7 Ways To Take Better Care Of Your Hair | Jonathan Van Ness
- Posted on 19 April, 2022
- Hair Knowledge
- By Anonymous
Let's be real for a second, we've probably all treated our hair a little bad. From bleach and tones to heat styling to extensions, we're doing a number on these delicate strands. I'm talking you through the 7 (but actually 8) ways to take better care of your hair, or essentially haircare 101, so we can rid damaged hair and all have healthy gorgeous hair. From how often should I wash my hair, to how to condition, to safest way to highlight, to how long can you keep your extensions in and more. It's time for healthy hair!
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Do not, i repeat, do not keep your extensions in for too long hi. Everyone welcome back to our youtube channel. I'M jonathan van ness, i'm a host, i'm an author, i'm a podcaster! If you haven't been here before, i'm also a hairdresser been a hairdresser for, like 15 years, maybe saw me on queer eye. Maybe you saw me on getting curious jonathan van ness on netflix, but i was happy you're here and today we are going to talk about how to bring out the best the most in your natural texture, whether you are from a 1a to a 4c. Here are seven ways you can make sure to take better care of your hair. Here'S one thing: that's really important! No matter what type of hair you have, you have to have a wide tooth comb or a wet brush in your shower to distribute conditioner throughout the hair. If you just get in the shower and you wash and condition your hair - and you just like use your fingers to kind of put it all over you're not going to get the conditioner on every single strand of hair, the way to ensure distributing conditioner all throughout The hair, thus ensuring that you're going to get all the benefits of all those great ingredients in your conditioner fingers crossed, but not fingers crossed if you're using jbn, because those ingredients are gorgeous you're. Just going to take that wide tooth comb in the shower and you're. Going to distribute or you're just going to move that conditioner all around by making sure that there's no tangles in the shower you're, going to make your styling less tangly, less laborious and less of a nightmare when you get out of the shower. So you always want to make sure you're distributing the conditioner throughout your hair in the shower, with a wide tooth comb or a wet brush. Another thing that will not bring out the most in anyone's texture is over washing. You want to aim to wash your hair about two to four times a week unless you are someone who is like a healthcare worker, maybe you're at a gym. If you're like laying your head on stuff, that's like physically, like yucky or like when i go to gymnastics. If i like tumble into that, like pit with all the phone blocks and all those other people have like jumped in the phone blocks and all those feet and stuff, i'm washing my hair, if you haven't really left your house or haven't really gone anywhere, it's okay And actually sweat for your hair is really good. Just blow dry, the sweat into your hair. Your hair actually loves it, plus the sebum that your sebaceous oil glands, makes in your scalp. Your hair loves that sebum. It'S like a mother, nature's conditioner, so two to four times a week, two to three times a week. That'S good! If you have to wash more make sure make sure make sure you're using a quality, shampoo and conditioner if you're, using something, that's laden full of sulfates or laden full of silicones, which is really like where so much unhappy hair texture comes from. It comes from using really sulfate sulfates and then a lot of silicones, the sulfates dry, your hair out, then the silicones kind of coat that to make it feel smooth and soft, but it actually doesn't last long and it ends up getting frizzy and your ends. Look not happy and everything: silk pillowcases, so important and sleeping with your hair up because of the way that the hair grows. This is a newborn baby and then it's a kid and it's a teenager and then it's an adult and then this is geriatric. This is me sleeping every night, with my hair down, there's a pillow there's my body and you're, just like you're, literally just rubbing your hair, all between your shoulders and the pillowcase for eight hours, a night on your 98.6 degree, personalized flat iron you're. Just going like this 98.6 degrees all night every night, that's a third of your life that this hair, which is really similar to fabric, is just getting rubbed to death. No, so when we sleep no matter what your hair is like we're going to gather it on top of our head, do a very loose loose loose loose loose top knot, do not like slick it back tight because that can create breakage around your hairline. I like to use a silk scrunchie if you're someone who has like a three or four any family of texture, repair, you're, probably going to be using like a silk wrap or potentially silk bonnet to cover up your hair. While you sleep gorgeous, but we just want to keep the ends away from our body heat so taking care of your hair at night, that's going to bring the best out of your hair. Here'S a really big one, hair color does not really like to be lifted. More than like two or three shades more than its natural color, especially up on your scalp, if you get really really light highlights - and they start way up here on your newborn baby hair every time you go back to get your highlights, redone, that hair is going To be more prone to breakage, it's going to be more prone to over over processing. That'S a really important thing like trying to stay like two shades within like your natural color and figuring out the color that works for you and kind of like staying. There just know that the more you try to change your natural hair color because of the way the hair grows. It'S just going to change your texture, no matter what your hair texture, the textures, are going to be different. The highlighted hair is going to hang one way the non-highlighted hair is going to hang another way like this is like five years of hair like this length. This is like probably been on my head since, like queer, i started you know, because your hair only grows like a quarter of an inch like a half an inch a month. That'S like you know this much of your thumb like if i did an all-over color on my hair right now and then wanted to grow my virgin color back out. That would take me like five years. I would be 40. honey. That'S a lot of commitment. So when, if you have hair that, like touches your shoulders or below and you're really thinking about going way, lighter or way, darker think about that. Another myth that is so in the way of bringing out your hair's best texture is that you should have a certain length of hair because you're a certain age. There was this like old school of thought that, like older, women should have shorter hair and then like younger girls, should have like really long, untouched, hair and really sometimes shorter is easier. It'S springier like for a little girl, like you, have to get all the tangles and it's like fun to like experiment and play, and then just because you get older does not mean you have to chop all your hair off as our hair tends to become more Silver or gray, as we age it can tend to it, can get a little bit more thick or more coarse. And if you cut off coarse hair short, it's going to be puffy, but if you let it have a little bit more weight, let it be a little bit longer it's going to like swing and like lay and like be nicer. So, just because you get to a certain age does not mean that you have to cut your hair. It'S a really good way to find your texture. Another way that we really have to bring out the best in our texture is by practicing safe heat protection. If you are just like blow drying your hair with a blow dryer, if you're taking a flat iron to your hair or a curling iron to your hair - and you don't put heat protection on before you do it, it is no go. It is not good. Your hair is very similar to fabric, so, if you were to iron, this shirt on a 400 degree iron every day, every single day, sometimes twice a day, this would be like a destroyed mess. In like a few months, you don't get to put a whole new hair on your head, especially if it's long so, if you were to like only put heat protection on half your hair and not the other after six months, you would see a dramatic difference. The money that you spend on a heat protection will save you money on haircuts, because your haircuts will last longer. The shape will be nicer and your hair will actually like do what you want it to for a longer period of time, because your ends aren't going to be getting over processed. I am in love with our instant recovery serum it's in the little glass jar. It was right here uh and you just put it all over your hair. When it's wet, you distribute it with a wide tooth comb. Then you can blow dry it. If you don't blow dry it, you can just let it air dry, then you can curl it with a curling iron or flat iron it or whatever. You want and you're still going to experience that great heat protection. That'S never greasy. It does not weigh your hair down, it's just literally amazing, if i do say so myself do not, i repeat, do not keep your extensions in for too long. Clip-In extensions were not we're, not joe, i'm sorry, but this is serious. They were not meant to be slept in they're, not meant to be slept in okay. You cannot sleep in your clip and accept i mean you can if you want to rip your hair out everywhere, where it's attached to it's too much heat, especially with the extensions between the back of your head and the pillow. It gets warm back there. It'S not good for your natural hair. Another thing: that's awful for your natural hair. If you have like a full weave, if your entire scalp is braided down and you have a partial on there or an enclosement, if you have any sort of weave situation - and you keep that on for too long, that is not good. It is too much weight attached to our scalp, we're going to experience. Breakage, we're going to experience like protective styles are protective, but in like moderation, you can't like keep it in for too too long, and i feel like hairdressers are going to come for me for this, but i'm going to say it. Sometimes i feel like hairdressers are like oh yeah. It totally lasts like three or four months, because they don't want to overwhelm the person getting the extensions, but really in reality, because your hair grows like a quarter to a half an inch a month. All that weight and pressure like growing down a half an inch is not good on your scalp. It'S not healthy for it. So really you should never be going more than like three or four weeks in my opinion, because it's too much traveling hair. It'S too much pressure on it, so just don't over stay your welcome with extensions or with clip-ins. I said it and i believe it another best practice to bring out the best in your natural hair. Texture, no matter who you are is develop a good relationship with a hair stylist that you trust. If you are throwing box color on your hair, then going to a hairstylist and wondering why the highlights didn't look right. So then you fire that color. So you go to the other colors, because that one was too expensive and they didn't get your hair right. So you go to this other one. It'S too many cooks in the kitchen. You have to find a hairstylist who you like, look at their instagram. Do some research make sure that what the hair that they do is like the hair that you want? Have a consultation talk about what you're looking for talk about, how much maintenance you want to have talk about how much money you want to spend talk about? How often you want to see their face, because if you do something, that's too high maintenance, it might be too expensive, you're going to see them all the time you have time for that you're busy. I don't know your life and neither does a hairdresser. So you got to tell them, develop a good relationship with the hairstylist, you trust and they will help your hair be the best it could ever be and try to not play kitchen beautician, and i get it when we see these hair color commercials they're, like half Submerged in a lake with this gorgeous blow dry, i want to go to the store and get some box color too, but don't do it. It takes so long to grow out and if, by some miracle it looks good when you very first do it. You will be dealing with that change for years. Four years, when you have roots you, don't just go, get that box color and put it all over. Your hair and think it turns the same. Why? Because dye load, you can't overlap it. You got to like only get it on your roots, there's a whole thing. Medium brown is going to be black in, like five applications, if you just put it all over your hair willy-nilly, there's levels to this literally there's like a level one, a level, two, a level three, a level four there's levels to it. This is science. We don't go, get yelled at in hair school because we wanted to were we obsessed with those seven ways to bring out that yay? Why are you guys sitting down standing ovation? Oh keep going where's my phone. I want to get you guys clapping to insert it in the shot i'll. Do it horizontally? Yes, yes, natural texture, there's joe that's what i'm always talking about, go youtube, there's jeremy, say hi to him in the street yay. Thank you so much for coming to my ted talk. That was the seven ways to bring out the best texture out of your natural hair. Is there more ways absolutely? But it is not your youtube channel, don't forget to like and subscribe and comment below and go to the description you
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Jonathan Van Ness: You need some more hair tips??? Well then maybe it’s time for hair school: https://youtu.be/LPraLL8FrPM or you’re looking for a new hairstylist?? Then maybe this video on how to find one : https://youtu.be/JAN3aaMAfLg
Denise S: “Just because you get older does not mean you have to chop all your hair off.” Thank you Jonathon!! At 57 I am loving my long hair and have no plans to cut it short. LOVE your channel! ❤️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
MSK: Thanks for addressing the idea that older women should have short hair. I’ve been rocking a silver mane for over 10 years and find it impossible to tame when it’s shorter. Hope you’re feeling better! Sending you powerful healing vibes
Carolyn Robinson: I’m 66 years young with a six year old granddaughter that makes me younger! Your hair products are keeping my hair looking amazing!
psychandtheology: Thank you for the acknowledgement that I'm totally allowed my long graying locks!! I'd choose to rebel anyway, but the support is much appreciated! And thanks for all the tips on keeping my locks as healthy as possible! I had dropped the ball on the silk pillowcase and don't even own any kind of comb or brush, but will pick up a shower comb.
annnoma77: “DO NOT…I repeat DO NOT!!” Had me in stitches this afternoon! I love your products Jonathan. I am a faithful user of the the nurture shampoo and conditioner and many of your other products. It has helped my normally frizzy curly hair shine!!!❤️❤️
ashwiley86: Happy to report that I’m already using almost all of these tips!! I’ve started using your products and I LOVE them. I’ve been letting my gray come out to play over the last few years and I have to say, I love it. Thank you for making such amazing products and fun content on here! You’re one of my favorite people!! Keep bringing all the joy!
Just Today: Honey's...I'm 55 years young and I am rocking hair down to the middle of my back...all day, every day!! I am young, I am fabulous, and this is how you stay this way....by truly LOVING yourself and doing what works for you. Age is just a number that some guy thought should be added on to people to age them, and by doing so, actually ages us! Live your life with no numbers and live!!!! (with fabulous hair thanks to JVN of course!!! xoxoxoxo)
Animecat889: Needed this right now!! I'm in the middle of the horrendous process of growing out my pixie cut! Don't regret the pixie at all! Loved it in fact - but the grow out process has me anxious over protecting the hair i've got lol! I'm realising i might need to give up the bleaching *cries*
Sewmuchtodo: I have heard so much about wet hair involving curls; style xyz, don't style wet, only style wet, don't brush or comb while wet, always comb never brush, always brush never comb, always blow dry, never fully blow dry; a video explaining these would be amazing
Harshali Patel: Switching to your haircare brand and products was the best decision I made! My hair, scalp and my wallet all thanked me for it! Not afraid to say that I was spending them $$ on custom made Prose products but still not seeing the progress and healthy hair I wanted. And after switching to JVN hair, I've got compliments from my friends AND MY HAIRSTYLIST!! You know it's real when your hairstylist says I'm jealous of your natural hair, volume and love the smell of your hair. She even asked me what brand I used Jonathan! Aaarrgh so pumped and happy! Thank you, thank you, thank you for creating JVN hair ❣️❣️ love you and love your brain baby too!
Jax: Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful knowledge with us ! I feel more at ease now after watching all the videos. At 30 I was really debating on coloring my hair again or growing it out. Going to keep it natural and following all your tips ❤️ I was doing everything wrong ☹️
Clive Chiam: I completely believe in building a relationship with your stylist. My stylist has never once pressured me to get anything done that i never needed. I wanted to get a keratin treatment because I live in Singapore where it’s humid and he nearly beat me over the head with a dyson air wrap for wanting to do anything to my naturally wavy hair. I wanted to get some shampoo and conditioner at the salon and he told me that because i have virgin hair i was fine with the shampoo and conditioner that I was already using. Tldr; he saved me a fuck ton of money.
Leina Amatsuji-Berry: Oh wow, I’ve never thought about how body heat affects hair strands! My hair is still pretty short but once it gets a bit longer I will pile it up. I’ve never had hair extensions either, but thinking about the weight of extensions on fresh growth alone makes me not really want to push my luck Thanks!
Mandy Ambrose: I love the brush in the shower tip! It made a difference in my hair today. So soft and smooth! I purchased your shampoo and conditioner and can’t wait to try them! Thank you for making them affordable✌
TheCratsky: Love these tips. Going to incorporate some of them, especially the wide tooth comb for conditioner and the bed time up do.
Edith Baldwin: I agree with you Jonathan regarding Point #7 (extensions). Also, some women have suffered from some forms of alopecia due to keeping their extensions in for many weeks to months at a time. Thank you so much for your advice concerning this topic plus many others!
rashiyu: I love this the energy in this video and just how passion Jonathan is about hair ❤️
Bella B: I was so obsessed with my long-haired weave that I left in too long, and my hair thinned so bad. Has taken forever to grow my beautiful curls back. I’m sorry Jonathan, no one told me! #livedandlearned
Sabrina René: You addressed literally every hair concern I've ever had in the most digestible and gorgeous way! THANK YOU ARIES ICON!! <3
hilmir: as someone with heavy curly/wavy hair, i actually enjoy having it bleached. the texture, feel and volume is actually easier for me to manage than my natural hair. i have been platinum for like a year now, with about 1 or 2 months in between to rest. i dont mind some roots, and work it into the look, with darker ashy grays, or blues. I also bleach and cut my own hair, and no, not a hairdresser or stylist. just years of having to live with curls!
Veronica Marie: As a teenager I had really thick long hair, when I turned about 21 I noticed I started losing soooo much hair and now at 23 its so much thinner than it used to be, just less hair on my head :( any tips on how to get a little bit back? (P.S. I already follow most of these tips!)
Deby Nash: Thank you, Jonathan ! I am 69, have never coloured my (naturally curly) hair, and am finally letting it grow out . Thanks to your product line, it's fun doing so, and I'm getting lots of positive feedback .
Kelsey KINE: Thank you for all of this helpful advice! I really appreciate knowing what not to do, I have very curly hair and usually don't worry about how I sleep. I will definitely take your advice! I also cut and color my own hair and have hairdresser fright. I hope I can find a hairdresser some day! I'd love for you to do my hair Johnathan ❤️
Veronica G: I love your advise Jonathan thanks for keeping it real and teaching us all!!!
Yadira Mercado: I have dry curly hair, and all my life I've been waiting to find some one like you for the perfect tips on how to finally, hopefully maintain my strands ❤️
Raelynn Zemirah Herbold: Tip #3 was something I hadn't thought of. I'm currently laying on my pillow & now it feels like my head is on fire lmao. Jonathan you are truly the best. Always giving us realness, thank you!
Des Austin The Artist: Definitely going to incorporate these into my routine!!!! Need all the help I can get! Love JVN/thank you for all the tips/you are the best!!!!!
ZainabLaLaLa: Jonathan thank yooou!! I'm 24 years old and my hair has (apparently) naturally gotten so much finer and lighter volume wise over the past five years or so, so definitely living for all the tips for keeping it as healthy as possible! Would've loved to try your products but I'll wait my turn across the pond in the UK
Aastha Bhansali: Oh my god, thank you so much, especially for the reminder that you should rock whatever length you want. I had LONG, gorgeous dark/somewhat golden brown hair, and in Indian culture, long hair is prized in women. I was tired of getting the same old layers, and impulsively decided to chop it off so that it barely grazed my collarbone, and I coloured it red for the first time! And oh my god, it was such a glow up! And because the length used to weigh my hair down, the short haircut was able to bring out my natural waves! This ties in to your last step about having a relationship with your stylist. It was this stylist who not only helped me pick the right shade of red (the fade looks amazing too, so no rush to get it touched up), but also the right haircut for my facial features! Props to you JVN and all the great stylists around who can see the beauty in their clients and help bring it out. ❤️ Also, absolutely agree about boxed dye being shit. I know someone who has been using it for YEARS and her hair only looks good after extensive styling, because it's super damaged otherwise. :( It's a much better investment to go to a good stylist who can prevent damage and actually help you understand your own hair better.
Allison DeKorte: JVN, I love the way you talk. Thank you for teaching me about levels of hair dye! These are things the layperson doesn't think about! Thanks!
Jazmin Tirado: #5 you nailed it! I have curly hair and thick as well so I can't cut my hair to shorts because it's too puffy so I just cut it below my shoulder and I can still do some hair dos while keeping my head light and not heavy when it's up to my lower back
Helen Smith: You are an amazing person. I’ve always been a huge fan. Love watching ‘ Queer Eye’ and knew straight away you were so talented at what you do. I have just started using your products and am blown away! The leave in serum is gorgeous. In my lifetime I’ve gone through so many different lotions and potions on my hair and yes have some great products but JVN..The best!! Thank you Jonathan for creating these beautiful products.
rebeca castro: I went to dye my curly hair and now it's a mess, it will takes years to come back to my natural curly, this kind of tips are very important. Thank you Jonathan
Christopher France: I love you, your awesome. I'm a hairstylist and I love the honesty. I deal with clients that want what they want all the time (like I can change the science )or ask me advice on there hair but then ignore because it's too much time or don't want to spend the money on quality products. I'm showing your videos to my clients, keep them coming. ❤❤❤
Bean Town Reese: I’ve been doing all this, and I mean, all of this! I don’t use extensions and never have so thankfully I don’t need to worry about that. I switched to silk everything with my hair and sleep with a loose bun, etc. but I’ve yet to find a hairstylist I like. And I need to find good products for my hair as in shampoo, conditioner, etc. I’ve tried so many expensive products that just don’t seem right for my hair. I have thick hair and it’s also frizz prone and needs moisture at the ends but produces a lot of oil at the scalp. I wash my hair 2 to 3 times a week and air dry. Which of your products do you recommend for my hair? I also have a blonde partial foil currently on my natural dark brown hair. The stylist did do a great job and the cut was done well too. But I wasn’t comfortable with her. Help! Thank you and I love you!
unknowndeoxys00: Still curious about the sulfate debate. Sometimes it "resets" my hair, but I also noticed my hair tended to fall out more. In sulfate-free, the difference in hair fall is small but there (I think), but I worry if how much it's weighing my hair down, along with conditioner.
Nancy Gall: Your instant recovery serum and the Undamage shampoo and conditioner have been keeping my hair so healthy! I use them on my 6 year old daughter too because kindergartners are rough on their own hair
Lynn Mallory: I just started my healthy hair journey a few months ago. I'm transitioning to natural hair from years of relaxing & heat styling so the road has been very rough. I am starting to notice a bit of a curl pattern coming in(3b maybe?) though. However, I've been having a major issue with moisture. This might be because I'm partially grey, especially on the top layer of my hair. Idk, but I'm trying so hard to heal the damage and get these greys moisturized & cooperative. Pls, any tips on managing grey hair or natural hair transitioning in general would be great.
Ruchie: Yes for the long hair in any age you want! I had short hair when younger and now in my 30s I have them long till my waist and love it. Some of my colleagues think it's inappropriate after 30, I don't understand why. I'm still learning how to take proper care of my long hair tho, but getting there. I'm going to use the comb for conditioner and I have to buy silk pillow case! Thank you!
Jessica Wainman: So so good. “This is SCIENCE! We don’t go get yelled at in hair school because we f$&@ing want to!” Brilliant. Love you JVN
kctrinn: thank you for these awesome tips!! i just got a fresh haircut that I'm absolutely obsessed with and hopefully by following your advice I'll be able to keep it looking as fresh for as long as possible
Angela Brothers: Thank you for all these great little tips. Some were really obvious, and I feel silly that I never thought of them. You are an angel and I appreciate you for sharing all your knowledge and love. You're making the world a better place Hun, xoxo.
ciara stout: Thank you so much for your haircare line. I have been using it for 2 weeks now and I am such a happy customer and will be ordering more for sure! My hair is forever changed :)
Amanda Guevares: First, your voice, presence and existence bring me life. Thank you for always being your genuine self, for bringing joy and for all the fab hair tips! I love that you speak my language, you make concepts super easy to digest. Episode related question for you...throughout the years a lot of stylists have told me "only condition the ends of your hair, not the roots". I am a longtime in-shower conditioner/comber (wet brusher now). I even let it sit in a loose bun while shaving / washing to give it a little longer to work it's magic. However, I'm always hesitant to apply less than a residual amount of conditioner to my roots because of this "myth?". What is your take on conditioning root to tip? I suspect people fear the dreaded weigh down, but...not to brown nose or anything...JVN conditioner certainly doesn't add weight and I'm wanting to apply it more generously to my root area to feed the forest. Would love your advice.
Hets Girl: I am finding that the older I get, the easier it is to maintain shorter hair. Not above my shoulders short, but around shoulder length. We'll see how it goes as I get older... and yes, I am officially done bleaching my hair blonde. My hair is naturally a very horrible reddish brown, not even a pretty auburn, it's horrible. I am getting a lot more white hairs now, and that's really pretty, but my natural colour just isn't. So I like to lighten it a shade or two and go a much nicer red colour. My hair is the healthiest it's ever been since I started following Audrey Victoria and Brad Mondo, so I'm already doing a lot of these tips, and my hair is loving it!
Niko: Sulfates silicones work great for my hair! Super soft. The anti silicone sulfate trend rly annoys me. If u use them right and they work for u then theyre fine. Silicones can coat the hair too, protecting it from humidity. Sulfates can be drying, but if u use them along with moisturizing ingredients its not super stripping. This is honestly jst a marketing gimmick imo.
Randi De Angelis: Thank you, Jonathan. Those were very honest and helpful suggestions that I will implement. The best part, for me, is how much you lift my spirits when you talk. Thank you for being such a lovely and kind person.
Caroline Thompson: I just love his energy there’s just something about him that makes me feel so good about myself and loved haha.
Julieta In the Sky With Diamonds: Thank you for this, really useful! What would you recommend to take of gray hair that starts getting hard and less shiny? xoxo
Joe Hemmerich: JVN! i love your products, and everything you stand for! i’d love a video for any tips you have for shorter hair. I know these tips apply for hair of any length, but if there’s any kind of tips you have for shorter haircare, i’d love that. also. not just saying this. your shampoos and conditioners are my favorite i’ve ever come across, and likewise the air dry cream is my favorite hair product i’ve ever used, so thank you for that. you turned me from a casual insta follower to a fan! :-)
Alexa Kearney: I love this! Just curious, as an African American woman , I’ve been educated that once a week washing is ok. Do you encourage that for 4b hair? Instead of 2-4 times a week?? ❤️
Mehdi Rifai: I remember in one of your Queer Eye episodes, you told someone that you were using a semi-permanent hair dye because it won't lead to the problems you mentioned in tip no. 8. I've been doing that with my hair stylist for the last two years, and I think it's working. Any update on that tip, or am I good to keep going?
Charlie Hardingham: Loved this!! Stumbled on it and am pleased to see your happy smiling face!! Would love to see some real/geniune ways to deal with hair loss as a woman? I have lost so much that I am wearing hats, wigs and scarves all the time and would love a break. Tried all sorts of crazy suggestions and am still losing hair, so they are garbage!! Huge love from the UK, and although I don't have a working 'kiss' letter button, Kisses!!!
Tammy Scott: Thank you for explaining tip #1. I'll be buying a second comb for the shower. All of these tips are great and finding the right stylist is a must!
L T: My hair has never looked or felt better since I started using your products. Thank you for the gorgeous ingredients in you shampoo!!!
destroyerofworlds938: This is the first time I have heard that sweat is good for your hair, but it makes so much sense! I’ve been so conditioned (pun intended) by beauty commercials, I’ve been running to the shower after my workouts to get the free conditioner out of my hair!
Laura: I had a hairdresser for years that I LOVED but I've moved and haven't found one like her again. She set the bar high!
Natalie Jenner: These tips are so helpful. I can't live without my wide tooth comb in the shower as I have 3b curls. I love your weekly videos. Greetings from Canada
Shari Lynn: There are so many of these that I have done, like 7 and 8. I wish I had truly learned this 25 years ago!!!! Thanks, JVN! P.S. Another thing I did was use Mane and Tail! What are your thoughts on this product? ( I am sure I can guess..♀️)
yvonne willford: I am 60 and stopped colouring my hair about 4 years ago... I'm also rocking it longer than since forever, so much healthier!! The only thing is, it's getting thinner in the front... if only I could flip my healthier looking hair from the back to the front, ha! I love all your tips, I love watching QE, I love your positive energy!!!
bettina: These are some amazing tips!! Need to take the hair dyeing thing into consideration. I have a question about tip 2? I live in a country with a really hot and humid climate (cough Philippines cough) and its quite normal to take a shower once or even twice a day, including hair washing because of how sweaty we can get during the day, even if we stay indoors. Does the tip of washing hair for 2x - 4x a week still apply then?
Jenny Bee: You make everyone so happy JVN...love your products and positivity❤
Joy Demarest: Not going to lie, I totally impulse bought JVN shampoo, conditioner, shine drops and scalp oil. WOW! My hair is so so soft, looks like just walked out of the salon after every wash and is by far the best products I have tried at not making me look like a greaseball after day #2. After my work ZOOM call, I was literally asked a if I had dyed my hair lighter because it was shiny enough to reflect the light from a window in my home office. His hair care line is awesome!
M Limuloa: Your tips are fabulous thank you for the great advice!
Shaina Ann: I love the comment about hair lengths! I tell my hubby all the time I'm going to be a silver fox with long hair lol. I think it's gorgeous! I absolutely have your hair products and omg my hair is on a whole different level hunny! I love the scent of it and I will never use anything else lol. I need giant bottles please and thank you love you!
Steph C: Can confirm with the silk pillow cases! I’ve used them for years now and my skin and hair love them!
BearyReckless: Any suggestions for someone who has a super sensitive scalp, and I can't even wear my hair up because it hurts so much? I haven't dyed my hair in around 7 years, but love having it long. My hair is also getting thinner, but I still have no idea why my scalp hurts so badly if I even I part my hair differently throughout the day. I have moved to sensitive products ages ago and it's helped a little bit, but I still can't wear my hair up, which really sucks when I'm at work. I just braid my hair to the side, but it still gets in my face.
Alexis Coates: This was so inclusive I loved it. I threw my satin scarf on because someone finally made sense why!
Hope Lyle: My aunt is a hairdresser and tested out extensions on my mom years ago. She gave her extensions that went down to her butt and my mom hated sleeping in them so she took the nail clippers to them. Let's just say she had weird chunky layers for months...
S Wisdom: I appreciate tht he included 4c tho Also his hair is sooo beautiful. This is what you call practicing what you preach. Love it!
Amy Kirts: I absolutely love you Jonathan! You are the best and I love all your videos and wealth of knowledge you have! ❤️
Gaby Ramos: I loved this video. You had me cracking up thank you for the tips
Elissa Strem: ❤❤❤ Love these tips! So helpful!!
eftelya tuna: Hello ! Jvn, I'm ashamed to say that I discovered you on netflix, I would love to get to know you better. your energy - your thoughts - everything that belongs to you is very nice, sweet. It is always inspiring to watch and listen to you. I wish you a happy heart, with love E ❤
Amber Hurwitz: Jonathan, I love all of these! Thank you so much. Do you have any recommendations for returning to my natural color after going blonde last year when the pandemic drove me insane? Now I just want to be my all natural auburn color and I don’t know the best way to go back. My hair is long. Please help! I don’t know what to do! I love you, btw!!
Michelle Valadez: Just here to say I ordered JVN hair products and my hair feels silky and amazing! Thank you
Z P: this was so helpful!
Profe McFadden: JVN, between Getting Curious, Queer Eye and these vids, I’m constantly amazed with your hair knowledge for ALL hair. You brightened my day, so let me brighten yours: Taco Bell is bringing back the Mexican Pizza, honey! We know you’re a stan!
Louise Belcher: My hairstylist had to get a completely different job during the pandemic and I don’t want anyone else touching my hair. I’d tell her my budget and we’d discuss what we could do. I miss her sooo much! I was going to let her do whatever she wanted next time I saw her.
Audrey Lee: Thank you so much for this!! Definitely guilty on using box dye at home… what would you suggest people who are slowly turning grey but wanna cover it up before going full gray? Would getting allover coloring at a salon a good choice? (That’s why I dye my own hair )
Stacey Phelan: I’ve learned so much from you JVN hope your feeling better
Heidi Houston: So agree with the idea that older women should have shorter hair. When I was younger, I loved my shorter (Gwyenth Paltrow short blond cut from Sliding Doors) hair style but took longer to style and I now can not be bothered. I have since grown my hair longer realizing my coarse, wavy hair styles is easier for me and can get out the door quicker. Of course I give full credit to my hair stylist/colorist, Jamie, in making me feel confident and beautiful for the past 7 years! She is an artist and I love her!
w rv: I love love love you and your products, I already have the shampoo, conditioner, serum, glow drops and the air cream, love them all. Would you consider making a video for us getting grays? They are different! The texture makes them so difficult to control. Thanks :)
Erica: Ohh, already heard two deadly hair sins that I've committed in the past! Blame it on being uninformed. Now I know why my hair was a mess back then! Now I gotta check the ingredients on my shampoo and conditioner! Love you!
Tiffany Williams: Love you! Thank you for including 3 & 4 hair types.
Sarah Petruna: I'm living for these videos! I'm learning so much!
aspeckofstardust: Okay but mom tip: don’t try brushing your hair in the shower if you’re a few months postpartum Speaking of, that might be a good topic - how to deal with postpartum (and other types of) hair loss?
Stacita: This was SUPER DUPER helpful. Thank you sooo much! You are amazing love you!!!!!
Midja Ameen: Jonathan you make my life better. You are an amazing person!
Melissa: you are CORRECT about hair extensions. As a black woman with afro hair, I used to wear breads and weaves constantly as a child because that's what my parents told me I had to do. I remember asking why I can't just wear my hair as it was? They laughed at me. lol. Anyway, I started to wear it as it was in college, when I was away from my family and in another state. It was there that I learned that braids and extensions doesn't "grow" your hair as we were all taught. It does protect it but by wearing the extensions for months at a time, as I was doing before, it actually makes the hair thin and rips it out because of the unnecessary weight. I've been so happy wearing my wear natural and putting it in cute flat twists and puffs. I learned the LESS the better. I only use avacado oil, sheabutter, shampoo and conditioner. That's all you need. <3
Lily Waddell: Your hair is so nice Jonathan!! Also these tips were great! Thank you!!
YouGotMarin: Thank you for being such a lovable, positive, and wise human being! I use a wide toothed comb in the shower but the amount of hair I remove from it can be slightly terrifying. What can I do to help with this?
Amelia Sparkles: Beauty guru!! I will trust these tips with my life haha THANK YOU! ✨
Bethrivka68: I learned so much thanks! Especially the point about not lightening beyond one or two shades.
Guinealord: I love hair types, as someone who had really long hair and recently cut it. I want to get back to my long hair and i hope this helps!!
Megan Lewis: I've been growing out black box dye for about 6 months and it's such a long process I can't wait to get my natural colour back
Kingdom of Ribbon: You recommend sleeping with our hair up in a loose topknot. But, I have long hair (to the middle of back) that is pretty thick and heavy. No matter whether the bun is loose or tightly secured in place, I get tension headaches and feel aches and pains along my scalp. Any suggestions for an alternative?
DontWorryAboutIt 1075: Amen to this! Say it louder for the ppl in the back! Can’t stand when ppl have sloppy extensions
Kianat Khan: Hey JOnathan , I got your products from Canada and got them posted to Australia by my brother . It cost me a lot but I got all the products except for shampoo and conditioner . I was unable to wait for the products launch here . My brother told me he bought some for himself . Will share an update once I receive and start using it . Yayyyy