Haircare – Page 26 – Forty, Flirty & Fabulous

Condition Your Hair with New Products From Pureology HydrateSystem

In my opinion, Pureology Serious Colour Care is one of the best lines of color hair care around. The Hydrate Collection is perfect for thirsty hair. But it is very conditioning, which could weigh fine hair down.

Enter two new additions to the Hydrate System: Hydrate LightCondition ($27.00 USD) and Hydrate HydraWhip ($45.00 USD). The new creamy conditioner and soft soufflé provide lightweight moisture for finer hair types and people who are sensitive to menthol.

The claim is:

“Many moisturizing products tend to be heavy on fine hair, making it limp and appear thinner and greasy. To address this need, Hydrate LightCondition and Hydrate HydraWhip provide moisture that will not weigh down hair, but provides nourishment to soften and protect using organic botanicals of peppermint, rosemary, sage, and green tea to provide condition and shine for light, naturally radiant and healthy hair. The exclusive AntiFadeComplex® neutralizes free radicals to maximize colour retention.

The new Hydrate LightCondition contains Hydrating Micro-Emulsion Technology formulas to deliver moisture from within, improving hair condition. Natural jojoba and shea butters, with strengthening multi-weight proteins of soy, oat and wheat moisturize and restore suppleness without weighing down fine hair. Hydrate HydraWhip contains an emollient-rich soufflé with avocado, jojoba and shea butters to restore moisture and softness to fine colour-treated hair from root to tip.”

What I think: Both products are creamy, but light. I liked both of them, but the HydraWhip is perfect for my dry hair. It is a nice treatment to use a couple of times a week, while the LightCondition is perfect for every day. Both left my hair soft and not at all weighed down.

The complete Hydrate system includes the following products:
–          NEW Hydrate LightCondition
–          NEW Hydrate HydraWhip
–          HydrateShampoo®
–          HydrateCondition®
–          Hydrate HydraCure®
–          Hydrate ShineMax®

For more information visit Pureology.com and are available for purchase at fine salons

Purity Design Pure Shampoo and Conditioner

Looking for a great summer shampoo? One I have been using and liking is the Purity Design Pure Shampoo & Conditioner from IT&LY Hairfashion, a company that originated in Milan, Italy.

The Pure Shampoo and Conditioner have a couple of great things going for them. They are enriched with the innovative “Desert Blend” containing Agave, Joshua Tree and Challa Cactus. Pure Shampoo is perfect for normal and claims to deeply cleanse, moisturize, and help keep hair frizz free. Pure Conditioner claims to nourish and restore the hair. Plus both products contain UV ray protection, which makes them perfect for summer use.

Pure Shampoo Suggested Retail: $11 Size: 10.14 oz
Pure Conditioner Suggested Retail: $13 Size: 10.14 oz

What I think: I love the gentle scents of the shampoo and conditioner; they smell really good! The shampoo foams well and really cleans my hair. The conditioner is nice, but I have very dry hair so after cleaning it so well, I need something richer. Still — excellent hair care for every day!

For additional information visit www.italyhairfashion.com

Protect Your Scalp with Redken Color Extend Sun Care

Redken Color Extend Sun Solar Screen SPF 12

I think that it is so smart that haircare companies are introducing SPF to their summer collections. It seems to be the next logical step in sun protection. We protect our skin everyday with sunscreen, why not our hair?!

Redken Introduced their Color Extend line in 2009 (see my review at https://fortyflirtyfabulous.wordpress.com/2009/05/17/redken-color-extend-sun-collection/). This year, they have added the new Color Extend Sun Solar Screen SPF 12 to the Color Extend Sun haircare regimen. This is a leave-in product that helps prevent burnt scalps while protecting hair.

The Claim: The UVA and UVB filters in Color Extend Sun Solar Screen SPF 12 provide protection plus filters coat the hair to protect the integrity of the hair fiber and safeguard haircolor and highlights. Redken’s exclusive Interbond Conditioning System and the advanced Hydra-Shield Complex deliver strengthening Ceramide and moisture-rich Mango Oil to dry strands to resurface the cuticle, repair damaged areas and replenish lost moisture.

This product is particularly recommended for stylists and consumers with side/middle/fringe parts, thinning hair, receding hairlines, or light-colored hair, and are looking for a multi-tasking product to protect their hair and scalp from UV damage while helping to protect and replenish the hair,” states Rodney Cutler, Redken Brand Ambassador and owner of Cutler/Redken Salon. “It is highly recommended to use the protective treatment at the beach or by the pool and for people who work outdoors and/or who play outdoor sports.”

What I think: I like the ease of this product — just spray on wet hair and you’re done. My scalp hasn’t burned yet this year, which is great, and I love that the spray is protection my color, which hasn’t faded. So I recommend this spray to protect the scalp and hair!

Other products in Redken’s Color Extend Sun line include:
•                    Color Extend Sun After-Sun Shampoo: Apply to wet hair, massage into a lather, and rinse.
•                    Color Extend Sun After-Sun Mask: After shampooing, apply to damp hair. Leave on 5 to 15 minutes. Rinse.
•                    Color Extend Sparkling Shield: Apply to damp or dry hair. Leave-in. Reapply throughout the day as needed.

Learn more about the Color Extend Line at www.redken.com. You can purchase these products at salon’s near you. Enjoy!

Depth Natural Hair Care Products

Looking for natural hair care? There are lots of different high-end formulas out there, but an affordable choice is Depth Hair Care ($9.99 USD each for shampoo and conditioner).

This all natural hair care (they also make all natural body care) contains organic and hydrating sea minerals. They also utilize three different types of algae – red, brown and green – that enhance the hair’s ability to look healthy and dynamic. The combinations of all three botanicals delivers nourishing ingredients to the scalp to ensure ultimate hydration.

Depth Hair Care includes:
·         Refresh Daily Shampoo – For all hair types. Keeps hair soft, healthy and nourished with a nutrient-rich blend of vitamins and sea botanicals
·         Drench Hydrating Shampoo – For dry and damaged hair: Gentle cleansers work to nourish and restore essential moisture; ideal for color treated hair
·         Immerse Daily Conditioner – For all hair types. Nutrient-rich to maintain healthy, beautiful hair without weighing it down
·         Submerse Deep Conditioner – For dry and damaged hair. This creamy conditioner provides deep nourishment and ultra-hydration for extra healthy hair

What I thought: I have been using the Drench Hydrating Shampoo and the Immerse Daily Conditioner for a couple of weeks. The shampoo is thick and lathers very richly. The conditioner is nice, but not quite thick enough for my dry hair. They both smell fantastic and leave hair clean and soft. I think they are a good buy for being organic and natural.

Depth Hair Care is available at Whole Foods Markets nationwide, as well as Drugstore.com, and other fine health food stores or www.depthbody.com. Enjoy!

Burt’s Bees Giveaway!

Want some free stuff? I am giving away this trio of excellent Burt’s Bees Products (descriptions are from Burt’s Bees Website):

Beeswax Lip Balm ($3.00 USD) — Give your lips the soothing feeling they deserve. This natural lip balm is loaded with coconut and sunflower oils, rich in vitamins and essential fatty acids, to nourish, condition and soften lips. Beeswax seals in hydration. We’ve even added peppermint oil for a refreshing tingle. Take your pick of an old-fashioned yellow tin or a recycled plastic tube. No wonder it is our most popular product.

Super Shiny Grapefruit & Sugar Beet Shampoo ($8.00 USD 12 oz) — Grapefruit extract joins forces with highly effective yet gentle cleansers made from coconut and sunflower oils to create a shampoo formula with a rich lather. Meanwhile, sugar beet extract and soy protein penetrate hair follicles to repair and strengthen hair, helping to shield against future damage. The final touch: honey and essential natural oils from orange, lemon, lime and tangerine go to work for a beautifully natural shine.

Very Volumizing Pomegranate & Soy Conditioner ($8.00 USD 12 oz) — Transform fine, flat, lifeless hair into thick and voluminous hair with extra body. Pomegranate and moringa seed extracts revitalize hair by replenishing moisture while sugar esters and honey, a natural humectant, condition hair. Soy amino acids moisturize and lift hair, leaving it soft, shiny and full of volume.

To win these three products (which I have tried and love), comment on any of my blog posts, saying that you would like to win the Burt’s Bees products. I will draw a name next friday, May 28, 2010. Good Luck!

White Sands Velcro Strips and Texture Spray

Looking for an easy way to curl your straight hair? Try the easy combination of White Sands Liquid Texture Spray ($19.00 USD) and White Sands Velcro Strips ($40.00 for 6 large strips and 3 straight sticks) for a quick and curly set!

I have tried 3 different looks with the large strips. they are:

Volume at the crown — I spray the Liquid Texture at the roots, roll up a velcro strip into a curler, then place the hair at the roots over it. I either let it air dry or use a dryer. When it’s dry, I gently take the hair off of the rollers and my hair is lifted at the roots.

Soft Curls– I spray the hair, place the velcro side of the strips down the length of a piece of hair and roll up, securing with a bobby pin. Once dry I unroll the hair and I have soft, curly hair.

Waves — This is the coolest set, but takes the longest to achieve. You spray both side of the hair with the spray and lay it on the velcro side of a strip. Next, place a second strip, velcro side up, on top of the hair. You then take one of the straight pins and weave it through the holes in the strips, creating a wave. Once it dries, gently take out the pin and take of the velcro. The result is some cool waves in your hair!

This spray is perfect for sets. The website puts it best, “because Liquid Texture Firm Hold is the “ultimate design tool” because it allows you to create and recreate any hair design imaginable. Liquid Texture has raised the bar for hair spray because it can be combed through and has incredible memory to provide long-lasting designs without regard to humidity. It is thermal intelligent, so the more heat used, the shinier the hair becomes. Liquid Texture leaves hair soft and silky without flaking or leaving residue on hot tools.” This is a great spray that leaves hair a shiny and gives great hold!

Visit www.whitesandsproducts.com to learn more about these products and to purchase them. Enjoy!

Carol’s Daughter Rosemary Mint Purifying Duo

Does your hair need some spring cleaning? I don’t mean the everyday shampoo you have been doing, but a deep, pure cleansing, getting rid of daily toxins and product build-up? Then check out Carol’s Daughter Rosemary Mint Purifying Duo. This set of shampoo and conditioner are touted to deeply cleanse hair and restore it back to its original shiny, healthy state.

Both the Shampoo and Conditioner contain rosemary extract to deliver antioxidant and anti-inflammatory benefits to hair and scalp and peppermint oil to refresh the scalp. The shampoo also contains moisturizing marine extracts to hydrate and soften the hair and the conditioner contains jojoba oil and panthenol to creat shine and minimize tangles.

I really enjoy this duo. The fragrance is very refreshing with the combination of cool mint and the outdoorsy scent of rosemary. When I use the shampoo I like to massage it into my scalp, because it give a pleasant tingling feeling — it really feels like it’s cleansing. The conditioner is refreshing as well, plus my hair is so soft and shiny after I use it.

I (and everyone in my family) have been using this set for a couple of weeks and really love what it is doing for our hair. You can also use it once a week to really clean all of the product out! If you are looking for a great purifying treatment, this duo could be perfect for you!

WHAT IT COSTS: Shampoo, $12.50; Conditioner, $16.00 or $28.50 for the pair.

WHERE TO FIND IT: Carol’s Daughter stores, Macy’s, Dillard’s, SEPHORA, www.carolsdaughter.com

Living Proof No Frizz Restyling Spray

If you haven’t tried Living Proof’s No Frizz line, it is a great choice if you have perpetually frizzy hair or live in a humid climate. I live in Kansas City, MO and the humid spring and summers make my hair look like a poodle!

The newest addition to this line is the No Frizz line is the Restyling Spray ($24.00 USD). This product is touted to detangle, reduce static and add shine while restyling tired hair with light conditioning and hold. No Frizz’s exclusive humidity blocking technology, PolyfluoroEster helps disheveled, frizzy or flat hair be quickly refreshed into beautiful, shiny hair in just minutes without having to rewash.

To use, apply No Frizz Restyling Spray to dry hair until lightly damp and apply heat or reshape with hands and allow to air dry. I like to use this product at the end of a work day, when I look at myself and my sad hair in the mirror and know that I need to redo my ‘do. I then apply the No Frizz and air dry or use a blow drier. I can get a fresh new style in just a few minutes.

No Frizz Restyling Spray is available on www.livingproof.com and www.qvc.com.

Alterna Hair Care

Alterna Professional Haircare creates groundbreaking formulas in luxury haircare products. These products are indulgences for your hair and I was very impressed with the products that I tried:

Two of my favorites are the Caviar White Truffle Hair Elixir and the TEN Hair Masque. They are both products that have helped the condition and health of my hair.

The Caviar White Truffle Hair Elixir ($26.00 USD) — This is an interesting product, because you can use it with other styling aids to enhance their performance. I like to mix it with my leave in conditioner. This product also strengthens hair and treats the advanced signs of damage, turns any product into an intensive reparative treatment, and provides protection against UV and environmental stresses. The ingredients in this product are:

Caviar and White Truffle: Delivers an effective blend of essential fatty acids and B vitamins which are critical for the simulation of proteins and amino acids and are vital to the promotion of healthy, beautiful hair.
Maracuja Oil: Made up of 77% Linoleic Acid and also rich in Vitamin C, calcium, phosphorus and iron. Known to aid in the prevention of transepidermal water loss (TEWL), a condition that can lead to hair damage.
Bio Complex: Organic Extracts of Aloe, Acai Berry, Goji Berry, Pomegranate, Avocado, White Tea, Cucumber, Lingonberry. Rich in anti-oxidants, amino acids, proteins, lipids, vitamins, important trace elements and an excellent source of minerals.
Seasilk®: A unique combination of marine botanicals that is essential for providing intensive moisture and nourishment. Helps increase follicle hydration and aids in retaining moisture.
Color Hold®: Provides the highest level of color protection from color fade caused by UVA, UVB and visible light rays including artificial light sources, as well as protects from color wash out.

TEN Hair Masque ($55.00 USD) — I love this thick mask because it really nourishes and repairs my hair. I use it after I wash my hair by massaging it in to my hair and scalp and leaving it on for at least five minutes. I then rinse it out and my hair is so hydrated!

This mask is infused with African Cacao Extract, Hyaluronic Acid, Caviar Age-Control Complex, Photozyme Complex with Color Hold, White Truffle Oil, Champagne Grape Seed Oil, Bulgarian Evening Primrose, Arabian Frankincense, Moroccan Quillaia Bark, and Amica to keep hair soft and silky.

Visit www. alternahaircare.com to learn more about these product and others.

ECRU New York Silk Nourishing Spray

Has the crazy winter damaged your hair? Winter is almost over (I hope it is, it’s actually snowing in Kansas City today), so its time to tame your dry hair and get it ready for spring and summer!

A good way to make your hair soft and shiny is with ECRU New York Silk Nourishing Spray ($24.00 USD). This is a very light leave-in conditioning mist that instantly detangles hair while providing hydration. The spray contains aloe Vera, silk proteins and B5 to penetrate to restore moisture and repair split ends. UV inhibitors help prevent sun damage and thermal abuse.

What I think: I really like this spray. I use it as an extra barrier against my heated styling tools. It really makes my hair soft and smooth. Plus my 14-year-old daughter loves using it too. She abuses her hair with a straight iron every day, and the Nourishing Spray is helping her hair get back in shape and it looks much healthier!

Visit www.ecrunewyork to learn more about and to purchase the spray. Enjoy!