BIOLAGE BLOG

You’re committed to lightening your toxic load by sourcing organically grown ingredients to eat and botanically based products to apply to your face, body and hair. You’re committed to lightening the earth’s toxic load by recycling, reducing carbon emissions and conserving resources whenever possible. As a health- and eco-conscious individual, you probably never thought hair color would be on the table for you—too many chemicals and nothing natural about it. Until now. Because today, plant-based hair color is a viable way to enhance your hue.

Many people prefer to take a sulfate free hair care approach these days, and luckily, there are now many effective options for those who want to cleanse their hair with shampoos without sulfates. Here’s an overview of available formulas, along with guidance from the pros at Matrix for choosing the best sulfate free formula for your hair.

Is your black clothing in permanent storage? Are you always sneaking glances at your shoulders, ready to brush away embarrassing white flakes? Is your scalp constantly itchy? Wondering what’s going on? The answer could be dandruff. Or it could be dry scalp. Each is a very different situation. Here’s how to figure out the difference and understand how to treat each one.

For some women, the thought of a perm brings back frightening images of too-tight curls and crispy textures. For an entire generation of younger women, mention a perm and the response might be, “What’s that?” Perms were once the best way to achieve body and curl in a hair style, but with the advent of blow dryers, styling irons and hair styling products, perms have fallen by the wayside in recent decades. But thanks to some major new technology, including a formula that completely erases the unpleasant odor associated with the service, perms are resurging.

At the grocery store, you’re obsessed with almond milk, kombucha and kefir. So when presented with the option of using natural-origin ingredients on your hair, you’re in! The pros at Matrix define natural origin as ingredients unchanged from their natural state. Or if it has undergone processing, it retains more than 50 percent of its molecular structure from its original plant or mineral source. That’s science-talk for ingredients that are good for you.Many natural origin ingredients are highly effective for many types of hair and styling goals. Here’s a rundown of the natural origin hair care and styling ingredients that are best for you.

Even if you think you’re taking good care of your hair, you may come to the point when you realize you need something extra. Maybe your strands are dryer than usual, perhaps they’re exhibiting signs of breakage or maybe your hair color is fading faster than you would like. Fortunately, there’s a rescue strategy ready and waiting, namely, deep conditioning treatments. “The struggle is real,” declares Matrix Artistic Director Dilek Onur-Taylor. “More and more people are experience the extensive damage that can only be reversed with deep conditioning treatments. The new Biolage Deep Treatment Packs contain the highest concentration of caring ingredients for healthier-feeling hair with each use*.” Here are nine more reasons to reach for a deep conditioning treatment.

When it comes to nearly everything in your life, you believe less is more. Fewer additives in the food you eat and serve. Less packaging for less waste. Less consumption for a gentler impact on the earth. A mindful approach to the reactions caused by every action. Careful scrutiny of the ingredients in all of the products you use in your home and on your body.

So for you, embracing a Natural Origin haircare collection like the Biolage R.A.W. is a natural extension of your overarching philosophies. Here are 10 reasons to love these innovative new products, and incorporate them into your healthy lifestyle.

Time for an honest assessment. Is your hair lacking its characteristic oomph? Does it seem dry, weak, fragile, frizzy or all-around not right? There are many ways to heal unhealthy hair, and one of the most effective ways is with a dose of keratin from a keratin hair care system. Here is what you need to know about keratin for damaged hair.

Your hairstylist has done the heavy lifting—namely creating the blonde, brown, blue, burgundy or lilac hair color of your dreams. Now it’s your turn. To keep your colored hair on point, you must school yourself in the best hair care for colored hair. And if you lean toward a natural approach to beauty, you’ll also want to find natural ways to care for your colored hair. Here are 10 helpful colored hair care tips from Matrix pros.