When you read words like Sweet Fennel, Chamomile, Basil and Mint, what comes to mind? Fabulous aromas and tantalizing flavors? Drool not, Dear Reader-- we're talking about food for your hair now, not a fresh salad.

With fresh herbs such as Basil and Mint, Pure Hair makes the tastiest treats for any style of hair, long or short, curly or straight. From daily shampoos to once-a-week deep conditioners, the Pure Hair line of hair care products is affordable and delightful. There is nothing quite as exhilarating as waking up under a steaming shower with a scalp full of Marigold and Lavender scented lather.

Followed by a refreshing spritz of Pure Hair Geranium Replenishing Tonic, your hair never had it so good. What a wonderful start to your day! Towel-dried and left straight or formed into a style held firm with Pure Hair Meadowfoam Seed Styling Mousse-- your hair will behave exactly as you want it to. And smell like a dream in the process, to boot.

If you do a lot of blow-drying, an occasional dash of Pure Hair Chamomile Aloe Moisturizing Balm is a treat your hair will thank you for. Seriously. Apply the Chamomile and Aloe balm to your over-dried hair and listen carefully; those follicles are going to say 'thank you, thank you' and then behave better than it ever has before.

Color your hair? In that case, you're going to want to try Pure Hair's Borage Supporting LiquidGel. It seals your hair's cuticle and helps your color last longer without fading or turning that weird greenish tint you sometimes see.

The folks who come up with the Pure Hair care line of botanical products sure do know what they're doing. Never content to sit on past morning glories, Pure Hair is always developing new products for your hair's delight.

When I visited www.Sleekhair.com for the first time, I was stoked silly to find that some of my favorite long hair care products are offered for sale here. When I was invited to write about products for Sleekhair.com, the editors probably did not know that I have hair that hangs past my waist. Well, I do and these two facts combined to make for one delighted Writer!

Take, for instance, Paul Brown Hawaii products: Fortified with island treats like Kukui nut oil and Awapuhi ginger, Paul Brown products are scrumptious and smell wonderful enough to eat. But don't! Eating Kukui is not the best idea (unless you actually prefer eighty-inch hips) but applying it to your hair is a fabulous thing to do. Kukui nut oil repairs split ends like you wouldn't believe and Awapuhi ginger is the best-smelling flower on the planet.

Paul Brown Hawaii makes a long straight leave-in conditioner that is so easy to use. Just spray lightly into towel-dried hair and work through with your fingers. Right away you notice how easily your hands glide through your strands. The scent is pure tropical paradise which always sends this Writer time-traveling home to Kona whenever I get a whiff. After your hair dries, you'll notice a remarkable improvement in the texture of your hair and the way it bounces. Paul Brown Hawaii knows exactly what it takes to make this wahine's hair sing!

Now don't go getting Paul Brown Hawaii confoozled with that 'other' Paul who makes products from Hawaiian fruits and nuts. Sure, his hair care items are luscious and work fine, but Paul Brown Hawaii products are just as good, smell at least as nice but usually cost a lot less. When your hair is as long as this writer's, you use a lot of hair care products and the savings certainly add up.

Some say that Hemp will save the world. Probably they're right. Hemp can be processed into fabric, paper and oil. Hemp makes a clean-burning fuel and certain strains have medicinal properties as well but, for our purposes, let's look at Hemp as the remarkable hair-and-skin tonic it is.

For instance, Alterna makes several types of Hemp shampoos. There;s one for chemically-treated hair, one for dry and damaged hair, one for normal hair, one for super-shine and even a deep-therapy shampoo. The oils that come from Hemp are perfectly suited to human hair, making it healthier, stronger and shinier.

The benefits of Hemp for hair certainly do not end at cleansing. Alterna offers several different Hemp conditioners, from leave-ins to rinse-outs, daily light conditioners and weekly intensive treatments. They even make an anti-dandruff conditioner fortified with the ever-helpful Hempseed. The properties of hemp oils are remarkably similar to human hair. Ph is correct and the oils in Hemp are of a type that more or less 'merges' with your hair, not just sit on top of it. Buying products made of Hemp encourages its cultivation; Hemp is a renewable resource and bringing it back into common use is a good thing all around. Good for people, good for the planet.

This writer likes to wear her hair very long and very straight. To that end I like Alterna's Hempseed Straight Hair Shampoo and Straight Hair Conditioners. I wash my hair daily and use the conditioner about every third shampoo. I especially like the upside down bottle the conditioner comes is; never wasted, because every last drop can be extracted. Experiment for yourself and find the ideal timing for your own mane. Whatever Alterna Hempseed products you use, your hair will thank you for it daily, so will the Earth.

Isn't it always the way it goes-- you were born with a head full of curly hair and you wish it was straight as straw. Born with stick-straight hair and you'd prefer it full of ringlets and waves. Sometimes you want it one way for the office, another for a dinner date afterwards. To that end, Sleekhair.com offers an outstanding array of hair appliances- here are just a few of them, explained.

For starters, everyone needs a hairdryer of some sort. Long gone are the days of chair-mounted, bonnet-type monstrosities. These days, a girl has her choice of hand-held hair dryers, each one easier than the next to manipulate. For instance, the CHI TURBO Professional Hair Dryer offers super-advanced Ceramics, and produces Negative Ions as it dries your tender tresses. Negative ions are tiny things in the air that make you feel good, like after a thunderstorm. When you're swirling magnets and electricity around your head, it's a good idea to add something beneficial at the same time.

Once your hair is dry, it's time to do your curling / uncurling thing. Use a hair-sparing conditioner, such as ARTec Kiwi Blow Up Volume and then choose your appliance. For straightening, select one of the new ceramic irons. Using a spray-in conditioner on the ends before ironing will prevent splits and frying. If you have a lot of hair, using a Ceramic Tools Professional Flat Iron with two-inch plates works well. If you have shorter hair, the one-incher will do.

To go curly, use the CHI TURBO Professional Ceramic Curling Iron, with or without springs. The new breed of curling irons are so much easier to handle than your Mom's old-school irons. The ceramics heat evenly and the cords are wires so that they don't tangle as you use 'em. Temperatures are controlled conveniently so you never have that scorched feeling.

Whether you're going straight or curly, beginning with a clean, healthy head of hair is vital. Sleekhair.com has everything you need to get the styles you want. Even if you change your mind daily. From shampoos and conditioners to appliances to curl or uncurl-- everything you need is right here.

Are you a true child of the Computer Age? Love technology? Are you the one everyone calls when they need help setting up their VCR? Then the Alterna Hair Products line was made precisely for you. Composed of scientifically-proven ingredients in exactly the correct proportions, the products are simply fabulous additions to your hair-care arsenal. But, more than that, the packages are stunning! Alterna products are not ones you're likely to put away in a bathroom cabinet. These extraordinary containers are made to be left out for the sheer art of it all.

Consider the Alterna Caviar Age-Free Protectant Collection. Each product, from the polishing serum to the Age-Control conditioner, comes is a tall, narrow yet well-balanced bottle of amazingly brilliant jewel-tone colors. Fortified with Alterna's singular enzyme therapy® complex-caviar, Alterna's Age-Free line is specially formulated to reduce visible signs of again in your hair. Their amazing caviar blend actually improves the structure of your hair, making it look younger, instantly. Remarkable stuff. If you are 'of a certain age' you won't go wrong by trying it.

The Alterna line consists of the most modern shampoos and conditioners yet made. Alterna's not just for cleansing, however-- there are formulations to nourish your scalp, add volume to thin hair, body to baby-thin hair and to bring back youthful vitality to older locks. There are finishing and styling products that you must use to believe. And the bottles! Check 'em out. Every one a piece of art in itself, they range from squat, circular shapes to tall, narrow flasks and they are all in tones of the loveliest colors imaginable.

The scientists at Alterna are never content with maintaining the status-quo. Instead, they are busy coming up with awesome hair care products and that art department-- these guys must work overtime to invent the packaging that makes Alterna remarkable, inside and out. Mere words can't describe these bottles. Check out the entire Alterna high-tech line and see for yourself.