Pro Hair Care: Salon Secrets of the Professionals

The essential guide to hair care from a seasoned professional hairstylist.

Pro Hair Care is a comprehensive guide to hair health and hairstyles that provides sound advice and shows readers how to create a wide range of looks. Sheridan Ward and Alexandra Friend describe everything from what the ingredients in shampoos and conditioners actually do to how to remedy every common hair problem.

They reveal everything people want to know about their hair, inside and out, including:

• Basic products and equipment
  
• Hair to suit different face shapes and skin tones
  
• Essential techniques
  
• Basic hairstyles
  
• Hairstyles for special occasions
  
• Hair accessories
  
• Coloring
  
• Hair care tips for children
  
• Hair care tips for men

Hundreds of color photos illustrate the author's expert advice and show readers how to achieve professional looks at home, with sections on how to tease hair, how to attach hair extensions and much more. Special tips and know-how from the pros highlight the step-by-step instructions.

Alexandra Friend has more than 12 years' experience in beauty, styling and lifestyle journalism. She was deputy beauty editor for Zest Magazine for several years and is now a freelance beauty editor based in London, England.

Sheridan Ward is a hairstylist who has worked on many runway shows, including Chanel, Vivienne Westwood, Fendi and Mulberry. He has also styled on numerous photo shoots, including for Shape Magazine and Burberry.