Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Hair Rebonding

Hair rebonding is a revolutionary permanent hair straightening system that makes the hair pin-straight, soft, smooth, silky, and shiny, with little or no damage to the hair. The cost for this treatment depends on the length and thickness of the hair, and of course, it's pricey. I just had my second time hair rebonded recently at Cutting Edge, a local hair salon and academy at The Spring, Kuching. The reason why I want to do this is that my hair is frizzy and it makes me look untidy. It is the dream of all stylish women to have beautiful hair and one of the most happening fashion trend followed by the girls of the present generation. It was a tiring experience because it took me almost 5 hours to get my hair done. What impressing me is that this salon is using L'oreal product only on their clients! What I've noticed about this salon is that they always ensure only quality hair care service to their clients. Their stylists' are trained to provide only excellent artistic touch; giving every client a chance to make change and express themselves.

My hair after rebonded

In the end of the session, the hair stylist introduced me L'oreal Professionnel Tecni Art Liss Control - Smooth Control Gel-cream (picture below). This cream is ideal for smoothing unruly hair, 24 hours anti humidity protection, and UV filter. In other words, it is to control my frizzy hair, especially my highlighted hair area. That part of my hair didn't get rebonded because it damages my hair by using the chemical for rebond treatment.
Ingredients:
Aqua, C13-16 isoparaffin, propylene glycol, dimethicone, peg/ppg-17/18 dimethicone, potato starch modified, phenoxyethanol, carbomer, behentrimonium chloride, hydroxypropyl guar, polyquaternium-4, aminomethyl propanol, methylparaben, amodimethicone, benzophenone-4, hexyl cinnamal, linalool, trideceth-12, limonene, geraniol, butylphenyl methylpropional, citronellol, cetrimonium chloride, parfum/fragrance.

Monday, October 22, 2012

Modern LED Light Fittings and Its Advantages

http://furniture.trendzona.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Idea-for-interior-with-modern-LED-lights.jpgThe LED light fittings are among the most innovative technological developments that has benefited the human race in many ways. Compared to the incandescent light bulbs, the Light Emitting Diode bulbs are largely effective and economical. It is used for a wide variety of purposes in various fields. It is used in various home applications, commercial purposes, decorative purposes, street lights, indication lights and so forth. These are ingrained with a huge number of beneficial qualities which explains the reason for its widespread usage in many places.
Latest Trends in LED Light Fittings
There are a variety of LED bulbs and fittings available in many of the online stores at various price rates. Some of the latest trends in these fittings which are available in the online stores include spot lights, color changing lights which are used for decoration purposes, stair, foot, outdoor fixtures, blitz, wall, under water multi color, flood, portable and so forth. All these varieties of led fittings can be bought from online stores.
Some of the most important benefits of the Light Emitting Diode fittings include the following.
Durable: These are known to be long lasting and efficient compared to the incandescent lights. It is expected to light for more than 50,000 hours.
Eco-friendly: It is also known to be environment friendly as it hardly contains any toxic substances. Unlike the incandescent lights, these bulbs do not contain mercury or any harmful substances. As it seldom emits heat, it lessens the effect of global warming caused due to heat dissipation into the atmosphere.
Power Saver: These consume less energy compared to the fluorescent lamps. The incandescent bulbs consume a huge amount of power while lighting up rooms. The Light Emitting Diode bulbs have been invented to reduce the amount of power consumption. As there are no filaments in the Light Emitting Diode bulbs, energy is utilized to produce light. It is therefore known to be economical as it helps to save energy to a large extent.
http://images01.olx.in/ui/12/92/30/1343818359_421959230_1-Pictures-of--led-light-fitting.jpgCost effective: Compared to the incandescent lights, the LED light fittings are cost effective although these fittings are quite expensive. But these bulbs and lights seldom require replacements and lasts for a considerably longer period of time. Moreover, these light fittings include standard features which make it easy to replace and install.
As the LED light fittings include a variety of advantageous features it is used for various purposes. These fittings are available in different sizes and colors to suit different purposes. The Light Emitting Diode bulbs are used in indoor gardening as it provides necessary heat required for the growth of plants.
Due to its versatility, it is used for outdoor lighting purposes such as landscape lighting, street lighting and so forth. It is also used for decorating homes and commercial buildings as it is efficient and consumes less power. Moreover, these lights are available in a wide array of colors.

Saturday, October 6, 2012

Choosing the Right Replacement Light Bulb for Your Needs

When planning a new lighting layout for your home, it is important to take many different factors into account. Besides simply how bright you want the area to be lit, a savvy homeowner must include other factors such as indoor/outdoor lighting, lumens, wattage, and even environmental impact to choose the correct methods and techniques for your lighting design.
When it comes down to it, it's all about the bulbs. The bulbs that you choose for your lighting design will have an immense impact on the sustainability and effectiveness of your lighting. There are three major types of replacement light bulbs; incandescent, fluorescent, and LED. The following is a quick rundown of how each bulb type can be utilized to light your home.
Incandescent
Incandescent bulbs are what many people think of when they imagine a basic, residential indoor lighting bulb. The light is generated from heating a filament wire to high temperatures. Typically, incandescent bulbs last fairly long, but the problem with them is that they are costly in the long run. Incandescent bulbs require around 60 watts of electricity to produce light, making it exceptionally expensive when stretched over time. This is far more than any of the other modern options, although an incandescent bulb contains no mercury and is RoHS compliant.
Finally, the biggest downside to an incandescent replacement light bulb is its carbon footprint. Incandescent bulbs typically release around 150 pounds of CO2 into the atmosphere each year, far more than any other bulb allows.
Fluorescent
A compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) is a great replacement light bulb to phase out incandescent. Typically of a similar (or even cheaper) price, CFLs are great for lighting systems that need to save cost without a heavy investment. CFLs use about a quarter of the energy consumed by an incandescent bulb in the long run, and are just as bright for about a third of the cost.
This is not without some hazards however. CFLs contain mercury, which is hazardous to the environment. Though CFLs emit far less carbon dioxide each year compared to incandescent, they must be disposed of responsibly through a special program. Also, CFLs are more sensitive to temperature and weather conditions. They become a heat and fire hazard if in extreme temperatures for too long; so keep that in mind when considering outdoor lighting or landscape lighting use.
LED
Light-emitting diodes (LED) are special bulbs that use a cluster of smaller LED chips to emit waves and color characteristics. LED lighting beats out the competition in just about every sense. They are highly durable, require a tenth of the wattage that incandescent bulbs need, and emit almost zero btu's of heat while they work. LED lights are environmentally sound, contain no mercury or other harmful materials, and release only about 15 pounds of CO2 a year.
The only downside of LED lights is that they are expensive at first. LED replacement lights involve a considerable investment that essentially updates your entire lighting system. Once the installations are implemented, however, price drops to costing fractions of what other lighting systems cost in energy usage, per year.