Clairol wins a Health Beauty Award

Clairol Professional liquicolor permanente is the Winner of “Best Haircolor” in the 2011 Health Beauty Awards by Health Magazine!

The first-ever haircolor to win a ‘Health Beauty Award’, a panel of experts rated Clairol Professional liquicolor permanente superior in product innovation, healthy ingredients and results. Beating out over thirty other entrants, liquicolor permanente, the reinvented Miss Clairol, delivered on all counts with its SOY4PLEX technology that delivers up to 84% more deep conditioning than the leading professional cream color and results boasting the four signs of healthy-looking color: reflective shine, multi-dimensional shades, long-lasting results and deep conditioning.

Creme of Natures New Scent

CON (creme of nature) continues to be one of the most loved hair care products out there. Now they have added a new fragrance to the shampoos and conditioners, which they say 9/10 testers preferred. The new scents are light and fresh and have floral and citrus notes, but my nose says they just smell "fresh".

"It was definitely time to marry the benefits of our Creme of Nature Certified Organic Ingredient formulas with the experience of a fresh, intoxicating natural fragrance to enhance the consumer experience," said Shawn Tollerson, VP of Marketing, Colomer USA Multicultural. "Both consumers and salon professionals agree that this new fragrance takes the shampoo and conditioning experience to an enjoyable new level."

Want to try it for yourself? Get a free sample, here.

Can Ceramides Help You?

The online hair care realm has been buzzing about Ceramides and how they are transforming damaged broken hair into healthy hair. I've been MIA a little bit, especially on the forums so I really didn't get sucked into all the hype, but the more I read about new products coming out the more I see Ceramides on the labels. It seems like the mainstream hair care industry is just now catching up with the Dominican products, since just about all the Dominican hair care products I own contain Ceramides.

Dominican Products with Ceramides:

Miss KEY 10 En 1 Super Conditioner (my favorite)

Silicon MIX Intensive Hair Deep Treatment

Salerm Wheat Germ Conditioning Treatment

Silicon Mix Proteina de Perla Leave-In

Silicon Mix Leave-in

Boe Crece Pelo Leave-In

Halka Baba de Caracol Hair Loss Treatment

Halka La Plancha Conditioner

Halka La Plancha Deep Heat Protector Leave-In
Nacidit Leave-In Conditioner

Salerm Energy Hair Regenerator Ampules

Alright, so what exactly are Ceramides? To be scientific, a ceramide is a group of lipid molecules. Hair needs this group of lipids (ceramides) to help hold together the cuticle of the hair. In healthy hair, ceramides hold together the cuticle of each individual strand of hair, to take that a step further, researchers at L'Oreal Hair-Science found that damaged hair lacks the ceramides. So without ceramides each individual strand of hair has gaps in the cuticle, rough (lifted up) cuticles and holes that make the hair vulnerable to damage and breakage.

On a Beauty Note:

Ceramides are not just beneficial for hair care, they also play a key role in keeping your skin healthy and moisturized. If you are suffering from eczema it's because your skin is lacking the ceramides you need, supplement with a ceramide containing lotion.

Willow Smith Made Me Do It

To all the mothers out there and to all the soon to be mothers, would you allow your daughter to rock this hairstyle complete with multicolor weave to her 5th grade class? Well apparently, a mother in Edenton did just that, claiming that her daughter was inspired by Willow Smith. The end result? The young girl was kicked out of her class because her hair was "distracting" to the other students and placed in a class with the "bad" kids.

I think someone forgot to remind that mom that Willow Smith is a celebrity and those hairstyles were for photo shoots, music video shoots, and celebrity appearances... not for school.

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