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Frizz Free Hair

Frizz Free Hair

July 25, 2024

It’s been a long time since the first Brazilian Blowdry products were being used. The few people that supplied these unbranded products here in the late 1990s worked in the shadows like drug dealers distributing hooch from the cottage industry of stills in the jungle and favelas.

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How to Grow Your Hair Longer this Year - ready for that summer holiday you missed last time

How to Grow Your Hair Longer this Year - ready for that summer holiday you missed last time

July 19, 2024

7 Simple Tips - Don’t obsess about the growth. Keep yourself healthy and your body takes care of that, happily pumping out half inch a month, night and day. 99% of achieving longer thicker hair, is about looking after what you have. Stopping the rot, the shrinkage and breakage of the hair-shaft once it’s birthed into day

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SPF for Hair

SPF for Hair

July 19, 2024

We know that too much sun wrecks our skin. For two generations we’ve been drilled about SPF sun cream, and we use it.

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What's The Diamond Dry Cut?

What's The Diamond Dry Cut?

July 12, 2024

Imagine your hair doing what it’s supposed to. Moving effortlessly and falling back in to shape. Day in day out.

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Festival Hair

Festival Hair

June 27, 2024

Her jaw dropped and the lip quivered. I’d only suggested to my daughter that we thought we’d come to Wilderness, one of the many festivals on her summer calendar.

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Do You Know Your Hair Type?

Do You Know Your Hair Type?

June 14, 2024

It’s almost certainly a combination. You won’t have one hair type, in the same way that you’re unlikely to have one skin type on your face. Treating your eye area like your T-zone will cause...

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Which Shampoo is for Me?

Which Shampoo is for Me?

June 14, 2024

This is probably the most frequent question we get asked and some retail studies have shown that 8 out of 10 people choose the wrong shampoo for their hair type. 

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How Do I Get Rid of Dandruff?

How Do I Get Rid of Dandruff?

June 07, 2024

Most people misunderstand the more common dry flaky scalp for dandruff, which is usually oily. Dandruff and seborrheic dermatitis can come from stress...

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How to Handle Curly Hair

How to Handle Curly Hair

June 07, 2024

Wavy and curly hair can be the most enchantingly gorgeous, but for some people it can be a beast to manage. Here we go through the whys and the wherefores.

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What is Healthcare for Hair?

What is Healthcare for Hair?

May 31, 2024

You may have seen this caption on our product labels. But what does it really mean? Our registered strapline embodies the ethos born out of 43 years of salon haircare...

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LifeSaver Vs Olaplex - Have you misunderstood too?

LifeSaver Vs Olaplex - Have you misunderstood too?

May 31, 2024

Human nature likes to take sides, and then dig heels in. Leave or Remain. Labour or Tory. Trump or anyone but. Taking a stand can be seen as virtuous or obstinate. It depends on...

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How to Stay Fit Without Ruining Your Hair

How to Stay Fit Without Ruining Your Hair

May 24, 2024

When people devote themselves to keeping fit, they can inadvertently damage their hair. Here’s what to watch out for and how to make keep-fit sessions the perfect opportunity for healthier hair.

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