Grooming tips during Covid 19 Pandemic
Hello Folks,
How is everyone doing?
I'm back with another topic for today and we will discuss personal hygiene and grooming tips to observe during the Pandemic caused by the Covid 19 corona virus.
Bugged with a disheveled beard or tangled hair issues?
Can't help much as during the quarantine period we have jettisoned all manner of routines, including grooming. It's time to let go the fact that we have that one special hairdresser who grooms our precious locks and also the coveted beard for the male counterparts.
With technology at our disposal, why not make the best use of the grooming tools stashed in our vanity?
"As people practice social distancing amid the nationwide lockdown, Philips' range of products are helping them in their everyday grooming needs. Philips wide range of Hair Removal and Hair Styling products is designed to suit any skin/hair type and are also quite easy to use. Similarly, our male grooming portfolio has a variety of products that allows men to style, trim and shave in one go, especially during these times when salons are inaccessible. For all the multi-tasking women, who want to style their tresses at home or get ready quickly for a virtual meetings, the Philips range of hair styling tools are just perfect to give naturally straight hair in just 5 minutes, or even give a salon-like blow dry at home.", said Gulbahar Taurani, Vice-President, Personal Health, Philips Indian Subcontinent.
Male
Beard styler: Choose a product with a technology that lets you shape, trim and shave your beard at home, all with a single tool. This is the perfect product for men who like to experiment with their beard and want a tool that makes styling easy for them.
Multigroom tool: For cutting hair and trimming Facial, Body hair, a multi-groomer is an innovative 13-in-1 face, hair and body trimmer to craft your unique style, from head to toe. Look for Dual cut blades for maximum precision.
Beard Trimmer(For trimming beard): Pick a trimmer that comes with an innovative Lift & Trim system for perfect, even trimming results. You may use this to easily achieve a 3 day stubble, a short beard, or the long beard look.
Wet and dry electric Shaver (For shaving): A shaver with 5D flex heads will give a comfortable shave even on the neck and jawline, while offering skin protection at the same time.
Female grooming
Hair Straightening Brush: Want to get on a quick video call and your hair styling yet to be done. Use a brush with KeraShine technology that not just gives straight hair with easy combing action & minimizes heat damage.
Shine boosting straightener: Get salon-like straight hair at home and maintain your tresses on top of the trends and styles. A straightener is infused with a keratin ceramic coating and iconic care, helping to protect your hair while you style. It's extra wide straightening plates have been designed specifically for thick or long hair. The increased plate width can straighten more hair in one go and will help to reduce the time required to style and it truly is a versatile tool that cares for your tresses while straightening.
What will we all look like when we finally emerge from our social distancing cocoons? Will our hair be long and unkempt, our beards bushy and brittle?
With the pandemic barring our access to salons, barbershops and beauty professionals, we've been left to figure out how to groom ourselves the way the pros did.
It's daunting. Most of us have resorted to letting it all go.
But hair keeps growing, pandemic or not. And while you can't dash out for a trim, you can safely stave off split ends while stuck in captivity.
We talked to experts who said it's possible to care for your hair, nails, brows and beards at home without disastrous effects.
Read on for their tips and instructions. You can master the basics while you're clammed up in isolation -- and emerge a meticulously groomed pearl.
Hair:
Stylist Lauren Van Dyke knows those of us with hair are getting antsy. And she says it's OK to trim your housemates' hair here and there or go for a full-blown shave while we're all isolating.
But if you're considering a drastic change or advanced technique, she suggests that you lay down your shears.
"Ask yourself -- is it essential or are you just bored?" says Van Dyke, a stylist at Lucido Hair Studio in Ontario. And if you plan on cutting more than 2 inches of hair, it's likely worth saving a cut until after the pandemic ends.
If you absolutely insist upon a trim, follow Van Dyke's advice.
The pros typically cut hair when it's wet, but Van Dyke recommends cutting on clean, dry hair. And always ask your non-paying customer to sit upright, keep their legs uncrossed and look straight ahead without moving their head.
Oil up your shears before use so they don't pull on your hair and damage it. Angle your fingers and shears straight and flat, rather than sloped.
Comb the hair flat. If the comb gets stuck around the ends, that's an indicator of where you should cut it. Another indicator: Wherever your hair begins to look see-through -- snip there.
Section the hair into four parts. Part from the center of the forehead to the nape of the neck. Then, make a part from behind one ear around the head to behind the other ear.
Pull down small sections to cut, using the previously cut section as a guide.
And if you can, dye another day. At-home dye jobs can go very poorly very fast and bleaching dark hair or attempting balayage (hand-painted highlights), can fry your hair or damage your skin. Plus, fixing a botched dye job often costs much more than the price of bleach or dye.
If you're cutting men's hair, Van Dyke recommends using clippers to clean up around the neckline, ears and sideburns -- keep it simple.
Tips of the trade
Get the right tools. If you're lucky enough to have hair-cutting scissors at home, snip (cautiously) away! But regular kitchen scissors or craft shears could damage your hair and cause split ends if you use them.
Once you've started cutting, commit. It will look odd when you're halfway through. Just keep snipping.
Cut in small sections and take your time. You're not trained in this, though we've prepared you the best we can.
Get real. Van Dyke recommends you ask yourself a few triage question before diving in. What is this (again, nonpaying) client's hair type? Does their hair type require a specific styling I am not trained to attempt? Would it take more than 30 minutes for me to complete? Will they be upset if I mess up? Know yourself and think of your responses before you start snipping.
Natural hair:
Nikki Walton, a licensed psychotherapist and natural hair expert who runs the blog CurlyNikki, echoed Van Dyke's advice: Don't do anything too dramatic to your hair while you're cooped up.
"Many of us have been known to reach for the scissors in times of uncertainty or transition," she says. "I don't recommend drastic changes right now."
Trims are OK, though. To trim curly hair, Walton recommends the "search and destroy" method -- run your fingers through your hair to feel for rough ends or knots -- and that's where you know to cut. She also suggests separating hair into one-inch pieces, then twisting or braiding those small sections. Then, you can trim the ends off one twist at a time, no more than half an inch.
But styles you can achieve without the shears are fair game.
"We should save new styling attempts for when we have a few days off to practice, and what better time than now that we are on a perpetual 'day off,'" she says. She's planning to teach herself how to cornrow her hair while she's at home, and she's got tutorials for nearly every curly style on her blog.
To luxuriate at home, Walton recommends some natural treatments: You can mix whole fat yogurt and honey or olive oil and conditioner together, apply in sections throughout your hair, throw on a plastic cap and leave it on for 30 minutes before rinsing -- the combos will nourish your hair and shine and moisture.
Advanced Hairdryer: Want to go for quick drying, but looking for professional styling results at home. Look for a tool charged with negative ions to eliminate static and condition the hair to intensify the hair's shine and glossiness. The result is smooth and frizz-free hair that shines beautifully.
Hair Removal: Missing out salon waxing sessions? A removal range of epilators, bikini trimmers and lady shavers, are easy solutions that you can use within the safety of home and not compromise on your personal care needs and hygiene. These quick and easy hair removal appliances help in removal of fine body hair and you can choose the appliance basis your body hair removal needs - epilation, trimming or shaving, including the Bikini area.
If you want to avoid razor - its nicks and cuts while removing body hairs, use a lady shaver HP6306/00 that provides a safe shaving system for skin protection.
Facial Hair:
If you've already got a beard:
A pandemic is the perfect time to pull out your best lumberjack impression. Or maybe you'd rather just keep your beard trim for when you eventually return to public life.
Xavier Cruz, president of Barba Men's Grooming Boutique in New York, can help with the latter.
You've got a beard trimmer? Good. Use a clipper that's suited to the length of your beard -- for short- to medium-length beards, Cruz recommends using clippers 2 or 3.
Comb your beard down from your cheek to your neck.
Then, start trimming downward to get any hairs that are sticking out -- this method makes sure you won't take too much of your beard off. Gliding the trimmer against the grain will remove more hair.
Brush down your 'stache if you've got one. Trim the hairs hanging over your lip.
Shape up your beard. Using your clipper without a guard, clean the cheek area and shape the neck.
Once you're finished trimming, use warm water to soften your beard. For an even cleaner look, use a razor and some shaving oil to define the edges.
After shaving, rinse all over again. Pat it dry -- roughing it up will make your whiskers dry and brittle.
Finish up with an aftershave moisturizer, then a beard oil to soften and condition your beard.
If you want to grow a beard
Aaron Marino, men's grooming expert and founder of the Atlanta image consulting firm Alpha M, hears you. He's got a four-week plan to get you and your beard started.
"The way I see it, this is one of the greatest times in modern history for clean-shaven men to let their inner animal out and embrace, experiment and grow out their facial hair," Marino says.
Week One: Don't shave at all. Wash your nascent beard twice a day. Marino suggests taking B vitamins, thought by some to speed up hair growth.
Week Two: Trim and edge the boundaries along your neck and high on your cheek, without going too far underneath your jaw.
Then, massage a beard oil into your whiskers. It hydrates the hair there and makes it shinier and less itchy (hooray!). Keep washing it regularly.
Week Three: Use a bristle brush and brush out your beard twice a day in the direction you want it to grow in -- this will help camouflage some of the patchy spots, too.
Week Four: One month in! Now you can decide what style you'll attempt. Marino suggests choosing a style that fits the "density and depth" of your facial hair. Work with what you have.
Tips of the trade:
Let it grow. Give it at least four weeks before you do anything else beyond trim the boundaries, Marino says.
Clean it up. This defines it and gives you a sense of the shape it's taking.
Moisturize and condition. Washing and using beard oil will keep chin flakes at bay and makes your face feel less scratchy.
I hope this blog was useful and you guys can take something from this and follow.
Please let me know if you guys find this useful or need to discuss anything in detail.
Please also suggest some topics you guys want to see & discuss.
That's it for now!
Cheers,
Anup
Hello Folks,
How is everyone doing?
I'm back with another topic for today and we will discuss personal hygiene and grooming tips to observe during the Pandemic caused by the Covid 19 corona virus.
Bugged with a disheveled beard or tangled hair issues?
Can't help much as during the quarantine period we have jettisoned all manner of routines, including grooming. It's time to let go the fact that we have that one special hairdresser who grooms our precious locks and also the coveted beard for the male counterparts.
With technology at our disposal, why not make the best use of the grooming tools stashed in our vanity?
"As people practice social distancing amid the nationwide lockdown, Philips' range of products are helping them in their everyday grooming needs. Philips wide range of Hair Removal and Hair Styling products is designed to suit any skin/hair type and are also quite easy to use. Similarly, our male grooming portfolio has a variety of products that allows men to style, trim and shave in one go, especially during these times when salons are inaccessible. For all the multi-tasking women, who want to style their tresses at home or get ready quickly for a virtual meetings, the Philips range of hair styling tools are just perfect to give naturally straight hair in just 5 minutes, or even give a salon-like blow dry at home.", said Gulbahar Taurani, Vice-President, Personal Health, Philips Indian Subcontinent.
Male
Beard styler: Choose a product with a technology that lets you shape, trim and shave your beard at home, all with a single tool. This is the perfect product for men who like to experiment with their beard and want a tool that makes styling easy for them.
Multigroom tool: For cutting hair and trimming Facial, Body hair, a multi-groomer is an innovative 13-in-1 face, hair and body trimmer to craft your unique style, from head to toe. Look for Dual cut blades for maximum precision.
Beard Trimmer(For trimming beard): Pick a trimmer that comes with an innovative Lift & Trim system for perfect, even trimming results. You may use this to easily achieve a 3 day stubble, a short beard, or the long beard look.
Wet and dry electric Shaver (For shaving): A shaver with 5D flex heads will give a comfortable shave even on the neck and jawline, while offering skin protection at the same time.
Female grooming
Hair Straightening Brush: Want to get on a quick video call and your hair styling yet to be done. Use a brush with KeraShine technology that not just gives straight hair with easy combing action & minimizes heat damage.
Shine boosting straightener: Get salon-like straight hair at home and maintain your tresses on top of the trends and styles. A straightener is infused with a keratin ceramic coating and iconic care, helping to protect your hair while you style. It's extra wide straightening plates have been designed specifically for thick or long hair. The increased plate width can straighten more hair in one go and will help to reduce the time required to style and it truly is a versatile tool that cares for your tresses while straightening.
What will we all look like when we finally emerge from our social distancing cocoons? Will our hair be long and unkempt, our beards bushy and brittle?
With the pandemic barring our access to salons, barbershops and beauty professionals, we've been left to figure out how to groom ourselves the way the pros did.
It's daunting. Most of us have resorted to letting it all go.
But hair keeps growing, pandemic or not. And while you can't dash out for a trim, you can safely stave off split ends while stuck in captivity.
We talked to experts who said it's possible to care for your hair, nails, brows and beards at home without disastrous effects.
Read on for their tips and instructions. You can master the basics while you're clammed up in isolation -- and emerge a meticulously groomed pearl.
Hair:
Stylist Lauren Van Dyke knows those of us with hair are getting antsy. And she says it's OK to trim your housemates' hair here and there or go for a full-blown shave while we're all isolating.
But if you're considering a drastic change or advanced technique, she suggests that you lay down your shears.
"Ask yourself -- is it essential or are you just bored?" says Van Dyke, a stylist at Lucido Hair Studio in Ontario. And if you plan on cutting more than 2 inches of hair, it's likely worth saving a cut until after the pandemic ends.
If you absolutely insist upon a trim, follow Van Dyke's advice.
The pros typically cut hair when it's wet, but Van Dyke recommends cutting on clean, dry hair. And always ask your non-paying customer to sit upright, keep their legs uncrossed and look straight ahead without moving their head.
Oil up your shears before use so they don't pull on your hair and damage it. Angle your fingers and shears straight and flat, rather than sloped.
Comb the hair flat. If the comb gets stuck around the ends, that's an indicator of where you should cut it. Another indicator: Wherever your hair begins to look see-through -- snip there.
Section the hair into four parts. Part from the center of the forehead to the nape of the neck. Then, make a part from behind one ear around the head to behind the other ear.
Pull down small sections to cut, using the previously cut section as a guide.
And if you can, dye another day. At-home dye jobs can go very poorly very fast and bleaching dark hair or attempting balayage (hand-painted highlights), can fry your hair or damage your skin. Plus, fixing a botched dye job often costs much more than the price of bleach or dye.
If you're cutting men's hair, Van Dyke recommends using clippers to clean up around the neckline, ears and sideburns -- keep it simple.
Tips of the trade
Get the right tools. If you're lucky enough to have hair-cutting scissors at home, snip (cautiously) away! But regular kitchen scissors or craft shears could damage your hair and cause split ends if you use them.
Once you've started cutting, commit. It will look odd when you're halfway through. Just keep snipping.
Cut in small sections and take your time. You're not trained in this, though we've prepared you the best we can.
Get real. Van Dyke recommends you ask yourself a few triage question before diving in. What is this (again, nonpaying) client's hair type? Does their hair type require a specific styling I am not trained to attempt? Would it take more than 30 minutes for me to complete? Will they be upset if I mess up? Know yourself and think of your responses before you start snipping.
Natural hair:
Nikki Walton, a licensed psychotherapist and natural hair expert who runs the blog CurlyNikki, echoed Van Dyke's advice: Don't do anything too dramatic to your hair while you're cooped up.
"Many of us have been known to reach for the scissors in times of uncertainty or transition," she says. "I don't recommend drastic changes right now."
Trims are OK, though. To trim curly hair, Walton recommends the "search and destroy" method -- run your fingers through your hair to feel for rough ends or knots -- and that's where you know to cut. She also suggests separating hair into one-inch pieces, then twisting or braiding those small sections. Then, you can trim the ends off one twist at a time, no more than half an inch.
But styles you can achieve without the shears are fair game.
"We should save new styling attempts for when we have a few days off to practice, and what better time than now that we are on a perpetual 'day off,'" she says. She's planning to teach herself how to cornrow her hair while she's at home, and she's got tutorials for nearly every curly style on her blog.
To luxuriate at home, Walton recommends some natural treatments: You can mix whole fat yogurt and honey or olive oil and conditioner together, apply in sections throughout your hair, throw on a plastic cap and leave it on for 30 minutes before rinsing -- the combos will nourish your hair and shine and moisture.
Advanced Hairdryer: Want to go for quick drying, but looking for professional styling results at home. Look for a tool charged with negative ions to eliminate static and condition the hair to intensify the hair's shine and glossiness. The result is smooth and frizz-free hair that shines beautifully.
Hair Removal: Missing out salon waxing sessions? A removal range of epilators, bikini trimmers and lady shavers, are easy solutions that you can use within the safety of home and not compromise on your personal care needs and hygiene. These quick and easy hair removal appliances help in removal of fine body hair and you can choose the appliance basis your body hair removal needs - epilation, trimming or shaving, including the Bikini area.
If you want to avoid razor - its nicks and cuts while removing body hairs, use a lady shaver HP6306/00 that provides a safe shaving system for skin protection.
Facial Hair:
If you've already got a beard:
A pandemic is the perfect time to pull out your best lumberjack impression. Or maybe you'd rather just keep your beard trim for when you eventually return to public life.
Xavier Cruz, president of Barba Men's Grooming Boutique in New York, can help with the latter.
You've got a beard trimmer? Good. Use a clipper that's suited to the length of your beard -- for short- to medium-length beards, Cruz recommends using clippers 2 or 3.
Comb your beard down from your cheek to your neck.
Then, start trimming downward to get any hairs that are sticking out -- this method makes sure you won't take too much of your beard off. Gliding the trimmer against the grain will remove more hair.
Brush down your 'stache if you've got one. Trim the hairs hanging over your lip.
Shape up your beard. Using your clipper without a guard, clean the cheek area and shape the neck.
Once you're finished trimming, use warm water to soften your beard. For an even cleaner look, use a razor and some shaving oil to define the edges.
After shaving, rinse all over again. Pat it dry -- roughing it up will make your whiskers dry and brittle.
Finish up with an aftershave moisturizer, then a beard oil to soften and condition your beard.
If you want to grow a beard
Aaron Marino, men's grooming expert and founder of the Atlanta image consulting firm Alpha M, hears you. He's got a four-week plan to get you and your beard started.
"The way I see it, this is one of the greatest times in modern history for clean-shaven men to let their inner animal out and embrace, experiment and grow out their facial hair," Marino says.
Week One: Don't shave at all. Wash your nascent beard twice a day. Marino suggests taking B vitamins, thought by some to speed up hair growth.
Week Two: Trim and edge the boundaries along your neck and high on your cheek, without going too far underneath your jaw.
Then, massage a beard oil into your whiskers. It hydrates the hair there and makes it shinier and less itchy (hooray!). Keep washing it regularly.
Week Three: Use a bristle brush and brush out your beard twice a day in the direction you want it to grow in -- this will help camouflage some of the patchy spots, too.
Week Four: One month in! Now you can decide what style you'll attempt. Marino suggests choosing a style that fits the "density and depth" of your facial hair. Work with what you have.
Tips of the trade:
Let it grow. Give it at least four weeks before you do anything else beyond trim the boundaries, Marino says.
Clean it up. This defines it and gives you a sense of the shape it's taking.
Moisturize and condition. Washing and using beard oil will keep chin flakes at bay and makes your face feel less scratchy.
I hope this blog was useful and you guys can take something from this and follow.
Please let me know if you guys find this useful or need to discuss anything in detail.
Please also suggest some topics you guys want to see & discuss.
That's it for now!
Cheers,
Anup
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