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For your best-looking hair ever, follow these tips!
Let's face it, when you're trying to reach new lengths with your locks, going in for a regular trim can feel counterintuitive. While we would never recommend skipping your regular trim, by taking better care of your hair in-between visits to the salon, you may not have to part with as much hair the next time you go in. Below we're sharing three expert tips to help you keep your hair healthy in-between trims!

If you find that your hair is quick to become dull-looking and frays at the ends in-between trims, consider asking your James Geidner stylist about our L'Oréal Professionnel's Pro-Fiber treatments. Not only can you get a strengthening treatment at the salon, you can use the take-home products to continue to care for your hair. This will prolong the effects of the in-salon treatment at home. We can assess your hair type and the level of damage the next time you're at our salon. From there we will be able to recommend the exact Pro-Fiber products to meet your hair's unique needs. With the at-home products you'll benefit from the effects of the in-salon treatment for up to several months.



 

No matter what your hair type, hair oil treatments are a great way to keep your locks looking luscious and your ends from splitting in-between appointments. Our L'Oréal Professionnel Mythic Oil in-salon treatment works for all hair types and textures. For thicker hair, the treatment offers intense hydration so it's easier to tame and style. For normal-to-fine hair, the lightweight treatment helps to leave your locks looking silky and shinier. The treatments-complete with an oil, shampoo, and hair mask-last just 15 minutes. There are supplemental products you can use at home, so your hair can look its best without ever reaching for the scissors.

Damaged hair got you down? We recommend the L'Oréal Professionnel Absolut Repair Lipidium treatment. The treatment was created to help to restore, renew, and refresh damaged hair in a single visit to our salon! The treatment uses four products to help to give you strong, shiny hair. It's ideal for color-treated, dry hair that's in need of extra moisture. To prolong the effects, use the Absolut Repair Lipidium collection at home!
 

Strengthen weak strands with Smartbond.
Between heat styling, climate, and coloring, our hair is subjected to an onslaught of aggressors on a regular basis. Thanks to an innovative professional service-and new take-home product-from L'Oréal Professionnel, you can better protect your hair during your next color service. Keep reading to learn more about Smartbond, an exclusive strengthening service available in salons.


 

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What Is Smartbond?

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Ideal for damaged, sensitized, dull-looking or color-treated hair, Smartbond is a two-step bond strengthening salon service now available at James Geidner Hair Studio. Our stylists will add Smartbond to the hair color or lightener being used in order to protect and strengthen your hair during a color service. During the next step of the process, we will apply a pre-shampoo at the sink, which will help your hair feel nourished, smooth to the touch, and have radiant shine.
 

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Smartbond Conditioner

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Now we offer professional-quality Smartbond conditioner to take home after your service. This exclusive conditioner can help to protect your hair after the in-salon service and should be used once a week in place of your regular conditioner.
 

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The Benefits of Smartbond

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Traditional oxidants and lightening products need to open up the cuticle and break down bonds for the natural pigment to be removed from the hair. These processes can rough up the cuticle, leaving it dry and dull. Smartbond helps to protect already strong bonds in the hair and strengthen those bonds that have been weakened during color services, preserving your hair’s integrity, even when you're going lighter. It works well with all hair colors, not just blonde!

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While bobs and lobs are still trending, many of us still desire longer lengths when it comes to our locks. While there are a lot of hair growing myths out there, only a few of them rank as fact and not fiction. To get you started on your path to longer hair, we share a few hair growth secrets below that can actually work!
 

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Secret #1: Regular Trims

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Although cutting the dead ends doesn't directly affect how fast your hair will grow at the roots, it does help in the length department. When you don't go for regular trims your hair is likely to split and break at the ends, causing it to look straggly, and thereby counteracting any inches you may have grown over the last few months. To play it safe, schedule a hair trim every 4-6 weeks. This will keep your ends split-free and help you to grow longer, healthier hair.
 

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Secret #2: A Clean Canvas

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Even though you may think that lathering up in the shower can cause your hair to shed, think again. Hair naturally sheds an average of 50-100 strands a day and often most of those stray hairs are lost in the shower. Failing to lather up in hopes of holding onto those strands longer can actually have the opposite effect. When left unwashed for prolonged periods of time, the buildup of oils, product, and debris on the scalp and hair can clog the follicles and lead to further hair loss. To keep your hair growing longer and stronger, keep your locks clean! If you worry that over-shampooing is drying out your hair, consider switching to a cleansing conditioner in between washes.
 

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Secret #3: Find Your Zen

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Did you know that stress is one of the leading causes of hair loss? As if feeling stressed out wasn't bad enough, this negative emotion can often have a negative effect on your locks-causing everything from shedding to drying, to even brittle strands. To help you grow longer, stronger hair, consider taking a moment each day to de-stress through either yoga or even just a nice long bath. One of our favorites? Give yourself an aromatherapy-infused, essential oil scalp massage once a week. This will help to boost circulation and can even help you grow longer hair!
 

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Secret #4: Eat Well

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The age-old adage is true; you are what you eat ... especially when we're talking about hair. Your locks need lots of vitamins and nutrients to grow long and strong. Cut out the processed foods and refined sugars in favor of seasonal fruits and vegetables high in nutritional content. Biotin-a B vitamin-is especially great for hair and can be found in everything from bananas to bok choy!
 

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Secret #5: Hydration

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Just as you want to eat healthy foods for healthy hair, you'll also want to ensure your locks are getting the hydration they need inside and out. Drink a healthy amount of water each day and follow a hydrating haircare routine to help strengthen your hair and prevent breakage and split ends.

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Three steps for beautiful hair.
Between the blustering wind and the drying effecting of artificial heat, winter weather can wreak havoc on your hair. But, thankfully, by following a few simple steps in your haircare routine, you can ensure your locks stay luscious and hydrated all season long. Before this winter arrives with a vengeance, read this!



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Step 1: Swap
Your lightweight shampoo and conditioner were great for summer-and even during the early transition to fall-but as the colder weather approaches, you're going to want to swap them out for more hydrating options. L'Oréal Professionnel Nutrifier Shampoo is a great silicone-free option for the season ahead. This nourishing shampoo is ideal for hair that feels dry and undernourished. Formulated with glycerol-a humectant that helps to maintain the hair's moisture barrier-and coconut oil-a perennial cult favorite-the shampoo cleanses hair without weighing it down, leaving it feeling softer and looking shinier. After shampooing reach for silicone-free L'Oréal Professionnel Nutrifier Conditioner to help hair feel softer, more supple, and easier to detangle.

Step 2: Style
Since hair can feel and look more dehydrated during the colder seasons, its imperative to protect your strands before subjecting them to a drying activity. Case in point? Heat styling. The fact is, air drying your hair when it's cold outside isn't always the best option, but neither is reaching for the blow-dryer day in and day out. Whether you plan to diffuse your curls or straighten your hair, reach for a heat protectant and then once dry, use a hydrating leave-in product like L'Oréal Professionnel's Nutrifier DD Balm. This dryness-defense balm-like the other products in the Nutrifier range-is formulated with hydrating glycerol and coconut oil. Used on your hair's mid-lengths and ends, it helps to leave you hair feeling nourished and looking seriously shiny.

Step 3: Sleep
Make that trip to dream land even better by caring for your hair while you sleep! A hair masque is a great weekly addition to your haircare routine. Use one like Série Expert Nutrifier Overnight Masque. This silicone-free, fast-drying overnight treatment helps to transform the appearance of dry, undernourished hair. Distribute a golf ball-sized amount of the foam treatment through dry hair before bed and upon waking your hair will look and feel softer, shinier, and more supple.
 

Don’t forget, we are offering Winter Care Bundles to help enhance your hair during the colder months. Check out our promotions page to learn more!