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Dear Erick, I recently dyed my hair from platinum blonde back to its original color (dark brown) aſter ten years of using harsh chemicals like bleach and ammonia. I’m trying to grow my hair out, but want to use products that won’t strip my natural color or do any more damage to the hair follicles. Can you recommend any affordable, natural or organic products that will help my hair to grow faster? I’ve recently started using biotin, but I haven’t seen any noticeable results yet. I’m desperately seeking new ideas and/or products to help me maintain a healthier hair lifestyle without breaking the bank?! – Kristi
Dear Sam, This is a really good question and the answer can get very detailed,
but let’s keep it simple and to the point. Several products out there promise overnight success. Some claim to add vitamins to the hair while others offer proteins to help build the hair. It makes it very difficult for consumers to know which way to turn. The only problem with all those promises is they’re promising to revive something that’s dead. Hair no longer has life once it grows out of your head, so the best thing to do is treat hair at the matrix, i.e. biotin. Let’s move forward on how the right product can help your hair
to stay healthy while it grows out. First, on a tint back, was it filled prior to the tint service and did you reapply the tint service within a 2-3 week period? If not, it’s going to be difficult for the color to stay in your hair. In my experience, the main difference in our industry between organic products and non-organic is shelf life. It’s the lack of preservatives that allow a company to call and market themselves as “organic”. Without a proper evaluation of your hair, I have to guess what
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you should use. I would think that a protein system is the best place to start with intervals of hydration. We’re no longer allowed to use animal proteins in hair products… yea! But Rusk has found a safe way around this with Deepshine Smooth Keratin shampoo/conditioner treatment by using keratin protein from sheep’s wool. No harm is done to the animal, and this protein mimics our own which is found in the cortical fiber of the hair. It also combines moisture rich lipids from the sea to help fill in the cuticle layer of the hair, adding shine. These products must be used on a continual basis. How do we ultimately get our hair to be healthy and stay that
way? The only way to grow healthy hair is to trim it. Once hair starts splitting at the ends, it can run up the hair shaft causing breakage. It might seem like your hair isn’t growing, but in fact it is, it just keeps breaking off. I suggest trimming your hair about every 6-8 weeks until it is healthier, and about every 8-10 weeks after that. I hope this helps, and thanks for your question! Please contact
me to receive your free hair cut and allow me to treat you to all the products mentioned in the column.
– Erick Carter
About the Writer: ERICK CARTER is a platform and runway artist and Senior Educator / Designer for Rusk Product Company. He has worked for international designers including True Religion, TIBI, and Ed Hardy.
Erick is the Co-Founder of “Makeover in Paradise” and Co-Owner of Tory’s Total Hair Care,
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