Three Steps to Hydration

Try something new for your dry, damaged or chemically treated hair. Johnathan Product Hydrating Kit ($24.00) uses the Aquaxyl™ Moisture Complex, a sugar-derived complex that increases moisture retention within the hair’s cuticle, preventing dehydration. Not only is this kit great for your hair, a variety of lovely scents like apple, plum blossom, lemon, jasmine and sandalwood add up to a fabulous aromatherapy experience.

The kit includes three deeply moisturizing products: Hydrating Shampoo (2.1 oz.), Hydrating Conditioner (2.1 oz) and a Hydrating Mask (1.7 oz).

A Fresh Idea From Dove

Your hair’s needs change with the seasons. If you’ve found yourself in a rut this summer, make a fresh start with Dove Therapy Go Fresh Shampoo and Conditioner in Energize ($4.49 each, now 10% off at drugstore.com)!
The light formula designed for normal hair removes build-up, leaving your hair bouncy and vibrant. The conditioner smooths and seals your locks to leave them shiny and soft without weighing them down. A protecting serum shields your hair from damage- especially important when you’re spending time under the scorching summer sun! The scent of grapefruit and lemongrass will work it’s aromatherapy magic to refresh and revitalize you.

Make Your Water Well!

Well water can cause serious damage to your hair and scalp. Repair your hair with the Malibu Making Water Well Kit ($24.00). This kit will remove buildup caused by mineral deposits and correct discoloration from iron or copper in the water. These minerals can affect chemical processes, so use this kit to restore your hair before your next coloring or perm.

The system comes with a Sulfate-Free Shampoo and Conditioner (9 oz. each) for daily use and (4) Hard Water Active packets for weekly treatment.

17 Minute Miracle from Joico K-Pak

 

Joico has been a trusted standard in professional hair care for years. The original K-Pak treatment was one of the first, most widely-used in-salon treatments.

Fast forward to 2004, when Joico totally revamped K-Pak and extended it to a full line of shampoos, conditioners, and stylers. It was every hairstylist’s thrill, every client’s dream. 

Now you can use specific products in the line to experience the K-Pak 17 Minute Miracle.

1. Begin with K-PAK Chelating Shampoo to remove any build-up and start with a clean “palette”.
2. Next, towel-dry hair and apply K-PAK Deep-Penetrating Reconstructor (this stuff is so amazing, it consistently wins Hairstylists’ Choice awards). Work gently through your hair and leave on for 10 minutes. Rinse hair with cool water.
3. Seal in all the goodness with Split End Mender, and finish with Liquid Reconstructor (both leave-in treatments). 

You can do this at home once a week. In between, use K-Pak Shampoo, Conditioner, Intense Hydrator, and Leave-In Protectant.

Get more great info & ideas from Joico Online, and while you’re there, read about their patented Quadramine Complex, the science behind K-Pak.

 

Win a Molton Brown Hair Collection!

This month, enter to win $800 worth of luxurious beauty products from Molton Brown! In addition to the new line of shampoo, conditioner and hair treatments, the haul will include body washes, lotions, scented candles and more!

Even if you don’t win, pick up Purifying Plum-Kadu Hairwash and Haircondition ($28.00 each). Moringa seed and kaduku plum protect hair from free radicals and prevent environmental and smoke pollutants from adhering to the hair and wreaking havoc.

Condition Before You Wash!

Which came first, the chicken or the egg? How about the shampoo, or the conditioner? Now it can go either way, with hair treatments designed especially for application before you wash! These treatments deep condition without weighing hair down, and can be used by all hair types.

So why don’t the nutritious, nourishing oils get washed away when you shampoo? These treatments stay on anywhere from five to thirty minutes or more to allow your hair to absorb them. The conditioners work deep down to repair and protect, so there is no residue to make your hair limp and dull. Follow with your regular shampoo and conditioner and you’ll be left with soft, smooth, healthy looking hair!

If your hair is hungry for moisture, try feeding it with Burt’s Bees Avocado Butter Pre-Shampoo Hair Treatment ($9.95). Avocado butter is packed with vitamins and protein, and rosemary oil soothes tired scalps.

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.

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