SCALP TREATMENT

Dry and itchy scalp can be a result of reduced levels of urea when the water binding capacity of the skin is decreased and moisture is lost, leading to roughness, tightness, irritation and scaly or flaky skin. Using our scalp package as an in-salon treatment will help and/or prevent scalp issues such as hair loss, itchy and dry scalp as well as dandruff.

EXFOLIATIVE SCALP AND SKIN THERAPY

Applying directly to the scalp and skin increases the moisture binding capacity of the scalp, thus rehydrating the skin, softening it and reducing cracking and roughness.

• Restorative

• Antiseptic

• Soothes and calms skin and scalp

• Immediate relief from itchy irritated scalp

• Restores balance

• Moisturises

• Nourishes

• Heals and protects damaged scalp

• Prevents micro inflammations

  Key Ingredients

• Cocoa Seed Butter - Protects skin by adding lots of high antioxidants & moisture to it while fighting free radicals.

• Coconut based Glycerin - Pulls moisture from the air & puts it into the hair & skin

• Lavender Leaf Extract - Helps release nervous tension & increase blood flow/circulation; bringing nourishment to the hair follicles.

  Also helps with irritation around the hair follicles as well (redness should settle)

• Tea Tree Oil - Anti microbial & anti fungal; Combats itchy, irritated skin; Helps clear blocked pores, promoting healthier, thicker hair growth + rebalance the skin.

• Urea - Is naturally present in healthy skin. Very dry skin and skin conditions such as eczema, psoriasis and dermatitis involves reduced levels of urea in the skin. Urea significantly helps to prevent, care and treat extreme dry skin and eczema.

R E J U V E N A T I N G H A I R M I S T

• An advanced fortifying formula that refreshes and promotes overall health of both hair and scalp.

• High concentrations of beneficial antioxidants and vitamins relax, calm and moisturise the hair and protect the scalp.

• Use NATULIQUE Rejuvenating Hair Mist to wet and detangle the hair in the process of combing when giving clients the scalp treatment.

  Key Ingredients

• Bilberry Fruit Extract - For circulation & moisture

• Liquorice Root Extract - For anti-aging

• Aloe Vera Leaf Extract - For hydration

• Brazilian Arrowroot- For hair growth

• Cloudberry Fruit Extract - Rich in vitamin C & E. A powerful antioxidant that shields the skin from harmful free radicals that attack proteins like collagen (helps prevent wrinkles, dryness & gives lustre to the skin)

• Cocos Nucifera Water - Great for rehydration. Great for dry dandruff; will help prevent the build-up & dry scalp too.

I N T E N S I V E H A I R M A S K

• An advanced repairing formula Vitamin B5 strengthens individual hair strands while nourishing and protecting the scalp.

• Certified organic Avocado Oil, Açai Fruit, Aloe Vera and Pomegranate effectively nourish and condition the hair.

• Fatty acids and lipids strengthen the hair and help to seal and close the hair cuticles

• A highly effective treatment for all hair types and scalps

The key to healthy hair is a healthy scalp. Regular scalp treatments will prevent issues such as hairloss, itchy scalp, dry scalp and dandruff.

Key Ingredients

• Pro Vitamin B5 - Adds lots of strength to the hair; prevents breakage

• Argan Oil - Prevents frizz, keeps it smooth & shine

• Pomegranate Fruit Extract - Adds prevention of build up on the scalp. Promotes blood flow & circulation to the hair follicle...stimulating hair growth. Naturally contains antimicrobial substances from vitamin C (great for reducing acne break outs as well)

• Acai Fruit Extract - Rich in omega 3, 6, & 9 + Vitamin B, C, & E. Effective in reducing hair loss. The omega 3 fatty acids along with vitamin C nourish the scalp by keeping it hydrated + creating a protective barrier against external aggressors (which often cause hair fall) which helps hair growth & increase root strength.

• Almond Oil - Softens & strengthens the hair: rich in Vitamin B7. Helps protect the hair from the sun damage, with natural SPF 5. Is a great emollient to help fill gaps in hair shaft & lock in moisture, therefore strengthens & repairs hair and promotes growth.

• Aloe Vera Extract - Helps soften, heal & soothe skin with Vitamin A, B & C.

• Sunflower Oil - Is a great source of Iron; a mineral needed for hair growth, iron plays an essential role in delivering oxygen to the hair follicles, which can then stimulate formation of new hair. Has gamma-linolenic acid which also helps stimulate dormant hair follicles.

• Avocado Oil - Moisturises, repairs & strengthens hair. Helps seal cuticle, which prevents hair from breakage.

• Shea Butter - Acts as a sealant for curly & afro textured hair, helping to keep precious moisture locked inside the hair strands. Great for flaky & irritated scalps as its anti-inflammatory properties reduce dryness & treat potential damage by adding moisture & shine to the hair (especially course/dry/frizzy hair types.

Natulique Hair Bonding System

BIOACTIVE BOND REPAIR

Revolutionary reparative treatment.
To restore and rebuild damaged hair in 3 steps.

Introducing the NATULIQUE BioActive Bond Repair system, a revolutionary 3-step salon exclusive system that repairs broken bonds. Made with plant-based, vegan and certified organic ingredients.

• The world’s first hair bond treatment that is naturally-derived, patented and developed in Scandinavia.

• Vegan and cruelty-free.

• Recommended for damaged hair or regular ammonia-based or mea-based hair colouring.

• Safe for all hair types, including coloured and chemically treated hair.

• Repairs and strengthens hair from within, resulting in healthier, softer, and shinier hair.

• Complete solution for repairing broken hair bonds.

Revolutionary 3-step salon exclusive system

1. Bond Repair Intrinsic Additive
   A professional exclusive solution that repairs and rebuilds broken hair bonds from the inside out, using plant-based, vegan ingredients and maintain strength, health and manageability with a mild and fresh scent.

2. Bond Repair Intrinsic Strengthener
   A highly concentrated, plant-based mask that repairs broken hair bonds from the inside out, reduce breakage, adds shine, smoothness and intense moisture, developed specially to optimise multi-bond interactions, it contains patented bond repair complex, oils and extracts

3. Bond Repair Intrinsic Maintenance
   Prolongs the salon result, leaving you with healthy and lusciously shiny hair. The patented complex heals broken bonds caused by heating tools, chemical services and hair colouring.

It’s been clinically proven to give 3x stronger hair after one treatment.

HAIR BOND STRENGTHENING SHAMPOO & CONDITIONER

NATULIQUE Hair Bond contains a hair stimulating rice protein complex which enhances the hair’s ability to bind moisture and aid in growth. It contributes to shiny, soft and healthy hair. Your repairing formula for damaged hair, infused with organic Aloe Vera, it promotes growth, soothes the scalp, and enhances moisture retention. Organic Açai adds shine for soft, healthy hair.

A shampoo for everyday use to repair damaged hair while cleansing.

STRENGHTENING FORMULA

• Certified Organic Aloe Vera Leaf Juice
  Moisturise and condition both hair and scalp promoting hair growth and improve the overall condition of hair and scalp

• Certified Organic Açai
  Moisturises the hair with omega 3, 6, and 9 and vitamins A, B, C, and E. Heals, hydrates, balances, and restores dull hair so that it appears softer and shinier. High levels of antioxidants and amino acids also make it exceptional at protecting against environmental aggressors and inflammation

• Certified Organic Cucumber
  Extremely moisturising and helps strengthen and repair hair.

• Hydrolysed Rice Protein & Hydrolysed Vegetable Protein
  Small soluble protein molecules that can penetrate the hair shaft to stregthen and moisturise the hair from the inside out. Exceptional for treating damaged and broken hair. These proteins penetrate the hair shaft and strengthen the hair. They fill the gabs in the hair cuticle restoring the hair’s strength and resilience.

3 reason to love this new duo

Rice Protein complex
Hair Bond Strengthening Shampoo and Conditioner harness the power of a specialized rice protein complex. This technology strengthens hair bonds, repairs damage, and enhances the hair’s ability to bind moisture, resulting in revitalized and resilient strands. Your clients will experience a noticeable improvement in hair texture, manageability, and overall health.

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Hair Loss

7 Hair Loss Causes and How to Treat Them.

What Causes It?

There are different reasons for hair loss. Identifying the cause can be an important step in figuring out how to stop it, as the cure often depends on the cause.

Genetics

The genetics you inherit from your parents are one of the most common causes. This cause is often called male-pattern baldness and female-pattern baldness. It happens gradually over time and does therefore get more common as we age. The hair loss happens in predictable patterns like a receding hairline, bald spots or thinning along the crown of the scalp.

Illnesses that Cause Hair Loss

There are different illnesses that cause hair loss. Here are some of the most common:

• If you have diabetes, your body does not produce insulin or does not use insulin effectively. When you do not have insulin, sugar can build up in your blood. This excess sugar can damage the blood vessels that deliver oxygen to your hair follicles. And less oxygen means that less nutrients gets delivered to your hair follicles making the hairs fall out.

• Lupus is an autoimmune disease that can cause hair loss for 2 different reasons. One of them is inflammation around the scalp and hair follicles. The other is lesions that form and leave scars on the scalp. The scarring often damages hair follicles which results in hair loss.

• Alopecia Areata is a common autoimmune disorder that often results in unpredictable hair loss. In most cases, the hair falls out in small round patches the size of a quarter. But in extreme cases it can lead to complete loss of hair. The condition can affect anyone regardless of age and gender, but most cases happen before the age of 30. There is no cure for Alopecia Areata, but there are treatments that can help the hair grow back faster and stronger.

• Trichotillomania is a hair-pulling mental disorder. It involves recurrent and irresistible urges to pull hair from the scalp or other part of the body like eyebrows and eyelashes.

Medications

Hair loss is very often a side effect of certain drugs. These drugs include chemotherapy for cancer, some arthritis medications, antidepressants and some medications to treat heart problems and high blood pressure.

Never advice a client to stop taking any kind of prescriptive medications without them talking to their doctor.

Stress

Hair loss can also happen after a stressful event and can be related to both physical and emotional shock. When the body is stressed it releases the hormone cortisol, which affects the hair follicle and results in shedding. Hair loss related to stress will typically happen at least 3 months following a stressful event. This type of hair loss is temporary.

Postpartum Hair Loss

Hair loss both during and after pregnancy is totally normal and happens to around 60% of new moms. It is caused by the hormonal changes happening in the body when pregnant. Postpartum hair loss is also related to stress, because giving birth is pretty traumatic. As the hormonal fluctuations are temporary, so is postpartum hair loss.

Nutrition

An unhealthy diet can result in hair loss because your body is not getting the vitamins, minerals and other nutrients is needs. For example, lack of protein in your diet can damage healthy hair and affect your body’s ability to build new hair follicles. Vitamin deficiency can affect both the number of new hair follicles and the thickness and quality of the individual hair strands.

Hair Treatments

There are different kinds of hair treatments in your salon that can be a little tough on your clients’ hair.  Typically, treatments involving heat like hair straighteners, curling irons and blow dryers will damage the hair strand, causing it to fall out. It is therefore important that you use some kind of heat protection when using these tools. Make sure that the client is also using one when styling their hair at home.

How to Prevent Future Hair Loss

Quit Smoking

Cigarette smoke contains toxic chemicals that causes the blood vessels to shrink and block the blood circulation to the hair follicles. If the hair follicles do not receive the necessary nutrients from blood, the hair will fall out.

Regular Scalp Treatments

Recommending your client to get a regular Scandinavian Scalp Treatment can really stimulate their scalp and hair follicles and keep them healthy and strong. A monthly treatment will clean the scalp of excess oil and build-up of product to let the scalp breathe. The nutrient rich ingredients from the products used during the treatment will both help hair regrowth and prevent future hair loss.

Diet

It is very important to consume a healthy, balanced and nutrient rich diet. This will contribute to the overall health of the hair and scalp. These foods have vitamins that are great for the hair:

• Eggs (protein)

• Berries (vitamin C and antioxidants)

• Spinach (folate, iron, and vitamins A and C)

• Fatty fish (omega-3 fatty acids)

• Sweet potatoes (beta-carotene and vitamin A)

• Avocados (vitamin E, fatty acids)

• Nuts and seeds (vitamins E and B, zinc, fatty acids)

• Sweet peppers (vitamins A and C)

Eating balanced and nutritiousness is more of a preventative treatment. If your client is already in a vitamin deficit and experiencing hair loss, it can be difficult to get a big enough amount through food alone. This is where supplements come in handy, as they will allow your clients to easily get a larger amount of vitamins than food can provide.

Reduce Stress

As hair loss can be related to stress, a logical treatment is to reduce stress. However, this is more easily said than done. De-stressing and relaxation can mean something different to everybody, but some good ideas can be:

• Regular exercise

• Music

• Yoga

• Meditation

• Getting enough sleep (7-9 hours)

Be Gentle with Your Hair

Always advise your client to be gentle with their hair. Tight hairstyles like ponytails can really pull at the hair strands. Using a detangler when brushing their hair can also prevent them from pulling out a lot of hairs when brushing. Our Spray & Leave In Conditioner, Nourishing Hair Cream and Moroccan Argan Oil are perfect for this purpose.

As mentioned previously, heat can really damage the hair. To prevent hair loss, make sure that your clients are using a heat protectant like the NATULIQUE Heat and Sun Protector when using styling tools at home.

When to See the Doctor

As hair loss can be closely related to an underlying medical condition, it is important always see a doctor or a naturopath. Also, do not stop taking medications even if you have a suspicion that the medication is the root of the problem. Instead, ask your specialist for a different kind of medication without the side effects if possible.

‘Credit to Natulique for all this information’

THE NATURAL SOLUTION AGAINST HAIR LOSS

NATULIQUE Anti-Hair Loss System

A clinically proven anti-hair loss system, with certified organic Aloe Vera, Olive Fruit Extract, Almond Oil, Ginger Root, Rose Flower Water, Pure Silk and other highly beneficial oils and natural extracts to help prevent hair loss and stimulate natural hair regrowth.

Certified Organic

Made with certified organic Aloe Vera, Olive Fruit Extract, Almond Oil, Ginger Root, Rose Flower Water, Pure Silk and other highly beneficial oils and natural extracts to help prevent hair loss and stimulate natural hair regrowth.

Patented Scandinavian Bioscience

Advanced Scandinavian anti-hair loss BioScience combines Apigenin, Oleanolic Acid, Castor Oil, Certified Organic Bitter Orange Oil and Certified Organic Rosemary Oil for a powerful solution that helps to stop hair loss and strengthen the hair roots while regenerating the hair follicles.

Effectively Combats Hair-Loss

A major cause of hair loss is attributed to DHT (Dihydrotestosterone), a chemical derivative of testosterone. DHT undermines the absorption of essential nutrients. The NATULIQUE Anti-Hair Loss System facilitates the effective communication of cells, holding them together to prevent the effects of DHT.

Clinically Proven

Our active ingredients and composition have been clinically tested and approved in the Danish lab.

ANTI-HAIR LOSS SHAMPOO

A combination of selected premium active ingredients helps to penetrate deep into the scalp to stimulate hair follicles and keep hair roots strong while increasing the thickness of the individual hair strands.

THE NATURAL SOLUTION AGAINST HAIR LOSS

NATULIQUE Anti-Hair Loss System

A clinically proven anti-hair loss system, with certified organic Aloe Vera, Olive Fruit Extract, Almond Oil, Ginger Root, Rose Flower Water, Pure Silk and other highly beneficial oils and natural extracts to help prevent hair loss and stimulate natural hair regrowth.

Certified Organic

Made with certified organic Aloe Vera, Olive Fruit Extract, Almond Oil, Ginger Root, Rose Flower Water, Pure Silk and other highly beneficial oils and natural extracts to help prevent hair loss and stimulate natural hair regrowth.

Patented Scandinavian Bioscience

Advanced Scandinavian anti-hair loss BioScience combines Apigenin, Oleanolic Acid, Castor Oil, Certified Organic Bitter Orange Oil and Certified Organic Rosemary Oil for a powerful solution that helps to stop hair loss and strengthen the hair roots while regenerating the hair follicles.

Effectively Combats Hair-Loss

A major cause of hair loss is attributed to DHT (Dihydrotestosterone), a chemical derivative of testosterone. DHT undermines the absorption of essential nutrients. The NATULIQUE Anti-Hair Loss System facilitates the effective communication of cells, holding them together to prevent the effects of DHT.

Clinically Proven

Our active ingredients and composition have been clinically tested and approved in the Danish lab.

ANTI-HAIR LOSS SHAMPOO

A combination of selected premium active ingredients helps to penetrate deep into the scalp to stimulate hair follicles and keep hair roots strong while increasing the thickness of the individual hair strands.

A Shampoo to help prevent hair loss and stimulate hair regrowth with molecular anti-hair loss BioScience. A combination of selected premium active ingredients helps to penetrate deep into the scalp to stimulate hair follicles and keep hair roots strong while increasing the thickness of the individual hair strands. This unique active Anti-Hair Loss Shampoo with Ginger Root, Rose Flower Water and Aloe Vera is suitable and recommended for both men and women of all ages.

CLINICALLY PROVEN BIOSCIENCE PATENT

Advanced Scandinavian anti-hair loss BioScience combines Apigenin, Oleanolic Acid and other active ingredients at molecular level for a powerful solution that helps to stop hair loss, strengthen the hair roots and generate new hair follicles and hair.

• Apigenin (EWGs Skin Deep Score: 1)
  Function: Antioxidant and Hair Conditioning

  Apigenin is a bioflavonoid found in many fruits and vegetables, such as parsley, onions, oranges and chamomile. This flavonoid acts as an antioxidant. Research strongly suggests that apigenin stimulate hair growth.

• Biotinoyl Tripeptide-1 (EWGs Skin Deep Score: 1)
  Function: Hair Conditioning

  Biotinyl Tripepdide-1 can boost new hair growth more than 100% along with reducing hair loss by more than 50%.

• Oleanolic Acid (EWGs Skin Deep Score: 1)
  Function: Skin Conditioning

  Oleanolic acid is a natural component of many plants, such as olive trees, and have antioxidant and antimicrobial effect. Oleanolic acid is often used in hair growth products together with Biotinoyl Tripeptide-1 and Apigenin.

WITH ADDED CERTIFIED ORGANIC INGREDIENTS

Aqua, Ammonium Lauryl Sulfate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate, Zingiber Officinale Root Extract*, Rosa Damascena Flower Water*, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract*, Hydrolyzed Silk, Glycerin*, Apigenin, Biotinoyl Tripeptide-1, Butylene Glycol, Caprylyl Glycol, Citric Acid, Oleanolic Acid, Parfum, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Polyquaternium-10, Potassium Sorbate, PPG-26-Buteth-26, Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Hydroxide, Sorbic Acid.

*) Ingredients from Certified Organic Farming

ANTI-HAIR LOSS CONDITIONER

Packed with certified organic Aloe Vera, Almond Oil and Olive Fruit Extract, the conditioner stimulates natural hair regrowth and strengthens the roots with molecular anti-hair loss BioScience.

A Conditioner containing certified organic Aloe Vera, Almond Oil, and Olive Fruit Extract to help prevent hair loss and stimulate natural hair regrowth with molecular anti-hair loss BioScience. A combination of selected premium active ingredients helps to penetrate deep into the scalp to stimulate hair follicles and keep hair roots strong while increasing the thickness of the individual hair strands. This unique active Anti-Hair Loss Conditioner is suitable and recommended for both men and women.

Instructions: Apply Conditioner to the hair and work from scalp to ends. Leave for one minute. Rinse with warm water, towel dry and style.

Advanced Scandinavian anti-hair loss BioScience combines Apigenin, Oleanolic Acid and other active ingredients at the molecular level for a powerful solution that helps to stop hair loss, strengthen the hair roots and generate new hair follicles and hair.

• Apigenin (EWGs Skin Deep Score: 1)
  Function: Antioxidant and Hair Conditioning

  Apigenin is a bioflavonoid found in many fruits and vegetables, such as parsley, onions, oranges and chamomile. This flavonoid acts as an antioxidant. Research strongly suggests that apigenin stimulate hair growth.

• Biotinoyl Tripeptide-1 (EWGs Skin Deep Score: 1)
  Function: Hair Conditioning

  Biotinyl Tripepdide-1 can boost new hair growth more than 100% along with reducing hair loss by more than 50%.

• Oleanolic Acid (EWGs Skin Deep Score: 1)
  Function: Skin Conditioning

  Oleanolic acid is a natural component of many plants, such as olive trees, and have antioxidant and antimicrobial effect. Oleanolic acid is often used in hair growth products together with Biotinoyl Tripeptide-1 and Apigenin.

  INGREDIENTS

  Aqua, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice*, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glycerin, Behenamidopropyl Dimethylamine, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil*, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil*, Cocos Nucifera Oil*, Apigenin, Biotinoyl Tripeptide-1, Caprylyl Glycol, Citric Acid, Hydrolyzed Silk, Lactic Acid, Oleanolic Acid, Parfum, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Butylene Glycol, Potassium Sorbate, PPG-26-Buteth-26, Sodium Benzoate.

  ANTI-HAIR LOSS SERUM

  A clinically proven, ultra stimulating hair growth serum. It nourishes the hair follicles by penetrating the scalp and providing nourishment directly to the hair roots. The non-greasy formula does not need rinsing out, and the scalp therefore has time to absorb all the nutrients.

  NATULIQUE Anti-Hair Loss Scalp Serum is a clinically proven, ultra stimulating, hair growth solution that effectively stimulates hair follicles and increases the production of hair growth factors to encourage new hair growth while also helping to prevent further hair loss.

  Beneficial active ingredients help the serum penetrate deep into the scalp to stimulate hair follicles and keep the hair roots strong while increasing the thickness of individual hair strands.

Instructions for home treatment: Apply a small amount of Anti-Hair Loss Serum at night to the roots and scalp. Rinse out next morning. Use NATULIQUE Anti-Hair Loss Shampoo and Conditioner to help stimulate new hair growth.

SCIENTIFICALLY BASED GROWTH FORMULA

• Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Oil
  Function: Masking
  EWG’s Skin Deep Score: 1
  The ingredient is a volatile oil obtained from the fresh peel of the orange fruit and is rich in Vitamin C. Increases circulation and blood flow to the hair scalp and thereby stimulating hair renewal.

• Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil
  Function: Antimicrobial, Masking and Skin Conditioning
  EWG’s Skin Deep Score: 1
  The ingredient is produced from the leaves of rosemary. It contains antioxidants and can stimulate hair growth.

• Apigenin
  Function: Antioxidant and Hair Conditioning
  EWG’s Skin Deep Score: 1
  Apigenin is a bioflavonoid found in many fruits and vegetables, such as parsley, onions, oranges and chamomile. This flavonoid acts as an antioxidant. Research has shown that apigenin stimulates hair growth.

• Biotinoyl Tripeptide-1
  Function: Hair Conditioning
  EWG’s Skin Deep Score: 1
  Biotinyl Tripeptide-1 can boost new hair growth more than 100% along with reducing hair loss by more than 50%.

• Oleanolic Acid
  Function: Skin Conditioning
  EWG’s Skin Deep Score: 1
  Oleanolic acid is a natural component of many plants, such as olive trees, and have antioxidant and antimicrobial effect. Oleanolic acid is often used in hair growth products together with Biotinoyl Tripeptide-1 and Apigenin.

  INGREDIENTS

Aqua, Alcohol, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Oil*, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil*, Apigenin, Biotinoyl Tripeptide-1, Oleanolic Acid, PPG-26-Buteth-26, Caprylyl Glycol, Cetrimonium Chloride, Limonene, Citric Acid, Glyceryl Caprylate, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Phenylpropanol, Polysorbate 20

Shampoo as least often as you can.

Shampooing strips your hair of its natural oils and fades your colour.

When you shampoo you should only shampoo your roots, as you rinse it is enough to clean your ends. Always shampoo twice. Shampoo lifts up products, dirt and oil (it is also good to give your scalp a good brush before shampooing, this is the only time my hair gets brushed as brushing makes your hair fluffy especially if you have movement in your hair. I run my fingers through to get rid of any knots).

The second shampoo cleans your hair (this shampoo should be half the size of your first shampoo) and by doing two shampoos your hair should be cleaner and need redoing less often.

If you find you have oily roots and have been shampooing your hair too regularly you will have over stimulated the oil glands which will over produce oil, making your hair oilier. To settle these glands down you do need to give your hair a break from shampooing as often.

I used to wash my hair twice a week, but when I was pregnant with my third baby I was so sick and tired, I did not have the energy to shampoo my hair and blow dry, so every night I would give my scalp a good brush to distribute the oil through my hair instead of it sitting on my scalp. For work, I would then create a 5 second messy bun on the top of my head (I think this is how I wore my hair for my whole pregnancy and then the first few months with my newborn). Now I can leave my hair up to 2 weeks without shampooing (I think once I even left it for 3 weeks unintentionally!). Now this might sound almost neglectful, but I still give my hair a good rinse in the shower and condition the ends twice a week. You will soon realise that your hair can feel clean and refreshed without shampooing.

Curly/wavy/frizzy and dry hair especially doesn’t need to be shampooed as often as you may think. If your hair doesn’t feel dirty/oily don’t wash it! Curls sit so much nicer when it's not freshly washed. If you’ve gone for a workout a good rinse and light condition is enough.

Rinse in cold water.

Cold water closes the cuticle down even further which will make your hair sit smoother. Style as normal, you will still need to add some more after products for example, leave in conditioner and a styling hold.

Fine hair is a bit different as it can go flat quickly, but just try wetting it and then re-blowdrying , maybe skip the conditioner part and then add a little more volumising product on your roots. It is a bit of trial and error to see what works best for your hair type.

Buy the best hair care range you can afford.

The cheap ones are just filled with detergents and harsh chemicals, by investing in a good quality organic care range you will not be absorbing all the nasties and your hair will be treated to it's specific needs, It definitely pays to invest in quality product especially if you don't have thick shiny straight hair. 

Buy shampoo to suit your roots, ie - for fine hair, buy a volumising shampoo and buy conditioner to suit your ends; for dry ends, buy a moisturising conditioner.

Hope this has helped. xo

Shan

Curly hair shouldn’t be complicated.

With so much knowledge on the web these days between Curly FB pages, YouTube, Google and other people’s opinions it’s sometimes very overwhelming especially if you’re starting out on the curly journey. Your curly hair routine can be as simple or comprehensive as your lifestyle will allow.

Hair just needs to be Cleansed & Hydrated

Between 3 – 7 products are needed to get great curls:

• Sulfate free shampoo

• Paraben free conditioner

• Base Gel

• Topper/s

• Refresher

• Hairspray

The difference between expensive products and cheaper supermarket brands is the quality of ingredients and the manufacturing process of making the product easier to absorb into the hair.

The Curly Girl Movement has brought in a lot of different terminology for hair. The first concept I will talk about is co-washing. There has been a lot of confusion and guilt around shampooing. I believe in shampoo, but when I say shampoo I mean “low poo”.

I have been sulfate free and using organic ingredients for 17 yrs. Co-washing to me is like washing your body with moisturiser, it is not what it is meant for. In saying that, I only shampoo my hair once every 3 weeks which I have done for 6yrs now. The weeks in between, I do wash my hair but I cleanse with friction and water, giving my scalp a good scrub under the shower for 2 to 3min with my finger tips.

Water and friction is enough to cleanse but shampoo just helps the process

The purpose of shampoo is to open the cuticle so your hair is cleaned and cleansed to be able to absorb and retain water. With added conditioner -

Moisture based Conditioner – Contains water loving ingredients which help to retain the moisture.

Protein Conditioner – helps rebuild the strength structure and bonding the cuticle to the hair strand.

Conditioning is the process of just closing down the cuticle, running conditioner over your hair and rinsing.

Hydration is the process of squeezing and squishing the conditioner and water into the centre of each hair strand and locking this into the hair.

Hydration is not just for curly hair, straight hair and slightly wavy hair can all benefit with hydration especially if it’s coarse or frizzy. Frizzy hair is just the hair lacking moisture.

Even though I say all this, I do respect co-washing if that’s what you choose to do and are having no issues. Just please know there’s not one way to look after curls, each curl specialist has their own technique or method. I have taken techniques from all of the specialists I have trained with and created my own method that resonates with our climate. You’ve got to find out what works for you as it all depends on your porosity, texture, density, lifestyle & environment. Your type of curl has nothing to do with how to look after your hair I’m sorry to say. You can have two people with exact same curl pattern that have different texture, density and live in different parts of the country so will need different products or use different techniques.

Once you have hydrated your hair you need to seal all the goodness in, using a water based gel to trap in the water and conditioner.