Phyto Plage L’Originale

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Are the summer elements taking a toll on your hair? Chlorine, salt water, wind, and the sun can wreak havoc on your locks. If you have red hair you may even be finding it impossible to keep your color from fading and if you have blond hair you might be wondering how to play as much as you want and not end up with green hair. What ever your dilemma Phyto Plage L’Originale is one of your greatest weapons against the ravages of the summer elements on your hair.

This spray sun protection oil is perfect for keeping your hair just the way you want it, gorgeous. It has an anti-UVB polymer and other UV filters along with olive extract, known for protecting, hydrating and nourishing. It gives your hair extraordinary shine, keeps your hair from fading and when you’ve had it on your hair for a day it will leave your hair extra soft the next time you wash it.

This spray is also really great for creating that “just came back from the beach” look. It even gives your hair that wonderful ocean and sun, I’ve been having fun all day smell, like your hair has been blowing in sweet smelling wind. You can use this spray on your hair wet or damp, a little or a lot, all depending on the look you want to create. Use this to protect your hair now, you’ll be loving the way your best accessory (your hair) looks when all those new fall fashions come out!

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Gifts For Your Guy: Aveda Pure-Formance

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Looking for the perfect gift for the man, or men *wink*, in your life? Aveda has come out with a whole new line of products just for our guys! The Pure-Formance line is based on Aveda’s concept that men have thicker scalps than women and on average produce twice the oil, meaning this can make men “more prone to sensitivity, dryness, itchiness, irritation, and redness.

Aveda showed that in two weeks 72% of men experienced a reduction in oiliness and greasiness and 65% experienced a reduction in scalp dryness and itchiness. The magic ingredient in this new men’s potion is Tamanu Oil. Haven’t Heard of it? Tamanu Oil comes from the Vanuatu Islands in the South Pacific, it has “traditional anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial, and anti-fungal benefits for skin and has also been shown to help smooth and condition hair”. The use of this oil in this product is part of Aveda’s mission to care for the world and set an example of environmental leadership and responsibility.

Leave it to Aveda to package it all up in a very snazzy, almost jazzy looking, modern masculine collection. The line includes Pure-Formance Shampoo, Conditioner, Grooming Clay, Grooming Cream, Pomade, Liquid Pomade and Composition - an essential oil blend to sooth and rejuvenate the scalp. I haven’t yet smelled this line, but if it follows suit with the rest of Aveda, I’m betting it’s pretty intoxicating.

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4 Tips For Severely Damaged Hair

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If you have severely damaged hair then you know that it can be almost impossible to get your hair looking and feeling wonderful again without just growing it out. I’ve been there and I know how frustrating it can be, but don’t worry - there is hope for tresses in distress! Follow these steps to get back the hair of your dreams:

#1 - Get a Haircut! If your locks are severely damaged cut off as much hair as you can stand to part with. All of those split ends and all of the breakage at the ends of your hair is not just going to go away. Your hair will grow back and why not have it feel wonderful while you grow back the style you love? I’m not suggesting that you shave your head, just that you cut off a couple of inches. I recently cut twelve inches off my very long hair and my hair has not felt so wonderful in a year!

#2 - Use Pantene Restoratives Time Renewal Shampoo and Conditioner for 30 Days I don’t usually recommend drug store quality shampoo and conditioners, however this one works. It really does restore up to two years of damage in 30 days. You have to use the shampoo and conditioner together or it doesn’t work and those two products are the only part of this line that I found to produce results (in fact I really don’t like the rest of the Time Renewal line). After 30 days this shampoo/conditioner combination doesn’t do much else for your hair so after that follow the next step.

#3 - Recondition Your Hair You need more than a conditioner, you need a reconditioner! Find a reconditioner that works for you, you may have to try a few to find out what works for your hair. There are several good choices and the one that works for your hair will depend on the chemistry of your hair, what’s great for your friend might not work on your hair. Fabulous choices are: Dumb Blond by Tigi, Biogenol Reconditioner by Framesi, and K-PAK Deep-Penetrating Reconstructor by Joico (K-Pak can be great for bleached hair).

#4 - Use a Leave-In Conditioner A leave in conditioner will protect your hair from both breakage and heat and it will make your hair extra soft. Try Terax Life Drops, the best leave-in conditioner on the market! This conditioner will leave your hair softer than soft, protect your color from fading and leave your hair smelling like crème brûlée!

Transform your hair

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Never have a bad hair day again: Having a bad hair day? Part your hair on the opposite side that you normally do. This creates more volume and a completely new look. Try it the next time you can’t seem to tame you locks and you’ll open up a whole new world for your hair.