Haircare on a Budget - Money Saving Tips

Between prices rising and tighter budgets, it's hard to rationalize spending serious money on keeping your tresses in top shape - and this means frequent salon trips. At home, even basic haircare requires a load of products.
Beautiful hair, however, still can be accomplished even on the strictest budgets. Here are some ideas in how to solve the main hair-budget problems.

Save on: Hair Treatments

Hair care products are pretty expensive but your hair needs treatment. Try homemade hair treatments that are inexpensive, but still effective.

As you might already know, olive oil is a great moisturizing treatment for almost all hair types. Curly hair lacks moisture and the olive oil treatment is the most basic treatment for it.
With olive oil on dry hands, apply onto hair, twist it up and leave it on for 30 minutes before showering.

A great option for normal and dry hair is to mix a half-cup of honey with two tablespoons of olive oil. Work the mixture into your hair and let sit for 30 minutes. Shampoo and rinse as normal.

Save on: Hair Coloring

If between tips and extra fees you can't afford regular, frequent salon services, ask your stylist for help.
The best way to get gorgeous hair color and still be on a budget, is to have it first done by a professional and then have your colorist provide you with the shades.

The colorist can recommend whether you should use a semi-permanent, demi-permanent or permanent hair color. They can also provide information on how to apply the color - a knowledgeable stylist will be happy to assist you with a touch-up.

Avoid drastic color changes since they require touch-ups every 4-6 weeks. Highlights blended with your natural hair color will require less upkeep than all-over hair color.

Another budget-friendly option is the tone-on-tone hair color, that can provide you beautiful color without lightening your hair.

Save on: Regular Trims

Get creative with hair accessories to stretch the time between trims.
This is especially helpful if the layers framing your face become a bit raggedy. Achieve a sleek look with a slim headband by applying volumizing product to damp hair and blow-drying with a round brush.
Then position the headband by pushing it into place and keeping it just a few inches away from the hairline.

Or, you could try an upscale ponytail with big volume on top and a sleek tail. Start by blow-drying hair smooth but with plenty of volume.

Back-comb to tease the sections around the brown.
Once height has been built, create a short part in the front and pull each side of the part back to a low ponytail at the nape of the neck and secure it in place.

Save on: Salon Services

Many major, upscale salons host training nights where junior stylists can practice their scissor skills on clients who receive a discount and can save big! Some salons even offer free cuts on training nights.
The junior stylist are overseen by an experienced stylist so they won't make a mess out of you hair.