It’s a common misconception that keeping your hair in its best condition is only achieved with the most expensive products, and routine salon visits. In fact, it’s actually what you do to manage your hair at home that has the biggest impact on your long-term hair health, and it’s why people have been turning to at-home hair hacks to get the outcome they want, at a fraction of the salon price.
Similar to an ongoing skincare routine, investing in a scientifically backed system will produce results that transform your hair, not just maintain it. But before we get into it, let’s chat about the importance of hair health because after regular colouring, styling and exposure to the elements, damage to your hair strands is likely the culprit for lacklustre shine and gloss.
Hair health isn’t just about drinking enough water, regularly washing your hair or getting enough vitamins and minerals like biotin, Vitamin E or Vitamin A. It’s also about making sure you are selecting the right products for damaged hair. A breakthrough range in this space is L’Oréal Paris Elvive Bond Repair. This unique range from trusted haircare experts L’Oréal Paris, contains a high concentration of citric acid — scientifically proven to penetrate the hair cortex to repair broken bonds.
1. Ditch the In-Salon Bonder
Hair bonding treatments changed the world when they entered the salon, but the latest game changer gives salon-worthy results at home. Containing a pre-shampoo treatment, shampoo, conditioner and leave-in serum, the L’Oréal Paris Elvive Bond Repair range is a scientifically-backed four step process that aims to replicate the same bonding power you get in a salon chair, for a fraction of the price. Investing in clinical research with both scientists and hairdressers, the L’Oréal Paris Elvive Bond Repair range has proven to increase hair strength by as much as 98% when used together.
2. Brush Your Hair From the Bottom, Up
Instead of buying a top of the range brush, consider changing the way you brush your hair by starting at the bottom and working your way up. Choose a wide-toothed brush that spreads oils from your roots down to the ends, minimising breakage. Before brushing, apply a small amount of L’Oréal Paris Elvive Bond Hair Repair Leave-In Serum. This product will help to reduce frizz and, when brushed through the ends of your hair, will leave it feeling stronger and visibly healthy.
3. Reduce Heat Styling
Frequently styling your hair with heat tools like hairdryers, straighteners and curling wands breaks down the keratin in your hair and causes breakage. While you can reduce the amount of times you style your hair with heat by trying heatless curls, upstyles or ponytails, another hair hack is to lean into the natural shape of your hair from time to time too. Use a well balanced conditioner to support your hair’s natural shape, such as the L’Oréal Paris Elvive Bond Repair Conditioner.
4. Adjust Your Water
You might want to keep your body well clear of a cold shower, but your hair will thank you for a cold rinse at the end of a wash. Cold water helps seal the hair cuticle, helping to maintain that glossy shine and smooth finish. Consider investing in a water filter for your shower to combat the effects of hard water, which can create a barrier that prevents moisture-rich products from getting in.
5. Up-cycle Your Hair Care
Fabulous hair doesn’t need to cost the earth, and the proof of that is introducing into your routine some products that you can find in your home right now. Think about drying your hair with old t-shirts instead of towels – they are softer and often just as absorbent – or reusing cleaned mascara wands to tame those flyaways. By looking at ways that you can transform your at home hair care, you’ll find that you need to do less damage repair in the salon chair.
The Biggest Bang For Your Buck
All things considered, if you’re after a way to get salon-worthy results without the price tag, go for the L’Oréal Paris Elvive Bond Repair range. The scientifically backed range employs the biggest hair hack of them all – citric acid. Used within the pre-shampoo, shampoo, conditioner and leave-in serum products, citric acid is a game changer as the molecules are small enough to penetrate even the finest strands, transforming your hair for a lasting result.
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