Olaplex

All hair types (natural, curly, fine, straight, etc.) derive most of their integrity from healthy, properly paired, disulfide bonds. When hair is damaged via thermal, chemical, mechanical, or environmental factors, these disulfide bonds are broken apart resulting in single sulfur hydrogen bonds.

Hair is damaged daily. Split ends, frizz, lackluster Color, thinning, and dryness can all be related to broken disulfide bonds.

Flat irons, curling irons, and blow dryers all cause damage due to the high levels of heat being used.

Mechanical damage such as brushing, friction, tugging, and pulling on wet hair affect the bonds.

UV damage from the sun, humidity, extreme hot/cold weather conditioners, pollution, etc. all have a negative impact on the hair's bonds.

Chemical services can also cause damage. These services include Color, Lighteners, Perms, Relaxers, Keratin Treatments, and Japanese Straighteners/Thermal Reconditioners.

When damage occurs, it affects the disulfide bonds throughout the entire hair fiber.

After a disulfide bond breaks, there are two reactions that can take place. The first reaction is that the single sulfur hydrogen component pairs with a single oxygen molecule. This makes a perfect pair with no further damage taking place.

The second reaction is where damage occurs. A single sulfur hydrogen molecule will pair with three oxygen molecules creating S03, or what is known as a sulfate group. The protonated sulfate is known as Cysteic Acid. Cysteic acid then eats the protein out of the hair.

Olaplex will pair with any single disulfide bonds currently in your hair to prevent the breakdown of keratin protein.

In the case of chemical services, Olaplex works by pairing with the single sulfur hydrogen bond faster than the three oxygen molecules can.

Malibu C Crystal Gel

Malibu Crystal Gel treatment removes mineral deposits from our shower, lake, ocean, and pools. It also removes impurities from skin and hair products, medications, as well as the environment. Malibu C Treatments also leave the hair less tangly and more soft and shiny. They also work wonders for the winter flare-ups of psoriasis and other scalp issues.

Before a color service, Crystal Gel does a number of things: it removes any pigment molecules that are attached to the minerals/impurities as well as loosens other pigment molecules within the hair. It makes the lightning process faster, safer, and less damaging, which means we can get you lighter than we otherwise could.

This process takes about an hour and 15, then we apply an Olaplex stand alone, to repair and preserve the Disulfide bonds within the hair. Olaplex treatment takes about one hour max.  

I will also often use Malibu C DeOx to stop the oxidation process of the lightener before toning or glossing. This one-minute process helps prevent the lightener from remaining active in the hair shaft and causing unnecessary damage or affecting the longevity of the toner. 

Trionics

For all of my colors that require developers, I use Trionics. Trionics enzyme developers are a healthier, more effective delivery system of peroxide. The enzymes buffer and encapsulate the peroxide so it applies far less pressure when under the cuticle layer, resulting in healthier hair and superior results. They give amazing grey coverage, even on stubborn grey hair, they help achieve fast and even lift, even when using a very low volume peroxide.