March 1, 2010
Posted by Reader
Reviewed by RileyGirl
I have been using Kerastase Age Premium products (Bain Substantif $34, and Masque Substantif, $63.99) exclusively for about 2 months now. I love them! My hair is very full and healthy looking after both the shampoo and the masque. They leave my hair soft and shiny.
The best part of both of these products is that my normally very itchy scalp has not itched at all since I started using the Kerastase Age Premium. I have tried tons of shampoos and conditioners, and the very next day after I shampoo my hair, my scalp will be so itchy. This has not been the case with the Age Premium.
The only con I have is that the masque tends to be a bit heavy and no matter how little of it I use, I have to wash my hair more frequently, as this seems to make my hair oily on the 2nd day after shampooing, where I normally can go 2-3 days in between a shampoo. Read more...
February 9, 2010
Posted by Reader
Reviewed by Pam
Oh how I wanted to love this product. After all, who doesn’t love hemp…no, that’s not what I mean. I mean, who doesn’t love free full size products to try at your leisure?
Anyway, in anticipation of a wonderful outcome, I downloaded Iron Butterfly’s Inna-Gadda-Da-Vida to my iPod just to put me in the right spirit and I washed my hair. I sprayed on the Alterna Hemp With Organics Leave-In Conditioner ($20) and immediately noticed the nice earthly green apple scent. The comb-thru was easy and that’s good given that I am a bleach blonde with fine hair. After blow drying, I began my usual styling with a curling brush. That’s when the trouble began. Read more...
February 3, 2010
Posted by copley
Beer is no longer just a frosty beverage for relaxing and refreshing the body. Cleansing with beer can actually add body to your hair. As we’ve seen in the many ways it is believed beer can help your hair, there are special components within beer- including B vitamins, wheat proteins, and maltose sugars- that make drinking a bottle less useful than pouring it on your head. The complex carbohydrates in beer have a hydrating effect, while proteins coat each strand, giving them more strength and elasticity. Not only does hair appear shinier in the short term, but it also becomes stronger to avoid long-term breakage.
Throughout awards season, the glitz and glamor of Hollywood is nearly inescapable. So it is refreshing to know that some stars forego the hair and makeup chair in favor of natural beauty treatments. Catherine Zeta-Jones counts washing her hair in beer among her favorite homegrown beauty secrets, even if it leaves her smelling like the bottom of a beer barrel for days. Coming from the woman who has been crowned celebrity with the “best dressed” hair, a beer shampoo seems like a promising hair savior. Read more...
February 1, 2010
Posted by Reader
Reviewed by Nikki
I want to thank you again for allowing me to sample Kronos Hydresse Conditioner. After a lengthy trial, with my hair in different states of disrepair I can definitely say that it was a total success. When I received the full bottle sample you sent my hair was quite damaged due to a bad dye job, and having to remove the color, using a color remover twice.
After the first trial my hair felt much better, but of course was still quite damaged. With regular use, leaving the conditioner on the recommended 1-5 minutes my hair actually recovered it’s health. After a few weeks I had to leave the conditioner on for shorter and shorter times to keep it from getting over conditioned, as I have soft, rather fine hair. Read more...
January 23, 2010
Posted by marta
Phyllanthus emblica (Indian gooseberry) is one of those ingredients that potion makers seem to be catching on to. It recently showed up in the new vitamin C cream from Enpointe. It may have the ability to regulate melanin production in the skin, reducing age spots and preventing photoaging and sun damage. For the first time, I believe, I recently came across it in a hair care product – it is the key ingredient in Neil George’s Intense Repair Mask ($38).
In traditional medicine, this ingredient was thought to have cooling, astringent and drying properties, and was used to stimulate hair growth by nourishing the hair and scalp and even preventing prematurely graying hair. The high tannin content of phyllanthus emblica was also used as a dye in inks and hair oils.
This berry is a good ingredient (it is also an antioxidant), but here in Neil George’s hair mask it is a lonely little botanical amongst a boatload of chemicals. Read more...
