SIX RECESSION-PROOF TIPS FOR FABULOUS HAIR from JOHNNY WRIGHT

Yesterday, we scooped major media on the truth behind our beloved Mrs. Obama's much-buzzed about new 'do. USA TODAY, US WEEKLY and AOL picked up our exclusive with the First Lady's official hairstylist Johnny Wright confirming that the First Lady had NOT cut her luscious locks.

Today, we bring you more news you can use - Six Recession-Proof Styling Tips from Mr. Johnny Wright. If it's good enough for Michelle, it's good enough for us. Heeeere's Johnny!

SIX RECESSION-PROOF TIPS FOR FABULOUS HAIR from JOHNNY WRIGHT

1) GREAT PRODUCTS THAT DON'T BREAK THE BANK

"There are a lot of great products at CVS and the like. Carson-Soft Sheen sells a bunch of them. What you have to understand is that marketing fools everybody into thinking that because Soft Sheen-Carson is sold at CVS, it is not as good as Kerastase. But Kerastae and Soft Sheen-Carson are both owned by L’Oreal and they use the same labs to develop these products. L'Oreal has a bucket of ingredients that you can choose from and everybody that is involved with L’Oreal or under the umbrella of L’Oreal can use these ingredients. But because it is a cheaper amount of money, some of us think that it is not as good. It does the same job on your hair as an expensive product does. So getting some good products that are not expensive is important."

2) ROLL IT!

"Use a roller set to make your professionally done style last longer between salon visits. Memory curl is important to the hair and that helps the hair last longer. So roller sets and rod sets and those types of things are really important. There is a new product coming out the Strawroller, like a regular roller, but it’s magnetic, straw-length rollers that are easy to do yourself and they hold the curl just like any other roller set. They have a curl pattern that has a wave to it. These are things that women can do at home and that is important, too."

3) LESS HEAT!

Try to keep as much heat out of the head as possible. Because the more heat, the more damaged the hair is going to be and the more you'll have to go into the salon. So use nice soft gels and moisturizing gels. Use them to put your hair in a ponytail when it’s not looking good. Clean it up and put it in a smooth ball or practice how to do the UPTUCK. The UPTUCK is something you can do yourself."

4) AS SMOOTH AS SATIN

"Sleep with a satin pillowcase or use a satin bonnet. Satin is a material that also promotes moisture in the hair and it will prevent and hold the style. It will help maintain the style while you are asleep as well. A lot of times when you sleep on cotton you move around and your hair moves around with it. When you sleep on satin and move around, the hair stays in the direction it is going in because the satin doesn’t interrupt the style at all."

5) BRUSH UP

"Use a paddle brush. You know the paddle brush with the massaging ball on the end? Those are great to stimulate the blood circulation in the hair and the scalp. That is always important. There are always a lot of topical things you can use to help stimulate the hair, but the main thing that will promote hair growth is good blood circulation. So the better blood circulation you have going on in your scalp, the more your hair will grow. So massage your scalp and brush with the massaging ball, and you’ll see an increase in the strength and the length of your hair."

6) VITAMIN E WORKS

"Last but not least, Vitamin E capsules are essential and amazing for hair and skin the same. If you look at any skin product, you’ll see Vitamin E is used. It is an excellent ingredient. The hair is just an appendage of the skin, so all the attributes that are made up in our skin are pretty much what goes on with our hair. So use Vitamin E, real Vitamin E. You can go to GNC and get a little, cheap bottle, pop it open, rub it on your edges, around the back and on your ends. It is what keeps your hair strong and long lasting."