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Maui Moisture Hair Care Thumbs Up.

~ Joseph Kellner ~ Leave a comment

Doing a lot of hair color in the salon I like to give a good cleaning to the hair. That’s why I chose to try a product called Maui Hair Care Line.  On my model she has thick and fine hair. She also likes a subtle balayage hair coloring technique.  When it is time to complete the process I have teased the hair and placed a lot of foils also in her hair. So by that time I am dealing with a lot of tangles and chemically processed hair.

I went ahead and took out all of my foils and combed out all of my teasing to complete the hair color and now the shampoo. The Maui line has a wonderful fragrance to it. And since I am dealing with chemically treated hair I decided to use the weightless coconut milk which infuses this light and creamy shampoo along with sheer guava oil and mango butter. Which I recommend for colored treated hair and bleached hair. Apply shampoo generously to wet hair, massage into a lather through to ends, then rinse the hair thoroughly. After shampooing, follow with conditioner. Warning: Avoid contact with eyes. If contact occurs rinse immediately. For best results use in conjunction with other Maui Moisture products. I was concerned about the amounts of alcohol in the ingredients and emailed the company. This was there response. “Some alcohols can cause dry, frizzy hair while other types of alcohol can act to help condition hair. One of the types of alcohol we choose to use in our Maui Moisture formulas are Cetyl alcohol and Cetearyl alcohol. These are known as fatty alcohols, they help give a smooth, soft feeling to the hair shaft by helping the cuticle to lie flat on the surface of the hair. They also function as thickeners, nonionic surfactants, and emulsion stabilizers. Some of our products also contain isopropyl alcohol or denatured alcohol as well”.

I finished the process and the hair came out beautiful, the fragrance is wonderful and I really did not need a conditioner. Give it a try everyone. Its also gluten free.

Ingredients; Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Water (Aqua), Behentrimonium Chloride, Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, Alcohol, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Water, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Fruit Extract, Psidium Guajava (Guava) Seed Oil, Mangifera Indica (Mango) Seed Butter, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Panthenol, Caprylyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer, Diheptyl Succinate, Polyquaternium-10, Polyquaternium-37, Propylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate, PPG-1 Trideceth-6, Tapioca Starch, Glycerin, Propylene Glycol, DMDM Hydantoin, Diazolidinyl Urea, Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate, Fragrance (Parfum).

 

 

Summertime Hair color Advice

~ Joseph Kellner

Haircolorinorlando.com

When summertime rolls around it is easy to get caught up in the toasty warmth of the sun and forget to adequately protect your hair. Here’s how you can take care of your hair even on the sunniest of the spring and summer days!

Put a cover-up… on your hair
The biggest summer haircare mistake is over-exposure to the sun. If your hair is highlighted, the sun will accelerate the lightening process, which can fry the hair a bit. Take care to wear summer hats.  Especially when just walking on the beach. Dark hair will also lighten in the sun, although it will more likely go through more brassy or red tone stages. So the same rules apply for keeping the hair out of direct sunlight for too long.

Take a cold plunge when shampooing
Choosing the temperature of the water you use to shampoo should mimic the rules of doing laundry  the colder the water the more artificial hair color will hold to the hair! At least one shot of cold water at the end of your shower makes your hair shinier because it seals the cuticle — colder water is never a bad idea.

Switch your shampoo: During the summer months use more moisturizing or light shampoos. In hotter climates the key word is MOISTURE. Make sure you are using products that will give your strands more moisture and cleanse the hair more gently so sun exposed strands won’t dry out.

Opt for products with silicone’s: Hair tends to be more moisture deprived in the summer. Silicone’s are great for sealing moisture into hair strands.

Set your hair for a new look: You want to take a break from chemical and heat application in the summer when your hair is exposed to dryer temperatures. Try braiding or twisting the hair to give it a wave or crimp. Is your hair relaxed or straight? Set your hair with a light setting foam to give your straight hair some volume, texture and flavor.

Deep condition more often: Make sure you are using deep conditioners for your hair to restore proteins to your strands for strength and to replenish moisture. Deep conditioning requires using a plastic wrap or a plastic cap to allow the conditioner to penetrate your hair strands.