Hair Books

The Corrective Hair Coloring book.
The purpose of this book is to provide an overview of all those developments and the current education necessary to become an expert corrective hair colorist, regardless of the hair color product you choose to use. As you progress through color theory, selection of base colors, overviews of lighteners and bleaches, and selection of hydrogen peroxide vol. you'll increase you hair color confidence.By working through the experiments, you'll develop and expand the analytical skills that allow you to approach any situation in the salon with self-assurance.Every stylist should have this book as a reference manual for daily use.

I have been a professional cosmetologist for 8 years now and was looking for a book to help with corrective color as I lack some confidence when a client comes to me with color problems. When I heard of this book I thought it would have the answers I was looking for. I was very very disappointed to find this book had nothing to do with color correction. It is nothing more than the basics one learns in cosmetology school. What a waste of money. It sickens me even more that I spent a great deal of money on a thin, scrawny, half-sized book. I will sell it on ebay or to a student to try and recover some of my loss. I wouldn't even give this a 1 star rating, but there isn't a selection for zero stars.

This book was very useful to me as a hairdresser who'd taken a many-year absence from hairdressing & found myself wanting to return to the field, but not feeling all that confident with color.

It alleviated my fears of working with color, in particular, corrective hair color on hair that may not be in the best condition. The book is basically designed as a class. It first gives you a no-nonsense, succinct breakdown of the color wheel (which I needed to review); explains how/why color/peroxide works (basics, but what so many hairdressers lack, in lieu of the "accidents" I've seen in salons); then guides you thru taking swatches, varrying levels of peroxide, different colors & lighteners, & doing practice/test sessions on multiple swatches to see your results first-hand, and BEFORE you work on a client, making needed adjustments as you go along (such as a client with very porous hair). Perhaps this is why several students who left reviews here were unhappy, since they're not at this advanced level. You do need a professional background to absorb the material, and also need the motivation to practice what's suggested. This is not a guide for the average consumer who wants to color their hair with over-the-counter products, as they, and perhaps beginner or unmotivated students, as well, won't understand the material.

Yes, it is a small book, but that's the point & the beauty of this book (no pun intended!). As the reviewers from the salon told you, they keep this manual in the backroom, so it may be used as such. I'm sure they do great color in their salon. If I'm questioning what to do on a client, I don't want to frantically page thru a textbook, but instead want an easy-to-access manual to follow with instructions/directions/guidelines right in front of me.

The chapters are short and to the point. Latter chapters present your learning objective for each chapter, present multiple problems, and offer multiple solutions for each problem to correct them, including cautions to consider! As in earlier chapters, you're encouraged to practice EACH problem on swatches, as hairdressers know that different products yield different results. It's like having a colorist at your side! But if you just need to know which level color to use to bring a natural level 4 to a 7, the #'s right there for you to just look up.

I initially logged on to sell my copy, but after re-reading portions of the book while waiting to list, I realized that I still had some more practice to do, that this information was too valuable to be without, and I changed my mind to keep this as a reference book for myself.

Thank you Tom Sollock! No more going in the back room, mixing your formulas and praying to the color gods! This book eliminates the guess work.

Does not touch on meaningful corrective hair color techniques. Very little info or content here, and what is here is outdated. Rather insulting to put this before any reasonably educated person much less a student or professional. Lots of so-called "exercises" that take up lots of white space and yield nothing of substance relating to corrective hair color. The color wheel info and theory can be found in childerns' books. Disappointing...actually a rip-off. I've asked for a refund.

I was really disappointed with cost of the book after reviewing the contents. The photos were nice, but I could have bought a braid magazine at the grocery store for one eight of the price. I feel that this book is over priced.

The photography is great, showcasing the lovely braided styles. However, you do not get "step-by-step" instructions on how to do each of those styles. What you get is a "general" guide on how to braid and do the 'steam seal' technique for the braids.

I was dissappointed since I would have loved to been shown in a diagram format how to do the styles themselves. This book (it's really more of a very expensive magazine) is great if you own a braiding salon and just want "pictures of braid styles" to display to your clients. But if you want to LEARN how to do the styles themselves --- you will not learn at all!

Not to give the secret away, but if you are looking to learn how to make your braided ends look neat - just think about the "STEAM" in the so called "steam sealing" technique, and you will save yourself (money)!

Exceptional! Cosmetologist from GA

It is my opinion as a cosmetologist that this is a book of exceptional quality. I paid special attention to the quality of work presented because this is my field.

Logically speaking, I didn't expect the book to include illustrations because I carefully read the book description that detailed Step-By-Step illustrations is available by special order. However, I am a board certified cosmetologist, and hair braiding is one of the services offered at the salon. The book is forty-seven pages as already indicated with lots of photographs, and various, unique but practical styles. There are short, long, cornrows, and french styles throughout the book. It includes instructions on how to perform a variety of curls on synthetic hair, and sealing the ends without burning the hair. This hair stylist braid ends really looks professional. The information is very helpful to me as a professional. The styles displayed are exceptional. I have seen many braid books throughout my career, and rarely do I come across such work of this caliber. This book is more than worth its value!!! I will be ordering a book for a friend that love and appreciate braids.

Compliments to the braid designer!

I thought this book .... There are a great variety of braided hairstyles (long, short, pixie, nubian, cornrows, etc.) and this book only covers a couple of long styles and they were basically the same. I was so disappinted because my hair is short and I was looking for a short sassy braid style. I was expecting a big book with a lot of different styles and designs. I could have bought a [$$$] braid magazine and got my money's worth, however, I spent [money] on this one.

I am very upset, I thought about calling St. Croix to complain and I still may do just that. I can't express my disappointment enough!

This book was given to me as a gift. I love it. It certainly tops the list of braid books I have seen. The braids are very professionally accomplished. These synthetic braids are neat, full of body, natural looking, and well balanced. It is better seen than said!

I took this book to my braid artist, and she was able to create a wonderful style. I had synthetic extensions done for the first time without burning the ends. She tried the various forms of curls as instructed by the booklet, and they were beautiful. Those seeking GOOD BRAID WORK would appreciate this book.

This gift was certainly a great surprise.

Speedy delivery, but I did not enjoy this book very much. It's very hard to get through.

What a shame that pschoanalytic work such as this one are still termed as "classic" work when the mainstream pschology has rejected many of Freudian ideas.......

An interesting read, but not for the casual reader. This text is a pretty advanced look at the religious beliefs and practices held in a number of Eastern countries. The writer becomes fascinated with the practice of matted hair exhibited in a number of female priestesses. He likens this matting to Medusa's hair and begins to wonder at some of the Freudian psychosexual rationalizations that could be put into play to explain the phenomena. Obeyesekere explores his theory through a number of case studies and eventually comes to what will undoubtedly be a very startling conclusion for the Western eye. I believe this book would be best suited for small discussion due to it's advanced academic nature.

What is most rewarding with this book, is the cultural/cognitive analysis done by the author. Obeyesekere explains how the women with matted hair (in an Indian province) obtain their particular status in a society brimming with mythological images and tales very much pervading daily life. Very Freudian in his approach when recording the life stories of the women (allowances has to be made for this) and subsequently how these trajectories have formed the women, the author demonstrates how the women are able to explain what has happened to them by sharing the society's knowledge of the religious myths. By drawing on these myths, and their images, the women can manipulate and approriate these images when accounting for how they got their matted hair, and consequently the sacred character of their being. So long as their account is identifiable and compatible with commonly held knowledge of the religious myths and tales, they are plausible and deemed valid by the community. Should a tale prove unidentifiable with the body of myths and characteristica of spirits, one may very well be described as plain ol' crazy. I feel that the fundamental argument of the book is how intimate knowledge of the mythological content of the culture, and the successful manipulation of this, leads to an elevation of social status, whereas in western societies, the long since (by and large) eradication of these beliefs (in lack of a better word) will most certanily lead a person with similar symptoms destined for a diagnosis of mental ilness or -unstability. This is the strongest argument in the book, one that is firmly supported by the analysis, notwithstanding the reservations one might have towards traditional psychoanalisis. It's not a light read, but getting into the cultural analysis might be a sweet reward.

Having read Medusa'a Hair as part of my University coursework, I was very impressed, Most of the books we are asked to read are fairly dull but this book really captivated me. Obeyesekere's personal opinions on the subject of matted hair in Sri Lankan women attending the festival at Kataragama was facinating. He has a great way of putting across his own opinion and whilst he makes a great bridge between Weber's and Freud's philosphical standpoints, he very effectively shows his position acroos to the reader. This may seem like a difficult book to comprehend but once read will be greatly admired

Less than mediocre writing, an unlikeable main character and a predictible story made this a complete waste of money. Look elsewhere for mysteries with a female sleuth.

One would think this author could only improve as time goes on. Sadly, the opposite seems to be true.

Ms. Cohen still hasn't learned how to write a lick since she began the series. Page after page is taken up with filler that lends nothing to the story. The dialogue between characters is inane, and it's so stilted and unnatural that you can't even stretch your imagination to pretend that people actually talk this way. People discuss things that both parties already know as a means of conveying it to the reader. The language used is unrealistic ("my salon is situated in that shopping center"), the haphazard Yiddish phrases are annoying and the stupidity of just about everyone in the book leaves you shaking your head (a woman is shot in the middle of a crowded circus and no one notices anything as a dead body sits among them?). Any South Floridian can easily figure out that the story is set in the Plantation/Davie area, so why would Marla act shocked that her brother and sister-in-law "came all the way from Boca Raton!" to attend her birthday party? Boca is only 1/2 hour away -- it's not like these people travelled from Siberia. Three times we were forced to read detailed descriptions of the feelings in Marla's mouth after taking a bite of food. And there's still no blue, green, yellow or red in Marla's world -- it's all sapphire, jade, sunflower and crimson.

As far as the relationship with Vail, it seems the author is shooting for sexual tension and ending up with oversexed, hormonal high school juniors. There's nothing sexy about this relationship, and there's nothing likeable about either character or Vail's daughter.

The murderer's identity was easy to figure out -- if you care enough to even try after wading through all the extraneous garbage. After four installments, all this series has proved is that anyone can get published if they have the right connections, whether they have talent or not. With all the good, and even half-good, amateur sleuth series that are out there, save your time and money for one of them. This one's not worth it, and I'm through giving it chances.

Marla Shore, owner of Cut `N Dye Salon, helps her ex-husband Stanley Kauffman find out who killed his third (and current) wife Kimberly. Stan has been charged with the murder but insists he is innocent. Marla is surprised he would ask her to help him. He has never believed in her and controlled her when they were married. One reason Marla agrees to help his is that he is willing to sell his half of their jointly owned property. Stan has been trying to get Marla to sell him her half because Kimberly wanted a bigger house. Marla refused to sell and would love to one this property alone - no more interactions with Stan.

Stan convinces Marla to investigate Kimberly's family. Her grandmother Miriam is in need of a fill-in nurse 1 day a week. Marla interviews and gets the job. Right from the start it becomes apparent Marla isn't qualified. Luckily Miriam likes Marla and keeps her on. Marla gets information through Miriam and the rest of her family. Plus she helps Miriam realize she isn't such an invalid.

Marla and Dalton, her boyfriend and the case Detective, end up investigating Jeremiah Dooley and what role he played in Kimberly's life.

Many funny things happen in this book. I highly recommend it and the whole series. I enjoy Marla. Plus the fact that she is a hairdresser helps her gain information even the police don't know!

Stanley Kauffman comes down to breakfast only to see his trophy wife lying on the floor, bleeding from a wound to her chest. When the police arrive, they declare her dead and arrest him. He calls his ex-wife, hairdresser Marla Shore, to meet him at the jail and asks her help in clearing him of the charges. He promises her that if she will, he will sell his share of the property they jointly own at a decent price.

Marla agrees because she wants the property and because she believes Stanley would never physically harm a woman. Marla goes undercover at the compound of Stanley's in-laws by becoming a nurse's aid to the matriarch of the family. She discovers that almost everyone in the household had a motive to murder Stanley's wife and further investigation with her boyfriend Detective Dalton Vail turns up even-more suspects. If Marla isn't careful, the perpetrator will try to kill her to stop her from revealing what she figured out about her ex-husband's wife's death.

Anyone who reads BODY WAVE will come away thinking it is an upbeat amateur sleuth mystery populated by a host of eccentric characters. The heroine is a bold strong woman who is not afraid to get in a person's face when she thinks she is right. Nancy J. Cohen is a talented writer who is famous for her complex plots and characterizations as this tale substantiates.

Harriet Klausner

I've read the book.

One look at the "testimonial" pictures in the back and you'll know this is worse than a rip-off.

Because she is intructing you to go thru a laborious, time-consuming process. And even her own customer's before and after pics are a joke.

This is not an actual review, because I haven't read the book. I just wanted to share a hair loss recipe with you good people - the one that helped me.

I am a woman, 32 years old. I have had my hair falling out at above average rate since puberty. For a woman, a number of hairs falling out shouldn't be more than 70 per day. I would say that for me it was probably around 200. I was used to seeing bunches of hairs in the sink after washing it, on the pillow, on clothes. Then, few months ago, few factors (hairdresser made a horrible mistake, I made serious changes in my diet and was under a lot of stress) added up and for the next three months I was losing hair at the rate 500 (very roughly - I didn't actually count, but every time I ran fingers through my hair, I would have hairs in my hand). I thought I would end up bald. Then, I found a recipe on the Internet (bless it), and after using it every day, I can testify that it really works! Within the first month, the hair loss returned to normal (what was normal for me - maybe 200 hairs a day), and within the second month, my hair loss became less than average - I would say less than 50 hairs a day! The sink is almost empty after washing hair. I actually solved the problem I have been having my whole adult life.

The recipe:
1 1/2 cup of dry nettle
1/2 cup chopped onion
Put in a container, add enough rubbing alcohol to cover. After a few days (or more), strain and use liquid to massage scalp once a day.

Riquette gives me hope that I can embrace a healthy lifestyle and embark upon the path to total hair restoration. This book has been very benefitial to me in my personal life. There are so many great and easy recipes for hair growing tonics-- I especially liked that.

The author states that her program is easy and inexpensive and that the ingredients can be found in any drug store or natural foods market.

First of all, the ingredients (good luck finding them) are expensive. I've gone to several drug stores and natural food markets and have not been able to find all the ingredients.

Secondly, the ingredients are expensive, and contrary to what others have mentioned in their reviews, they don't last that long. Sounded like most reviewers hadn't started the program quite yet and were swayed by the author's claims.

Lastly, this book, as well as the follow up, "Grow Hair Fast," are extremely poorly written. As a matter of fact, the 2 books are nearly identical to one another. I guess if the guidelines listed were truly easy and inexpensive, then everybody would be doing it, and the big drug companies wouldn't have any products on the market for hair loss.

Chalker proves his point with a well documented book. This is well worth reading.

I used to gobble up UFO books with both hands. The problem was that there was really too much literature out there and too much of it simply did not withstand the test of time. There was a lot off shoddy research and shoddy investigation. I suppose one shouldn't be surprized. It's a complex phenomenon and there are a lot of misleading avenues and dead ends. There is also a lot of evidence to support nearly any view you want to take concerning the subject. So...over the past number of years I've tried to limit my readings to books that seem to have a higher level of scholarship. And, as many of the earlier works were a bit of a shotgun blast, I attempted to read books that were a bit more narrowly focused, and to see where (if anywhere) research was heading.
I'm not certain why I grabbed this book off the shelf. I'm not familiar with the author or his place in the UFO community. The subject did, however, have an interesting premise. Anyway...I bought, read it, and really liked it. This is an important piece of work to add to the pile of extant literature on the subject. It is the first time (that I know of) that DNA testing has been used to try and verify the objective reality of an alien contact/abduction. The case is interesting and the follow-up satisfies my sense of professionalism.
Though this case might be merely the next "display" the alien intelligances are laying before us, it still constitutes physical, testable stuff to work with. Something we've had little of in the past.
Also important was the author's reviving of the possible link between alien encounters and those encounters experienced by other cultures throughout the world and history. Particularly with stories originating in the British Isles. Other investigators such as Jerome Clarke have attemted this in the past, but there is a somewhat stronger case being made of it in this book.
My only quibble with the book (and it's a minor one) is the outline. I'm not certain why Chalker arranged things as he did. There are hoax cases thrown in among the more verifiable portions for no reason I can determine other than his wanting to show his readership that he knows a false story when he sees one. Other than that it is a scholarly work that deserves its place as the next rung in a ladder leading to the possible solution to one of the most perplexing riddles of our time.

I find it astonishing that one can draw any conclusion that what was found was alien (book title)? The analysis tells us, that this was simply Human DNA. A rare Chinese type DNA and a possible rare Basque/Gaelic type DNA (p77) or this rare Asian Mongoloid DNA (p78 & p224) take your pick. And the author tells us that it is - rare, grafted, CCR5 protein and so on, who said this was rare... it sounds all very human too me. With a population of 1,306,313,812 (July 2005 Ethnic groups - Han Chinese 91.9%, Zhuang, Uygur, Hui, Yi, Tibetan, Miao, Manchu, Mongol, Buyi, Korean, and other nationalities 8.1%) in china today, I can tell you nothing is rare.

The central story is suspended by one miserable thread, for example, how does Chalker identify what is or is not alien hair/DNA? How could you tell unless you took it off a recognised alien to do a match? In fact the hair looks very human too me (see book images).

I am also suspicious when an author tries to anchor or graft their hypothesis onto what seems to be another profession, by a reference or association with that profession. In this case a law and police investigation process. For example Chalker uses the word "Forensic" 70 times. When in fact, Chalker is not trained in Forensic Science nor do we find anyone listed in the book trained in the profession.

Then we have this mystery called "forbidden science" (p67) and the "Invisible college" (p67). Now I can understand the problems that would come about if a scientist steps out on a limb and works outside the mainstream, but in this case Chalker's DNA analysis if processed in an accredited laboratory would be fully backed by that institution, so the need for anyone being put out to burn is redundant, the laboratory would stand by its results, they analysed a "hair sample" that is all, nothing odd about that. But no, Chalker works in a mystery, when in fact the whole process is everyday normal and the need for these mysteries is stupid.

So that brings me to who did the analysis, well from what we can find out.... I don't know? A group called Anomaly Physical Evidence Group (APEG) (p70) did the analysis? Again nothing, not one person or laboratory name, who are these biochemists? So how does the reader verify the credentials of the technical work? Not very forensic to me. And if this was an astonishing discovery, one would expect "Biochemists" would jump on a paper to take the credit. But no... they are going to work through the author (Public face p70), well that's what the author tells us. He even tells us that it is "my APEG team", that is right readers "my"? (p190).

So what was the start point to the Alien Hair find? Well would you believe Khoury, in his own words: "I had a head injury, and I was on a lot of medication" (p23) - Hit on the head! And hit with a shovel or should I say shovels (p24)! Can you find any hints of a prosaic cause, well I can! Then Khoury tells us that he was taking Codeine Phosphate (p24) and as he states "lots". Did you know that one of the side effects of lots of Codeine is hallucinations? But the author does not list any side effects. Then add in Prozac and Voltarin. What happened to the medical reports or even a doctor's name? Nothing, zero, zip.

Forensic my eye, Khoury did his own sample collection and then placed that in a plastic bag (p25), so how did Chalker proved that it came from Khoury's body?

The book does cover other well known cases, my favourite and I would say the best case is the Kelly Cahill encounter (1993) (p50). However, rather than read it in this book, try and find Cahill original book (Encounter, Harper Collins, 1996, ISBN 0732257840), it is very good and worth the effort.

I could go on, but there are too many things to list. I think the author has over stepped his position or qualifications (Chalker is not a biochemist) and tried an interesting form of word association to sell us a weak story that stands on a lot of "Ifs & Buts" around hidden so called APEG mystery biochemists.

(Digital Version)

I've got to say, this is the first book by Philip M. Parker that I was able to afford. I have read so many good things about him, but the prices of his text are awfully high. I saw this offered for 48 dollars and thought, well that's a little high but I've heard so many things about this author, I'll try it. Well, if you want to go ahead and pay 2 dollars a page go ahead! It only had 24 pages! Hmph!

After reading Philip M Parker's The 2007-2012 Outlook for Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs in the United States and The World Market for Machinery Used in the Grain Milling Industry or for the Working of Cereals or Dried Leguminous Vegetables Excluding Farm-Type Machinery: A 2007 Global Trade Perspective, I couldn't wait to get my hands on his other works. Let me tell you, so far they just keep getting better and better. Many authors of such unmistakable talent grow lazy and apathetic in their later works but not the esteemed Philip M Parker! I can't wait to see what subject matters Mr. Parker next lends his artist's touch.

This book is just awesome!! My wife and I was in the process of opening a Booth Rental Salon and we heard of this author at a Beauty Trade Show and we went to her class and bought the book!! The book gave us everything that we needed to start our new salon development. The author is awesome in the way she just gives you the basics of what you need to get started, especially the contracts. With us opening a salon with booth renters and independent contractors the contracts definitely were a plus. I would recommend this book if you are a BOOTH RENTER or opening a salon that will be operating a BOOTH RENTER Salon.

This book has too much primary information that can easily be found in any cheaper business start-up book and too little information that is insightful to salon start-ups. The workbook didn't arrive with the original shipment, nor with the replacement shipment- but I doubt that it could make the purchase any more valuable. Look elswhere for a salon-specific guide book.

Very good book! Very basic concepts and very easy to understand. Pictures are a little dated, but otherwise a handy resource for anyone who is interested in hair and hair care.

I still have not received my product. It should have been here Feb.9th. It's now over 1 month late!

We're often given misinformation about the actual science of our hair, such as getting it cut will make it grow faster (if the end of the hair had nerves signalling back to the follicle inside the head, then it would hurt to get a haircut!) and other such nonsense, so this is a very good reference book on the biology of our hair and how the environment and other factors affect it.

However, I must disagree with some of the information in the book. The author says that all hair should be washed every day to keep it healthy. If we did nothing else to our hair, that might ring true, but when you add blow dryers, curling irons, and other chemical processes, I personally believe it can be more harmful to wash hair that often.

My advice is to read the book but keep in mind that every word is not gospel. I think it's sad that the book is generally not available in the US except through second-hand stores. I trust the scientific information in it a lot more than I do many books on the subject of hair.

I am a person who is semi-obsessed with thte condition of her hair so I thought this would be a good book for me. It turns out that most of the hair advise was stuff I've already read in fashion magazines or stuff that didn't aply to me like hair loss. Oh well.