Sadly or rather frustratingly so, the cold hard truth is that we spend an awful lot of time striving to achieve locks worthy of a full page spread in Vogue, locks that with one quick swish and a coy glance over the shoulder later alerting bystanders that yeah, we mean business. Ding! Reality checks, boo! Thinking back to all those precious pennies and pounds more to the point that have been spent on trips to the salon; hair care in all it’s varied greatness, searing hot straightners, conical tongs, wide barrelled tongs, Velcro rollers, heated rollers, throw in a well meaning self inflicted trim and we have a whole load of history there.

So where do we progress from here, the important point is to remember there is a whole load of expertise available, I am going to bring some of that to you lucky readers today. Join me….

Problem Number One: How do I get my hair smooooooth like silk?

The science section:

Not really science, more just tips and tricks.

1. Wash your with a shampoo that is specifically formulated to achieve smooth hair; opt for a shampoo that also suits your hairs type those with fine hair do not want it laden down with product. Decide on a shampoo that has active ingredients such as, silk proteins these will be ultra moisturising and help you on your way to perfectly smooth hair. Joico silk results smoothing shampoo has more active ingredients in it than a Heston Blumenthal recipe; it contains 19 amino acids crucial in achieving superstar locks. Other products which are perfect for achieving smooth hair are the: Paul Mitchell smoothing range and the Silky Sexy Hair Range

2. Invest in a good deep conditioning treatment and pamper yourself once a week, twice if your hair is exceptionally dry. This will help add moisture to your hair, leaving it looking sleek and nourished.

3. When you have rinsed your hair thoroughly of all shampoo and conditioner, give your hair a final 30 second blast of cold water. Bracing! Also it will seal in moisture and give your hair brilliant shine.

4. When you are blow drying your hair, which I know is time consuming but it is essential to achieve optimum sleekness; the jealously on everyone’s faces will be worth it. If possible and without inflicting the dreaded ‘dead arm’ on you, point the hairdryer nozzle downwards from root to tip. This will encourage the hair follicle to lay flat, banishing frizz and promoting shine.

5.Once you are all straightened and ready to rock, run a little (little mind) pea sized amount of serum through your hair focusing on the ends. This will deal with pesky fly aways and leave you with the silky smooth hair you have always dreamed of.

If you are in want of a more long term solution to banishing frizz and achieving ultra smooth hair the Brazilian blow dry could be for you. Developed in Brazil this revolutionary technique is now available in the UK. The Brazilian blow dry is a process where a specifically formulated keratin treatment is applied to the hair and sealed in with hot irons, you then have to not wash your hair for 72 hours and the results are smooth, shiny hair that is immune to frizz! Tempted?

The Brazilian blow dry works on all hair types even coloured, it is specifically beneficial to those with dry or damaged hair. This process is kinder on hair than prior straightening treatments it does not alter the hairs structure it just banishes frizz, strengthens and adds shine. This means that you can still style your hair in curls or waves, it won’t be left brittle and poker straight, just more manageable and super smooth. This treatment is rather expensive but the results speak for themselves and it does last between 3 and 4 months.

Have you got any fail safe tips for achieving silky smooth locks? Comment below and let us in on the secret!

Each human head has 100,000 hair follicles and each of these hair follicles grows an average of 20 hairs in a lifetime.

The average person loses around 100 hairs a day so the next time you brush or wash your hair and are greeted with loose hair do not instantly be alarmed, however, if you can spot more than this and feel that there may be a little less there than they used to be then perhaps seeking some non invasive treatments may be the key.

There are the stories of famous people opting for hair transplants and implants, which these days is actually more commonplace in the general public due to the ever increasing obsession with cosmetic surgery everyone seems to have these days.

Before you go under the knife, try to look for a less drastic way to alleviate your concern. You’re hairline may be retreating quicker than the French, but there are many hair loss products out there to help fight this problem. Actually promoting regrowth of particular patches of hair and preventative measures can really have some surprisingly good results. Speaking of hairloss patches, you can actually now get patches that actually prolongs hair life and increases capillary density, these are transparent so you can’t notice them (nobody wants to go around looking like they’re on a lie detector test!). There are shampoo’s for everyday use to perfectly condition the scalp for the best hair growing environment, so you can constantly give yourself the the optimum level of care required to keep your scalp in tip-top condition.

If you already feel that you may be a little further along in the thinning department than you would want to be then get yourself a full hair loss kit for a treatment that requires you to apply in stages, this is for both men and women (there are even options for coloured hair), and give you hair some much needed TLC to tease it back into a thick and full life.

The HairCareShop sell the following products. We are always happy to help and advise on any of the products we stock so please fee free to contact us.

Hair Loss Patch

NIOXIN for Hair Loss

La Biosthetique for Hair Loss