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Scalp Help
How to prepare your scalp before washing:
1. Exfoliate by dry brushing upside down and massaging.
2.Then wash and condition using products that offer deep hydration. This is important because the skin’s natural reaction to the stimulation of shampooing is to over-produce oil and skin cells. Hormone shifts and imbalances can also cause the skin to over-produce natural oils. Deep hydrating hair care products help the skin to avoid over-producing oil and skin cells.
Curl Talk
How to wash and condition for maximum curl care:
1. Hydration is key for shampooing and conditioning. Your curls want moisture, moisture and more moisture!
2. Avoid inexpensive shampoos and conditioners! Most products use some type of alcohol as a preservative for botanical ingredients… products from the grocery store use the worst alcohols that dry and damage your hair. Get to know your products and product companies.
3. Once you know a shampoo or conditioner does not work for you, don’t continue to use it! Return it to the store or donate it to a shelter. Why spend good money on your hair service and not on your hair care? More hair trauma happens at home than out in the elements!
Dry Your Hair Without Drying Out Your Hair
How to dry for maximum curl care:
1. Towel Drying: Patting is the correct method. NO rubbing with rough towel fibers! PAT PAT PAT Blot Blot Blot. This is the best way to keep your hair from getting frizzy.
Styling Tips
Go to Products I recommend at my website under Kevin Murphy and also look under Davines for recommenations for the best curly styling.
1. Apply product to the thickest and driest parts of your hair first.
2. Don’t use too much product: it weighs down your curls and creates a droopy appearance. Use just enough to hold your style, no more!
3. Application: when you have the right amount of product in your hand, rub it between palms break down clotted elements and create a smooth texture.
4. Use your fingertips to deliver your product throughout hair. Rub your fingertips into your palms to grab more product. This will ensure that you don’t overload the hair with too much product in any one place.
Quick Steps for Daily Curl Care
1. Always rinse the morning of the second day. Use extra hydrating treatment to the ends if needed.
2. When shampooing, do a quick first wash to loosen excess dirt and styling product. Then shampoo a second time for full hair cleansing and treatment purposes.
3. When conditioning, always notice how the roots to the ends feel before applying conditioner. Apply conditioner to the ends first, then through the mid lengths. Apply to the scalp only if the scalp is feeling dry.
4. Don’t rinse out all of the conditioner. Try to leave a bit to protect the hair ends from drying during the day.
5. For a deeper treatment: after shampooing, blot off excess water from the hair with a towel. This will ensure extra absorption for your conditioner! Hair is like a sponge: when dry it will absorb, and when it is full of liquid the sponge can not hold more.
6. Apply product to damp hair while head is upside down. Apply small amount to your fingers and run the product through hair from the crown section scalp out to the ends. Then smooth all the hairs together from the hairline twisting the product into the curls. Re-apply if needed.
7. While setting the curls into place remember to use a comb to help smooth out the messiness. If the hair looks messy while drying then it will be messy when it’s dry.
8. Note: brief blow drying before setting the curls can help speed up the styling process.
9. Once in place: NO TOUCHING until at least 90% dry.
When curls are dry and frizzy, know that they need more moisture and setting help.
Common Sense Rule: If your curls dries messy then is will be messy. If I looks smooth while drying then better chances it will dry w/less frizz!
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Kevin Murphy Hair Styling Contest!
Underground stylist search for 10 global Stylist to win a trip to Melborne, Australia to meet Kevin Murphy's team. Winners get to create their own styling Video podcast with Kevin Murphy Products and more.
My inspiration for this style is a blend of historical moments... the elegant perfume of French salon couture mixed with the petroleum fumes of teen rebellion, under a high gloss fashion sheen.
The complex structural volume of the chignon takes us back to the high-rise hair of big band ballrooms, while the rockabilly front and mohawk shape give us more than a hint of teenage thirst for fast cars and rock music. The texture and volume of this style remind us of 80's nightclub divas. Meanwhile, clothes and makeup complete the look with a refined black-and-white formality.
Thanks Kevin Murphy for giving the world such great styling products!
Vote for me at: http://www.kevinmurphy.com.au/comp_podcast.php?mode=comp_detail&pod_id=83
Learn more: http://www.besalonpdx.com/blog
The products I used on my model was:
Kevin Murphy:
Maxi Wash Shampoo
Born again conditioner
damage manager for heat protection
Full on Protection for maximuim Volume
My inspiration for this style is a blend of historical moments... the elegant perfume of French salon couture mixed with the petroleum fumes of teen rebellion, under a high gloss fashion sheen.
The complex structural volume of the chignon takes us back to the high-rise hair of big band ballrooms, while the rockabilly front and mohawk shape give us more than a hint of teenage thirst for fast cars and rock music. The texture and volume of this style remind us of 80's nightclub divas. Meanwhile, clothes and makeup complete the look with a refined black-and-white formality.
Thanks Kevin Murphy for giving the world such great styling products!
Vote for me at: http://www.kevinmurphy.com.au/comp_podcast.php?mode=comp_detail&pod_id=83
Learn more: http://www.besalonpdx.com/blog
The products I used on my model was:
Kevin Murphy:
Maxi Wash Shampoo
Born again conditioner
damage manager for heat protection
Full on Protection for maximuim Volume
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
How to read and understand your beauty product labels?
How to Read & Understand Your Beauty Products
Finding the right beauty products to use on your hair and skin is a real challenge for consumers. How do you know if the beauty companies are honest with their ingredients? For example, did you know that the FDA allows beauty products to claim they are “all natural” with as little as 5% total natural ingredients?
Below is a link to a radio broadcast with special guest speaker, and Salon Services Davines Brand Manager, Ms. Kristal Baker. Her knowledge of natural ingredients and modern product science will help you understand how to choose your next products, and spot some empty promises.
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/LifeStyle-Beauty
Your host: Dayna Cakebread
Here are the websites Kristal had mentioned about getting more informed with your ingredients and consumer awareness:
www.cosmeticscop.com
Finding the right beauty products to use on your hair and skin is a real challenge for consumers. How do you know if the beauty companies are honest with their ingredients? For example, did you know that the FDA allows beauty products to claim they are “all natural” with as little as 5% total natural ingredients?
Below is a link to a radio broadcast with special guest speaker, and Salon Services Davines Brand Manager, Ms. Kristal Baker. Her knowledge of natural ingredients and modern product science will help you understand how to choose your next products, and spot some empty promises.
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/LifeStyle-Beauty
Your host: Dayna Cakebread
Here are the websites Kristal had mentioned about getting more informed with your ingredients and consumer awareness:
www.cosmeticscop.com
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Salon's Going Green Tips
Before I became a Green-conscience salon expert, I had always recycled as I best knew how: I recycled paper waste, and I sold & used green-minded hair care lines. I started with Aveda in 1991, and for the past 5 years I have been with Davines (www.davines.com) and Kevin Murphy (www.kevinmurphy.com.au) hair care. I finally have found two products that actually perform well with all hair types, for everyday styling and for high fashion styling. I love my hair care lines: they help the environment while making humans look and feel beautiful. Now with the support of Best Business Center in Portland, OR for sustainable business practices, I can live and work in a health environment.
Here are 10 ways to start greening your salon today:
1. Check your electric bill for the $ spent then go to www.carbonfootprint.com/businesscalculator.aspx to look up your carbon foot print.
2. Switch all of your light bulbs to Soft White Compact Fluorescent, the best for salon lighting! (26watt = 100 watts or 14 watts= 60 watts… these bulbs cannot be used with dimmer switches) Traditional bulbs allow your fixtures to pull small amounts of energy even when the lights are turned off. When you change over to the Compact Fluorescents you will notice that the light takes a second or two to turn on… this is because the bulbs are not pulling energy when off, and they need an extra moment to gather a full charge. My bill was cut below half after the first month!!
3. Change your break room, bathroom and treatment rooms to sensor light systems. These will keep the light usage down in places where people often forget to turn them off. You can use low wattage lights, the compact Fluorescents do not work with sensor systems.
4. Water flow/ usage can add up, both in terms of environmental waste and in terms of cost. Use sink tap flow reducing rings that help avoid over using water. The best way is to note your sink faucet size and ask your hardware clerk to help find the part you need.
5. Turning the hot water temperature down from 140 degrees to 120 can save 6 –10% in energy costs.
6. Insulating your water heater and hot water pipes is something that everyone should do (both home and biz). They make "water heater blankets" that you can buy at the hardware store for usually around $20. It can save 6 - 9% on energy use for the water heater. Putting a timer on the water heater can also save energy, especially if the salon is only open 5-6 days a week.
Here's more info from the federal site on water heaters : http://www.energysavers.gov/your_home/water_heating/index.cfm/mytopic=13090
7. Change your cleaning supplies to the eco / human friendly: start with any Green Seal Certified products http://www.greenseal.org/findaproduct .
8. Notice your salon waste: How much is hair, foil, cups and paper? I have a few solutions.
a. Mark and label Three Metal Garbage cans: Hair recycling, Paper product recycling, and Foil Recycling (all aluminum can be recycled in most cities… keep them in tight round balls so they can be easily sorted)
b. Contact http://www.matteroftrust.org/programs/hairmatsinfo.html to see about donating your hair clipping for oil spill clean-up. The postage for sending boxes of hair is a write-off, plus the hair weighs nothing.
c. Contact local gardeners co-op / urban farms for hair clipping donations. Hair can be mixed with the soil to help in many ways around the planets and trees. Hair can also be used to help insulate during the colder months. Google search this topic to find uses for hair clippings in your community.
9. Choose to use recycled papers, compost-able drinking cups "made from corn." Ask all employees/staff members to bring in reusable dishware.
10. Join Green cause to help reduce your Carbon footprint. The Davines Zero Impact Program for salons is one way to get involved (they plant trees to help offset your carbon foot print). Or donate to http://www.carbonfootprint.com
Do your part by educating yourself, your staff and your clients on how to continue this green movement for better, more sustainable lifestyles.
Portland Oregon VOTED #1 Green city in America
Written by:
Dayna Cakebread owner of Belle Epoque Salon
www.besalonpdx.com
Resources by:
BEST Business Center
721 NW 9th Ave, Suite 350 Portland, OR 97209
www.bestbusinesscenter.org
p. 503-823-7109
Here are 10 ways to start greening your salon today:
1. Check your electric bill for the $ spent then go to www.carbonfootprint.com/businesscalculator.aspx to look up your carbon foot print.
2. Switch all of your light bulbs to Soft White Compact Fluorescent, the best for salon lighting! (26watt = 100 watts or 14 watts= 60 watts… these bulbs cannot be used with dimmer switches) Traditional bulbs allow your fixtures to pull small amounts of energy even when the lights are turned off. When you change over to the Compact Fluorescents you will notice that the light takes a second or two to turn on… this is because the bulbs are not pulling energy when off, and they need an extra moment to gather a full charge. My bill was cut below half after the first month!!
3. Change your break room, bathroom and treatment rooms to sensor light systems. These will keep the light usage down in places where people often forget to turn them off. You can use low wattage lights, the compact Fluorescents do not work with sensor systems.
4. Water flow/ usage can add up, both in terms of environmental waste and in terms of cost. Use sink tap flow reducing rings that help avoid over using water. The best way is to note your sink faucet size and ask your hardware clerk to help find the part you need.
5. Turning the hot water temperature down from 140 degrees to 120 can save 6 –10% in energy costs.
6. Insulating your water heater and hot water pipes is something that everyone should do (both home and biz). They make "water heater blankets" that you can buy at the hardware store for usually around $20. It can save 6 - 9% on energy use for the water heater. Putting a timer on the water heater can also save energy, especially if the salon is only open 5-6 days a week.
Here's more info from the federal site on water heaters : http://www.energysavers.gov/your_home/water_heating/index.cfm/mytopic=13090
7. Change your cleaning supplies to the eco / human friendly: start with any Green Seal Certified products http://www.greenseal.org/findaproduct .
8. Notice your salon waste: How much is hair, foil, cups and paper? I have a few solutions.
a. Mark and label Three Metal Garbage cans: Hair recycling, Paper product recycling, and Foil Recycling (all aluminum can be recycled in most cities… keep them in tight round balls so they can be easily sorted)
b. Contact http://www.matteroftrust.org/programs/hairmatsinfo.html to see about donating your hair clipping for oil spill clean-up. The postage for sending boxes of hair is a write-off, plus the hair weighs nothing.
c. Contact local gardeners co-op / urban farms for hair clipping donations. Hair can be mixed with the soil to help in many ways around the planets and trees. Hair can also be used to help insulate during the colder months. Google search this topic to find uses for hair clippings in your community.
9. Choose to use recycled papers, compost-able drinking cups "made from corn." Ask all employees/staff members to bring in reusable dishware.
10. Join Green cause to help reduce your Carbon footprint. The Davines Zero Impact Program for salons is one way to get involved (they plant trees to help offset your carbon foot print). Or donate to http://www.carbonfootprint.com
Do your part by educating yourself, your staff and your clients on how to continue this green movement for better, more sustainable lifestyles.
Portland Oregon VOTED #1 Green city in America
Written by:
Dayna Cakebread owner of Belle Epoque Salon
www.besalonpdx.com
Resources by:
BEST Business Center
721 NW 9th Ave, Suite 350 Portland, OR 97209
www.bestbusinesscenter.org
p. 503-823-7109
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