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We have picked our favourite multi-tasking sprays and creams that deliver multiple benefits to all hair care regimes.
Pureology Color Fanatic Multi-Tasking Deep Treatment restores, protect, and strengthens color-treated hair with key ingredients Camelina Oil, Coconut Oil, and Olive Oil and a signature aromatherapy blend of Rose, Floral Ginger, and Cedarwood.
An essential hair must-have, the Hair Multi-Tasker Treatment is an incredibly versatile professional styling product, able to tackle many hair concerns at once.
We love using Olaplex No.7 in salon as it brings a multitude of benefits to the hair including fantastic shine, softening and retexturizing, environmental and heat protection, extends colour life, and helps shorten styling time. We also know it is secretly repairing your hairs bonds so they grow stronger and less likely to break.
It is also suitable all hair types, made without parabens, tree nuts, or sulfates, vegan, gluten-free, preservative-free, and cruelty-free.
Olaplex N°.7 is a bonding oil that dramatically increases shine, softness, and colour vibrancy while minimizing flyaways and frizz.
Olaplex Is The Original Bond Builder. The only patented system to noticeably repair extreme damage—turn dry, brittle hair into soft, shiny, and more resilient hair. Plus Olaplex is cruelty free, vegan and free of nasties like sulphate and parabens!
In addition to OLAPLEX’s patented bond building ingredient, a single bottle of No.7 Bonding Oil is loaded with highly beneficial, non-toxic ingredients that help take this oil to the next level:
Add just a few drops to wet or dry hair before styling with heat. Re-apply lightly before restyling of dry hair between washes.
For dry curly and processed hair, use as much as needed. For fine hair, start with a drop or two, working your way up if desired. Thirsty hair loves this oil, so if your hair type drinks it up, apply as often as you wish!
All hair types, especially for those using heat tools daily.
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]]>If your hair has become dry and damaged we recommend a targeted system to repair and get it back on track as your normal moisturizing shampoo may not be enough.
Redken have developed the prefect all in one 3 step system to treat damaged hair called Acidic Bonding Concentrate (Think ABC). This new system provides your hair with the ultimate repair, intense conditioning, and protects from colour fade. It is suitable for all hair types and textures.
Your hair will feel immediately smoother, you’ll notice less breakage and split ends! It is super easy to use - shampoo and condition as normal and use the leave in conditioner once or twice a week to start with.
Patented K18 is not just a temporary fix — it’s the first product to utilise biomimetics to reconnect keratin chains once broken by bleach, colour, and chemical services, resulting in soft, smooth, strong hair with bounce that feels like new.
The more damaged the hair, the more dramatic the results. We have loved seeing these amazing results first hand in salon, where the K18 treatment is our current go-to for dramatic results on all hair types.
When hair gets damaged, the polypeptide chains that make up the inner structure of hair strands break. These chains are responsible for hair strength and elasticity, so when they become weakened or disconnect hair loses its resiliency and strength—or the look and feel of healthy hair.
Traveling into the inner-most layers of hair to reach the core polypeptide chains (keratin chains), the revolutionary K18Peptide™ is just the right size and makeup to fit in and reconnect these broken chains and re-conform any disturbed disulfide bonds. This reconnection is what renews hair for that like-new look and feel.
With the launch of the fantastic Olaplex Bonding Oil No. 7 you may be wondering what are the differences with the similar sounding sister product Olaplex No. 6 Bond Smoother?
As No.6 & No. 7 are both essentially styling products, that aim to repair and smooth, we thought we would explain the differences and how how to use each product.
Olaplex No. 6 is a leave-in reparative styling cream that eliminates frizz, hydrates & protects all hair types. However, as it is a cream it is more suited for curly and thicker hair rather than an oil.
We find that the No. 6 as it is highly concentrated, can weigh down fine hair if too much is applied - it's ok if you get the quantity right but have to use sparingly.
No. 6 is a great product to add before blow drying as it will really get into your hair to hydrate and smooth and also speed up blow dry times. This helps minimise damage. It will also additionally protect your hair as it also contains a heat protectant - both from hot tools and UV rays. It will help to eliminate frizz for up to 72 hours.
Olaplex No.7 is a ultra light weight reparative styling oil that is also highly-concentrated but comparatively weightless. No. 7 will dramatically increase shine and softness.
It will add beautiful colour vibrancy and make that new colour pop! It is great to use on those "second days" to banish dullness. Plus as it is an oil you can use to prime your hair and detangle any knots after washing.
It also provides heat protection and so is great to use prior to blow drying or styling. It also protects fro UV rays.
To best understand how the Olaplex range works lets look how the products were developed. Olaplex No.3 was the first at home treatment to be used twice a week but then you would be left to use whatever shampoo or styling product.
Olaplex launched their Shampoo (No. 4), Conditioner (No.5), Smoothing Cream (No. 6) and Bonding Oil (No. 7) as they believe it is in your hairs best interest if your every day hair care products all contain the unique Olaplex bond maintenance ingredient. This makes total sense as if your goal is to get your hair super healthy and keep it healthy why waste your time with a shampoo that does nothing to help the rebuild or maybe even make your hair's condition even worse.
It is key to remember that the unique Olaplex bond maintenance ingredient in all products in the Olaplex family will repair damaged hair and restore strength by rebuilding the internal bonds of the hair. Your hair will feel and look great if you can use all of their products in conjunction with each other.
Bottom Line
All of the Olaplex products are designed to be used together. Using the full set will help build strength in damaged hair along with the key feature each product delivers.
If you can, add No. 7 to your regime along with No's 3,4,5,6. 8 & 9
Specifically No. 6 will strengthen your hair and add smoothness and No.7 will also strengthen your hair and add shine. (If you have fine hair perhaps just go for No.7 unless you can make sure not to overdo No. 6.)
Get ready for strong healthy beautiful hair.
]]>If your hair is damaged from bleaching, a deeply nourishing hair mask will work to repair and restore your hair health.
A hair mask is a a more concentrated version of your conditioner containing more luscious ingredients such as argan oil and shea butter,
Treat yourself and your hair to a weekly pamper session and if your feel your hair needs some extra help you can increase to twice a week.
Infused with patented OLAPLEX Bond Building technology, this highly concentrated reparative mask adds shine, smoothness & body while providing intense moisture to treat damaged hair.
We love this Olaplex mask as it contains the secret Olaplex ingredient that will help repair and rebuild the strength of your hair from the inside.
An at-home leave-in treatment infused with our patented K18Peptide™ that works to repair even the most extreme damage, renewing hair to its most youthful, healthy state.
We love K18 as it is a 4 minute leave in mask that reverses hair damage instantly leaving your hair feelin amazing.
Restore and treat lost moisture with this antioxidant rich formula, which will leave hair feeling strong and hydrated.
We love this mask as it is a great partner of the Miracle Hair Treatment - used together they are an awesome routine to get your hair in shape
Leave-in treatment mask that strengthens and smooths split ends to prevent further damage.
Pureology Strength Cure Superfood Treatment repairs and strengthens damaged, color-treated hair with key ingredients Olive Oil and Goji Berry and a signature aromatherapy blend of Mandarin, Peony, and Jasmine.
We love the incredible fragrance of this mask and how it helps prevents split ends!
Angel Helichrysum Pure Nourishing Hair Mask works wonders to leave your hair feeling refreshed, glowing and easy for styling. The yummy mask contains shea butter to deep condition and nourish each hair for a vibrant and healthy look.
We love this mask as it is enriched with the helichrysum active ingredient - this helps alleviate the irritation to your scalp while rejuvenating and revitalising damaged hair caused by hot styling tools and environmental elements.
Moroccanoil Weightless Hydrating Mask is an incredible product to revive lifeless, dry hair - try this amazing moisturizing, five-minute hair mask.
It is a rich and creamy, yet lightweight, deep-conditioning treatment that's rich in argan oil and nourishing ingredients.
We love that this high-performance formula hydrates and conditions fine hair while dramatically improving its texture, elasticity, shine and manageability.
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Redken Frizz Dismiss Shampoo is anti-frizz shampoo with a gentle, sulfate & sodium chloride free formula. This shampoo is formulated with Redken's Smoothing Complex featuring sustainably sourced Babassu oil to tame frizzy hair, increase smoothness and enhance shine.
A smoothing conditioner to control thick and coarse hair. Containing hydrolysed wheat protein and avocado oil to put an end to frizz without weighing the hair down.
Redken Frizz Dismiss Instant Deflate is an anti-frizz, hair oil-in-serum that helps control excess puffy, frizzy hair caused by humidity. The formula features Redken's Smoothing Complex and sustainably sourced babassu oil for increased manageability, smoothness and shine.
Kevin Murphy Smooth Again Leave-in anti-frizz treatment is a style control smoothing lotion that creates a silky feel and helps hydrate your hair.
Ideal if you have thick and frizzy hair. Kevin Murphy Smooth Again has a dual purpose whereby it contains styling properties that will smooth out hair and treatment ingredients that will eliminate frizz for smoother, silkier, more touchable hair with added heat protection.
This concentrated leave-in smoothing cream is excellent for all hair types including colored and chemically treated hair. OLAPLEX N°6 strengthens, hydrates, moisturizes and speeds up blow dry times while smoothing. Eliminate frizz and flyaways for up to 72 hours.
Kevin Murphy Easy Rider Anti Frizz Cream provides flexible hold. It is great at controlling frizz and thickens fine hair. It will soften thick hair and also help strengthen your hair. It is water soluble and is packed with antioxidants and minerals.
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]]>The Olaplex range is ideal for curly hair as it will condition, protect and repair your curls that are more prone to frizz then other types of hair. Even the way you sleep and the drag of your pillow can create damage to your curls so a regime that combines moisture and repair is key.
If you regularly style your curls with heat tools or add colour through chemical processing, you may find damage also occurring that affects the health of your hair. Curly hair needs to be moisturised and nourished to keep the curls beautiful and luscious, not frizzy and dry.
Olaplex Shampoo is great as it is full of natural ingredients and most importantly it is sulphate free which is great as sulphates will dry out your curls.
N°4 Shampoo repairs and protects hair from everyday stresses — including damaged hair, split ends, and frizz — by re-linking broken bonds. Leaves hair easier to manage, shinier and healthier with each use.
Curly hair is naturally dryer than other hair textures so conditioning with a beautiful moisturizing conditioner is key.
A highly-moisturizing, reparative conditioner for your curly locks and leaves hair easier to manage, shinier and healthier with each use.
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If you find your hair has suffered damage through bleaching and needs an extra boost then it is also a good idea to add the Olaplex no.3 Hair Perfector Treatment to you routine at this point. Olaplex No.3 will work hard at repairing your bonds and ensuring your curls are in the best condition. Use the treatment twice a week to begin with and then once a week going forward.
If your hair is more needing moisture than repair than we suggest a weekly treat of the Olaplex No.8 Moisture Mask. It has the Olaplex bond repair active ingredient but it is designed to really penetrate your curls more than any other product. You can also use No.8 as a great detangler - simply add to wet hair after shampooing then detangle and rinse out your hair ready for styling.
Once you have your hair in great condition, the next trick for your curls is styling. The first tip is to get to know how much product you need to apply as you may think you need more than recommended if you have thick long curls. Olaplex is super concentrated so start off by using the recommended amount and work up from there if you need, making sure you are applying to damp hair.
No.6 is ideal for thick curly hair as it is designed to really sink in to your curls to eliminate frizz for up to 72 hours and you can use as a leave in cream that will both style and repair your hair. Apply as always to damp hair and then you can let it dry naturally, which is preferred for natural curly hair, and if you use a hair dryer try and use a diffuser.
No.7 is a beautiful oil that adds heat protection and shine to your curls as part of your styling regime. It also works wonders together with No.6 as a cocktail of Olaplex goodness.
Watch: Christin Brown, a celebrity Olaplex curl specialist who demonstrates using the 2 products together!
Remember that Olaplex is super concentrated and only a little bit goes a long way so your investment in your Olaplex routine will last you a good amount of time and you will see the results in your curls becoming beautifully defined and healthy.
Tip: If your budget does not allow all products we have recommended we suggest No.4 Shampoo to clean and protect, No.8 Mask to condition and moisture and No.6 to style as a minimum to set you up for great looking curls.
Check out our great Olaplex Bundle deals below or shop the whole range here.
]]>With summer upon us again, it is time to check you have the essential hair care you need to make sure your hair is well protected against all the summer conditions will throw at it.
If the weather is hot and humid or dry and sunny with intense UV rays our hair can suffer damage which may result in frizz, colour fade and damage such as split ends. Add to these natural conditions, the salt water of the sea and the chlorine of the pool we use to cool off, and our hair can really take a hair during the summer months. To stop any serious damage and ensure your hair is well protected, us frizz free and your colour lasts - we have put together our top 5 essential hair car products for summer.
Redken Frizz Dismiss Instant Deflate is an anti-frizz, hair oil-in-serum that helps control excess puffy, frizzy hair caused by humidity.
Great For: Preventing frizz when It's humid. Add to damp towel dried hair before going out.
This leave-in conditioner for damaged hair helps to strengthen hair, reinforce weakened bonds in the hair, and prevent hair breakage. This conditioning leave-in treatment provides ultimate strength repair, intense conditioning and hair color fade protection.
Great For: Use weekly throughout summer to ensure your stays in shape. Apply to clean, damp hair. Leave in. Style as usual.
Lessen the look of brassy tones, with the Fudge Professional Clean Blonde Damage Rewind Treatment. The intensive treatment works to minimise the appearance of yellow hues, while a boost of Opti-PLEX™ drenches your locks in hydration.
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]]>Here we have the definitive guide to how to prevent frizzy hair in the first place.
IMPORTANT – There are many things that can exacerbate frizzy hair which we will touch on but there is one fundamental that if you can grasp you will be well on the way to winning the frizz game! Frizzy Hair is due to your hair being dry and lacking moisture. Most of the causes of frizzy hair are actually due to your hair drying out so if we can combat this and keep your hair healthy and well hydrated we eliminate the frizz!
To fully understand what happens we need to get a little technical – when your hair is dry or damaged the hair cuticle is rough and “opens up” and this open cuticle will grab at any moisture which equals frizz. We want a nice smooth healthy cuticle which can deal with moisture and not become frizzy.
Below we list the top 10 causes of frizzy hair (or as we now know 10 things that strip your hair of moisture!) Hopefully some of these you can easily identify with and you may realise they have snuck into your hair routine.
It is likely that if you are really determined to rid the frizz it will be a number of things you need to change buy hey it may just mean a slight tweak or swap out a habit or product and you will soon see great results!
Apply to damp hair and style as desired
Not only a heat protectant but has another 20 benefits to help keep your hair healthy – a real must have!
Apply to wet hair twice a week – leave in as long as you can and wash out thoroughly.
Apply once a week – leave in for 15 minutes and wash out thoroughly
Redken Frizz Dismiss Rebel Tame Leave-in Smoothing Control Cream delivers maximum smoothing control in medium to high humidity. The leave-in cream provides smoothness and humidity protection plus protection from heat styling up to 446 degrees.
The Pureology range is made without animal products or by-products. Pureology never tests on animals. Created in California in 2001, Pureology was born from a powerful idea: create the best professional products for colour-treated hair. They created their customized, high performance formulas while caring for our planet and animals with beauty and integrity in mind.
The best selling Pureology Hydrate range deeply moisturizes and saturates every hair type. The Creamy, luxurious shampoo deeply hydrates normal to thick dry, color-treated hair. It is 100% Vegan and also mineral oil-free, paraben-free and sulphate free.
Olaplex is cruelty-free, contains non-toxic formulas that promote wellness in your hair without threatening the environment. OLAPLEX is proud to be free of Parabens, Sulfates, Phthalates and Phosphates.
One of our best selling products and 100% vegan! A fantastic weekly at-home treatment, that reduces breakage and visibly strengthens hair, improving its look and feel. A must have addition to your hair care routine.
All De Lorenzo products are vegan certified and accredited by Choose Cruelty Free (CCF), using plant based and certified organic ingredients that are sustainably farmed and wild harvested wherever possible.
They do not use any animal product or by-products, such as lanolin, keratin, beeswax or silk proteins.
A unique blend of shine and sealing activities that work together to moisturise and prevent split ends. The result is long-lasting smooth, polished hair. Suitable for all hair types. Contains Bilberry and Blackberry extracts.
We’re proud to have a wide range of vegan must-have products available for all our vegan friends. ELEVEN Australia is proud to be officially approved by PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) as a cruelty-free company – meaning you can shop knowing you’re doing no harm.
Eleven Australia I want body volume shampoo is packed with natural proteins that build body. A lightweight shampoo that creates body, volume & shine. The combination of soy and wheat proteins penetrates the hair shaft, providing a thicker, fuller look. Perfect for fine hair or anyone wanting a volume boost.
We run through the top 5 most popular hair treatments that will make an instance difference to how your hair feels.
Redken Acidic Perfecting Concentrate Leave-In Conditioner is Redken's most concentrated all-in-one formula for strength repair for all types of damaged hair.
This conditioning leave-in treatment provides ultimate strength repair, intense conditioning and hair color fade protection.
This leave-in conditioner repairs strength in damaged hair, provides heat protection up to 450 degrees, tames frizz, adds shine and reduces hair breakage.
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A leave-in treatment mask for all hair types that clinically reverses damage in 4 minutes.
The patented peptide technology works to repair damage from bleach, color, chemical services & heat – restoring strength, softness, smoothness, and bounce to hair.
To repair start by using K18 after the first 4-6 washes. Then switch to maintenance mode for a boost of renewed strength, softness, smoothness, and bounce when needed.
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The best selling original treatment for bleach damaged hair that repairs and strengthens hair by rebuilding the internal bonds of your hair.
This weekly at-home treatment, is not a conditioner, it reduces breakage and visibly strengthens hair, improving its look and feel.
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Brelil Bio Beauty BB Cream is a fantastic leave-in cream spray which is suitable for all types of hair that has 10 incredible benefits including: smoothes, enhances, and protects hair fibres.
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No matter what your hair care routine for some of us we naturally find our hair to be on the dry side. This is especially true for curly hair types as the curls make it hard for natural oils from the scalp to fully penetrate the hair strands.
Plus as we get older, our production of scalp oils will naturally slow down which is why we see dry hair as a more common issue as we age.
In summer, too much sun, wind, chlorine and dry air can lead to dry hair. In winter the cold dry hair plus heated air inside will also dry your hair out.
Colouring your hair in salon or at home can have an affect on your hair by damaging it's integrity and leaving your hair feeling dry and brittle. You can try different styles such as Balayage as opposed to a whole colour but you may find you still get dry minds and ends.
Regular use of your hair dryer or hair straightener can lead to your hair strands becoming damaged and dry. The high temperature of the tools that come in to contact directly with the hair are the worst at stripping out the natural oils.
Sometimes if you over wash your hair, especially with a shampoo with ingredients that are too harsh for your hair can lead to dryness. As can under conditioning your hair - dry hair needs lots of conditioning.
In the shower, every other day use a quality moisturising Shampoo & Conditioner designed for dry hair. These products will be rich and cream and contain beautiful natural ingredients designed to retain moisture.
Pumping your hair full of protein and healthy fats will keep it hydrated. Make sure your shampoo and conditioner are right for your hair type. Fine hair will be weighed down with a shampoo designed for thick hair.
Leave in Treatment Mask & Oil
Once or twice a week use a leave in treatment or hair mask to give your hair and added boost of moisture for great soft hair. Take this time as pamper time for your hair - Sunday afternoons in front of Netflix are ideal!
Heat Protection
Protecting against heat damage is essential as you don't want to undo all the good work of your new shower routine. Simply spray a good heat protection spray and work into each strand before applying your hot tool.
Olaplex has developed a fantastic range covering all hair needs and issues. There are now 7 products you can use at home and to help you understand what is right for you we have a simple guide that explains the benefits of each product.
Primes hair to absorb nourishment for maximum repair.
Olaplex professional-inspired treatment primes your hair for deeper repair, rebuilds hair bonds, strengthens, and protects hair integrity. Use as the first step in a two-part at-home system with No.3 Hair Perfector (sold separately) to strengthen and repair all types of damaged hair.
Redesigned for a quick and targeted stream application, the No.0 Intensive Bond Building Hair Treatment features an easy to use nozzle that primes the hair and delivers the highest concentration of the patented bond building technology of any Olaplex at home product.
All hair types, especially for those with visible damage.
Use as a two-part system with No.3 once a week or two to three times a week for damaged hair.
On dry hair, saturate with N°0 for 10 minutes. Do not rinse and apply N°3 over N°0 and leave for another 10 minutes.
Repairs, protects and strengthens. The global best-seller is an at-home treatment, not a conditioner, that reduces breakage and visibly strengthens hair, improving its look and feel. It will restore your hair's healthy appearance and texture by repairing damage and protecting hair structure.
All hair types, especially for those with visible damage.
Once a week or two to three times a week for damaged hair.
Apply a generous amount on damp hair. Leave for 10 minutes or more.
Nourishes, strengthens and repairs.
N°4 Shampoo repairs and protects hair from everyday stresses — including damaged hair, split ends, and frizz — by re-linking broken bonds. Leaves hair easier to manage, shinier and healthier with each use. N°4 is color-safe and proven to reduce breakage and strengthen all types of hair.All hair types, especially those needing clarifying or oil control.
Formulated for daily/every wash use.
Apply and massage throughout hair. Rinse and follow with N° 5.
Hydrates, repairs and strengthens. A highly-moisturizing, reparative conditioner for all hair types. Leaves hair easier to manage, shinier and healthier with each use. Protects and repairs damaged hair, split ends, and frizz by re-linking broken bonds. It is color-safe and will strengthen and leave your hair stronger than ever.
All hair types.
Formulated for daily/every wash use.
After No. 4, apply a generous amount from scalp to tip. Leave for 3 minutes and rinse.
Adds moisture, strengthens and reduces frizz for up to 72 hours. A highly concentrated leave-in smoothing cream. N°6 strengthens, moisturizes, and speeds up blow-dry times. Excellent for all hair types, including colored and chemically treated hair, and eliminates frizz and flyaways.
All hair types. Blow dry or air-dry styling.
Can be used daily on wet/dry hair. Hair stays hydrated for up to 72 hours.
Apply a small amount to damp or dry hair, on mid-length and ends. Comb through and style as desired.
Adds shine, strengthens and heat protects for up to 450 degrees. A highly-concentrated, weightless reparative styling oil. Dramatically increases shine, softness, and color vibrancy. N°7 minimizes flyaways and frizz, while providing UV/heat protection.
All hair types, especially for those using heat tools daily.
Can be used daily on wet and dry hair, or before styling with heat.
Apply a small amount to damp or dry hair, style as desired.
Moisturizes, smooths, adds body & shine. Infused with patented OLAPLEX Bond Building technology, this highly concentrated reparative mask adds shine, smoothness & body while providing intense moisture to treat damaged hair. Hair so visibly healthy, you can skip the styling.
All hair types, especially for those with visible damage.
For the deepest repair possible at home, use with Nº.0 Intensive Bond Building Hair Treatment + Nº.3 Hair Perfector once a week or as needed.
Apply to clean, damp hair mid-length to ends and work through with fingers.
Protects your hair from daily damage. This weightless, leave-in, silicone-free hair serum to shield hair from pollution for 48 hours and provide heat protection up to 232°C.
All hair types and textures.
Use on days you wash your hair and any days in between for added protection.
As the first step in your styling routine, apply a small amount to damp hair working upward from ends to roots. Use more as needed for longer, thicker hair.
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1. Apply to clean, damp hair and work through with fingers..
2. Rinse out and style as usual!
For all hair types, especially for those with visible damage.
More Body - created from the extra moisture helps reflect shine and makes your hair look fantastic.
Smoother Hair - less frizzy, fewer fly-aways and tangles. If your hair is naturally curly it will add definition.
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]]>Step #1 in the new High Bright system, this Blondage High Bright Pre- shampoo Treatment preps hair with chelating agents to clarify before washing it. Made with a Vitamin C formula, this system brightens hair that has dulled, darkened, or mattified due to dulling agents and pollution. Get an instantly brighter blonde in one use when you use the entire High Bright system.
Kevin Murphy Motion Lotion - Curl Enhancing Lotion is a curl enhancer and frizz control in a weightless absorbing lotion, for a sexy look and feel providing a natural finish. It will provide UV protection and protect your colour.
Use to give your curls a boost any time of the day. Apply Kevin Murphy Motion Lotion to damp hair, scrunch into the ends and mid lengths.
Olaplex No.7 Bonding Oil - A highly-concentrated, weightless reparative styling oil. Dramatically increase shine, softness, and color vibrancy.
Great to use to tame any frizz from the day. Turn the bottle upside down and gently tap the index finger on the bottom of the bottle to dispense a metered drop. Apply a small amount to damp or dry hair, style as desired.
I Want Body Volume Powder is a lightweight, multi-purpose styling product. Lightweight and finely textured, apply to roots to build volume or mid-lengths to ends for a gritty textured look.
Great to have in your hand bag to give your hair a boost of volume if feeling flat. Pump onto dry hair at the roots and where required. Disperse and massage with fingertips to create shape and build volume.
Kevin Murphy Shimmer Shine - Finishing Mist revives your shine and repairs your hair while adding strength.
A light spray over hair and a quick twirl adds the world of difference to dull hair bringing it back to life with added shine.
In the salon your hair stylist will have applied a toner to help counter the risk of gold, brassy tones and these toners will last around 3 – 4 weeks as they are not permanent.
To avoid the last few weeks before your next colour appointment being a disaster of unwanted golden tones, we recommend adding a shampoo from our fantastic range of purple shampoos that will help keep your beautiful blonde shade longer.
It’s all about the colour theory: purple sits opposite yellow (brassy) on the colour wheel, so when they’re mixed, they off-set each other for a more neutral shade. When applied to the hair, a small amount of this purple pigment is absorbed, and the violet hues neutralise brassy undertones for a cooler colour.
We have put together the best stylist based recommendations below that are all full tried and tested and guaranteed to work!
8 best purple shampoos for blonde hair
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Redken Colour Extend Blondage Purple Shampoo 300ml
Redken's new Colour Extend Blondage Redken Color Extend Blondage is a colour-depositing purple shampoo for blonde and highlighted hair.
Why We Love It: Redken are the brand leaders in innovation and we know that anything from Redken will be ground breaking and a unique mix of fashion, innovation inspiration and their Colour Extend Blondage is no exception.
Pureology Strength Cure Blonde Shampoo 266ml
Rich-lather purple shampoo that tones and fortifies brassy, damaged and lightened hair.
Pureology Strength Cure Blonde Shampoo tones and fortifies brassy, damaged and lightened hair with key ingredients Keravis, Astaxanthin, and Purple Orchid toning pigments and a signature aromatherapy blend of Pear, Rose, and Sandalwood.
Why We Love It: Pureology delivers the first all-in-one 100% vegan blonde care shampoo that neutralizes and replenishes strands of highlighted, bleached hair for your best blonde yet!
Kevin Murphy Blonde Angel Wash 250 ml
Kevin Murphy Blonde Angel Wash is an incredible colour enhancing shampoo for Blonde or Grey hair. Your colour will be enhanced and brighter with this sulphate free shampoo.
Why We Love It: This beautiful shampoo from Kevin Murphy is so luxurious and sulphate free which we just love.
Angel Lavender Violet Tone Correcting Shampoo 400ml
Angel Lavender Violet Tone Correcting Shampoo is designed for your blonde hair and can remove unwanted yellow and brassy tones from blonde hair. It will leave your hair with a natural, pearl gloss, and healthy look.
Why We Love It: The Angel range is hugely popular because of it’s delicious natural ingredients and cold pressed essential oils and plant extracts. We love the smell and knowing there are no nasties!
Matrix Biolage Colorlast Purple Shampoo 400ml
Matrix Biolage Colour Last Purple Shampoo - neutralizes brass and unwanted warm tones.
Why We Love It: A Beautiful vegan and paraben free formula that works well to balance our those unwanted warm tones and also leave hair soft and silky.
Matrix Total Results Brass Off Shampoo 300ml
Total Results Brass Off Shampoo neutralizes brassy tones while refreshing your hair with cool tones.
Why We Love It: A very effective shampoo and fantastic value – a great first salon professional shampoo to buy if it is your first time.
Eleven Australia Keep My Colour Blonde Shampoo 300 ml
A toning shampoo for coloured and natural blondes. Packed with hydrolysed soy and wheat protein to keep blonde hair healthy, Keep My Colour Blonde Shampoo is essential for any blonde.
Why We Love It: Eleven is such a cool and fun range that truly have delivered a fresh approach to hair care.
Fudge Clean Blonde Damage Rewind Violet Toning Shampoo 250ml
The Fudge market leading Clean Blonde formula has joined forces with the Damage rewind shampoo & conditioner, to create groundbreakingly strong & healthy blonde hair.
Why We Love It: This best-selling purple shampoo from Fudge is just so effective – a great solution for when you just need it to work.
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Dandruff and dry scalp have similar symptoms which are the white flakes we see falling from our hair and sit on our shoulders, but they are two different conditions so don't always assume it is dandruff.
Dry flaky Scalp is as simple as your skin / scalp getting irritated and flaking off whereas dandruff is caused by too much oil on the scalp, your skin cells build up and then shed.
Dry Flaky Scalp is caused generally by a lack of moisture to the scalp which irritates your scalp and it will flake off. It can also be caused by a reaction to the products you apply to your scalp which is known as contact dermatitis.
Dandruff - a common cause of dandruff is seborrheic dermatitis which turns the scalp oily, red and scaly. The scaly skin flakes off which creates the white flakes.
Hormones and stress are factors that can create a fungus called malassezia which can trigger dandruff.
Shampoo and conditioners that contain harsh chemicals and ingredients that are far from being natural can increase the oil creation and build up on the scalp too.
As is often the case prevention is the best solution. Try and keep your scalp as healthy as possible. Focus on stopping it from drying out in the first place by not over washing and use only haircare with more natural ingredients that will not encourage that oil build up.
If you do feel you need to treat flaky scalp or dandruff that has taken hold, you may need a targeted haircare regime to get your scalp back to being healthy.
We have picked our most popular haircare solutions that will help prevent and treat these conditions.
If you need help just drop us a line!
Redken's Scalp Relief Dandruff Control Shampoo is a dandruff shampoo that has been dermatologist tested. This specialized hair treatment helps fight and control dandruff while leaving hair silky smooth.
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Redken All Soft Heavy Cream is a deep conditioning hair treatment for dry and brittle hair. This deep conditioner restores hair’s moisture and is formulated with a Moisture Complex with Argan Oil to provide luminous shine, softness and smoothness to the hair.
This moisturizing deep conditioning hair mask dramatically transforms the texture of dry and brittle hair. This hair treatment is formulated with Argan Oil as a key ingredient to replenish hair for intense softness, adds shine, and helps strengthen the hair.
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An at-home leave-in treatment infused with our patented K18Peptide™ that works to repair even the most extreme damage, renewing hair to its most youthful, healthy state.
Soft, nourished hair is only 3 minutes away. The formula contains multiple hair conditioning agents and proteins to treat and repair dry, colour- damaged hair. For hair on the brink of breakdown, treat your hair with 3 minute repair rinse out
An essential hair must-have, the Hair Multi-Tasker Treatment is an incredibly versatile professional styling product, able to tackle many hair concerns at once with It has 20 beautifying benefits for your hair.
Kevin Murphy Shimmer Shine - Finishing Mist revives your shine and repairs your hair while adding strength. Treat your hair as it shines with Antioxidants and Vitamins C and E, Baobab, Immortelle and Bamboo extracts. Simply spray lightly over hair after styling.
Redken Extreme CAT protein reconstructing Rinse out treatment adds immediate power to distressed and damaged hair while strengthening strands against hair breakage. Simply spray a few squirts in the shower after shampooing, leave in for 3 minutes and rinse out.
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The Redken All Soft Mega Range is a guaranteed way to replenish your moisture levels and keep your hair hydrated and soft. The nourishing shampoo for extremely dry hair provides deep conditioning and smoothing benefits to leave hair with a soft and shiny finish.
Redken All Soft Mega Moisturizing Shampoo gently cleanses while providing intense hydration and softness to severely dry, medium to thick hair.
All Soft Mega Shampoo has Redken's Nourish Complex which is infused with Aloe Vera to hydrate, strengthen, and to lock in moisture and smoothness all day long.
]]>Here, from our friends at Olaplex.com is all you need to know about Olaplex and if it is right for your hair type.
All hair contains millions of disulfide bonds which give the hair its structure, strength and stability. When all the bonds, especially the disulfide bonds, are intact and in alignment, you have healthy, beautiful, shiny, touchable hair. When disulfide bonds are broken, it results in damage.
Hair is damaged daily. Split ends, frizz, lackluster Color, thinning and dryness can all be related to broken disulfide bonds.
• Flat irons, curling irons, and blow dryers all cause damage due to the high levels of heat being used.
• Mechanical damage such as brushing, friction, tugging and pulling on wet hair affect the bonds.
• UV damage from the sun, humidity, extreme hot/cold weather conditioners, pollution, etc. all have a negative impact on the hair’s bonds.
• Chemical services can also cause damage. These services include Color, Lighteners, Perms, Relaxers, Keratin Treatments, and Japanese Straighteners/Thermal Reconditioners.
The chemicals and/or thermal tools being used react with the disulfide bonds breaking them and causing protein loss, leaving behind damaged hair. When damage occurs, it affects the disulfide bonds throughout the entire hair fiber.
OLAPLEX is beneficial for all hair types.
Whether your hair is Color Treated, Texture Treated, Virgin or anything in between, it is damaged on a daily basis. OLAPLEX assists in both preventing that damage and repairing it, returning the hair to a virgin like state. OLAPLEX is compatible with all manufacturers chemical service products.
Your hair is an investment, and the only accessory that you never take off. In fact, it’s the only thing short of plastic surgery that can change the way you feel about yourself. Everyone wants beautiful, healthy, manageable shiny hair and with OLAPLEX, that can become a reality!
OLAPLEX is great for virgin hair. It helps to repair existing damage while protecting it from thermal, mechanical and environmental damage. OLAPLEX strengthens and prepares the hair for future services.
OLAPLEX can be mixed into all Colors and Lighteners to lessen the damage caused by these services. OLAPLEX is also used to maintain and repair Color Treated hair for healthy, beautiful looking hair.
OLAPLEX rebuilds, restructures and improves moisture retention to curls that have lost their shape. OLAPLEX infuses curly hair with added moisture and condition for beautiful bouncy, resilient curls. Fragile curly hair has more lightening and chemical service options when OLAPLEX is used.
OLAPLEX will strengthen straight hair, improving manageability, movement and shine. The condition of the hair won’t be compromised using thermal styling options such as curling irons, hot rollers, etc. when the hair is treated prior with OLAPLEX.
OLAPLEX helps to maintain the integrity of the hair before, during and after all texture services. Texture services last longer, and the hair stays in better condition when OLAPLEX is used correctly. Damage-free Color and Lightening Services performed after any texture service are possible when properly using them with OLAPLEX.
OLAPLEX can be used on all 100% human hair extensions. Some extensions have a Keratin coating on them which can sometimes act as a barrier to the OLAPLEX Treatment.
Extensions sometimes are treated with textile dyes which can lead to unpredictable results with Color or lightening. With any type of glued in or taped in extensions, we recommend keeping OLAPLEX off those areas to avoid possibly loosening them. When in doubt, always perform a Strand Test on extensions as results may vary.
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A number of factors are thought to cause limp hair from the over secretion of oils on our scalp, genetics, chemical treatments, aging and also simply using hair products that are not suited to our correct hair type.
We have put together our top picks for treating limp hair starting with the right shampoo and conditioner, styling and leave in treatments.
Using the correct shampoo and conditioner is a must especially if you have fine hair as your hair can get weighed down with a product that is designed for medium or thick hair.
Pureology Pure Volume - is a lightweight shampoo and conditioner that enhances volume and restores movement to flat, fine, color-treated hair.
Pureology Pure Volume enhances volume and restores movement to flat, fine color-treated hair with key ingredients Wheat Protein and Eucalyptus Leaf Extract and a signature aromatherapy blend of Pink Grapefruit, Wild Rose, and Cedarwood.
Angel Lavender Full - contains moisturiser extracted from rosemary and can revitalise and rejuvenate your scalp, leaving hair tangle free, static resistant and silky smooth with volume.
The amazing body-maker botanical formula works to thoroughly cleanse your hair while restoring its natural balance, leaves hair vibrant and full of body.
Eleven Australia I Want Body - is packed with natural proteins that build body. The combination of soy and wheat proteins penetrates the hair shaft, providing a thicker, fuller look. Perfect for fine hair or anyone wanting a volume boost.
Kevin Murphy Plumping - is a fabulous thickening sulphate free and paraben free range that nourishes hair follicles and stimulates blood circulation in the scalp. It is a superb hair growth accelerator and helps to prevent hair loss.
Ginger Root and Nettle Extracts strengthen and densify fine hair, leaving the hair and scalp revitalised and refreshed.
Adding a styling product will help for those days that your hair has decided to go limp and loose all it's normal volume and bounce. You may also find your hair goes limp towards the end of the day and these styling products are great to have with you to give your hair a lift.
Angel Lavender Bodymaker Spray has a unique body-maker botanical formula, blended with the deep sea water which does wonders to prop up thin limp hair while restoring your healthy PH balance, with the result of prolonging the volume look of your hair.
This beautiful spray is enriched with rosemary moisturizing formula which rejuvenates and revitalizes the hair shaft, leaving the hair fresh, cool and natural with matted look. Suitable for thin limp hair or people with fine hair.
Kevin Murphy Full Again Thickening Lotion is sulphate free and is infused with beautiful essential oils of Amyris and Elemi. This weightless lotion will thicken hair, providing natural movement and body. Rayon particles create a thicker surface making fine hair act thicker.
Kevin Murphy Anti Gravity Spray is a non-aerosol weightless spray that imparts shine and reinforces volume. It is infused with Organic Lavender Hydrosol (lavender water) to achieve body and hold to all hair types.
Eleven I Want Body Volume Powder - A Lightweight, Multi-purpose Styling Product. Great have in your bag and to apply throughout the day if your hair is feeling like it needs a bit of a boost.
Eleven I Want Body Volume Foam - A Lightweight Volumiser For Body, Thicker Texture & Control.
Kevin Murphy Powder Puff - The Stylist's Favourite! This amazing volumising powder has a dry matte texture and helps create a messy casual volume. Just gently tap a few shakes on the hair that you want body on, and the powder morphs into a product that holds.
If you feel you need a bit more of a targeted approach to give you a boost these leave in treatments will help to leave you hair feeling thicker and fuller.
Kevin Murphy Body Mass Treatment is an effective leave-in plumping treatment for thinning hair. This incredible product uses eyelash thickening and lengthening technology to prevent breakage and strengthen hair. Lengthens the hairs growing phase, which in turn lessens the falling or resting phases.
Kevin Murphy Thick Again is a leave-in thickening treatment for thinning hair. It works by removing the build up of DHT, which is the number one cause of thinning hair in men. The hair Treatment is designed to lengthen the growing phase of the hair, consequently shortening the falling phase. Beautiful Citrus Flavonoids, Ginger Root and Nettle Extract, will thicken hair and prevent breakage.
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Colour Extend Magnetic's formula features a multi-targeted delivery system with key ingredients to prevent hair color fade and promote the health of the hair.
The Color Extend Magnetics System is acidic, which helps to balance the pH levels of the hair and care for the tone and vibrancy of professional color in between salon services.
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The concept of purple tinted shampoo might sound a little crazy to the blonde newbies, but ask any tried and true blonde and they’ll tell you it’s a must-have for keeping hair looking strong and bright.
The Redken Color Extend Blondage System is a colour-depositing purple shampoo, conditioner and mask for blonde and highlighted hair.
Redken Blondage shampoo features key ingredients salicylic acid to strengthen and repair blonde hair from the core and pure violet (purple) pigments to remove unwanted brassiness and leave blonde hair color cool and bright.
While your goal is to tone hair and prevent brassy undertones, it's also important to protect and strengthen hair after lightening services. Redken’s Color Extend Blondage is formulated with a Triple Acid Protein complex—amino, citric and maleic acids and wheat protein—that not only neutralizes unwanted undertones, but also helps strengthen hair’s cuticles. This color-depositing shampoo protects color and leaves blonde hair looking cool, all while repairing each hair from the core, a necessary bonus for color treated hair.
HOW OFTEN SHOULD I USE PURPLE SHAMPOO?
Keep in mind that purple shampoo does not replace your regular shampoo and should only be used once or twice a week. We recommend combining with Redken Colour Extend Shampoo and Conditioner
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]]>Moisturize dry hair with Redken's All Soft and All Soft Mega haircare lines. These haircare products provide soften and moisturize dry, brittle hair from root to tip.
Redken Redken All Soft shampoo and conditioner for dry hair leaves hair silky soft with increased manageability, suppleness and shine.
Apply daily, if desired, to damp hair. Massage into lather. Rinse thoroughly.
For best results, use both All Soft shampoo & conditioner.
Enriched with Omega-6, Redken All Soft Argan-6 Oil is a leave-in, anti-frizz hair oil that provides six amazing uses for treating dry hair and achieving silky softness.
This argan oil-enriched hair oil is formulated with Redken's Moisture Complex that can be used as a hair primer before you shampoo to moisturize, before you blow-dry as a heat protectant, after you blow-dry to smooth hair, on dry hair to enhance shine, added to treatments to soften hair or overnight as a deep conditioning hair treatment.
What Can I do to prevent breakage?
Breakage is caused when protein bonds are depleted, and if it’s chemical breakage (such as haircolour and most often highlights), then the hair is lacking a protein bond connection,
The Redken Extreme range is formulated with a strengthening protein complex, this product provides benefits to ensure hair that’s healthy-looking and resilient.
Extreme Shampoo is formulated with Redken's Strength Complex which contains Amino Acids and Arginine to strengthen and fortify the hair, and Citric Acid to condition and add smoothness.
Anti-Snap is used at home, once you get out of the shower, on towel dried hair. Apply it as a leave-in treatment and then style as usual.
Manage and treat your dry, damaged hair with the complete Extreme hair care system.
]]>Keep your blonde hair in the best condition with this ultra-pigmented purple hair mask. This powerful toning hair mask will fight brass and help keep your blonde cool, bright and healthy.
Redken's Color Extend Blondage Express Anti-Brass Mask is an ultra-pigmented purple hair mask and deep conditioner that ensures brighter, cooler blonde haircolor in just 5 minutes.
Featuring a powerful purple toning formula, this hair mask helps to color correct and neutralize unwanted yellow undertones in even the brassiest blonde hair color.
]]>"The struggle of having curly hair is doing the same hair routine every time and getting a different result every single time."
If you’re tired of your hard worked blow-dry frizzing out as soon as you leave the house and fed up with being ‘blessed’ with naturally curly hair don’t worry as we are here with some fantastic curling tips that anyone can use.
The following tips will apply for all types of curl as they are tried and tested in salon by our experienced stylists that specialise in curls.
With curls use small amounts of product. You’d be surprised at how many people use far too much product as they think they need more with curly hair.
When using any product with your curls a little goes a long way. Distribute product evenly throughout the hair. Using too much can result in heavy looking curls that are lifeless.
Try it, you’ll be astounded by the results, and the bonus is your product will last longer!!
We take the cleansing of our hair as a basic grooming step, but with curls it is important to avoid all shampoos with sulphates.
Sulphate shampoos can be too harsh for curly hair and tend to rob the hair of moisture, which curly hair needs lots of. The residue of sulphate shampoos causes friction leading to frizziness.
It’s best not to shampoo every day with curls, shampoo less often but when you do always use a moisture infused conditioner or mask.
Diffusers are a curly girls best friend. Try one, you won’t regret it.
Instead of blowing your curls out in to a mass of frizz like a nozzle, diffusers will dry without the jet plane force.
No doubt you’ve heard it all before, your stylist tells you every visit. Treatments. Masks. Deep conditioning. You feel like she’s trying her hardest to tell you something? She is, for a very good reason.
We’ve talked about moisture, and how curly hair needs LOTS of it. This is how you get it. Treatments, Masks, Deep conditioning. Yes, she/he was right all along.
It's not because we’ve pushing products for the sake of it, it’s because we know what is right for you and your curls. Just like the diffuser, you won’t regret it, and your curls will love you for it.
It is crucial to minimize your use of heated tools. Yes, ladies even your hairdryer. I know that diffuser needs a source of heat, just make sure it’s on a low heat setting.
If using heat is a must, for that hot date tonight, always use a heat protector for the hair.
Finally, throw away those brushes as this will just add to the frizz. Finger combing and a wide tooth combs are now your choice of styling tool!
So, ladies now with your fabulous curls being let loose and looking luxurious, it’s time to ditch those straighteners and revel in those beautiful, tamed, healthy, shiny CURLS!