorite body soap.
3. After you soak your feet, gently scrape away calluses and dead skin with a pumice stone. Avoid harshly grating the skin so you don’t irritate it. It’s also not recommended to shave off calluses with a razor, as you might inadvertently cause an infection.
4. Get extra hydration with a pedicure mask. Put up your feet and relax while the mask gets to work hydrating and smoothing your feet. OPI’s Cucumber Mask is a perfect blend of shea butter and cucumber extract that will leave your feet feeling refreshed and reinvigorated.
5. Moisturize your feet daily. Somehow feet often get the short end of the stick when it comes to moisturizing. After showering or soaking your feet, always apply a moisturizer to keep your feet from drying out. OPI Chamomile Mint Massage is a stress-reducing, sweet-smelling option to revitalize your skin.
6. Get a foot massage. If you can’t swindle your significant other or a bestie into doing it, head over to your local reflexology spa and enjoy a quiet, relaxing foot treatment.
7. If you’re prone to foot fungus, protect your feet with an anti-fungal treatment. You’re not going to want to show off your favorite new pair of flip flops this summer if you’re dealing with a nasty foot fungus. Cures by Avance Anti-Fungal Serum and Activator heals fungus and also prevents recurrences.

If you want to give your feet some extra attention, you can always go and get a professional pedicure done. Just be sure you visit a reputable salon and that your pedicurist sufficiently sterilizes all of their tools before using them on your feet.

Now that your feet are ready to hit the sand, what about the rest of you? Check out our posts on summer hair care and summer-ready skin. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter to stay up to date with Fashion and Beauty Store!

With nearly 8,000 items for sale, Fashionandbeautystore.com offers superior customer service and fast shipping that’s free on purchases over $100. Unlike Folica.com, we guarantee fast delivery, and we have hundreds of thousands of items currently in stock in our warehouses. The Fashion and Beauty Store ships everything by Priority Mail, which is a very affordable two-day air mail service of the United States Postal Service.

“We are a startup and we are growing,” says the Fashion and Beauty Store president. “Our Number One goal is customer satisfaction. If the customer is not happy with the product or has an allergy we will take the product back or will offer an additional discounts or an exchange. We strive to satisfy every customer we get.”

So what exactly happened to Folica.com? The retailer was faulted for allegedly taking too long to ship products, as well as not offering the best prices. At FashionandBeauty.com we have more than 150,000 items in inventory for immediate shipment to professional salons as well as consumers – all at the most competitive pricing possible. Fashion and Beauty Store’s president explains: “Since we sell professional products such color and treatments, our customers are about 85 percent salon professionals – hairdressers and barbers. We are not distributors and we are not acting as such, we simply provide affordable products that should not cost a fortune.”

Our ready to-ship products include not only hair color, shampoos and conditioners and popular Brazilian Keratin treatments, but also professional styling tools like curling irons, flat irons, blow dryers, and combs and brushes. FashionandBeautystore.com offers the lowest prices on all of your favorite professional beauty supplies, from names like Alterna, Label M, L’Oreal, Pureology, Rusk, Schwarzkopf, Olaplex, TIGI, DevaCurl and many others. We sincerely want to earn the business of previous customers of Folica.com, and will go that extra mile by offering the most competitive prices on all professional beauty supplies, along with fast shipping and superior customer service.

Check out these 7 amazing Color Wow products you need to try right away:

1. Root Cover Up: This water-resistant powder formula seems too good to be true, but it really works! Instantly cover up your roots when they grow out between appointments. The formula is non-oily, free of waxes and dyes and stays put until you’re ready to shampoo it out. No one will ever guess your roots have grown out.
2. One Minute Transformation Styling Cream: No time to style and blow dry? You can still have frizz-free, shiny hair with a dollop of this little miracle worker. Run a small amount through your hair with a flat brush for instantly moisturized, silky smooth hair all day.
3. Pop & Lock Crystalline Shellac: Want the just-walked-out-of-the-salon look everyday? This product nourishes hair while also forming a shiny protective seal to the strand, helping lock in shine. Get more vibrant color everyday and extend the life of your color with this amazing spray.
4. Color Security Shampoo: While many shampoos strip hair of color and leave behind filmy deposits, Color Wow’s groundbreaking formula actually locks in color while cleansing your hair. It’s free sulfates, silicones and other harmful agents.
5. Color Security Conditioner: Enhance your color and moisturize hair, without worrying about any color distortion. Color Security’s non-oxidizing formula will ensure your color remains pure and vibrant, while delivering gorgeous shine and texture. Choose between the fine-to-normal hair formula and normal to thick.
6. Brass Banned Color Perfecting Mousse: Purify your look with with this tinted formula that corrects color tone and restores richness to your color. The dark hair formula counteracts harsh orange and red tones with a teal tint, while the blonde formula counteracts brassy yellows with a lavender tint. Polymers also give hair volume and bounce.
7. Speed Dry Blow-Dry Spray: Protect hair from heat damage and speed up blow drying time with this time-saving solution. This revolutionary spray actually traps moisture inside your hair, allowing for quicker drying time and a healthier style.

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Ready to revolutionize the way you offer color services to your clients? Here’s your step-by-step guide for adding b3 Brazilian Bond Builder to your hair color regimen:

For single-process color:

1. Install the dosage dispenser to ensure you get the accurate amount of product for your treatment.
2. Mix your color and developer. Don’t bump up the developer!
3. Add 3.5 ml of b3 Brazilian Bond Builder to your mixture.
4. Complete your color application and processing as normal.

For balayage color:

1. Install the dosage dispenser to ensure you get the accurate amount of product for your treatment.
5. Mix 1 oz. of bleach with developer, using a 1:2 ratio.
6. Bump up your developer 1 level.
7. Mix 3.5 ml of b3 Brazilian Bond Builder into your lightener.
8. If the mixture is too thin, add in bleach powder until you reach the desired consistency. Don’t add more developer!
9. Complete your color application and processing as normal.

For highlights (including ombre/sombre/color melt):

1. Install the dosage dispenser to ensure you get the accurate amount of product for your treatment.
10. Mix 1 oz of bleach with developer, using a 1:2 ratio.
11. Bump up your developer 1 level.
12. Mix 7 ml of b3 Brazilian Bond Builder into your lightener.
13. If the mixture is too thin, add in bleach powder until you reach the desired consistency. Don’t add more developer!
14. Complete your color application and processing as normal.

Whether you’re touching up highlights or performing a brand-new color job, adding b3 Brazilian Bond Builder to your color service is guaranteed to provide outstanding results your clients can see and feel.

1. L’oreal Hair Chalk: If you want to add a little spunk to your hair, but you aren’t ready to commit to a permanent hair color, this is just the product you’ve been looking for. With eight vibrant options, you can add a splash of color that will last up to 10 washes. Choose from Blue Ocean Cruise, First Date Violet, Coral Sunset and more!
2. Style Edit Glitter Rush Spray: Preparing for a night at the club, a bachelorette party or a wild night out with the girls? Add some sparkle to your hair with this exciting glitter spray that dries in minutes. The pinpoint applicator allows you to spray with precision, so the design is totally up to you. Wash it out with shampoo once you’ve had enough fun.
3. Redken Color Rebel: Want a blast of color just for a day or two? With an applicator inspired by a makeup sponge, Color Rebel puts you in charge of your temporary hair color. Choose from 10 gorgeous colors, apply it easily, and wash it own whenever you’re ready.
4. Goldwell Colorance Soft Color Mousse: Whether you need to refresh your colored hair or you just want to experiment with new shades, this conditioning color mousse is just what you’ve been looking for. With 20 color options, quick and easy application, and vibrant, even results, this is the perfect way to experiment with your look. This color will wash out with 6-8 shampoos.
5. Style Edit Color Rush Temporary Hair Color Spray: Get a punch of vibrant metallic color with this easy-to-use temporary hair color. Choose from metallic red, metallic teal and metallic pink.

Have you experimented with any of these fun temporary color options? Let us know how it went in the comments! Don’t forget to follow Fashion and Beauty Store on Facebook and Twitter for new products and specials.

The secret is the Lipidium complex, made up of phyto-keratin, ceramides and lactic acid—ingredients often associated with anti-aging skin care. This unique blend of nutrient-rich components revitalizes hair and leaves locks looking strong, healthy and naturally shiny.

Whether you’re a stylist looking to provide your clients with a solution for dry, damaged hair, or you’re planning to try the system out on your own as a customer, the Absolut Repair Lipidium treatment is the simple, effective method to quench dry hair and restore it to its natural beauty.

Check out this quick instructional video and follow these 12 steps to complete the L’oreal Absolut Repair Lipidium treatment:

1. Wash hair thoroughly with Absolut Repair Lipidium Shampoo.
2. Towel dry hair to remove excess water. Hair should still be wet for the next step.
3. Apply Absolut Repair Lipidium Primer Repair throughout the hair.
4. Massage the primer throughout small sections of the hair, focusing especially on the ends and middle sections of hair that are the most damaged.
5. Blow dry hair until it is about 80% dry.
6. Run the Loreal Steampod over each section of hair to lock in the nutrient-rich ingredients of the repair product.
7. Rinse hair thoroughly with water.
8. Towel dry hair again.
9. Apply the Absolut Lipidium Masque by massaging the product into hair section-by-section. Allow the masque to set into the hair for about 3-5 minutes.
10. Rinse hair again.
11. Apply Absolut Repair Lipidium Sealing Repair Serum throughout hair.
12. Blow dry hair and style as desired.
13. Rub a dab of Repair Serum through your hands and massage it through the dried hair for a silky, glossy finish.

Keep your gorgeous hair protected by following up your treatment with regular use of the L’oreal Absolut Repair Lipidium Shampoo and Conditioner. Always protect your tresses from potential heat damage by spritzing it with the Absolut Repair Lipidium Thermo Cream prior to blow drying, straightening or curling it.

A Brazilian Blowout Treatment needs to be performed by a licensed stylist. If you’re a stylist looking for a solution that can drastically change your clients’ hair for the better, check out the following how-to instructions and the training video. If you’re a client looking for a way to make your hair silky smooth, talk to your stylist about the Brazilian Blowout Treatment and send them to Fashion and Beauty Store for a great deal on the products!

How to Perform a Brazilian Blowout Professional Smoothing Treatment:

1. Thoroughly wash hair with Brazilian Blowout Anti-Residue Shampoo. Don’t hesitate to wash hair multiple times, as hair must be extremely clean for the treatment to work properly.

2. Gently towel dry hair to get rid of excess moisture. The hair needs to remain wet throughout the treatment, so don’t overdo this step.

3. Divide hair into four panels, two at the base of the head and two at the top.

4. Measure the right amount of Brazilian Blowout Original Solution. The amount used depends on the length and thickness of the hair. Short hair requires between 1/4 and 1/2 oz., medium-length hair will use 1/2 to 3/4 oz., and hair that is longer than shoulder length will require 3/4 to 1 oz. of solution.

5. Apply the solution to the two back panels of hair. The product should be applied to 1/2” to 1” wide sections of hair. The solution should be applied 1/4” to 1/2” off the scalp. It should be lightly dusted onto the hair with a color applicator—there’s no need to saturate the hair. After applying it with the color applicator, pullthe solution through each section with a fine-tooth comb.

6. Apply the solution to the two front panels of hair. The solution should be applied to the root of the hair in the front sections with the color applicator, 1/2” - 1” off the scalp, then run through with a fine-tooth comb.

7. Blow dry the hair as straight and smooth as possible. Try to keep the blow dryer at least 2” away from the hair to keep steam from being released.

8. Flat iron the hair. This step seals the Brazilian Blowout solution into the hair and protects the hair with a layer of protein. The hair should again be separated into four panels. Start the flat iron process on the two bottom panels of hair. Flat iron the hair from root to end in 1/2” to 1” size subsections. Each subsection needs to be passed over at least four to five times. If you want the hair even straighter, pass over each section seven times.

9. Rinse the hair with warm water for 1-2 minutes. Don’t use shampoo for this step.

10. Apply a generous amount of the Deep Conditioning Masque. Work it through the hair for about a minute before rinsing the hair again and towel drying.

11. Apply a nickel-size amount of the Smoothing Serum to the hair, working up from the ends.

12. Blow dry the hair for a final time and style as desired.

After the treatment is done, make sure your clients take care of their hair by using the proper follow-up products, including:

• Brazilian Blowout Acai Anti-Frizz Shampoo

• Brazilian Blowout Acai Anti-Frizz Conditioner

• Brazilian Blowout Acai Smoothing Serum

• Brazilian Blowout Acai Deep Conditioning Masque

Check out the rest of the Brazilian Blowout products available at Fashion and Beauty Store here.

Watch the Brazilian Blowout tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvKbG5QErBA

We’ve made the packing list easy on you! Here are the 10 hair care must-haves for your summer travels:

1. Ecru New York Sea Clean Gift Set: Clean, condition and style with this all-in-one hair care travel set.
   

2. It’s a 10 Miracle Leave-in Product: This little bottle is small but mighty. All at once it detangles, smoothes, shines, protects from heat, enhances body and protects color-treated hair. You don’t want to forget to pack this little miracle worker.

3. Alterna Bamboo UV+ Color Protection Fade-Proof Finishing Gloss: While the sun is great for getting your vitamin D (not to mention a tan), too much exposure to the sun can damage your hair, especially if it’s color-treated. Protect your strands from oxidative color damage and extend the life of your color with a few pumps of this shine-boosting gloss.

4. L’Oreal Serie Expert Lumino Contrast Masque: You paid a lot for those highlights—don’t let them fade while you’re out of town. Protect the brightness of your color while strengthening and conditioning your locks.

5. L’oreal Volumetry Powder Fresh SOS Refreshing Spray: Going out and don’t have time to wash your hair? This pocket-sized refreshing spray is perfect for absorbing oil and reviving body for instantly fresh-looking hair.

6. Alterna Caviar Anti-Aging Working Hair Spray: Get ultra-flexible, long-lasting style while still protecting hair from the effects of aging.

7. Surface Jump Volume Mousse: Get gorgeous volume on the go with this long-lasting, humidity-resistant spray.

8. Ecru Travel Dryer: Dry your hair and lock in moisture with patented Japanese Ion Technology, and do it all from this incredibly compact travel dryer. Dual voltage allows for use in the U.S. and abroad.

9. Tibolli Mini Touch Up Flat Iron: Titanium plates allow for high output and minimized damage, while the compact size makes this iron the perfect travel companion.

10. Lakme Teknia Sun Care Serum: Even if you did your best to protect your hair from the sun, the harsh UV rays might still take their toll after several days of exposure. Repair your sun-damaged ends and moisturize hair with this healing serum.

Are you a frequent traveler with packing prowess? Please let us know what your must-have hair care travel items are in the comments!