Hair Classification

The consultation service is one of the most important services the salon provides, as it lays the foundation for all other services which take place within the salon. It should be an ongoing discussion between you and the client, talking through your processes and getting confirmation on understanding in response.

During the consultation, as well as the usual porosity and elasticity tests, hair classification should also be determined, as the results will impact the styling needs, care and products that the hair will require.

5 things you should tell your hairdresser | Rush Hair & Beauty

We’ve all been there, we have an idea in our head of our perfect hair style, whether we’re lusting after Blake Lively’s blonde highlights or Kate Middleton’s bouncy blowdry. Yet when we’re in the chair we go blank and can’t quite articulate how we want it and spend the whole appointment hoping our hairstylist telepathically understands what we have in mind.

Have no fear, here are 5 things you should tell your hairdresser in order to get your perfect haircut: CLICK HERE

Food to make your hair grow faster

Could happier, healthier hair be found at the bottom of a bowl of pasta? Wholemeal, maybe… Layered contributor Alice du Parcq talks us through the science of eating for healthy hair… CLICK HERE

Haircutting – Consultation

Look out for any skin conditions like eczema or psoriasis. Any lumps, moles, cuts or abrasions may also limit the services available to the client. Ask the client if they are aware of any such conditions.

10 helpful styling tips for damaged hair | Rush Hair & Beauty

Summer is here and we all want to look our best, if you have any holiday plans coming up that means additional sun and chlorine to our hair which can cause extra damage to your hair. Try our styling tips to help solve your hair troubles and get healthy looking locks now… CLICK HERE

Getting The  Length Right

Check the length and balance of the hair cut by taking hair from the same place on each side of the head. Run your fingers down to check the length is even. Cross check the cut to ensure it is evenly balanced.

What You Need to Know About UV Protection for Hair

Unlike your skin, your hair is not prone to sunburn. But that does not mean it is exempt from getting damaged. During spring and summer, it is not just the sun that you should be careful of – there are salt water, chlorine and humidity to think about. As a consequence, your hair becomes dry and have a straw-like texture. You can also notice the colour pigments in the hair become bleached out… CLICK HERE

Winter care for your hair – The Merry Go Round

Face it, you’re going to double time on hair care this winter. It is important to coddle your hair strands in the winter months or you will be left with extreme damage as soon as spring comes rolling in. To make your battle that much more manageable, I have listed a simple guide to help your hair survive winter… CLICK HERE

Cutting Fringes

You do not have to create a fringe with all haircuts. You should discuss this option with your client during your consultation. Fringes should always be cut using the freehand technique. You must not use any tension, but instead comb the hair into position and cut.

Aftercare Advice

Remember to provide aftercare advice on the best products, how to maintain their style at home and the ideal time interval until their next visit.

Must-Have Tools in a Curly Haired Woman’s Kit – My Hair Care

Curly haired women understand the challenges of caring for and styling their natural curls. However, it should not be that difficult once you have come to understand these challenges, as well as the ways to overcome them. In most cases, it can be all about using the right tools. Find out more about what tools that you need to have in your hair styling kit for easier styling and hair care. CLICK HERE for full article.

Ask the Expert: Should You Cut Thinning Ends? – My Hair Care

Dealing with dry ends is always a puzzle for a lot of women. When you see those thin and dry ends, you get the urge to just trim them off so you can get rid of the problem once and for all. Leaving those ends on will detract the overall look of the hair. Even when you are trying to grow out your hair, it might be smarter to nip those ends because they are still vulnerable to breakage. If you are still undecided on whether or not you should cut your thin ends, here are some good reasons that will convince you to: CLICK HERE for full article.

The Colour Wheel – A Hair Colourist’s Must Have Tool

Nothing gets a hair colourist’s artistic juices flowing more than a colour wheel. The best colourist in the world would not attempt a client consultation, never mind a colour formulation, without consulting the theory of colour science and colour mixing.

The colour wheel is the one “can’t live without” tool that MHD recommends every colourist adds to their kit. CLICK HERE for the full article at myhairdressers.com

10 Helpful Styling Tips for Damaged Hair

Summer is here and we all want to look our best. If you have any holiday plans coming up that means additional sun and chlorine, which can cause extra damage to your hair. Try our styling tips to help solve your hair troubles and get healthy looking locks now. CLICK HERE for the full article from Rush Hair & Beauty.

5 Tips for Taking Care of relaxed & Natural Hair in Cold Weather – Rush Hair & Beauty

Afro hair specialist, Nita, franchisee of Rush Kilburn, shares her top tips for taking care of your Afro relaxed and natural hair this season. CLICK HERE for the full article.

Is Ammonia Hair Colour Really Bad?

Is this key ingredient in colour formulas really as harmful as most people think it is? We weighed the pros and cons after talking to the pros. CLICK HERE for the full article at Salon Magazine.

Want Better Hair? Try These Tips Now

If searching for advice related to hair care has not gone too well for you so far then keep reading. You want to look your best and you know that a good head of hair is an important part of this. Use the advice provided in this article to give yourself that great hair that you desire… CLICK HERE for the full article at 101haircaretips.com

10 Things Women With Natural Hair Should Know Before Coloring Their Hair

Natural hair is a great canvas for color, but be prepared to take some precautions.

Natural hair can be a great canvas for color, but if you’re considering dyeing your hair for the first time, there are some precautions to take. You have to consider the color you’re going for, how it will affect your curls, and the upkeep associated with your choice. Celebrity stylists Cynthia Alvarez and Tiffany Daugherty share all the things you need to know for before and after you dye your natural hair for the first time. CLICK HERE for the full article at cosmopolitan.com

How to Air-Dry Your Hair for Summer, by Beorge Northwood (Vogue.co.uk)

Basting your head with a hairdryer is the last thing you feel like doing when the sun is shining and you’re keen to get outdoors, but do you feel confident to leave the house without blow-drying your hair first? CLICK HERE for the full article at vogue.co.uk

How to look after your scalp

It may not be the most glam of topics but it’s time to focus on your scalp. Get that right and your hair will thank you for it. CLICK HERE for the full article at layeredonline.com

5 Tips for Taking Care of Relaxed & Natural Hair In Cold Weather

As the winter weather starts to set in, Afro hair specialist, Nita franchisee of Rush Kilburn shares her top tips for taking care of your Afro relaxed and natural hair this season. CLICK HERE for the full article.

How to tame your hair and stop static once and for all

Hair got a life of it’s own? Here’s how to stop static its tracks, once and for all, says Layered contributor Alice du Parcq

How it starts
Here’s the science bit: when hair is unusually dry it attracts a positive electric charge that causes strands to repel each other, like magnets pushing each other apart. That positive charge sneaks in under a few clever guises: most commonly as the friction caused by plastic brushes, combs and synthetic hats, and from the air around us when it’s ultra dry (particularly during the cold winter months). CLICK HERE for the full article at Layeredonline.com

The 10 Type of Hair Brushes – Are You Using the Right One?

Anyone who has walked down the beauty product aisle knows that there is a staggering amount of hair brushes to choose from. Large mixed bristle brushes, extension brushes, detangling brushes—the list could go on and on. Most people choose the first brush that they see which they think will do the job, but you could be doing your hair a serious disservice by doing this.

Taking the time to understand the main types of hair brushes will help you choose the best one for your hair type, giving you healthier and better-looking hair. With the right brush, you may even find that you don’t need to use your heat products as much (if at all). CLICK HERE for the full article at barronslondonsalon.com

50 Best Hair Care Secrets Revealed

There are good secrets and there are bad secrets. The best kind of secrets, though, are the kind that allow you to better yourself. Little “tricks” or “tips” of sorts that should be common knowledge, but aren’t. These are the kind of secrets that should be disseminated widely so they aren’t secrets anymore.

Today I’m dishing on hair secrets (naturally!) and I have some positively juicy tidbits that’ll make you say to yourself, “Ooh! I’ve never thought of doing that before!”

I’m not saying the below information will change your life or anything, but I can say with utmost certainty that you will walk away with more hair knowledge and know-how than you did before reading. And that’s a wonderful thing, hair lovers. CLICK HERE for the 50 Best Hair Care Secrets Revealed, at latest-hairstyles.com

Learn How Hormones Play an Important Role in Hair Loss

MANY DIFFERENT FACTORS LEAD TO HAIR LOSS, WITH HEREDITY AND HORMONES LEADING THE WAY.

Hormones can play a significant role in hair loss. Here we discover some of the science involved in typical male pattern baldness, as well as details about other hormonal factors that can cause various types of hair loss.

CLICK HERE for the full article at hairloss.com

What You Need to Know About UV Protection for Hair

Unlike your skin, your hair is not prone to sunburn. But that does not mean it is exempt from getting damaged. During spring and summer, it is not just the sun that you should be careful of – there are salt water, chlorine and humidity to think about. As a consequence, your hair becomes dry and have a straw-like texture. You can also notice the colour pigments in the hair become bleached out.

Hence, it is important to come up with hair care strategies to guard your hair against harmful UV rays.

* Use UV protection products. Shampoos and conditioners formulated with UV and sunscreen protection provide the last line of defense against harmful rays from the sun against your hair. Make sure you use them as part of your daily hair care routine during hot weather days, such as in spring or summer… CLICK HERE for the full article at myhaircare.com

Reasons Why your Split Ends Won’t go Away

Split ends is arguably the most common hair problem women face. You may use a lot of hair care products like moisturising conditioners and shampoos to infuse your hair with its needed moisture, but it is only a matter of time until the ends start to split. You ask yourself: Why does this keep happening? How can I put an end to split ends?…. CLICK HERE for the full article at myhaircare.com

Think Your Hair Can’t Be Tamed? Think Again!

Are you aware that you are able to damage your hair for good if you use the incorrect hair care methods? This should be important advice if you have not received expert tips before now and are currently maintaining your own hair. Read the tips in this article to make sure that you are using the correct procedures.

Those with curly hair should avoid styling with heat regularly. Irons that reach over four hundred degrees can actually permanently alter the helices of your curls. This creates curls that are not uniform, and continues a dependence on the hair iron or blow dryer. Learn to love your curls and they will reward you with confidence!

CLICK HERE for the full article at 101haircaretops.com

5 Small Hair Updates That Make A Big Impact

Craving a quick change to your hair routine, but don’t want to abandon your personal style? Here are some super easy pro tricks that will make your hair instantly look more chic. CLICK HERE for the full article at harpersbazaar.com

Finally. Wedding hair we covet

Session stylist Syd Hayes aces a cool-girl up-do for bridesmaids or wedding guests.

This is a very simple but chic wedding hair-up, for a bridesmaid or guest. It has a little detail created by the structure of the braid at the back, while the easiness of the twisted high chignon adds an undone bun-type touch.

Inspiration for this look comes from a countryside boho-style wedding meets the coolness of festival glamour. CLICK HERE to see the full article at creativeheadmag.com

Faux Fringe – Step by step by Kim Rance

At Creative HEAD’s live London event, The Coterie: In Session, session stylist Kim demonstrated how to fix a faux fringe.

CLICK HERE for the step by step guide at creativeheadmag.com

Top Tips to Solve any Hairy Situation

Do you wish you could have hair that looks like the hair of the people in magazines? You can with a bit of work. This article will provide you with great hair tips and techniques to achieve the looks you want. This article will tell you the secrets of the stars!
Hair is very fragile when it is wet. Avoid combing or brushing your hair when it is wet. It will more easily break and stretch out when wet and you try to brush it. At the very least wait until it is damp to brush your hair out, this minimizes damage…

CLICK HERE to access the full article at 101haircaretips.com

Why Your Dry Shampoo Isn’t Working – and How to Fix It.

Dry shampoo: Some women swear by it, others can’t figure it out. But according to hairstylist Teddi Cranford, who regularly turns to hair powder on editorial shoots and at her salon, White Rose Collective, a good grease-cutting spray or powder can work for all colors and textures, with a little know-how. Here, she breaks down five ways to make dry shampoo work for you.

CLICK HERE for the full article at Vogue.com