It may be that you cannot find a good hairdresser in your locality who meets your needs. In that event you will be better off without a hairdresser. The unfortunate fact is that, as most beauty shops are set up today, they need to give permanents, to sell cosmetics and to sell extras in order to stay in business. Healthy hair care need not include these extras. It is quite possible for you to look after your own hair, and after reading this article, you will have the confidence to do so. We have our hair with us from the cradle to the grave. I hope that you understand your hair so that in dealing with it, as you must every day, you can in truth make it “a thing of beauty and a joy forever.”