In my opinion hair is actually a rather personal thing, especially for a woman. I don't know if I have at any time been anywhere where they take hair more seriously than California. A short stroll through any main Los Angeles thoroughfare will reveal a myriad of women with perfectly cut, perfectly colored and perfectly styled hair. This is no accident. This is the work of countless numbers of individuals over a period of years working with each individual person to capture the essence of california hair.

I reside in Santa Monica, a city which has the good fortune of maintaining beautiful sunny weather 310 days out of every single year. That means there are 310 days of every year that I can be completely fabulous looking when I walk out of the door without worrying about the rain devastating my carefully cultivated hairdo. Although this certainly is an intriguing prospect it does me little good without having the aid of a quality salon and top quality products to use on my shimmering golden locks.

In any area that you have a great deal of sun, you have a great deal of heat. Heat dries out your hair. What could be worse than dry, split, frizzy hair? I'll tell you what. NOTHING! It truly is simply just the worst. I feel fortunate to have uncovered two product lines that cope with this incessant heat wave perfectly. Aveda features a product line termed "Dry Remedy" that fortifies hair against those penetrating rays and has in fact done wonders for my hair. Be advised though, Aveda is not sold everywhere. Finding Aveda Products in Santa Monica is not a difficult task, you just need to find a quality Salon that stocks them. I generally pick mine up at Fringe Salon, they seem to always have what I came for and they are one of the few salons in Santa Monica with truly green products. The other product I have experienced good luck with is the Super Rich conditioner from Bumble and Bumble. In my experience you really can't go wrong with any products from either of those companies.

While I can honestly say that some of the newest trending fashions, such as hair feather extensions, just are not my style, I have noticed many well done hair feather extensions in Santa Monica. In fact, to be honest, I feel that Santa Monica has some of the very best hair I have ever seen. After chatting it up with a few random strangers with gorgeous hair I have heard tales of a special keratin treatment, brazilian blowouts, wedding hair to die for, and even the development of entirely new shades by some of the talented hair colorists here.

Exactly where am I going with all this? Let me just lay it out nice and clear for you. If you have California hair, make sure you treat it right. Your hair will love you for taking such fine care of it. Stick to using high grade, eco-friendly products that fortify your hair naturally. Watch out for the heat-wave, and find a reputable salon to work with. Keratin Treatment