Viva Woman

I’ve always been paranoid about my hair.  Actually more so than my face.  Well, that’s because I’m afraid of losing my already fine and thin crop of hair.  So products which help to strengthen hair and combat hair loss will always get my attention. 

This product that I’m previewing, Samson’s Secret regrowth formula, particularly gets my interest because it is an all-natural blend of herbs and natural supplements to help our body grow longer, stronger strands of hair. 

While there are many causes of hair loss for women, Samson’s Secret has proven to work very well to stimulate female hair follicles to begin growing natural hair strands.  According to their research and clinical studies, maximum hair growth results have been achieved after using Samson’s Secret for three consecutive months.  Users report of having a noticeable improvement of stronger, luster and healthier hair with less breakage.

This is because there are altogether 9 herbal ingredients used in Samson’s Secret which are carefully blended to yield a high potency dietary supplement, promote healthy hair growth, nourish hair follicles and support the nervous system to reduce stress.  

Burdock, cayenne, and nettle work together to remove toxins from the body.  This process prepares the body and hair folicles to receive the nutritional herbs, which are rosemary, sage, oat straw, sarsaparilla, spirulina, and kelp.   So when used on a daily basis, these herbs work together to remove toxins from the bloodstream, making an environment more favorable to absorb the required nutrients for hair growth.

A 100% vegan formula, Samson’s Secret herbal hair loss treatment is produced without the use of genetic engineering.  It is an organic solution with no synthetic combinations.  What does this means? 

Well, it means users get only the best from the source of the herbs and will not suffer risk of any side effects due to the all-natural formulation.  In fact, customers have a choice of using Samson’s Secret in two forms: gel-caps and liquid.  Both have the same formula so the decision is up to the consumer.  However, it is not recommended for pregnant or lactating women as well as children under 12.

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Just as I was getting disappointed with the new formulation of REF 335, I found myself another great volume shampoo.  Charles Worthington Body Beautiful Shampoo.   I’m totally won over by it as my bob haircut looks and feels so gorgeous after each shampoo.   Even my husband agreed.

It smells nice and lathers very well.  In fact, I was initially quite skeptical because my hair didn’t feel that squeaky clean after the lather.  It had that heavy feeling of being conditioned and I thought my hair would be limp looking.   While blow drying my hair the first time I used the shampoo, I also noticed that there was a slight resistance and the comb wasn’t smooth.  But boy, the result was a pleasant surprise.  My hair never looked and felt so full.  In fact, I find that with each shampoo, my hair becomes less tangled and easier to brush.  It’s almost like I have used hair conditioner. 

This shampoo is formulated to thicken and strengthen fine, limp and flyaway hair without weighing it down.  It works by plumping up each individual strand, leaving hair with more volume and vitality.  In addition, it will also moisture and repair perm and colour damage hair, leaving it shiny and static-free.  And this is true.  My hair which had become static over these past weeks is no longer so. 

Overall, I love this discovery except for one tiny gripe.  As the shampoo is rather diluted,  I have to careful when pouring it on my hand to avoid excessive wastage.

This 250ml shampoo comes in a bright orange packaging and is retailing at Watson’s for S$14.   For more information, check out Charles Worthington at their website www.cwlondon.com.

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Something interesting piqued my interest when I was reviewing this website featuring indepth daily soap opera updates, exclusive soap star interviews with late-breaking news articles.  It wasn’t about soap operas per se, but rather about the hairstyle of Mary Beth Evan in Days of Our Lives. 

A viewer who loved that sassy, sexy hairstyle wrote in to ask for a front and back picture of Mary Beth’s hairstyle and how it could be achieved.  Soaps.com was very obliging and supplied the pictures on their website, in addition to information on the cut.

I should make mention that Mary Beth’s cut is a dry cut, and is not a regular cut. She has mentioned that her stylist is very creative. I hope that your hair type is right for the cut!

What in the world is a dry cut?  I did a search on the net and found some very interesting information.

Apparently, with the dry cut method,  the hair is cut dry instead of wet like it usually is.  This allows the stylists to carve out shapes that are impossible with wet hair as they are able to cut individual strands of dry hair and not big clumps of wet hair.  As a result, the stylists can see the final look right from the beginning and they know exactly how the hair falls, creating a natural shape according to the way your hair grows.  But compared to a wet cut where the hair ends are more visable and therefore easier to make clean cuts, a dry cut may mean the hair ends could become more blunt.

I haven’t had my hair cut using this method but I think it’s definitely worth a try.  Imagine.  With the dry cut, the whole experience becomes an interactive one and I can actually see my hair taking form with each snip of the scissors.  

Anyway I’ve got soaps.com to thank for leading me to this piece of information.  It’s great that the entertainment website is so friendly in handling readers’ requests.   And based on what I’ve seen, I would certainly like to get a Mary Beth Evan haircut myself too!

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I have quite a bit of  hair problem.  On top of my fine limpy hair, I have an overly greasy scalp because of excessive sebum secretion.  Even though I wash my hair daily, my scalp gets very oily by the late afternoon.  And because of that, my hair was thinning. 

Over the years, I have tried many types of hair products to help control my situation.  Hair loss lotions, serums, what have you.  I also sought treatment from Dr Philip Kingsley Trichological Centre.  Yet, I didn’t see any visible results.  My scalp remained greasy and my hair thin after all the money spent.  It was most exasperating.

My hairstylist, who also has a greasy scalp, recommended me Regaine.  He has been using it for five years and swears by it.  But lazy me hated the idea of having to religiously rub the lotion on my scalp daily.  Moreover, I have used similar products before and didn’t like having my hair roots feel wet and heavy after each application.

Then sometime in 2004, I chanced upon Biolyn’s range of follicle care products developed by Singapore Professor Lee Chee Wee.  Derived from natural plant extracts that consist of biotransformed peptides and saccharides, Biolyn is specially formulated to keep hair follicles and scalp healthy.  

I bought their Scalp Balancing Serum out of curiosity and also because it is really easy to use.  Just pump out one or two droplets, add to my shampoo and wash my hair as usual.  No need for laborious application and no need to suffer from damp looking hair. 

After using the first 60ml bottle, I was hooked.  My scalp condition improved and was noticeably less greasy.  With the excessive sebum condition controlled, I also need not have to worry about thinning hair.  I am one happy woman now.

Biolyn Scalp Balancing Serum is available at Guardian Pharmacies, Watson or Lo Hong Ka outlets at $68.  You can also check product details at their website www.biolyn.com.sg.

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