Good hair care is mostly about doing sensible things consistently over time. Hairdressers who work with hair every day know what they like working with, and perhaps more importantly, what they do not. That puts them in a position to make recommendations based on experience.
Hairdresser Isabelle Calderon is the manager of the Hendrix Hair Sentrum and Hendrix Hair Torggata salons in Oslo. She is very clear about which supplement, and which shampoo and conditioner, she keeps on her shelves.
Hair Luxious in the salon
Hair Luxious is one of the ranges Isabelle often points her clients towards.
“I have used Hair Luxious for several years. They are the only products in this category I recommend to my clients,” she says.
As a hairdresser she sees every day that many of her clients are simply not using products suited to their hair type. Fine hair needs lighter conditioners and less product at the roots. Thick or coarse hair takes richer treatments and more time to comb through. Coloured hair needs gentler washing.
The only supplement her salons will sell
Hair Luxious is the only hair supplement stocked in either of the two salons Isabelle runs. The chain gives its salons complete freedom to choose what goes on the shelves, and Isabelle describes herself as “healthily sceptical” about supplements and care products generally.
“If I am going to recommend and sell something to my clients, I really have to be able to vouch for it. That is why we only sell Hair Luxious, and four small ranges of care products. And Hair Luxious is the one product we have never replaced,” she says.
Hair Luxious is a bestseller online and is also sold in Norwegian pharmacies, including Ditt Apotek and Vitusapotek, as well as in salons.
This is Hair Luxious
Hair Luxious gives you over 20 vitamins, minerals and natural extracts. Some of these are:
- Biotin: contributes to the maintenance of normal hair
- Zinc: contributes to the maintenance of normal hair, skin and nails
- Selenium: contributes to the maintenance of normal hair and nails
- Copper: contributes to normal hair pigmentation
- B12 and iron: have a role in the process of cell division
A balanced diet is the foundation for both good health and hair in good condition. Hair Luxious is not meant to replace good food, but to help close any gaps in your intake.
Hair Luxious comes for both him and her.
The nutrients your hair needs
It is important to have a varied and healthy diet, but it can quickly become difficult to keep track of what you are actually getting and whether you are covering your daily needs. That is where a supplement can be sensible, helping you cover your intake of vitamins and minerals such as biotin, zinc and selenium.
“This is a well-known challenge. Even if you think you eat well, unfortunately it is not always the case that you manage to get everything you need,” says Isabelle.
And this is one of the practical advantages of Hair Luxious: just two tablets a day, taken with food, at whatever time of day suits you.
Isabelle's advice for the rest of the routine
A supplement is only one part of it. Isabelle's everyday advice to clients is simple: wash with lukewarm water rather than hot, always follow with a conditioner through the lengths, comb wet hair from the ends upwards with a wide-toothed comb, keep heat styling to a minimum and use a heat protector when you do reach for the straighteners, and book a trim regularly so split ends do not travel up the hair.
Food supplements are not a substitute for a varied and balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle.
