The winter is full of enjoyable elements – snow, snuggling and hot cocoa, but don’t be deceived by the how fabulous your blow dry looks. Before you start praising the low-humidity gods, remember that the chilly season is also a culprit in the crime of dry, parched tresses.
Taking care at home
Just like your skin needs moisture, so does your hair. A moisturizing hair mask will lock in hydration and help soften hair and split ends to keep your locks healthy. CA Sunshine Radiant Beach is a once-a-week hair mask that helps to restore hair and scalp health and gives hair a lustrous shine. Radiant Beach’s active ingredient of organic virgin coconut oil – which smells divine – penetrates the hair shaft for superior, natural conditioning and moisturizing. “Simply apply the mask, put on a baseball cap and go for an outdoor walk. The extra warmth of exercise will help to deepen the conditioning, plus you get in some exercise and nature time which helps to reduce your stress,” suggests Terra Wellington, CEO and Founder of CA Sunshine. BE Beverly Hills BLOWLUX Intense Hair Masque with Argan Oil gives you sleek, shiny, soft frizz and flyway free hair. The unique formula hydrates dull, damaged hair from the inside and protects against breakage. A lightweight formulation, the BLOWLUX Intense Masque with Argan Oil is a sulfate and paraben free formula that includes silk amino acids, wheat protein and premium organic argan oil – all which work cohesively to restore hair's youth.
The new K-PAK RevitaLuxe Bio Advanced Restorative Treatment from Joico actually repairs and restores years of damage instantly by reconstructing the hair structure from the inside out. The super-rich treatment offers dramatic cumulative benefits, by continuing to correct and protect strands with regular use.
Snipping it in the bud
Dee Fortier, Eufora International Artistic Director, says the key to keeping hair looking healthy and great throughout the winter is dusting off the ends every five to six weeks. “Visiting your stylist for a quick trim will maintain clean fresh ends with ability to grow and will eliminate split ends,” says Fortier. She also suggests weekly conditioning treatments at home to stimulate and promote blood circulation to the scalp and protecting hair when using hot tools. Try Eufora's Illuminate Shine Mist, containing squalane (from the skin of olives), which seals the hair cuticles helping to prevent burning, over-heating, breakage or slow hair growth. Eufora products are available at Alexanders for Hair (West LA), Salon Vert (Santa Monica) and Jose Neira Studio City.
As with any treatment for your head, finding the right “therapist” is golden. evo is an innovative, professional hair and beauty product manufacturer that is on a hair-raising crusade of twisted honesty to provoke thought and change. evo’s the therapist shampoo and the therapist conditioner are luxurious products that are sulphate, paraben, DEA, TEA and propylene glycol free. The combination of the shampoo’s gentle cleansing and the conditioner’s hydrating properties works to repair and de-frizz dry, damaged tresses bringing back a well-balanced, state-of-being. If your hair needs a little extra attention, try mane prescription protein treatment or happy campers hard-working moisturiser. evo products are available online at www.evohair.com or at Byron & Tracey salon in Beverly Hills.
For pennies less
Quenching hair’s thirst can be a full-time and expensive job – especially if your locks are still recovering from the summer. Infusium 23 Moisture Replenisher collection offers a range of quick working products that will not break your piggy bank. Infusium 23 Moisture Replenisher Shampoo works to thoroughly cleanse hair and scalp, removing residue and product buildup and will not dry your hair out. Follow with the Infusium 23 Moisture Replenisher Conditioner, which deeply conditions and nourishes dehydrated tresses. If you find that your hair is in serious need of TLC, the Infusium 23 Moisture Replenisher Leave-In Treatment is a super-lightweight product that will restore moisture lost throughout the day and protect against environmental factors that may cause drying and breakage.
Burt's Bees Avocado Butter Pre-Shampoo Hair Treatment is a rich, buttery SLS-free treatment that utilizes the moisturizing properties of avocado oil, olive and almond oils and rosemary and nettle extracts for beautifully glossy hair. Massage a generous amount (amount will depend on the length of your hair) of the treatment into wet hair and scalp, and comb through from your scalp to your hair's ends. Leave the treatment on your hair for at least five minutes and up to 20 minutes for maximum conditioning. Shampoo and rinse well. Use weekly.
Not quite the DIYer
There is something to be said for going into the salon and having a stylist “rescue” your hair. Stop in at Angus Mitchell Salon in Beverly Hills for the worth-every-penny Paul Mitchell Awapuhi Wild Ginger KeraTriplex™ 2-Step Repair treatment. Featuring the exclusive keratin blend, KeraTriplex, the only complex available that is virtually identical to keratin found in human hair, this restoring service completely repairs and rejuvenates hair by delivering the potent KeraTriplex to seal damaged sites and intensely hydrate hair, reducing frizz, so hair is smooth, soft and silky. At Chaz Dean Studio make an appointment for the Glossing or Re-Moist treatment. The Glossing combines an aromatic blend of WEN Cleansing Conditioners with essential oils and permanent vegetable coloring designed to prolong the life of your hair color, while leaving it shiny and beautiful. The Re-Moist is the salon’s signature treatment designed to rejuvenate and rehydrate dry, damaged, lifeless and color-treated hair. This treatment also features the WEN Cleansing Conditioners, which work to help replenish the scalp and hair follicles, but can be applied with or without hair color. Follow up with a fabulous Angus Mitchell or Chaz Dean blow dry and you are golden!
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