Hair Repair
By Laurel House
The holiday season can wreak havoc on your hair. The cold, dry air outside and the heat blasting inside are traumatic for your fragile tresses. You may not be able to tame the elements, but you can reverse their damaging effects with a little TLC. For starters, trim the tips. Dryness starts at your ends, which are furthest from the natural oils that emerge out of your scalp to hydrate your hair. Minimize the use of blow dryers, flat irons, and hot rollers; the dry heat hurts the hair shaft. If you must use heated styling tools, first prep your hair by applying a heat-protecting cream or leave-in conditioner. To reverse damage already done, pamper your mane with masks and deep conditioners specifically designed to help hydrate, strengthen, and restore natural luster and shine.
Abba Recoup Conditioner
This intensive conditioning treatment infuses the hair shaft with a 'tri-molecular' protein that reconstructs each hair shaft from the inside out, restoring its natural strength and elasticity. Natural humectants and herbs, including lavender, chamomile, mint, and juniper, moisturize and soothe while helping to minimize frizz and fly-aways. www.abbahaircare.com
Warren-Tricomi FIX Hair Repair Treatment
Single serving treatment packets (plus a bonnet to boost the product's intensity) provide the perfect amount of clarifying, nourishing, and hydrating cream to remove build-up and return your hair to a strong and healthy state. Plant extracts, oils, and proteins, including hops, witch hazel, and nettle, promise salon-strength conditioning. www.warrentricomi.com
Pureology HydraCure Intense Moisture Hair Masque
When using treatments on dyed or over-processed hair, it is important to use a product that is formulated to work with delicate locks. Pureology HydraCure moisturizes parched hair while brightening, boosting, and protecting its color without weighing it down. www.pureology.com
Nature's Gate Chamomile Replenishing Hair Masque w/ Repleniplex for Color-Treated Hair
The soothing properties of chamomile, refreshing and cooling peppermint, and Repleniplex, a moisturizing and strengthening complex made from biotin and keratin, make this nourishing masque a must for dry, damaged hair. www.naturesgate.com
Aveda Sap Moss Nourishing Concentrate
Nourish your moisture-sapped mane with a combination of Icelandic moss, moisturizing honey, nutrient-rich tree sap, apricot amino acids, and wheat proteins. You'll restore your hair's shine, strength, and manageability, naturally. www.aveda.com
January/February 2007
