When I went to the salon recently for touching up my roots, my stylist recommended this product to me and tried it on me. It’s called Halo High Gloss Rinse. It was a new line designed for damaged hair by infusing new life into hair, producing unbelievable luminosity, shine and smoothness. What’s unique about this product, you have two options to choose from. First option is that after you shampoo your hair, towel dry your hair, you use small drops of this product and massage it all over your hair. Proceed to dry and style your hair as usual. The second option is that you leave it in for 5 minutes and then rinse out your hair after you use the product in your hair. It’s highly recommended to undergo heated dryer to seal in the shine and color vibrancy. My stylist went with the second option on me and as a result my hair looked incredibly vibrant, shiny and smooth with no frizz. I was super thrilled with the results and highly recommend this product, Halo High Gloss Rinse. It’s recommended to use this product as a weekly intensive treatment to keep your hair in good shape and maintain the translucent color, high gloss and luminosity.

If you are going to style your hair using hair blower dryer and hot curling rod, then using this product beforehead is a must! For example, this model in the edition of Ranzuki, her hair was styled with high gloss so her waves look good and shiny regardless of the damage as a result from hair coloring, heated styling appliances and other factors. Her hair was styled with hot curling rod so by using this product it will maintain the high gloss afterward. You wouldn’t believe the result after one use of this product. Even I was impressed by the texture and the feel of my hair afterward.

As mentioned in previous posts, it’s extremely important to keep your hair in good sparkling shape regardless how damaged your hair as a result of coloring, straightening, blow drying and/or hot styling aids. There are many products that do the job and achieve a wonderful end result. If you’re on a budget, then it’s worth to check out Ion Leave-in Conditioner in brand new packaging design. With this product, it has lightweight moisture that detangles even most frizzy or super dry hair. The tip to use this product is after you shampoo and moisturize your hair in the shower, make sure you towel dry your hair first prior to spraying liberally on the ends and underneath your hair completely. You can use this in conjunction with other treatments like leave-in moisture, spray gel, glossing polish or heat protection spray. I have been using this product to achieve less frizzy and brittle look that dyed and highlighted hair brings. It makes my hair look “healthier” because it looks less like straw hair that most people get from bleaching or lightening process. No one wants straw looking hair, do we? Give this product a try. Ion is one of respected hair brands especially for those who are on a budget who can’t afford high end salon products.

Once you achieve the color you desire after one or several attempts, whether it’s done at the hair salon or by yourself, it’s very important to take good and loving care of your newly or freshly colored hair. Maintenance is the key word here if you want to keep your hair in tip top shape and looking fresh. For some, especially those who have natural dark hair, it means keeping up maintenance of your hair while looking low key and glamourous as much as possible to the outside world. Balance is another key word here. There are several fantastic products that do their job, such as ApHogee Two Step Protein Treatment, but there’s always a room for other product on market.

Basically, Hair Rescue Severe Breakage Kit works great for those whose hair is “falling out” or experiencing brittle, thinning hair that naturally comes with bleaching and over-processing. It doesn’t mean you should give up coloring your hair but it means playing smart. Your hair doesn’t not fall out from the roots as some people think but rather breaking off when your hair cuticle is over-processed with bleach and dye so it becomes weaker and thinner over time. How to prevent breaking off when you re-bleach or dye your hair? By strengthening your hair cuticle with a product that specifically adds back protein and moisture in your hair. This product is supposed to:

• Stops breakage by 76% and strengthens hair 4X stronger
• Replenishes hair by infusing moisture and glossy shine in your hair
• Works with weak, over-processed or damaged hair
• Won’t affect current color

Here are the general directions to use this product according to this kit:

Step 1 – Restructuring Treatment: Apply to clean, towel-dried hair. Do NOT RINSE OFF.

Step 2 – Strengthening Activator: Apply on top of Step 1. Leave on 2 minutes. Rinse with warm water.

Step 3 – Leave-In Repairing Treatment: Apply dime or quarter-sized (depending on the length of your hair) amount to towel-dried hair. Do not rinse. Use daily until empty.

You should start seeing instant results of your brittle and over-processed hair being softer and stronger within few days. Keep doing this treatment each time you color, re-bleach or highlight your hair. For in between sessions and following the treatment, use a moisturizing conditioner so your hair looks fresh and not affect the color because this kit can be quite drying.

It has been a while since I used any drugstore products. But I have used John Frieda products in the past. They were okay. Now, John Frieda has new products added to their line plus has a new look. The new products I’m reviewing are the John Frieda Go Blonder Lightening shampoo and conditioner.

After one use, they did a good job of actually making your blond hair a bit lighter. My hair was a bit over porous but the shampoo and conditioner did make my hair look lighter by lifting out the purplish undertone that grabs the color so it looks more blonder. It reduces color pigments in your hair. If you have any remaining purple undertones from hair dye or toner because your hair wasn’t absorbing the color properly, the products will do their job of fading the color a bit and bring out the blonde. No ammonia or peroxide involved so your hair will not be damaged if using these products.

These are also perfect for those who want to go lighter gradually without undergoing another bleaching or dying process for a while. This is different from preventing hair to become brassy. This only focuses on making your hair more sun kissed and blonder whether you’re a warm or cool blonde. It even works on darker blondes, golden blondes, or highlights very well. It’s even safe to use daily and it has wonderful moisturizing properties that moisturize while lightening up your hair. A departure from original formula when I used John Frieda years ago.