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How to Make Straight Hair Wavy With & Without Heat | Hairstory
How to Make Straight Hair Wavy
The grass is always greener, right? Those with straight hair want curls, those with curly hair want straight strands… we want what we haven’t got. ...
Does Hair Grow Slower as You Age? How to Increase Hair Growth
How to Boost Your Hair Growth Rate As You Age
It’s a fact of life: Age means changes from head to toe and our hair sends sure signals that time is flying. Graying and thinning – ...
Is Shampoo Bad for Your Hair? Common Shampoo Myths
Is Shampoo Bad For Your Hair?
Hairstory was founded in 2015 as a result of a years-long search for a better way to wash hair. Director of product development Jackie Bauer spent y...
I Hate My Haircut: What to do If You Don't Like Your Haircut
Salon Stories: I Hate My Haircut. Now What?
We’ve all been there. Somehow the phrase “Just a trim” turned into “just on a whim” and now you're anxiously brainstorming ways to fix...
Shampoo Pollution: The Environmental Impact of Shampoo
How Shampoo Impacts the Environment
It’s been just over a century since the first commercial shampoo was invented by Kasey Hebert in 1914. But since that time, we’ve gone from cr...
What's the Difference Between Balayage vs Highlights vs Ombre?
Get Enlightened Before You Get Lightened: Balayage vs Highlights vs Ombre
Highlights. Babylights. Lowlights. Ombre. Dip dye. Balayage. Reverse balayage. Partial balayage.
Confuse...
Hair Studies: Braids & Dreads | Hairstory
Hair Studies: Braids & Dreads
Micro braids, goddess braids, Ghana braids, snake, mohawk, dutch, french, halo, fishtail, waterfall… it seems there are as many types of braids ...
Bad Ingredients in Shampoo to Watch Out For | Hairstory
These Ingredients Do Not Belong in Your Hair
Debates rage about which ingredients belong in our hair and on our skin – and confusion reigns, especially in the US. Elsewhere, regu...
What Does a Sea Salt Spray Do For Hair? How To Use & Its Benefits
What Does a Sea Salt Spray Do & Does it Work?
Sea salt sprays are the rare opportunity for product makers to talk about a mood as much as a professional styling product. The be...