Hair Hacked: Back to Basics

[eltd_dropcaps type=”normal” color=”” background_color=””]W[/eltd_dropcaps]ashing your hair… It seems to be one of the simpler things in life: Hop in the shower, get your hair wet, create a bit of a lather, and rinse it off. Job done, right? 

We are stripping it all back and taking you back to basics, sharing some of our top hair hacks to ensure you get the best hair wash of your life. Clean, healthy scalp and soft free-flowing hair, here we come! 

Combatting Quarantine Hair

[eltd_dropcaps type=”normal” color=”” background_color=””]Y[/eltd_dropcaps]ou’ve probably noticed that throughout lockdown, your scalp has become exceptionally greasier in between washes. Well, the root of the problem (see what I did there) is all down to stress. 

You might not feel stressed on the inside, but the sudden change in environment, combined with global uncertainty, can naturally have affected your Cortisol hormone levels – triggering an increase in sebum or oil production in your skin and scalp. 

Excess amounts of oil produced on the scalp can also cause the scalp to form yeast, resulting in an inflamed, itchy and flaky head. So how do you combat ‘quarantine hair’ now that we begin to take on the real world again? Follow these tips… 

A Minimal, Vegan Haircare Routine

[eltd_dropcaps type=”normal” color=”” background_color=””]F[/eltd_dropcaps]rizziness has always been the bane of my life and up until recently, I didn’t do a great deal about it. I have always used oils, but never spent the time to properly research what is best for me and my hair. I accepted fate and that there was no product on this planet had the capacity to fully tame my super thick, crazy hair. What inspired my need for change? A spontaneous one way flight ticket to France the following month. I decided to travel for the foreseeable future and knew that I wanted (and needed) to minimise my hair care routine to a few vegan products that I truly loved and trusted. Natural ingredients were a must. 

Top Haircare Products to Discover whilst you #StayHome

[eltd_dropcaps type=”normal” color=”” background_color=””]W[/eltd_dropcaps]hether you’ve got curly, straight, frizzy, damaged, fine or thick hair, there are some products that have gained cult status and for very good reasons! And as someone who has put many of them to the test, here are the ones that you simply have to try next, if you haven’t already:

How To Lighten Your Hair At Home

[eltd_dropcaps type=”normal” color=”” background_color=””]I[/eltd_dropcaps]’ve always been a blondie and one of the worst things about being a light and bright is that sometimes, those blonde locks can go orangey and warm after a while. On top of that, those mousey-brown roots of mine like to peep through a little too quickly.