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Beat the Heat with Braids

Beat the Heat with Braids

August 23, 2024

Beat the Summer heat with these fun up-dos. You can try out our YouTube tutorials or easier still, come into the salon to enjoy a new look.

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Do You Believe These Hair Myths?

Do You Believe These Hair Myths?

August 16, 2024

Where do myths come from? They’ve been around since before people could write as a way of explaining natural phenomena, or cultural issues. Many of the myths around hair come from...

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How to Shampoo Without Ruining Your Hair

How to Shampoo Without Ruining Your Hair

August 01, 2024

At the Michael Van Clarke Salon we are passionate about beautiful strong shiny hair. Our entire 3’’’More Inches product range is created to deliver Healthcare for Hair.

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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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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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What is Healthcare for Hair?

What is Healthcare for Hair?

June 06, 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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Mutton Dressed as Lamb - Let's not get caught out...

Mutton Dressed as Lamb - Let's not get caught out...

May 03, 2024

I have to be careful to dress appropriately now I’m getting on. But I do wonder, when my sons want to borrow my suede Gucci flares will they become lambs dressed as mutton? Gaby won’t let me wear them now except for fancy dress parties.

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You Can Burn Your Bra - but here's an easier way to feel liberated

You Can Burn Your Bra - but here's an easier way to feel liberated

March 28, 2024

You can burn your bra. But here's an easier way to feel liberated. In the 1960s women were also freed from their weekly roller-sets under a hood dryer, by Sassoon’s short flat bobs. Those short bobs have now become long bobs and the hood dryer exchanged for...

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Myths & Misunderstandings - Can I over-protein my hair?

Myths & Misunderstandings - Can I over-protein my hair?

March 23, 2024

Can I over-protein my hair? Did you think that too? It’s a myth whizzing around the internet and popping up in forums, so let me explain. Healthy hair is essentially 97% protein and 3% water. Hair cannot be overloaded with protein but it can become so dehydrated with

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Could this be the answer for your hair? The multipurpose natural styling treatment.

Could this be the answer for your hair? The multipurpose natural styling treatment.

March 08, 2024

Life is short. We all get just 24 hours a day. Killing two birds with one stone (a small flock even) gives us more bang for our buck. So what if you could style...

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Shiny Hair

Shiny Hair

February 08, 2024

Shiny, glossy, lustrous hair. The glorious reflection of health and vitality that we emit and search for when choosing a mate to produce our offspring.

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Clean Living and Pregnancy Haircare

Clean Living and Pregnancy Haircare

January 12, 2024

Your pregnancy is confirmed and thoughts turn to your unborn baby. How can you give your child the best and protect from the worst. Self care is high on the list and, understanding...

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