Bustle spoke with several stylists for this article, and all agreed on one point: understanding your skin tone or undertone is vital in finding an ideal hair color to complement it, and some essential beauty tips may help simplify that process.
This demi-permanent treatment is free from ammonia, peroxide, and parabens – plus contains luxurious oils like rahua, ungurahua, more, and sacha inchi to nourish, reduce frizz, and enhance shine while offering minimal swelling – perfect for fine strands.
Bleu Primary Color Shampoo
R Co’s Bleu Molecule Complex ensures this shampoo leaves all shades of color-treated hair looking their absolute best, from bold and bright hues to lightening highlights and luxurious shine. Gently cleanse while sealing the cuticle and providing strength against breakage with this 8.5 oz vegan, cruelty-free, Leaping Bunny-certified solution!
R Co’s couture collection, BLEU, was designed with uncompromised beauty in mind, blending revolutionary formulation breakthroughs with timeless hair glamour and eco-conscious packaging design. This treatment-based collection showcases their revolutionary BLEU Molecule Complex that uses micro-encapsulated sugar molecules to weightlessly repair and strengthen all hair types without weightiness or damage to their integrity. Each bottle, tube, and carton is produced using recycled materials, and every purchase supports global reforestation initiatives through One Tree Planted.
IGK Gloss Treatment
An in-shower protective gloss that adds incredible shine and strength, sealing cuticles to protect against color fading. Its advanced formula is packed with Amla oil – an intensive natural conditioner that imparts intense sheen while strengthening hair; sea kelp extract to guard against heat damage; sunflower seed oil to provide long-term softness and frizz control, all fragranced by bergamot, lemon zest, mimosa flowers, heliotrope plants, and black amber aromatherapy fragrance. Furthermore, it meets UV protection regulations, is cruelty-free, cruelty-free with zero mineral oil content, and without mineral oil from mineral oil/petroleum/gluten-free ingredients!
IGK is an in-demand hairstyling brand founded by top stylists from New York, Los Angeles, and Miami. Drawn upon trends occurring within these cultural capitals, its products cater to modern women by being free of SLS/SLES sulfates/SLES parabens/phthalates mineral oils/petrolatum.
Bondbar Leave-In Styling Cream
Bondbar’s leave-in styling cream reduces frizz for up to 72 hours and strengthens and repairs highly damaged hair after just one treatment when used as part of its four-step system. Furthermore, it helps prevent breakage during combing out and enhances wet detangling after application – SLS/SLES free, paraben-free, and phthalate-free for optimal use!
“Bonding technology has taken off within the industry, yet is often priced premium-priced,” explained Maryann Herskowitz, group VP of merchandising of Sally Beauty. “We realized this space needed an accessible product, so we developed a bondbar.”
Sally Beauty claims the line features proprietary formulas designed to penetrate deeply into the core of the hair shaft. When used together as part of a complete hair repair system – Bonding Pre-Shampoo, Shampoo, Conditioner, and Styling Cream – Sally Beauty claims that their Bonding products reduce combed-out breakage by 70%; improve wet detangling by 90%; strengthen damaged hair instantly after its first application; strengthen highly damaged strands with every use and strengthen and repair them over time.
TRESemmé No.3 Hair Perfector
Inspired by salon treatments, this intensive bond-building hair serum prepares your strands for Olaplex treatments. Formulated with Olaplex Bond Building Technology (Bis-Aminopropyl Diglycol Dimaleate), which rebuilds broken and weak bonds.
Whether from bleaching or coloring your locks, heat styling it, or otherwise mishandling, the bonds within your strands may become broken, resulting in curly locks. Byrdie contributor Ashley Rubell swears by this best-selling pre-shampoo hair treatment known as the “magic potion,” which strengthens strands while leaving them soft, shiny, and healthier than before.
At-home treatments contain the same patented formula found in salons’ No. 1 Bond Multiplier to repair disulfide bonds damaged during coloring services. They should be applied 1-3 times each week after combing through, leaving for 10 minutes, before washing and conditioning as usual. It is pH-balanced, vegan-friendly, cruelty-free, and sulfate-free – an all-in-one package!
