Meet Lynn, a 52-year-old film and theater director. She admits to a lifetime of struggling with her unruly curls, which are now rapidly losing their youthful volume and brunette hue. "I'm at the point where my hair is mostly gray and it's starting to thin," she says. "I don't know what to do with my hair." See Makeover

It's that awful thing your mom always complained about but you never thought would happen to you: thinning hair. Your wakeup call is officially ringing. You've started to notice more of your hair getting caught in the shower drain or coming out when you brush it. So here's the question: What to do about thinning hair? read more

Dull, tangled, greasy, or dry hair -- all telltale signs of a bad conditioner. From Herbal Essences to Aveda, see which ones will make your hair look awful See conditioners

Is your bathroom a black hole of pastes, pomades, and shine sprays? Here are the only essentials you really need for fabulous hair See products

We have a policy here at Total Beauty: The more a product costs, the more it needs to wow us. A $2 lip gloss that's a little sticky? Meh, we can deal. A $30 lip gloss that pulls the same stunt -- sorry, that's just not going to fly. See products

Who doesn't love spending a lazy Saturday afternoon lying out by the pool or attending one of the many outdoor BBQs that summer brings? But while these warmer days offer the perfect backdrop for beachy waves or casual updos, the weather is also to blame for ruining our perfect coifs and damaging our hair. With humidity and heat causing frizzy, brittle hair and oily roots, it can take a lot of work to keep hair looking "effortlessly" beautiful. To the rescue: This new crop of hair care products that specifically address these annoying issues that come with warmer weather. See products

The sun is a welcome change this season and is hopefully here to stay. Yet, while we all love the warmer days, with outdoor summer activities often come frizzy dry hair, faded color, and split ends -- oh my. To make sure you're taking advantage of the nice weather without inflicting damage, take this quiz to see if your hair needs rehab and find out what you can do about it. Take quiz

Of all the hair care products in your shower, your shampoo is a nonnegotiable necessity.
We all need a good lather to wash out the grime after a run or after we've employed multiple styling products. But a great shampoo (like the reader-approved hair care products on this list) should not only leave our hair soft, clean and smelling delightful, it should also help cut down post-shower styling time by priming strands for our desired style of the day. See products

Getting whiffs of "vinegar" or "wet paint" are acceptable when you're making salad dressing or redecorating your house, but when they come out of a hairspray bottle, they can be quite gag inducing. Get list

These sudsy hair care products left our readers with oily, frizzy and sticky hair See shampoos