It's ancient history now, but back in the Sixties if we wanted smooth, flat hair, we ironed it. Yup. Laid it on an ironing board and hoped our helpful friend didn't completely fry our long flower-child locks.

Those days are long gone. New ceramic technology makes achieving lovely, straight hair practically foolproof. CHI TURBO Professional Ceramic Hairstyling Flat Irons are state-of-the-art tools that help you get salon-smooth hair quickly and easily. They come in three sizes for every length of hair. The smallest CHI TURBO is 0.7" wide, perfect for short, sassy styles. The one and two-inch irons are ideal for longer hair and they're all easy to use.

CHI TURBO Professional Ceramic Hairstyling Flat Irons feature far-infrared flash-heating which means straightening your hair doesn't have to be an all-morning process. Comfortable, ergonomically designed handle stays cool to the touch and is easy to manipulate. You always have complete control. There's even felt at the tip of the iron, so no more burnt fingers!

Ceramic irons are such a step up from the old-style metal ones. (Not to mention a world away from those laundry-room steam irons!) CHI TURBO Professional Ceramic Hairstyling Flat Irons get hot where you want them to, stay cool where you need them to. Ceramic glides easily, so straightening your hair is breeze. The trick to using a straightening iron is to keep it moving. CHI irons have adjustable heat controls; start with the lowest and see if that's enough. Start at your scalp and grip a small section of hair between the ceramic plates. Keep moving as you slide the iron slowly downward, to the ends of your hair. In a flash you'll have fabulous, swinging, smooth and straight strands you can be proud of.

BloFoam. It's fun to say and even more fun to use. Just see what it can do with your hair! Especially if you have longish hair that tends to lay flat on your head. More than a mere styling aid, Rusk BloFoam Root Lifter is a remarkable spray-on, leave-in texturizing foam that delivers what it promises.

Here's the deal: Scrunch Rusk BloFoam Root Lifter into roots of clean hair, damp or dry. Use a cool blow dryer, beginning with the scalp area while hanging your hair upside down. No gymnasium equipment needed; simply bend from the waist. Drying your roots first is always a good, volumizing trick. Adding Rusk BloFoam Root Lifter to your styling routine keeps that freshly-flipped look going for hours.

Rusk BloFoam Root Lifter won't weigh your hair down, ever. The unique herbal extracts in BloFoam actually improve your hair with repeated use. Your lovely locks will be easier to style, with remarkable texture and manageability. Rusk BloFoam Root Lifter is versatile, too-- concentrate on your roots to add lift, or use all over for amazing volume.

Rusk BloFoam Root Lifter will help you create soft, sensuous styles that last all day. Especially good in this wintery weather, which can really make your hair brittle and dry. BloFoam is never sticky, never obvious. Use it daily for healthy hair that fluffs up as big as you want. Use BloFoam to achieve that country singer big-hair look, if that's what you're after. Rusk BloFoam Root Lifter will become one of your favorite styling products after one use. Available right now at sleekhair.com, less than eight bucks for a ten-ounce supply.

Leave it to L'Oreal to come up with yet another fabulous hair improver! ARTec Kiwi Blow Up Volume is amazing stuff. It builds volume as you blow-dry, making your hair fuller and more manageable than it's ever been. Plus, it adds remarkable luster, shine and a wonderful fragrance. New Zealand Kiwi fruit has been used by South Seas women for centuries to keep their lovely, waist-length hair clean, fragrant and easy as a sea breeze to comb.

L'Oreal has taken this ancient idea and modernized it, incorporating tropical Kiwi with a volume-building gel that you must try to believe. If you have long hair that tends to lay flat against your head, try this: Flip your hair upside down, squirt a good-sized dollop of ARTec Kiwi Blow Up Volume into your hand, rub between palms then scrunch it into your hair. Use more at the roots for added lift and volume. Remain upside down and begin blow-drying your hair at the roots. Continue lifting your hair away from the scalp and shake your hair as it dries.

When your hair is almost dry, flip your head back up, look in a mirror and be amazed at the increased volume and body of your hair! Seriously-- this stuff is unbelievably good. Plus, it smells like a tropical beach. Once you've tried ARTec Kiwi Blow Up Volume, you may never use any other gel again. It's that special. You've come to sleekhair.com at the right time, too-- ARTec Kiwi Blow Up Volume is specially priced right now, at only $8.19 for a full eight ounces.

If you look at a damaged human hair under a microscope, you'll notice several things. The cuticle, or outside, of the hair shaft appears rough and ragged, like the trunk of a palm tree. The end of the hair is split into two or more frays and the entire hair looks dry and brittle. Lifeless. Dull.

Sans scope, you can still see the difference between healthy, vibrant tresses and dry, damaged hair. Shampoo alone can't correct it. Even conditioning isn't enough. When your hair is fried, weather-damaged, over-permed or just plain D-U-L-L, what you need is a good reconstructor. ABBA Creme-Masque Therapy for Fragile Hair is just the thing!

ABBA Creme-Masque Therapy for Fragile Hair is formulated with wonderful, natural ingredients like Green Tea and ABBA's patented Fruit-Bio Complex and works like a miracle on over-stressed, over-processed hair. You slather it into freshly washed, towel-dried hair and leave in for several minutes. Apply the Creme-Masque, wrap your hair in a towel and use the time to shave your legs, read a few good chapters, or soak in a nice hot bath. The longer you leave the ABBA Creme-Masque Therapy in, the better it works. You simply cannot overdo it.

ABBA Creme-Masque Therapy reconstructs, moisturizes and repairs even the most frazzled tresses. It smoothes and seals the cuticle of each shaft, making your hair sleek, manageable and shiny. Exactly how you want your hair to be! Try it once and you'll be amazed at how wonderful your hair can be. With the fruit essences, Green Tea and other exotic ingredients, ABBA Creme-Masque may be just the therapy your hair needs and wants.

Magical. That's the best word to describe Bonacure Smooth Express. That is, unless it has little bitty brains in it. See, this stuff knows exactly where your hair needs it and where it doesn't. Pretty good trick for a hair product.

Unlike many ordinary hair conditioners which can do wonders for your split ends but weigh the top of your hair down, Bonacure Smooth Express 'sticks' where it's needed and leaves your healthy strands alone. Really. Wash and towel-dry your hair then work a packet of Bonacure through your tresses. Leave in for several minutes, rinse well and -voila!- brand-new hair!

For an especially deep reconstruction experience, place an unopened packet of Bonacure in a mug of hot water and let it get warm. The product comes in individual sachets so there's never any guesswork about how much to use. If you have waist-length hair like I do, use two packets. Applied warm, Bonacure Smooth Express is an absolute spa treatment for your hair.

With yummy ingredients like honey, Bonacure Smooth Express is an affordable indulgence. One treatment and your hair will feel like shimmering velvet. Bonacure is so effective, you only need to use it once every few weeks. If your hair is seriously damaged (clue: it looks and feels like straw), give yourself a Bonacure treatment two days in a row. You will understand why the word 'magic' is used to describe it.

Bonacure Smooth Express. Available now at sleekhair.com. Ten individual 0.7 ounce packets for less than thirty bucks. Your hair never had it so good.