A not correct hair care routine can be the cause of hair knots. There are, however, solutions to untangle them and finally have a bright and great hair style, without stress.

Let’s see how to avoid hair knots:

• Causes of hair knots
• Solutions to prevent hair knots
• How to untangle hair knots

Hair knots: causes 

Hair full of knots? Can happen if they are dry or brittle, especially if long, frizzy and curly. Another cause is rubbing against the pillow at night. Or against clothes, especially in winter, due to the use of scarves, pullovers and hats. Some bad habits can create difficult knots to untangle, like not brushing them often, or with unsuitable combs; as well as the use of aggressive products for washing and styling. If you have split ends, or damaged hair, you could easily end up with knots at the end of the lengths. Achieving a bright, hydrated and knot-free hair is a possible goal: just follow some simple daily beauty rules.

Hair knots: solutions

First of all, use specific and quality hair products that can make the difference. Like the Hydrating Shampoo, ideal for all hair types, it has a protective action and gives softness, shine and vitality. Pair it with an equally moisturizing conditioner: the Hydrating Conditioner is designed to nourish damaged hair and obtain a healthier and shinier effect. After washing, do not rub the skin with the towel; instead, dab them gently with a microfiber cloth. Also avoid using the hair dryer for too long, or getting it too close to the scalp. 

Even hair spray, foams and fixatives can often excessively dry the hair. The advice is to limit its use, then wash and treat the hair with hydrating hair products: the ideal solution if you want to get a perfect result!

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Flat, fine and with little volume. Straight hair can be a real problem, especially in the winter, when they tend to get electrified because of the cold. To get perfect straight hair, many women use hair straighteners too much: but you know very well what the damages and contraindications are.

Here are all the tips by Antonella from Rome:

• do not wash your hair too often
• when it’s necessary, apply the conditioner
• how to dry straight hair
• which brushes to use
• after styling: which hair products to use
• the best cuts
• tips homemade: natural solutions

Do not wash your hair too often

It should seem trivial, but if the hair is properly washed, you have done the half work! Reducing washing is almost essential. Many people, because of sport, work and busy life, wash their hair basically every day. Not only does this increase the oily hair, but in case of fine hair, this just increases the electric effect. In case of frequent shampoos, needless to say that the product must be of excellent quality. With a quality shampoo you can have a good styling at home too. It is important to distribute the shampoo mainly on the front of the head and massage the skin vigorously, but not aggressively. The perfect shampoo for fine hair is a volumizing shampoo. Suitable for everyday use, gently cleans the hair leaving it soft and full of volume. Plant extracts revitalize and reinvigorate the hair from the roots up, strengthening it and giving it volume. Apply to wet hair massaging into the scalp, then rinse thoroughly.

When it’s necessary to apply the conditioner

It is essential only if the hair is medium or long because that is when the tangles are more frequent. Spread the product from the length to the ends with a large wide tooth comb. Leave it for a few minutes and rinse. It’s good to comb the hair gently. If the hair is not treated, it is not always necessary to use the conditioner. In any case, for each type of hair, it is always recommended to use few product and only on the lengths and ends. It is absolutely banned to distribute the conditioner on the hair skin!

Perfect conditioner
Deep strengthening conditioner restores volume and eliminates dryness from lifeless hair that tangles easily. Moisturizes, nourishes and gives hair body leaving it soft, thick and shiny. Try it!

How to dry straight hair

Another important step before starting to dry the hair is to micro fiber towel dry the excess water. In this moment the hair are particularly sensitive and fragile, so avoid rubbing them too much. The next step is to choose a smoothing and thermo-protective product, in order to protect the hair from hot sources such as the hair dryer (or, when necessary, the hair straighteners). For a shine effect, the shine is perfect. For super glossy locks and long-lasting radiance with a sleek, lightweight finish. Leaves hair clean, silky and soft to the touch. Tames unmanageable hair. Spray a small amount onto the palms of your hands and distribute over the entire length of damp hair. For particularly thick or frizzy hair, repeat operation after drying to achieve maximum shine.

Which brushes to use

Not all brushes are suitable for fine hair. Let’s see what are the best for this kind of hair:
Comb: it should be made of wood and smoothed to avoid the tearing up of the hair.
Brushes for every day: the perfect models are with boar and nylon bristles. Melt the knots smoothly and smooth the fiber, increasing the volume. Big for long hair, medium for short hair.
Styling: to support the roots it is good to use a circle brush with natural bristles. Heat the hair by directing the hair dryer under the brush and never on it.

After styling: which hair products to use

Powder: volumizing and texturizing powder to give hair body. Cleans and refreshes hair absorbing sebum from the scalp. Distribute over the roots of dry hair, massage in lightly to style and achieve instant volume.
Saltiness: No rinse spray, ideal for giving all hair types body, hold and vigor. Fresh seaweed extracts make it ideal for those nostalgic for the beach. Use at any time as a styling product after shampooing. Light hold, does not make hair feel sticky. Apply to damp or dry hair. Leave to dry naturally or blow dry using a diffuser.

The best cuts

Let’s debunk a myth: cutting more often the fine and straight hair does not strengthen the hair (unfortunately). But, of course, to maintain a right cut and shape, it’s more than right to check and arrange the hair often.
To give movement to the cut:
Respect your hair and try to collaborate with the vertigo and do not oppose your part. Try a side lock!
Fine hair has less consistency so it is better to not have them too long. Fine and long hair unfortunately do not make it! The advice is to bring the hair short and messy, even uncombed, to create more volume and movement. Short “windblown” layered look is stunning!
Avoid fringes too short, but focus on the length. Avoid layered hair.
Symmetrical and asymmetrical bob are perfect for you!

Tips homemade: natural solutions

For bright and shine hair, with some tricks, even at home you can have an excellent result:
Compresses the hair with olive oil, coconut or argan oil. Dunk only the dry splits with the oil and rest. Suitable for split ends and damaged hair.

Name: Antonella De Grande
From: Rome
Hairstylist for: 30 years
With ContestaRockHair for: 21 years
Today: she works and she is a member of the salon ContestaRockHair Roma Centocelle.
Favorite hair products: volumizing shampoo + powder

I’m connected to the ’70s: flared pants, colored lenses: the golden period of counterculture when music and creativity inspired a real revolution, also in the fashion field.

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Simone from New York revealed us how to enhance the curls without hiding them. See below what to do and what not to do:

• How to fight frizzy
• How to wash curly hair
• How to dry curly hair
• How to cut curly hair
• New York trends: the 90s are back

How to fight frizziness

Curly hair tends to get the most frizzy! It’s possible to fight the frizziness with some little tricks in our daily routine. In curly hair, the sebaceous secretion that gets produced by the scalp helps the curls keep the frizz under control. As a result, not washing your hair every day is a must! This is a suggestion that goes for any type of hair. Reducing washings even once a week, helps domesticate also the most rebellious hair. Hair should be washed only when the skin has excess of sebum. We are the ones who decide how many washes are really necessary.

How to wash curly hair

When the shampoo is emulsified and the hair is soaped, it’s very important to massage just the scalp, and it’s absolutely wrong to massage also the lengths with the shampoo. Massaging the lengths with the shampoo amplifies the frizziness of the hair. 
The conditioner should be used after the shampoo and it has the power to close the scales of the hair. Due to its form, it is able to easily untangle the knots. A good conditioner, does not only dissolves the odious knots, but also deposits substances that help eliminate the frizz.

How to dry curly hair

Just before drying your hair, it is good to use a hair cream (the hair have to be very wet). The product must almost be like an adhesive, but not sticky, to completely remove the frizz from the hair. Curling milk, for example, is a no-rinse formula designed to moisturize the hair and encourage curls thanks to the resin contained in it that gives definition, elasticity and shine. Its function is to seal the cuticles with a blend of plant extracts, oils and butters for a more healthy, nourished and smooth appearance. It lightly smooths curls without leaving any residue. Once the product has been applied, it is important to shape the curls with the fingers, favoring the direction of the curls and disfavoring the frizziness. Generally, the predisposition is to move the curls with your hands and to tighten it. However, this movement increases the frizziness and removes the cream effect. After washing the hair and applying the product, the curls should not be touched any more. Dry the hair with a diffuser and avoid modeling the curl in the drying phase, this leads to a surprising result. With these small tricks, the curls will be flat, but compact and defined. In the final phase, when the hair is completely dry, you can begin to open the curls and quickly undress the hair. Finally, the volume begins to take shape, and the frizz will disappear.

How to cut curly hair

Looking for a cut that flattens curly hair may seem like the solution to people that are afraid of volume. People are often afraid to create short scales for the fear that the hedgehog shrinks. It’s not exactly like that. Creating fairly strong scales that create volume it’s good. Curls need expression and they need space and volume; otherwise, they tend to go down and to flatten all on the top of the head.

New York trends: the 90s are back

The detached cut with a long tuft and lateral scaling: for young people with urban style.
Curly long bob: the curly hair is cut almost neatly, but has some scalings in the middle, so they can rise freely, expressing themselves in the best way, with the same line of the bob, but curly!
The messy fringe above the eyes : free the face, but keeps the curls.

Name: Simone Domizi

Age : 36
From: Rome
In ContestaRockHair from: 18 years
Today: he lives and works at ContestaRockHair New York for 7 years
Preferred products: Saltiness + Curling Milk, for a crazy effect on curls (apply the products on wet hair)
90s Curly Hair Icons: Patti Smith, Julia Roberts, Drew Barrymore

At ContestaRockhair we try to amplify natural beauty trough a change that lasts in time. Getting advice on the good technique for a cut can solve a lot of problems that every curly haired person has to confront every morning. The path we do as  stylists before starting a service, is analyzing the morphology of the clients face: eyes, mouth and chin. From there, we decide what forms to
amplify and which ones to minimize. With a targeted face and life evaluation of the client, we can change the look and, with good cares at home, keep it lasting in time. Play with curly hair, don’t hide them, but pronounce them in the right way!

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The protagonists of the project are six young hairstylists of the ContestaRockHair group: Fan, Amina, Frank, Summer, Martin, Marco.

ContestaRockHair has always involved the juniors in a continuous and rather distinctive training process through experiences both inside and outside the show. The goal is to transfer to the team not only technical and professional skills, but also administrative and managerial skills. Right here The Shanghai Junior Project develops: a work-based approach to stimulate the young minds of the brand and, at the same time, being an example for all the Contesta staff worldwide. A great little experiment that saw the protagonists of the project, from the initial drafting of the concept to the production of the materials for the realization of the shots, from the make up to the styling, up to the realization of a professional photo shooting. To support the younger throughout their path: their mentor – as well as art director – Emanuele Santopalo – make-up artists, photographers and clients, who lent themselves to the project and have actively contributed.

Emanuele Santopaolo – art director ContestaRockHair Shanghai

“I have lived in different places and I want to continue traveling, growing and experimenting with new things. In ContestaRockHair we believe that, once the cutting technique has been learned, the improvement is based more on the exploration of the world and on contact with what happens on the streets, in art galleries or on the catwalks; that’s how you can put something personal in what you do. “

Make-up artists and the photographer Nicholas May:

The course has been divided into three meetings. The students were focused on observing and exploring everything that fashion and urban style have proposed over recent years: hairstyle, materials, accessories, colors and trends. The target has been to look for the style and materials to recreate, rework and use during the final shots, through the help of fashion and industry magazines, catwalk, exhibitions, cinema, books, street style and any other form possible inspiration. Discover and select the most innovative trends that the fashion world has produced in recent years, not only in the hairstyling industry, but also in photography, fashion and art. Not just hair, not just technique, cutting and coloring, but also art, photography, cultural exchange, music and social commitment. The final stage of the course saw the juniors in action for the realization of the shots. A low-budget project that saw the guys create the set with their own hands, containing cost and striving to create the final shoot.

An initiative born from the bottom, therefore, that has managed to balance the relationship between theory and practice: a result that has exceeded expectations and now is finally online:

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