Sake For Your Hair

Indulge in another product in the popular Fresh Sake scent line with Fresh Sake Hair Cream ($26.00). This non-greasy formula helps control frizz and flyaways without making hair appear weighed down. Beyond beautifying your hair, this product uses anti-flammatory gotu-kola extract to encourage lipid production and discourage dry, irritated scalps. Hair is protected from the elements with antioxidant olive fruit oil, and grapeseed oil smooths and seals ruffled up cuticles. Apply to wet or dry hair for styling control and another way to enjoy the tart citrus scent.

An Exotic All-in-One Cleanser

Cleanse hair, face and body with Ojon Tawaka Ancient Tribal Rejuvenating Cleanser ($32.00). The antioxidant-rich cleanser improves firmness, elasticity and hydration to smooth skin and hair without residue. The product contains specially crafter Ojon Oil, which is rich in essential fatty acids. Cacao seed butter not only smells delicious, but is packed with antioxidants that repair and protect. Anti-inflammatory Alula Leaf Extract is potent enough to treat snake bites, but gentle enough to be used to de-stress skin and scalp. Those with colored hair might usually be wary of multipurpose products, but thanks to Achiote Seed Extract, which protects hair color, there’s no need to fear! Save some room in your shower with this natural all-in-one cleanser.

It’s Tea Time!

Delicious and healthy combine with Organix Pomegranate and Green Tea Shampoo and Conditioner (available exclusively at Target). It’s not just a unique and intoxicating scent; both pomegranate and green tea are rich in antioxidants that are as good for your hair as they are for your body! This perfect summer blend (especially great for dry or brittle hair) wards off free radicals, like from sun exposure. What is even better than having refreshed, shiny hair? Organix uses only post-consumer recycled material for their bottles, and a combination of environmental inks and compostable labels made from renewable resources.

Blissfully Eliminate Shaving Troubles

Treat the nasty side effects of ingrown hairs with Bliss Ingrown Hair Eliminating Peeling Pads ($38.00 for 50). These pads contain salicylic and glycolic acid to exfoliate the skin and slough away unsightly bumps. Antioxidant green tea and oat extract soothe and smooth your skin for a healthier, more beautiful appearance. Use in between waxing and shaving to prevent itching and irritation. These pads are super strong, so avoid use 12-24 hours after shaving and waxing!

Save Your Haircolor with PureOlogy

Ah, summer. The mercury’s rising. Bright sunshine. Trips to the beach…

Dry hair. Fried hair. Faded haircolor. Yes, it’s a fact. At least, it was.

If you haven’t heard of PureOlogy, you will. A whopping 98% of my clients use PureOlogy, and I guarantee their haircolor when they do. Especially here in Texas, the sun is Public Enemy Number One for haircolor; the knockout brunette color you walk out of the salon with looks orange within 2 weeks, and those honey-blonde highlights look like they were painted on with White Out.

Not pretty.

Why does this happen? 2 reasons:

1. The sunlight that gives your kids their gorgeous natural highlights is also like bleach on color-treated hair.

2. The shampoo you’re using has a sulfate-based cleanser.

Sulfates have gotten a lot of flack recently. We’ve all gotten the forward in our inboxes warning us of the dangers of sulfate in our shampoo. Well, it’s not so serious that it’s going to give us cancer. But sulfates do strip haircolor.

PureOlogy was the first manufacturer to use sulfate-free cleansers almost 8 years ago. Other companies have followed suit, but I’m not crazy about the ones I’ve tried – and I try each one as soon as I can get my hands on it.

My training taught me that no shampoo, conditioner, or deep conditioning treatment can repair your hair. PureOlogy has thrown that out the window.

Let me tell you about my favorites in the line, the ones I use on the backbar and the ones my clients use are addicted to. (Each specific line is color-coded, and I use these colors with my clients to keep it simple.)

HydrateShampoo (purple bottle)

This baby has won tons of awards from the likes of Allure, Women’s Health & Fitness, Child, and dozens from industry magazines and associations. Ultra moisturizing without heaviness, the gentle scents of ylang ylang, bergamot, and patchouli make you feel like you’re at a spa. It’s also great as a body wash.

HydrateCondition (purple bottle)

The companion conditioner to HydrateShampoo is awesome. My clients can’t keep their hands out of their hair after I use it because it abolishes tangles; but it’s so light, all they feel is hair. It has 3 different peppermint oils, so it energizes the scalp and awakens the senses (I even joke that it clears my sinuses!).

PureVolume Shampoo and Conditioner (pink bottles)

My skinny-haired clients can’t get enough of this. It strengthens the hair with soy, oat, and wheat proteins, and it protects haircolor without making the hair flat.

NanoWorks Super Luxury System (brown bottles)

You’re probably using anti-aging skincare; now there’s anti-aging haircare, and PureOlogy was the first company to introduce haircare that addresses the needs of mature hair. The shampoo, conditioner, and Luxury Hair Masque are full of antioxidants like açaí berry, and strengthen the hair with mushroom proteins. My fave? NanoWorks Restorative Hair Treatment, an intensive conditioner that I promise will transform your hair.

Essentials System (green bottles)

This line includes specialty items that are, well, essential for color-treated hair. PurifyShampoo is your weekly chelating cleanser to remove any product build-up. ReconstructRepair is a protective treatment. ColourMax and InstantRepair are leave-in treatments that you MUST keep in your beach bag to block the sun’s harmful rays.

SuperStraight Smoothing System (blue bottles)

All you girls with curls will love SuperStraight. It’s super moisturizing and locks humidity out of your hair. It also protects your hair from damage from flat ironing, especially Relaxing Serum and SuperSmooth Hot Iron Protection.

DandruffScalpCure (silver bottles)

Brand new to the PureOlogy family of products, DandruffScalpCure (shampoo and conditioner) uses pyrithione zinc, which gets rid of those pesky little white flakes while saving your haircolor.

Stylers (yellow bottles)

The PureOlogy styling products are split into 3 categories: support, texture, and finish.

The support line includes gels both medium and firm hold, styling lotion, and mousse. NanoGlaze is a styling crème that uses nanotechnology to cut blow-drying time in ½. RootLift mousse doubles the volume of fine hair. My dad loves StylingLotion; he doesn’t blow-dry his hair, and it dries natural looking instead of hard and crispy.

In the texture line, DryShine, NanoWax, and TextureTwist can all be used on damp or dry hair for piecing, texturing, and adding shine.

The finishers include hair sprays in aerosol, non-aerosol, firm hold, and natural hold (working spray). Also in this line is the awesome GlossingMist, a shine enhancer that’s super-light and won’t make your hair greasy-looking. (Actually, GlossingMist and TakeHold non-aerosol spray are in clear purple bottles.)

What’s so special about PureOlogy?

· AntiFade Complex – keeps your color looking great with UVA/UVB sunscreens, Heliogenol, and Vitamins C and E.

· ZeroSulfate – PureOlogy’s proprietary blend of 6 extra gentle cleansers derived from coconut, corn, and sugar. They don’t contain sodium chloride, which can strip haircolor.

· Nanotechnology produces smaller, lighter, and stronger ingredients that can actually penetrate the hair shaft.

· PureOlogy products are chock-full of antioxidants, which fight oxidation – one of the main reasons haircolor fades.

Your hairstylist has probably told you that when you use salon shampoos and conditioners, you use much less than drugstore brands. I’m here to tell you that’s not always true – but with PureOlogy, you truly do use much less than any other shampoo or conditioner. Even for the thickest hair, a nickel-sized dollop of product is plenty.

Now, some of you may raise an eyebrow when you hear the suggested retail prices. For example, a 10-ounce bottle of Hydrate, Volume, or SuperStraight Shampoo has a $26 price tag (NanoWorks Shampoo is $50 for the same size). I usually give my clients a 2-ounce size to try before they make the investment.

Every one of my clients who tries PureOlogy can’t go back to their usual shampoo.

It’s that good.

When you decide to use PureOlogy, it’s usually more cost-effective to go with a larger size. For example, the 10-ounce, $26 shampoos are $54 in the 33.8-ounce sizes. That’s more than 3 times the shampoo at about twice the price.

I’d also advise that if you see PureOlogy at your local drugstore, don’t go there. Products purchased at drugstores or other similar retail outlets may not be the original, and they’re not guaranteed. I’ve even seen it locally sold at prices higher than suggested retail!

Now you know — don’t go another summer with fried, faded haircolor.