The Secret to Happy Winter Hair!

Many of us are aware of the hair troubles caused by the Summer, like the effects of the sun's damaging rays, the chlorinated pool water, and so on. However, we often fail to consider the damage caused to our hair during the Winter months. There are many factors which can lead to damaged hair during Winter.

We are here to point out some of these factors, give some pointers to help avoid damage and to recommend some products which will help you on your voyage to happy winter hair.





So with Winter now upon us, here are some things for you to consider to help keep your hair happy and healthy. After all, prevention is better than cure!


Reasons why our hair may become damaged during Winter:

• With Winter comes dreaded wind and rain. With wind and rain comes tangled, messy hair! Although the rain won't directly damage our hair, the fact that we will probably feel the need to blow dry it and fiddle with it more often will. The same goes for the wind; if our hair gets tangled, we have to somehow detangle it without causing too much damage which is easier said than done!
• The desire to dye our hair darker during the Winter months = dry and brittle hair... unless we take the right steps to avoid this and keep our hair moisturised!
• Hat hair!! Hats are a great way of keeping warm during the Winter but they are not so great for the condition of your hair! Wearing hats will cause friction against your hair and therefore damage the hair cuticle which will lead to frizzy and very fragile hair. However, if we use the right products and treat our hair well, we can have healthy hat hair!
• The unavoidable issue of indoor heating! Just as hair dryers and other heat appliances which we often use on our hair can cause damage, so can central heating. We often notice that our skin becomes more dry as a result of constant indoor heating so spare a thought for your hair too! Although we can't avoid this situation, we can improve it by using the right products to maintain our hair's natural balance of moisture.
• Static caused by those wooly jumpers is another problem we face during the Winter. Certain fabrics will cause static charge when rubbed against our hair but fear not, you don't need to completely avoid those jumpers this Winter as there are products out there which can help to neutralise the static charge in our hair.

Enough of the boring stuff, let's look at ways to keep our hair happy in the Winter:

• So, to avoid the rain... use an umbrella rather than a hat/hood where possible to avoid friction against hair. To tackle the tangles caused by the wind:

1. Use a product before or after styling which will smooth the hair cuticle to help fight frizz and tangles throughout the day. We recommend Milkshake Hair No Frizz Glistening Serum. This product will help to keep your hair smooth even when it's really windy. It also protects hair from heat styling products!
2. Use a leave-in conditioner so that you can comb through your tangled hair easily with less chance of causing damage. We recommend Macadamia Hair Nourishing Leave-In Cream Natural Conditioner.

• If you are going to dye your hair during the winter, be sure to use products which will help maintain moisture. We recommend... Shampoo: Keratin Complex Colour Care Shampoo. Conditioner: Keratin Complex Colour Care Conditioner. Treatment: Milkshake Yogurt Mask. These will all help to keep hair as healthy as possible whilst being coloured and will also help to keep your hair rich and vivid in colour!
• Indoor heating... keep hair moisturised and protected! Recommended products for maximum moisture and protection: Macadamia Hair Moisturizing Rejuvenating Natural Shampoo, Keratin Complex Vanilla Bean Deep Conditioner, Macadamia Hair Natural Healing Oil Treatment.

• Some ways to avoid static charge in hair:

1. Deep condition hair on a regular basis (try one of the previously mentioned deep conditioners).
2. Try to avoid products which contain harsh chemicals such as 'sodium lauryl sulfates' as these dry out hair and lead to static charge.
3. Use a frizz-eliminating spray to calm hair before going out, for example: Milkshake Hair No Frizz Glistening Spray.

Just remember to keep your hair fully moisturised and use products which suit your hair to keep your hair happy during these harsh Winter months!




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How to Keep your Coloured Hair Healthy! - These 5 Simple ways

Hair dye is damaging, it is a well known fact that colour damages hair, especially the more abrasive permanent colour. So it is very important to take extra care of your hair if it is being regularly coloured.

Here are a few tips for keeping your coloured hair as healthy and full of moisture as possible...

1. The single most important thing to remember when going for a hair colour change is to get your hair coloured by a professional!! A good hair stylist / hairdresser knows exactly what they are doing, hair is their livelihood, they are paid good money to know about hair and colour hair styles and have been trained to use the harsh chemicals safely. Healthy hair is important for lasting style and a good stylist knows this! What's more they are using professional products that are a lot less harsh on the natural collagen fibers in the hair. So, please, please, please visit a stylist and get your hair dyed by a qualified professional rather than doing it D.I.Y. style at home in your bathroom sink.
2. Secondly I would recommend that you don't wash your hair too often. Shampoo is designed to strip the hair of dirt and impurities... this unfortunately includes your hair colour as well. Over washing will strip the hair of its natural, essential moisture which is vital in maintaining lasting rich colour tones.
3. Use a leave-in conditioner when combing through wet hair as this will help to detangle and offer lasting protection by locking in moisture that will ultimately keep your hair in good shape.
4. Take extra care brushing or combing through your hair when it is wet. Colour treatments make hair brittle and it will therefore break and split very easily, this is especially true of wet hair.
5. Use good quality, professional products on your hair to ensure moisture and lively colour.

Here are some top professional products which we recommend you try on your coloured hair...



Coloured hair Shampoo

• Simply Zen Whiteness Shampoo. Gently cleanses light coloured hair leaving it healthy and bright looking.
• Keratin Complex Colour Care Shampoo. Protects coloured hair and fights to keep it frizz free.
• Milkshake Colour Maintainer Shampoo. Cleans hair and leaves it bouncy and with vivid colour.

Coloured hair Conditioner

• Keratin Complex Colour Care Conditioner. Detangles coloured hair and leaves it soft, moisturised and ready to be styled.
• Milkshake Colour Maintainer Condtioner. Keeps coloured hair well hydrated. A great daily conditioner.
• Milkshake Hair Leave-In Conditioner. Perfect for coloured hair as this will make hair more manageable and leave it in much better condition after washing.

Coloured hair Treatments

• Milkshake Yogurt Mask. A treatment to be left on for 5 minutes. This restores damaged hair and leaves it soft and shiny.
• Milkshake Intensive Conditioning Foam. A real treat for dry and damaged hair!
• Milkshake Active Milk Treatment Mask. A restructuring treatment mask desgined to bring damaged hair back to life.

Coloured hair Style

• Keratin Complex Thermo Shine. Use this to avoid doing any further damage to your coloured hair.
• Milkshake Hair No Frizz Glistening Serum. A wonderful, smoothing product to be used before or after styling. Use this to lock in the moisture.
• No Inhibition Fluid Gloss. Protects all hair from hair dryers and straighteners, from sun damage and from every day dangers that our hair has to endure.

Follow these steps and try out some of these brilliant, professional products for coloured hair with maximum moisture!



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The Secret to Beautifully Straight Hair with Keratin Complex!

Keratin Complex Smoothing Therapy was launched in 2007 by well known stylist and salon owner Peter Coppola and has since become the world's leading smoothing system!

All Keratin Complex products are made with natural keratin protein which is famed for restoring, rejuvenating and rebuilding all types of hair.



So here is a quick overview of the best Keratin Complex products to help you on your way to beautiful hair...



Shampoo

• Keratin Complex Clarifying Shampoo. This a shampoo aimed at frizzy hair. Use this shampoo to deeply cleanse your hair and leaving it well prepared for a smoothing treatment.

• Keratin Complex Colour Care Shampoo. Use this shampoo if you have coloured hair as it will gently cleanse your hair, stripping it of all the daily grime but remain to leave it vibrant and beautifully healthy.

Conditioner

• Keratin Complex Vanilla Bean Deep Conditioner. As well as being an absolute treat for undernourished and frizzy hair, this conditioner is a joy to use. Packed with spheres of vanilla beans, this shampoo will leave your hair smelling and looking beautiful.

• Keratin Complex Colour Care Conditioner. Designed to detangle frizzy hair whilst caring for your colour. This professional conditioner will leave your hair strong, healthy and vibrant.

Styling Products

• Keratin Complex Infusion Therapy. This is a revolutionary hair styling treatment which will help your hair maintain its shine, softness and vitality whilst blow drying or straightening. This amazingly versatile product can be applied to damp or dry hair to ensure hair that is healthy and full of life despite using heat styling products.

• Keratin Straight Day styling spray. NEW Straight Day Styling Spray is a superior daily treatment that moisturizes and protects all hair types. When used with the Keratin Complex Smoothing Therapy treatment, Straight Day replenishes the hair's existing keratin bonds to enhance treatment results while increasing shine and softness. On wet or dry hair, this hydrating spray smoothes, reduces flyaways and tames unwanted frizz.

• Keratin Complex Shine. Apply this light spray to your hair during or after styling for a natural and beautiful looking shine!

• Keratin Compelx Thermo Shine. This product adds wonderful shine to hair whilst protecting it from damaging hair dryers and straighteners. Don't let your hair become limp and lifeless, make sure you protect it before using heat styling products!!

So for products which really won't let you down, try Keratin Complex! You will be amazed with your new hair.




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Perfect Hair Products for Perfect Hair Styles!

Whether you want straight hair, curly hair or wavy hair, we are here to help you find the right products to give you the best possible results!

Many of us try all the brands that the supermarkets sell but still don't get the results we want. So we are going to suggest some professional hair beauty products which will not be found in the supermarkets or on the high street. These are top of the range professional products and although they may cost you a little more, they are well worth it! The phrase reassuringly expensive comes to mind.




For Straight Hair...

• Milkshake No Frizz Glistening Shampoo Oil. This Milkshake shampoo is designed to eliminate frizz and leave hair easy to style.
• Macadamia Hair Nourishing Leave-In Cream Natural Conditioner. This conditioner uses natural oil, sourced in the South Pacific to leave hair happy, healthy and protected!
• Milkshake Hair No Frizz Glistening Spray. Use this spray after styling hair to leave it silky smooth and frizz-free!
• Keratin Complex Thermo Shine. If we are straightening our hair, we mustn't forget to protect it first. So use this amazing thermal styling spray to keep your hair in full health.

For Curly Hair...

• Milkshake Curl Passion Shampoo. This shampoo reinforces hair's natural shape and eliminates frizz!
• Mikshake Conditioning Whipped Cream. Thoroughly nourishes hair and leaves it full of bounce.
• Milkshake Curl Passion Curly Hair Mask. This treatment will really care for your curls. Apply to damp hair and then rinse for strong, durable and healthy curls.
• Milkshake Lifestyling Eco Mist Styler. Medium hold spray for beautiful curls.

Stuck for inspiration?? Then why not have a look at our Curly hairstyles board

For Wavy Hair...

• Milkshake No Fat Daily Shampoo. Gently cleanses hair, leaving it revitalised and ready to be styled.
• Urban:Tribe Texture Conditioner. This conditioner adds volume to fine or lifeless hair. Great for controlled waves.
• Milkshake Yogurt Mask. A conditioning treatment for hair that is dry and damaged or just in need of a treat! This will leave your hair in wonderful condition with a beautifully healthy shine.
• Milkshake Hair Lifestyling Shaping Foam. Perfect for manipulating your hair to whatever shape you want. Gives hair a real boost, adding valuable volume! Use this product for hair that will keep its shape and shine all day long.

Enjoy!!







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A Simple Guide to Having Healthy Straight Hair

The key to having beautiful shiny straight hair is not as complicated as you might think... all you need is the right hair beauty products! It really is true! Use the right hair products in the right way and you can have healthy straight hair like Jennifer Aniston (well close enough).

So here are the hair care products that we've found to be the most successful with some simple tips to give you your healthy and durable straight hair...

• Milkshake No Frizz Glistening Shampoo Oil. This is a completely natural shampoo designed to eliminate frizz. The unique blend of Date Seed Oil, Abyssinain Oil, Avocado Oil, Vitamins A, D and E, and Rice Bran Oil make for strong, shiny, smooth and frizz-free hair!

• Urban:Tribe Smooth Shampoo. Another shampoo great for straight hair! This shampoo is famed for smoothing the cuticle and therefore giving sleek and healthy hair.

• Urban:Tribe Smooth Conditioner. Great for use with Urban:Tribe Smooth Shampoo or with any other professional shampoo. For extra smooth hair, leave this conditioner for 3-4 minutes after application before rinsing out.

• Don't forget to care for your hair's needs as well as your own! With excessive styling (i.e. blow drying and straightening) your hair will become damaged. Be sure to use a good, rejuvenating conditioner to restore your hair's natural health. Also, make sure you use professional products to protect your hair before blow drying and straightening.

• Macadamia Hair Nourishing Leave-In Cream Natural Conditioner. This is a thoroughly nourishing conditioner which will leave your hair soft and healthy. Perfect for everyday use, also perfect if you're in a hurry as there is no need to rinse this conditioner out... ensuring bounce and shine all day long!

• Milkshake Leave-In Conditioner. Another very successful leave-in conditioner as it keeps your hair under control all day. Leaves your hair soft, shiny and easy to style.

• Use Keratin Complex Thermo Shine before blow drying or straightening your hair. This professional thermal styling spray will ensure healthy hair despite straightening. Use this product every time you straighten your hair to avoid damage and frizz!

• Milkshake No Frizz Glistening Milk. This is a very versatile and simply brilliant product!! This product is designed to smooth the cuticle therefore leaving your hair STRAIGHT! It will deeply moisturise your hair whilst supplying light support to your hair so that it can stay straight all day. This can be applied to wet or dry hair. Use before straightening to help protect and moisturise hair and/or use after straightening to shape your hair as you wish so that it will stay the way you like it... straight!

Now go and enjoy your new straight AND healthy hair!






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A Girls Guide to Naturally Healthy Curls

Do you have naturally curly hair and just don't know how to handle it? Well, with the right advice and the right hair care products you can really start to love your beautiful curls!

Curly hair can either be a dream or a nightmare. If you don't treat it right it will end up being a frizzy mess but if you follow some of these simple steps and use good hair products your curly hair can be a dream! You'll make all the others jealous!



So here are some ways to be kind to your curls:

• Wash your hair 2 or 3 times a week, no more! Washing your curls too often will just make them more difficult to manage. If you find that your hair is too dry then simply condition it in between washes, either with a regular conditioner or a leave-in conditioner.

• Don't use hair straighteners/dryers too often as this really will damage your hair. If you do want to straighten your hair then be sure to use a revitalising treatment afterwards or better yet, a damage-prevention product before styling!

• Sleep on a silk pillow case as this will be far less rough on your curls than a cotton one.

• Be generous with the products you buy, treat your curls well and use some professional products. These need not cost the earth but they will make such a difference to your curly hair.

Here are some professional hair products for you to try out:

• Milkshake Hair Curl Passion Shampoo. This shampoo will be very gentle on your hair and will reduce frizz!

• Milkshake Intensive Conditioning Foam. This conditioning foam is particularly good for dry/damaged hair. This will restore shine and bounce to your curly hair!

• Milkshake Curl Passion Curly Hair Mask. Uses expert ingredients to fill your hair with wonderful body, moisture and durability.

• Urban:Tribe Helix Soft Curl Designer. This product is used by professionals in order to give healthy, strong, shiny and beautifully curly hair.

• Try MOP Hair Defining Cream to give your hair the desired final look. Gently manipulate your curls with this defining cream for the beautiful curls you've always dreamed of!

Stuck for inspiration?? Then why not have a look at our Curly hairstyles board

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Breakthrough Tangled Hair - Our Top 8 Tips!

There is help out there for those of you with constantly tangled hair! Does your hair tangle the minute you put the brush down? Well fear not, we are going to give you some tips and suggest some products to help you deal with those tangles!








Tips:

• Fine hair often tangles very easily so try using a volumising shampoo to avoid this problem.
• Rinse your hair with cool water as this helps to seal the cuticle, therefore avoiding frizz/tangles.
• Do not be too rough when drying your hair with the towel! Don't rub hair with the towel, just pat it dry.
• Use your fingers or a wide toothed comb to separate the hair strands a little, instead of attacking your hair with a brush the minute you notice some tangles!
• Use a detangling product after washing hair.
• Wind will tangle hair so just try to protect it a little.
• Use good quality hair straighteners as these will pull on your hair less.
• Try to gently untangle your hair as soon as you can rather than leaving it to worsen.

Products:

• Try Joico Body Luxe Hair Thickening Shampoo for thicker and therefore less tangled hair!
• Another great thickening shampoo is: Urban:Tribe Texture shampoo.
• A perfect conditioner to leave hair silky smooth and easy to keep under control is... Macadamia Hair Nourishing Leave-In Cream Natural Conditioner.
• Try Milkshake Intensive Conditioning Foam for super nourished and tangle free hair!
• Joico Daily Care Leave-In Detangler will protect your hair from heat styling and leave it amazing healthy and tangle-free.
• Milkshake Hair No Frizz Glistening Treatment is another very successful product in leaving your hair strong and healthy enough to fight tangles day and night.

Try out a few of these products and you will be amazed with the results. Give your hair a new lease of life!


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