Home Hair Care

It’s great news that Covid-19 restrictions are continually being lifted. Even with some salons remaining open, social distancing meant stretching out the time between our hair appointments and probably fair to say this had us developing some new skills or re-aquainting ourselves with “at-home” techniques for a variety of things. 

As we continue to return to our pre-Covid-19 lives, keeping up those home hair care routines will still serve you well - we can never do enough to protect our hair’s strength, vitality and condition, and to also protect our colour from fading - which you may have noticed particularly if your gym workout went from indoors to outdoors.

If you’ve been following our blogs for a while, you’ll remember some pointers we’ve previously posted but Covid-19 is a new world so we thought we’d recap some of the important stuff.

Protect your hair’s strength and avoid split ends:

We went in deep on this topic back in 2018 and hope those of you that read this kept it handy.  There are various reasons your hair can lose its strength and break, making strands vary in length and giving a fuzzy, fly-away appearance.  But here are three important tips with links to our earlier blogs:

• Don’t sleep with wet hair, always take a few minutes to dry it properly before going to bed.

• Brush your hair gently to avoid splitting the ends, and make sure the brush you use is designed to reduce wear and friction.

• Don’t use heating tools on your hair if you’ve just used any hair oil. These can work against each other if the tools aren’t temperature controlled and the hair oil isn’t designed for heat. A good heat protection serum will protect your strands from hot temperatures.

And if you do find that you have damaged strands you can reduce further damage with good hydration products and deep conditioning treatments.  These will also help protect your hair from damaging UV rays. Ask your hair professional for advice on products that are best for your hair.

Until next month!

Taking care of your inner beauty

What we put in our bodies is often outwardly reflected, just ask any GP or naturopath.  Health practitioners from a wide range of fields can simply look into your eyes, check your skin and nails and be able to diagnose what may be lacking from your diet.

As we get older and devote more time to our outward beauty regime, it is easy to forget that our internal organs are aging as well and might need a little lift.

Consider how you often hear people say they can’t handle things (alcohol, sugar, certain processed foods, etc) the way they used to.  Or that indulging in certain things leaves a tell tale sign on their skin, with their energy levels, and even impacts good sleeping patterns.

The reverse can also hold true.  If you are not getting enough of a certain vitamin or mineral, there can be strong impacts felt such as aches, cramps and fatigue.  It can be hard to identify the source of the issue as you may be ingesting the same quantities you used to, but now your body doesn’t absorb or maintain vitamins and minerals the way it did when you were younger.

There is strong evidence that diet and nutrition can have a positive impact on skin issues such as eczema, acne, rosacea and psoriasis as well as inflammatory issues which have been linked to dairy, gluten, sugar and other refined foods.

Beauty and hair stylists are trained in skin, nails and hair biology, cosmetic chemistry including structure and function, and the physical effects of services. All of which can offer you a distinct advantage when combined with your stylist’s knowledge of your outward beauty regime and the products you use. 

Your stylist’s education and training can help you narrow down potential sources of the problem if your hair, skin, or nails are showing tell tale signs of vitamin or mineral deficiencies in your diet, however if you find a problem persists you should always consult your GP. 

Another great year!

Happy Holidays!

As Christmas and New Year draw closer, we want to take this opportunity to thank you for choosing our styling boutique for your hair, beauty and nail services, workshops and lessons.

With a great choice of quality salons and beauty spas, we appreciate that you not only continue as our clients but also consider our services as some of the best in the Brisbane.

We want to wish you a happy and joyful Christmas and a prosperous 2019.

If the season has snuck up on you, we still have some appointments available, and we have a great offer on gift vouchers, should you need some last minute gifts.

We look forward to seeing you soon!
Merry Christmas.