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A green makeover of your hair

Sunday, 25 September 2016

I can't let organic beauty week pass without talking about hair. Many people often forget their hair when changing to organic. But what you put on your hair and scalp is just as important as anywhere else on your body. So here's what you can do to make your hair "green".

Jag kan inte låta organic beauty week ta slut utan att prata om hår. Många personer glömmer ofta sitt hår när de byter till ekologiskt. Men vad du använder på ditt hår och hårbotten är lika viktigt som på resten av kroppen. Så här kan du göra ditt hår lite "grönare".


Shampoo and conditioner 
If your shampoo contains parabens or harsh detergents like Sodium Lauryl Sulphate/ sodium laureth sulphate (SLS or SLES) you should change it right away. SLS dries out your hair and irritates your scalp. Check out my post on how to find a good shampoo. http://www.sarasteele.co.uk/2016/03/how-to-choose-good-shampoo.html?m=1

Avoid conditioner with silicones. Sure they make the hair feel all silky smooth but it doesn't do your hair any good. Look for ingredients that end with -icone and -oxane and avoid them. Instead, try and find an organic conditioner.

Om ditt schampo innehÃ¥ller parabener eller hÃ¥rda rengöringsmedel som Sodium lauryl sulfat/ Sodium Laureth sulfat (SLS or SLES) borde du byta det pÃ¥ en gÃ¥ng. SLS torkar ut ditt hÃ¥r och irriterar hÃ¥rbotten. Läs mitt inlägg om hur du hittar ett bra schampo. 

Undvik balsam med silikoner. Visst ger de känslan av silkeslent hÃ¥r, men det gör inget gott till ditt hÃ¥r. Kolla efter ingredienser som slutar med -icone eller -oxane och undvik dem. Försök istället hitta ett ekologiskt balsam. 


Styling products 
There're so many great organic styling products these days. There's no need to use hairspray with aerosol and serums full of silicones. 

Det finns sÃ¥ mÃ¥nga fantastiska ekologiska styling produkter idag. Det är onödigt att använda hÃ¥rsprej med aerosol och serum med silikoner. 

Hairdresser 
Going to the hairdresser and putting on lots of chemicals is not just bad for your hair but also your health as well as the hairdressers health. 
Conventional hair salons use products that contain chemicals that are potentially dangerous for both the environment and human health. Organic salons decide to remove synthetic colours and only work with natural and organic products. In Scandinavia we have something called Grön Salong (English: “Green Salon”) and they certifies environmentally-friendly hair salons that use products free from such harmful substances. 
Att gÃ¥ till en salong och lägga pÃ¥ massor med färg är inte bara dÃ¥ligt för ditt hÃ¥r men även din hälsa, men även frisörens hälsa. Konventionella hÃ¥rsalonger använder produkter med kemikalier som potentiellt kan vara farlig för bÃ¥de miljön och människans hälsa. Ekologiska salonger väljer bort syntetiska färger och använder bara naturliga och ekologiska produkter.  I Skandinavien har vi nÃ¥got som kallas Grön salong som certifierar miljövänliga hÃ¥rsalonger som använder produkter som är fria frÃ¥n sÃ¥dana skadliga ämnen. Det finns mer än 100 salonger i Danmark, Island, Norge, Sverige och Finland som blivit certifierade. 


Hair colour 
Today we colour our hair more than ever. Most people don't even know what their natural colour is. 
Synthetic hair colour can harm our health and cause serious allergic reactions and can contain hormone-disrupting substances suspected of damaging fertility and can be causing cancer. It's also common for hair loss. This is something you willingly expose yourself and your hairdresser of. So what should you do? Go to an organic hair salon that uses natural herb colours. It protects the hair more rather than damaging it. 

Idag färgar vi hÃ¥ret mer än nÃ¥gonsin. De flesta vet inte ens vad deras naturliga hÃ¥rfärg är. Syntetisk hÃ¥rfärg kan skada vÃ¥r hälsa och orsaka allvarliga allergiska reaktioner och kan innehÃ¥lla hormonstörande ämnen som misstänks kunna skada fertiliteten och vara cancerframkallande. De är ocksÃ¥ en vanlig orsak till hÃ¥ravfall. Detta är nÃ¥got du frivilligt utsätter dig själv och frisören för. SÃ¥ vad ska du göra? GÃ¥ till en ekologisk salong som använder naturliga örtfärger. Det skyddar hÃ¥ret istället för att skada det. 

What products do you use? Have you ever used an organic hair salon? 

Vad använder du för produkter? Har du provat en ekologisk salong?

First vlog/ Sweden life and organic hair salon

Tuesday, 21 June 2016

Hej!

Time for a little update and what better way than doing my first ever vlog. I've now been in Stockholm for three weeks and getting into some kind of routine. I'm working in an organic hair salon called Ecohair. http://ecohair.se



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I'm getting my hair done with natural colours

Sunday, 25 October 2015

Today I've decided to bring you to my salon where I work whilst I get my hair done.

I want to share a little bit more about what I do and also about our hair colours.

I work as a senior stylist in Natural colour works in Soho. Which is an organic salon using natural hair colours.

I have my highlights done by the amazing Jess.  Today she's  doing a full head of highlights on my hair and also a haircut. It's been too long since I had either done.

Jess working her magic
Colour
Earlier this year I had red hair and you can see that from my early blog days.
I've since then decided to go back blonde. But my hair got pretty damaged after going red. I kept colouring it every 2-3 weeks because it didn't want to stay in. So I didn't want to do a big job and change it all in one go. I decided to just add a few more blonde highlights each time. And we are more or less all there now. You can only see a little bit of red in my hair now.

Today I will have 3 different blondes in there to give it a nice, natural blonde colour. 

My colours (from left watercolour, soya and seaweed)

The first colour I use is the seaweed lightener that works like bleach. But doesn't dry your hair out as much and more gentle. This is the blondest highlight.

I then have a soya based colour. A golden honey colour. It contain no ammonia or ppd.

Finally a few low lights with the water colour that's a medium blonde. Watercolour is our most gentle colour as it's not mixed with a peroxide or contain any ammonia. But you can't lighten the hair with it so perfect for low lights.

A good look or what do you think?

All together this will make a nice blonde colour that blends in well and looks natural. Most of the red will finally be gone. 

Haircut

For my haircut I know I need to cut a good amount off. I also like the length at the moment. But healthy hair wins and I chop about 3 inches off because it needs it. Jess cut in a few layers as well do make it a more textured look. 

It now feels nice and healthy and I do like the length as well. 

Before and after
 And a selfie of course
What do you guys think? Have you done anything different to your hair lately? 






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