Monday 15 July 2013

Ignite your blonde!

After spending a lot of time and money at your hairdresser creating the perfect blonde style, the last thing you want are your beautiful blonde locks to fade and go brassy!
The chemicals found in hair dyes leave the cuticle susceptible to UV damage, while chlorine, some water minerals and styling tools can all be the cause of fading and brassiness. It is so important to make sure that your hair is always protected in order to maintain your colour (not just blondes!) This guide of hair protection can definitely help preserve any hair colour and leave you with healthy hair!


UV ray protection
For those planning on spending some time in the sun, try cover your hair either with a scarf or hat in order to protect from harmful UV rays and prevent your colour from fading while also preventing your scalp from burning!

Swimming & chlorine care
Before going swimming, give your hair a quick rinse! Since our hair can only absorb a certain amount of water- it will absorb your clean shower water rather than the chlorinated water from a pool!
When washing your hair after swimming, use a clarifying shampoo to cleanse the hair of all the chlorine and hard minerals and to prevent dullness and a green tint usually caused from chlorine.

Blonde shampoo
The best way to prevent brassiness is with the use of a blonde shampoo! A specialised purple toned shampoo formulated to cancel out the yellow brassiness in blonde hair. The bhave™ Bombshell Blonde shampoo has just been reformulated and is the perfect product for brassy hair that needs neutralising! Enriched with organic argan oil and Replicine™ Functional Keratin®, it works to bring blonde back to life! It will not only neutralise brassy tones, the Bombshell Blonde shampoo also provides added protection for your hair.
Deep condition
Using a deep conditioner is so important to maintain your hair health and prevent drying and breakage. This is definitely a step for everyone to follow! It will provide you with soft, healthy, shiny and well-bhaved hair.
The bhave™ deep intense conditioning masque provides intense moisture & repair to extremely stressed, coloured, dry or damaged hair. Enriched with Replicine™ Functional Keratin®, it is the perfect deep conditioner that works to restore elasticity, improve hair strength and boost shine.

Heat styling
Of course, the easiest way to maintain hair is to avoid using heat styling products! For those of you that can't live without those hair dryers and straighteners, ensure you use a heat protectant in order to protect your hair from breakage and colour damage and try use your devices on the lowest heat settings!

Yours in beautiful hair xx



Monday 8 July 2013

Is A Bad Hair Day Bad For Your Health?


Whether you’re fighting with frizz, trying to pump up limp locks, or doing battle with the weather, having a hair meltdown may affect more than just your appearance.  A “bad hair” day can apparently have profound effects on your mental well-being, causing both women and men to lose self-esteem, become more socially insecure, and even doubt their own abilities, researchers at Yale University found in one study.

The study found that people may actually perform below their abilities when they believe their hair is not up to scratch. The researchers reported that even the thought of a bad hair day made women and men believe they weren’t as smart as others. Socially, women reported feeling embarrassed, ashamed, and self-conscious during bad hair days while men said they felt more nervous and less self-confident.


TELL US:  Does a bad hair day affect your mood?