Hair Tips and Tricks From Salon Supplies To Your Door — NFuzion

Salon Hair Supplies Are Better For Your Hair 0

Why is salon quality haircare better for your hair than super market brands, and why the difference in prices?

Hairdressers, wholesalers, & hair care manufactures get asked this question each and every day by their clients and consumers showing us that there is still plenty of confusion around this topic.

Over the last 30 years, many experts have spent plenty of time researching and writing about the salon home hair care supplies versus grocery store brands with similar outcome and results.

That purchasing salon quality hair supplies is better for your hair and scalp than cheaper non salon alternatives.

So why is this the case you may well ask?

The differences between salon and non salon haircare supplies:

Professional haircare companies are the creators of salon quality hair supplies, and spend plenty of time and money perfecting their shampoos, treatments, styling products, electrical equipment, brushes and anything else that the consumer takes home from a salon. It's in their interest to make sure that their products are the very best available for a number of reasons. Here are some of these reasons why professional salon supplies stack up best.

• To protect the integrity of their clients hair & scalp: A good example here is electrical haircare manufactures such as Parlux, or Silver Bulett that are always aware of the need for thermal repair from heat styling, investing in temperature regulators, ceramic blades, and other new technologies to protect the hair and scalp. This model is critical for their products success and very survival. Another example is where haircare companies such as Edgy Haircare create water soluble styling products that leave no build up on the hair shaft to leave hair dull, flat, or to interfere with hair colour use.

• To protect the integrity of their other products within their brand: Most professional hair care companies also supply hair & beauty salons with products such as hair colour, bleach, and other chemically altering services and therefore make a significant investment in the product development that protects hair against UV light, and colour fade preservation.

• To offer their consumers more value for money: Salon quality brands such as the NFuzion range of haircare have very concentrated formulas and consistencies, so although they cost more upfront, they are more cost effective. Another example where paying more upfront equals more value and better haircare is when purchasing professional hair brushes such as Denman Jack Dean with natural bristles. The brush will last much longer than cheaper brushes, but will also be better as it will not fray or tear the hair and scalp.

• To have superior products than any of their competitors: This makes product companies work even harder, to get your business and then to keep it. Some of the ways they do this includes coming up with new formulations, that have no harmful chemicals and ingredients such as parabens, and sulphates, or by even becoming organic.  

You get what you pay for:

From my own experience as a hair stylist touching and looking at hair all day long, the difference was remarkable when my clients switched to salon quality brands against supermarket brands. Their hair looked radiant, colours faded less, scalp conditions went away, and far less damage was seen on their hair when they used professional electrical appliances such as blow dryers, and ceramic straighteners.

It takes more investment to develop superior products to a niche market place, and hence why salon quality products are more expensive to purchase.

The reality is that you ultimately do get what you pay for. Quality and high performance products come at a price, but here's the funny thing, that in the log term you end up saving money anyway. 

And last of all, and more IMPORTANTLY that your hair, scalp, hair colour, and hairstyle will look and feel much better.

Salon Solutions stocks salon quality hair care including shampoos, conditioners, treatments, styling products, hair appliances, electrical equipment, accessories, and even pet grooming care, from many major professional brands, and all at affordable prices.

The best shampoo for dry hair 0

What is dry hair?

When you run your fingers through your hair, does it feel rather brittle, crunchy, or rough to touch? Does it look dull, lack body & bounce, and just look like straw? Is it hard to brush, and does it tangle and get knotty really easily?

If anything from the summary above applies to you, then you have dry hair.

People often write to us to ask for advice for their dry hair, and invariably they have three questions that always stand out, 

1- Why is my hair dry? 

2- Why do I have dry hair?

3- What do I need to do to fix my dry hair problem?

To begin with, it’s worth noting that nobody is born with dry hair. Hair is simply a protein chain that grows out of your scalp, and with the exception of bad health or particular drugs that can alter the protein chains composition, for the most of us what happens after hair is born is what changes it to become dry.

So once your hair is “born” or formed down deep in the Papilla, it begins to grow outwards and at the same time your scalp produces sebum (natural oil) to help lubricate it, and keep it moisturised.

Sometimes not enough sebum is produced that leads to dry hair. This lack of natural oil leaves the hair exposed, or raw and dehydrated, making it look, and feel dry.

External factors that make your hair dry:

On top of this natural reason for people having dry hair, there are many other contributing factors that can make your hair even dryer than it should be including;

• Using a harsh shampoo that will strip away all of your natural oils and leave it exposed to moisture loss.
• Using heat appliances that smooth out, straighten, or curl your hair by temporarily changing the moisture structure within the hair itself.
• Blow-drying your hair too often.
• Using Alcohol based styling products that evaporate moisture from the hair.
• Exposing your hair to the sun, UV light, wind, or dry air, even air conditioning.
• Using chemicals like hair colour, bleach, or relaxers that can damage the cuticle layer and leave your hair damaged and feeling dry.
• Using a brush with split bristles that can damage your hair and leave it feeling rough and torn.

So as you can see, there are so many reasons why hair becomes dry, and so it’s no wonder that the ratio of dry hair to oily hair across the Western World is 90% for dry hair, and only 10% for oily hair.

How to fix dry hair:

What dry hair needs most and is screaming out for is moisture. Therefore naturally the first place to start, is with a good moisturising shampoo that is designed specifically to help bring dry hair back to good health.

One of the best dry hair shampoo’s is NFUZION Replenish Shampoo. 

Used by plenty of people, this dry hair shampoo is a “moisture drink” for dry, coloured, damaged, stressed, and dehydrated hair due to a number of key ingredients that include;

• Hydrolysed Silk Protein that will strengthen & seal damaged hair fibres leading your hair to feel silky soft & smooth with plenty of shine.
• Panthenol that directs moisture into hair to thicken the hair fibre, and that will maintain moisture balance of your hair & scalp.
• Gentle but Strengthening Cleanser that will get your hair clean and add some protein at the same time.
• PH6,this is where healthy hair needs to be and this dry hair shampoo will provide you with this balance. 

The NFUZION Replenish Shampoo also comes in a 1 litre size and is great for all hair types and textures, from fine, to coarse, straight, to curly. It is affordably priced at only $18.95 for the 375ml size, or $26.95 for the 1 litre size where your hair will feel much better immediately after using it just once.

The next thing to do is use a dry hair conditioner to seal the hair and leave it with the same moisturising properties. NFUZION Replenish Conditioner is the perfect compliment to the shampoo.

A few more ways to fix dry hair:

If your hair is really dry, it may need some extra help to keep it moisturised and protected. This is very important particularly if your hair is long and if you overdo any of the dry hair external factors we mentioned before.

NFUZION Professional Hair Booster will protect against UV light, chlorine, and salt water. A must for the entire family in Summer.

And for hair that is already damaged we recommend:

NFUZION Intensive Professional Repair Treatment that will reconstruct your dry hair with Silk Amino Acid Complex to strengthen and repair it.

So if you have dry hair, don’t despair…the good news is that it can be fixed once you use the best dry hair shampoo, conditioner, and other complimenting dry haircare products.

Try them for yourself...you will be glad that you did.

Are You Missing the Vital Third Step in Your Haircare Regime? 0

Are you showing your hair enough love? If you think conditioning in the shower is enough, then you might be missing out on the crucial third step in your hair care routine.

An often-overlooked product, leave in conditioner is one that I can’t live without no matter the season.

Knowing your hair type is the first step towards hair happiness. You might be using fantastic products, but if they’re not right for you then you won’t be getting the results you’re after.

Here's how to use Leave In Conditioner

• After shampooing and conditioning your hair, gently towel dry your hair.
• Shake the bottle, then spray leave-in conditioner on your mid-lengths and ends.
• No need to rinse, it is a leave in conditioner after all!

Leave in conditioner protects your hair and makes it easier to comb and style. If you’re prone to tangles, this stuff will be your new best friend (and you'll love it for detangling your kids hair too).

I use it year round, but with different reasons for different seasons.

Leave in Conditioner for Summer

• In summer, my leave in conditioner lives in my beach bag. Whenever I come out of the water, I spritz it in my hair after swimming. It softens my hair and minimises the damage from the salt and chlorine.
• It reduces frizz by keeping my hair moisturised.
• It protects my hair colour and helps to stop it from fading.

Leave in Conditioner for Winter

• In winter, my hair needs some more love to stop it feeling dry.  Leave in conditioner is the extra care for my hair needs as I’m using my hair dryer more often. 
• It reduces static by keeping my hair hydrated.
• It improves the manageability of my hair, making it easier to brush and style.

My hair can never have enough conditioner and leave in sprays are the important third step in my hair care routine for happy hair.

Welcome to our Edgy and NFuzion customers! 0

Yesterday was a milestone for us here at Salon Supplies To Your Door.  After lots of behind the scenes work on our new website, we closed down our original websites Edgy Haircare,  and NFuzion Haircare, and have re-directed them here to our new store.  We hope you like seeing all your favourite products from both ranges, now in one convenient place. 

There's been no change to prices, and you'll still get free shipping when you spend $55 or more.  Check out our special bundle packs, where you can buy three of your favourite Edgy or NFuzion products, for $49 (worth $56.85).  And keep an eye on our Sale items, as we'll soon be bringing out more bundle buys, to save you money.

If you sign up to our Newsletter, you'll get a $10 voucher to spend on hair products in our store (only one use per customer). 

Thanks for checking out our new store!

Another Day, Another Photo Shoot 0

We have been rather busy here at Salon Supplies HQ — it’s hard work being in the hair game!

This weekend all our energy was spent at another promotional photo shoot for our NFuzion line. We decided to take an edgier approach with this shoot, meaning brighter make-up and wilder hair. Our stylist, Laurel Brown, assisted by Maria Lachaise, did a fantastic job bringing our creative vision into reality — we love how she’s transformed each of the models, and we hope you like it too.

A big thanks to Daryl, Christina, Marisa, Elena, Grace, Omar, Leizel, and Rayneil, the great group of models who let us play around with their hair. We wanted to showcase as many hairstyles as possible in this shoot, and our models really allowed us to do that.

Rod Griffiths-Green was our fantastic photographer, and it was a lot of fun working with him again. Keep your eyes peeled for the finalised shots within the next few weeks; in the meantime, here's a sneaky behind-the-scenes preview.

As usual, check out our Facebook page for more photos and to keep up with the latest news from Salon Supplies to Your Door. 

Nfuzion photo shoot: behind the scenes 0

Last week was our photo shoot for Nfuzion Professional Haircare. Photographer Rod Griffiths Green captured some lovely images of our model Nikki, whose hair was styled by Trish from Travis George Hair Camperdown.

These photos are going to be used to promote Nfuzion in salons, which we are very excited about. The photos are still being finalised, but we did manage to get a few sneaky behind-the-scenes shots, check them out below.

See our Facebook page for more pictures, and don't forget to "like" us as well, to get all the latest news on NFUZION and Edgy.