Learned & Still Learning
I have wanted to write this blog for a while, and having worked on both professional and retail brands of colour I would like to approach this topic from an and/and rather than an either/or perspective. As a chemist my formulation approach is similar in the lab whether it is Professional or Retail colour. However […]
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As we all hunker down and do our bit to protect others, the health systems and ourselves many Professionals myself included are faced with and sometimes literally through technology clients, friends and family starting to show their true colours. Many will carry on as normal and leave their roots to grow out not bothered by […]
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There are so many brands of colour available not only from different manufactures but also from the same manufacturers. It’s a daunting task trying to select a shade just right for your own hair and it is an even more daunting task if as a Professional you need or want move from one colour range […]
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It’s a very good question, why do I need to know about pH? and one that has been asked by several of my hairdressing pals, so this blog is for you and anybody else who’s interested. Don’t worry; fortunately, through the combination of knowledge, product development and even regulations you can blissfully practice your Professional […]
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When I first bleached my hair, I noticed a lot of changes and without really thinking it through I slowly adapted with plenty of mistakes along the way. In this blog I am going to share some of the things I’ve discovered and learned for giving bleached hair some TLC. I would be lying if […]
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There are so many ways bleach can be used to lighten hair and in the hands of a well-trained and experienced professional the results are true head turners. Working with Bleach is an art form that also requires an understanding of biology (the hair itself), physics (how colour is perceived and manipulated) and chemistry (how […]
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Bleaching, is one of the older, unchanging and simplest method of altering the hair’s natural colour and involves decolouring either part of, or all of the hair’s natural melanin. It is also still to date the most effective way to lighten artificial hair colours. The bleaching process progressively lightens until finally white or blonde shades […]
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Every Hair & Beauty product has an ingredient list by law, usually printed in the smallest font possible (thanks, packaging folk). The intent of this blog is to inform on what an INCI is rather than how to decipher one. What is INCI? INCI names (International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient) are systematic names internationally recognised […]
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This is officially the number one question I get asked, once someone has worked out that I am a Hairdresser and my response ‘as often as you feel the need to’, it’s not that I am being flippant it’s just that it is a loaded question. Let me explain, we are all different, with different […]
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Oxidising hair dyes are still today the most popular form of hair colouring either Professionally or in Retail, you only have to walk into the hair colouring section of any outlet to witness the volume of choice. Their popularity is down to the reliability, effectiveness and resistance to shampooing and other external factors, such as […]
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