Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Hair Professional Advice Please : ) Best Hair Straightning Heat Protector and Balm?

Whats the best hair straightening protector and straightening balm/cream ?





I want to protect my hair when i straighten it and i want it to stay straight for a good amount of the day.





I dont mind buying really expensive products, but as long as they work!





Oh, and I have short brown hair (shoulder length) and in the humidity it likes to become curly and flip on the ends. So I need a really good hair straightning balm to keep it straight, or even something that will protect my hair from the humidity.





Thanks! I'm going shopping tomorrow. So I need some advice ASAP .Hair Professional Advice Please : ) Best Hair Straightning Heat Protector and Balm?
Redken 5th Avenue NYC - Smooth Down Heat Glide.


Takes care of hair's frizzyness from heat, and protects hair while straightening.Hair Professional Advice Please : ) Best Hair Straightning Heat Protector and Balm?
Try using Paul Mitchell's Super Skinny Relaxing Balm to straighten it. I also use Paul Mitchell's Seal and Shine.
I use got2b guardian angel, it is inexpensive and after straightening it leaves my hair uber soft!

Serious love advice needed best answer 10 points?

ok guy and i have been together for over 4 years on and off. i have a 5 month old together a house cars and pets with this man. we have lost people as a risk of stay together and we have gained allot as well. i am deeply in love with this man and would give him my everything. we were doing really well at one point as well we got back together for the 1st time in about 7 or 8 months. he said he fell out of love with me when i was 8 monthes pregnet is when he told me that. he still loved me he was just not in love. with that being said i ended things until he fell back in love. it was something we both decided on. Like i said we got back together because things were going so good. things really couldnt be any better between us. last night he ended things with me. i tried to talk to him but he didnt want to. later that night i asked him are you sure youre done. his answer was yes 100% sure. that being said i called my mom to get me and leave. i think he didnt think i was doing to. when i walked out that door he went back into that door and read something i wrote that was 6 pages long front to back about my feelings about wat was going on. because i had no one to talk to any more. after he read it. he blow up my phone with text messages and calls. back to back i would have 3 unread text at one point and i was trying to text back as soon as i got them. when i got to my moms place i was talking to him on the phone. i replained to him i need a night to think. he was in tears begging me to come back and try again. i told him no i really just need to clear my head. he begged me over and over telling me i have to work at 6 and i wont be able to sleep please talk to me. come home and talk. i agreed to come home and talk because it was the right thing i felt was to do. i stayed the night and he told me he wanted to make it work if i didnt i could leave today and we both agreed joint custidy was the thing we were going to do. now i have the chance to go and leave...but my heart is telling me to try just one more time but my gut says no. i am rele confused and i need some advice. what would you do. please keep in mind while i was 12 hours away in foster care he was there for me 1000% he always has been there for me. im really lost. i need some advice from some one that isnt his friend or mad at him and hate him which is my friends. please help me. sorry this is so longSerious love advice needed best answer 10 points?
You know at the end of the day, you have to look at the bigger picture. Love is fine, great. . but you have to decide if you want to ride the roller coaster the duration of your relationship. One day things are fine, the other you wake up to ';I'm leaving, I don't love you anymore.'; And you also have a child to consider in the middle of this inconsistency.'; You said he has been there for you, but you say your ';gut'; tells you to leave, and it's speaking to you for a reason, . .denial is not a river in Egypt. Honey, your gut is the closest thing to God whispering in your ear-- God gives women a gift he gives no other, the gift of intuition because we become wives and mothers. My daughter is 16 and one thing I constantly tell her is from the Bible Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life (Proverbs 4:23). You let someone start dragging your heart around and YOU will be a mess, angry, bitter, insecure, heart-broken, cynical. . start giving more thought to the choices you make, they not only influence you, but that baby you have. .think of her. You will be the one setting the example.

Please advice---10 points for the best answer---Thank you so much for your help.?

I am 22 years. I am currently working on my master in a small public university outside of Washington DC because I got scholarship to study there. I am a very good girl. I never have a boyfriend or engage in sexual activities.





My host mom is 53 years old. She is a loving person and very nice to me. She went to good university. She divorced and has dated over 30 guys in her life.





The problem is that we seem to have difference views in life.





She always say:





1. She is smart because she went to good college. I am not smart because my college is small and must be easy.





2. She always convince me to have a boyfriend or sex. She think I am so inexperience and naive about the world.





I knew she does not intend to hurt my feeling, but it does hurt me sometimes. What can I do in this situation? Do you think she is right about this---I am naive and inexperience about the world.





Thank you so much for your help.Please advice---10 points for the best answer---Thank you so much for your help.?
You're seeing two things: Egocentric ideas and Ethnocentric ideas. You're very smart because although you may not have known the name for them, you realize that your host mother may not be correct.





A person is egocentric when they can only understand or see things from their point of view. Your host mother is only seeing things based on her life. She doesn't understand how you can have different thoughts.





She sounds unhappy because she was divorced and is living alone. It sounds like she feels like she has lived a really hard life and thinks that nice people will be hurt in life. Hurt like she was. So she wants you to go out there and defend yourself and hurt others before you get hurt.





It also sounds like she is jealous because you're so young. If she was your age, she probably would have done things differently. She wouldn't end up where she is now. She thinks that by telling you what to do, she can live through you.





She probably won't stop. No one likes to be called unhappy and jealous so if I were you, I wouldn't say that.





Perhaps you can say, ';I know you think I don't experience as much as I should but I DO experience things. I experience making choices. I don't let people tell me what to do and that makes me stronger. Please respect how I feel about this.';





THEN you should listen to the advice she has to give you. Maybe ask her to make a list of all the things she wants you to do. Go through the list and pick out the things that you would feel comfortable with doing and cross out the things that would make you feel uncomfortable.





For example: Her list may look like:


1. Drink alcohol.


2. Date your neighbor.


3. Miss class one day.





From that list, think about what you could do and what you won't do. Agree to do some of these things if she agrees to not talk about it so much.





Secondly, she's ethnocentric because you two come from two different worlds. You two value different things.





She values experience while you value good behavior. You BOTH are right. If she starts making fun of you or calling you names just say, ';I believe that I can live a happy life the way I am currently behaving but thank you for trying to help me.';





If she keeps hurting your feelings, talk to her about it.





Ask questions:


When were you the happiest? (It probably was when she was first married and not having sex with everyone else).





Why do think this will help me or make me happier?





Ask questions about her life. If she is able to tell you about how she felt when she was younger, she may be too busy remembering she'll forget all about your life.Please advice---10 points for the best answer---Thank you so much for your help.?
She is wrong if she truly thinks she is smarter or more wise than yourself.. but she is correct that you are naive. Being naive isn't necessarily a bad thing though... while I do agree with your host mom that you getting a boyfriend isn't a bad idea.. you will find your experience and wisdom with sex when you are ready for it. followed by 2 minutes of pain and a wonderment of what the big deal was lol (small joke .. I couldn't resist) ... one day you'll think sex isn't that big of a deal... but don't feel you have to rush to become so worldly.
no, i don't think that she is right...you should tell her that you are actually the smart one because you know that people have different views in the world and you acknowledge that, whereas she tries to convince you of her one-sided view on the world based upon her own life choices...you have not given into peer pressure and have made smart choices....you chose to go to a college that you have a scholarship for and that is a smart choice, now you wont have to pay so much money back from loans...you are a smart and head-strong girl who should trust your gut and understand that others who live different lives may feel bad about their choices and thus try to turn it around and criticize you and make you live a life like their's....keep up with your beliefs and morals.

Breastfeeding mommies!!! advice? 10pts best answer!!!?

i nursed my son a couple years ago and had absolutely NO luck with the manual breast pump that i got as a gift...i didn't want to buy one myself since the one i had didn't seem to work and they are a bit pricey. i ended up manually expressing when i absolutely needed to and that was way too much effort for not so much milk!! i'm worried about buying one too because i'm a SAHM so i won't be working and the baby will pretty much be with me ALL the time, but it was the same with my son and i still needed to pump a little bit. plus i want to let my son help feed her once in a while, i think that would be nice and a good bonding experience for him and the new baby.





do you pump or do you have a pump that has worked for you? i need suggestions on the best pump for a good price...


Breastfeeding mommies!!! advice? 10pts best answer!!!?
For your needs, I would suggest the Madela mini-electric. Much less expensive that the professional models, but much more efficient than a manual pump. Great for pumping the occasional bottle. It is battery operated and AC adaptable. I had one given to me and I used it when my son was first born. When I went back to work, I sprung for the AMEDA Just My Style ($250), but the Madela mini-electric was perfect for the occasional bottle when I was home with my son. I think they run about $50. I wouldn't rent, becasue if you plan to breastfeed long term (12 months) you may want to pump a bottle here and there over a period of time.Breastfeeding mommies!!! advice? 10pts best answer!!!?
I personally love my medela pump. It has worked great wonders for me. I was even able to avoid engorgement. They are very spendy, but worth the money. If someone you know has one, and she is okay with sharing then ask if you can give hers a try before you buy. But keep in mind that not all women are able to excrete milk with a pump, since pumps dp not work the same as baby.





Good Luck
The Medela Breast Pumps are the best. I have the double pump electric Medela Pump in Style. At first it will be kinda hard to get any out. Maybe 2 or 3 ounces total, but eventually you will get used to it and be able to pump like a pro.
medela is the best! its a lot of money but definitely worth it. they have all kinds of accessories. you can also get it for free through wic if ur not working or even rent it from the hospital! good luck!
If you are enrolled in the WIC program they will give you one to use free of charge. If you dont participate in WIC look it up it is well worth it.
if you absolutly need one i recomend The First Years Natural Deluxe Single Electronic Breast Pump its $50.00 but it works great there more from the same store and everyone i've gotten there has worked great
rent one from a hospital or medical supply place they work much better
Three things.





First, pumping is never going to be as effective as nursing, regardless of how you pump.





Second, electric pumps are much better at expressing than a manual pump. I used an Evenflo Comfort Select to pump exclusively for 2 months and we did okay. It is a cheaper pump that I wouldn't recommend for long term use, but for an occasional pumping here and there it's great. I bought mine for $40 at Walmart.





Third, feeding a baby isn't the only way your son can bond with his new little brother/sister. Since parenting is all about setting a positive example for our children, it might be best if you teach your son that babies feed from their mommies because it's what's best for them. There's no reason that anyone besides you needs to be feeding the baby just to bond. Encourage your son to bond with the baby in other ways. Your question makes it sound like your son is late toddler/early preschooler age. A child that young isn't going to care less whether they can feed the baby or not, especially if they know that babies are fed by their mommies. A young child doesn't have it ingrained in his mind that the best way to bond with the baby is to feed it, so he'll be fine doing other things instead.


All letting your son feed the baby is going to do is make it so that he wants to do it more often. You're going to be telling him that the baby eats from you, except when you want to make him feel special and let him feed the baby because it will help him bond with the baby. Then all of a sudden you have a 2 or 3 year old asking if he can feed the baby all of the time because that's how he bonds with the baby and what you taught him is special. If you absolutely insist that your son be able to feed the baby, it will help if you only do it while you are gone doing something else, meaning that you aren't there to feed the baby. That way you aren't sending your son mixed messages.





Edit: Oops.. Mother to Mackenzie, I meant to give you a thumbs up, not a thumbs down.
I bought a Lansinoh dual electric and had problems with not getting enough milk, the company worked with me but still didnt get enough especially with me developing severe mastitis 2x. I now have a Medela that WIC gave me and it works great. Ive been pumping since she was 3 days old, she is now 6 months, she never latched once my milk came in. Medelas r pricey but I went with a decent price one and didnt work as good, so my experience is the most price the better quality. Make sure they r also BPA free.
first make sure not to bottle feed for the first 6 weeks... you can pump but don't give bottle as might cause nipple confusion





I used the medela dual electric pump.. not sure of the name...





i just put the pump to both my breasts and turned it on... it had adjustments for strength....I felt like a milk cow... but at first once my milk arrived I was able to get 3-5 oz at least from each breast after feeding my baby... however once I stopped pumping and exclusively nursed I was only to maybe get 3-5 oz total....





pumping does mess with your milk supply...





moreover, I did co-sleep and baby sucked on a breast the entire night... and i alternated breasts during the night... but in the morning I had one very full rock hard breast that I had to pump for an oz before I could even consider nursing him on it....





you can also mix pumpings... example.. you pump 2oz, fridgerate, pump another 2oz later you can mix and have 4oz








my cousin had WIC nd they only gave her a manual pump... it stunk!!! meaning it was an awful pump!!!
I have a medela single electric(80) and an Avent Isis Manual (50). I love the Isis! I have two actually. It's comfy and has worked better and faster then the electric. I pumped 7.5 ounces this morning in abot 15 minutes from one side. I go to school full time so I use it pretty often. I recommend it to everyone and the LC from my hospital recommends it too unless you really want to spend 300 on one that may or may not work for you.
i know you said you didnt have luck with the manual. i want to see if you've tried the advent isis manual? it worked for me.. and it got just as much milk out as the medela pump in style im borrowing. the electirc breast pumps are much nicer and they are more constant. i would reccommend any double electric for a good price. like i said i use the medela pump in style.. they are expensive so im borrowing. you can buy the parts that actually touch your breast and the accessorie kit for $25 dollars ebay. i recommend that if you are going to rent one or borrow one if you could.
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    Is doctors advice ALWAYS best?

    my son has cystic fibrosis and he has congestion problems, no fever though. he was having a really hard time last night so i took him to the emergency room. they basically said there was nothing they could do and to just keep him as comfortable as possible. i took him to his specialist today and it was a totally different story. he gave me steroids for his lungs, antibiotics, breathing treatments that have to be done like every 3 hours and thats ontop of the other stuff he gets normally for his CF





    i just feel like this is a lot to be putting a 5 month old through and worried that these medications could have serious side effects on him in the future. are my worries valid?Is doctors advice ALWAYS best?
    i went through 3drs telling me nothing was wrong with my baby... she slept only an hr a day, broken up into 20min naps, and scream the rest of the day she was awake!!! she was doing this forever. everyone said i was spoiling her; however, i just knew something wasnt right! we ended up taking her to the emergency room, to find out she has the TEXTBOOK symptoms of silent reflux. so, how could so many drs overlook this? it was pathetic! so i went to another dr, and didnt mention anything other than her symptoms, and he knew it was reflux form the start, so we stayed with him. my daughter ended up having severe complications, form absolutely uneducated drs! and what gets worse is one of those was a specialist!!! unbelievable!! anyways, do your own research online, and dont take no for an answer, if you believe somethings wrong, because mamas always know best!!!! also, i was uneasy about medication on a young baby, but now i realize sometimes they just need it! use your gut, and try the things you feel are right!Is doctors advice ALWAYS best?
    yes ur worries are valid every mother worries when her child is sick and ur son has a medical problem and congestion..so u are pumping him full of twice as many of drugs as u usually do..i always ask the doctors about side effects before the prescribe anything..if they dont give me the answers i want i come home and look it up on the internet..look on webmd they explain the possible side effects and the way it might effect u in the future..i hope this helps u
    Being a doc is like any other job, some give a sh, some don't. Some have other motivations, some don't. The best thing to do would be to take the advice that you got from both, then do your own research to see which one sounds more reasonable. Don't hesitate to question the heck out of your doc and show him what you read. Also, see what works for your baby.
    Keep in mind all doctors base their course of actions on their OPINION, so if you go to another doctor, he may suggest different treatments or medications. Seek a second opinion to see if there are other options-
    I would think they would have consulted with his specialist. Even in the middle of the night. I would be asking the hospital why they didn't. The doctor in charge sounds a bit incompetent.
    I would get a second opinion. Always do your own research because no, a doctor's advice is NOT always what's best. You are his mother, and you should trust your instincts.

    SPOT scars..advice on best foundation, ect? help please(:?

    I'm nearly 15 and wear quite alot of make-up on my face. This is only because marks left by scars on face;/ I want to change this and start to wear less without noticing the scars. Any advice on the best foundation for looking 'natural', and not having to wear alot but enough to cover pink scars from spots?


    any suggestions of ways to get rid of the scars? I'm currently trying 'Bio-oil' but seems to be taking quite long. I was thinking of getting a facial peel but not sure if this would help, and it's quite expensive so.. any suggestions would be appreciated:)


    I'm from the UK (if that helps). Thanks in advance.


    xxSPOT scars..advice on best foundation, ect? help please(:?
    Hello!


    I am a Beauty Therapist and worked with a few different skin products. The best I have to say is Dermalogica. I think when people get breakouts they use things too harsh for their skin which are full of chemicals such as clearasil which tends to over dry the skin and therfore encouraes the skin to produce more oil/sebum. I also had problem skin growing up through my teenage years but I found that actualyl my skin was senstive so I tried the ultracalming cleanser from Dermalogica and the active moist as my moisturiser. The active moist is perfect as it give you the right amount of moisture for combination type skin and also help close up the large pores.


    If you do try Dermalogica remember for everything you use you only need a pea size amount each time, a little goes a long way and should last you ages!


    Now for covering up, Well I must have tried almost every foundation going and finally after many years and wasting lots of money I have finally found what I think is the perfect foundation.


    I use bare escentuals mineral foundation, comes in loads of colours, they sell at most debenhams stores, its great because completely natural minerals that you can layer on your skin depending on how much coverage you would like. I also use a smaller brush and use it to cover up blemishes is certain areas. They do also do their own concealer though.


    Again a little goes a long way and should not bring you out in any spots, it feels light and you can even wear it to bed because it is so gentle on your skin.


    Scars are hard to get rid of but will fade slightly over time. I would recommend maybe trying bodyshop for a vitamin E serum to put on the blemishes areas at night. Vitamin E has got very high healing abilities and meant to be great for scarring.


    Hope this all helps and good luck :)SPOT scars..advice on best foundation, ect? help please(:?
    I'm 13, and I have spot scared on my face too. I use face clensers like Garnier, Clean%26amp;Clear ect. Then I use the Natural Collections make-up from Boots, simply because it's really good and doesn't damage your skin as much as normal make-up like Rimmel London or Miss Sixty does.


    I hope I helped :-)