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If your home has hard water, which 85% of American homes do, then you also find yourself thinking, my shampoo isn't working like it used to! It is doing the same work, it's just your hair has a problem. Read on! Hard water contains dissolved minerals, usually carbonates of the metal ions calcium and magnesium. Calcium sulfate and iron deposits are also not unusual. Hard metal ions found in water are positively charged. Hair is negatively charged. Positive and negative charges are attracted to one another. The result is hard water' metal ions will attach itself to the most negative charged areas of the hair, which happens to be the damaged areas. The acids are called "chelating agents", and some examples are EDTA (ethylenediamine tetra acetic acid) and citric acid. They can be found in shampoos designed specifically to remove the hard water build-up of minerals on your hair. They are generally labeled as Chelating, Detox, or Clarifying shampoo. Removing the hard water build-up each week with a chelating shampoo will not only make your regular shampoo better able to do it's job, but it will also improve the performance of your conditioner and hair mask. In fact, you may be happily surprised, if you first use that detoxifying shampoo and then apply the intensive hair mask.

Healthy hair & scalp is the blueprint that each HEALIUM product has been born from. By combining formulations from one of the finest professional haircare chemists, along with ingredient consultation from a renowned medicinal doctor specializing in botanical benefits, they have developed a cleaner, lighter and healthier alternative in working hair care products. Healium 5 professional products, with UV sunscreen protectors, provide the finest prescriptive hair care available. To round off the experience, super clean light fragrances finish a collection of products that perform with both extraordinary results and with a healthy twist. All HEALIUM 5 products feature our 5 exclusive complexes: Hydration, Protein, Oils, Amino Acids, & Vitamins are guaranteed to perform without build-up, flaking, dusting, or drying & are 100% water-soluble. With steady use, these products will result in noticeable healthier hair & scalp. When used in regular regimens, Healium 5 products help promote long-term healthier hair, making it the finest hair care that you will ever use. Founder: Elizabeth DeMaio With a budding sales career in the beauty industry, Elizabeth DeMaio was excited to launch Healium Hair in 2007 with her husband. Learning things the hard way, the wrong way and the expensive way also taught her that successful people fail a lot. However, these challenges paled in comparison to the struggles she faced becoming a widow with two small children at the age of 39. Standing alone at the helm of the company after her husband passed from cancer in 2017 was a hardship she never anticipated. With a small team in place nationwide, Healium Hair is currently in over 5,000 hair salons and growing. She also launched the Heal I Am Program, to give back 5% of every sale to one of 3 charities. Elizabeth found her strength as the ultimate multi-tasker, having her hand in every aspect of her business while remaining focused on her children. And while she doesn't have all the answers, she has faith that this is her path for a reason.

Celeb Luxury is founded by professional stylists and their journey began with a vision to revolutionize hair color maintenance. They worked to consistently advance the technology and performance in this field. At Celeb Luxury, they aren't just changing the way you care for your hair color, they are redefining it! Celeb Luxury is color-depositing shampoos and conditioners that are sulfate, paraben-free, gluten-free, cruelty-free, and vegan-friendly. You can maintain, refresh, or create everything from pastel or vivid colors. Works best on light-colored hair, but will give you hints of color on brunettes. Each time you use a color, the more intense the color becomes. Viral-Extreme Colorwash comes in Hot Pink, Purple, Teal, and four other colors. It adds color to your hair while cleansing to stop fading and wash out! Viral Colorditioner deposits more color as it conditions your hair, leaving it gorgeously manageable. Comes in shades for both brown and blonde hair. The shades from brown hair are to help cancel out unwanted tones, such as warmth or green tones. The shades for blonde hair come in everything from pastel silver to vivid magenta. Gem Lites Colorwash is for those less adventurous; with colors like a brown diamond, ambers, and sunstone. GemLites Colorditioner with Bond Fix has the same great colors as their Gem Lites with "BondFix" to strengthen and revive weak, bleached hair. You not only condition your hair, but you deposit color and add toner that intensifies or changes the tone of lightened hair. Viral Pastel Colorwash is in shades of lavender, light pink, and baby blue! All Colorwash colors get an even deeper look with consecutive washes. In addition to the color washes, Celeb Luxury also has products that can solve your hair problems. Their BondFix Strengthening Conditioner is just what bleached, lightened, fragile hair needs. It repairs bonds deep in the inner cortex and on the surface to rehydrate and strengthen hair. The Secret Fix is a conditioning styler that adjusts to your hair's texture to make it more manageable and shiny. Have fun and keep your hair color looking its best with all of the Celeb Luxury color choices. You can even mix two (or more) to create your own unique color. Only your imagination limits you! .

Advanced Goodness since 1989. AG Hair is a luxurious hair care line that restores hair to optimal condition with all shampoo and conditioners being PH balanced to restore hair's health. With a full line of styling products for sleek or textured looks, you'll have no problem reaching your hair goals with AG Hair. Clean is in AG's nature, combining science and nature by selecting the highest quality ingredients to develop formulas that deliver purposeful results. Driven by care, the entire collection is free from drying sulfates, vegan and cruelty-free. AG's Natural hair care line is for the modern minimalist. AG's newest products have been stripped down to their essence and formulated with up to 98% natural and nutritional, plant-based ingredients. They have combined a beautiful aesthetic with innovation and an abundance of natural ingredients to create healthy hair from the inside out. AG's line for Curly Hair keeps curls beautifully hydrated, with shine and bounce. Most curly-haired people know the more you mess with curls, the less they shine. AG knows that your hair pattern is personal, so its products are designed to help you create a healthy foundation for your curls to flourish. Each product infuses the hair with moisturizing and curl-enhancing ingredients that are rich in nutrients. After an early career in hairdressing in England, John Davis moved to Vancouver and met his partner in life and business, Lotte, who was then fully immersed in retail merchandising and design. It wasn't long before they combined John's expertise in hair styling and product performance, with Lotte's creative and marketing background, founding AG Hair in 1989. They started by filling bottles by hand out of their Vancouver home. Demand grew faster than they could have anticipated, and it was not long before they moved their operation into a full-scale manufacturing facility. Today AG can be found in thousands of salons around the world. AG still manufactures its own products in Vancouver, as well as bottling and each stage of development. Giving back is pretty important to them. AG's Co-Founder Lotte Davis is passionate about empowering women. Originally from Africa herself, she was acutely aware of the disproportionate inequality women and girls in Africa suffered, and in 2008, she began to work on a plan to help alleviate this. She started her own charity called One Girl Can, and through regular visits to Kenya and Uganda, a very unique, holistic program developed. It ensures the successful transition of one girl living in extreme poverty to one woman working in a career of her choice, having a voice in her community, and eventually giving back herself to ensure the next generation gets the same opportunity as she did.

KMS KMS was founded in 1976 in Redding California, and gets its name from the initials of its three founding owners, Kornfield, Mazzotta, and Smith, or because at that time their focus was on Kinetic Molecular Systems, which had been originally shown on their packaging. In 1976, a 40-year journey began with a now long-standing philosophy that fused together two unlikely worlds: Nature and Technology. Revolutionizing the first hair care products with innovative formulations derived from nature, creating a Shampoo with Natural Essential Fatty Acids that included oil-based moisture to target chemically dry, thick, and coarse hair types. In 1984, KMS launched the first thermal protection product to market called Control, now known as the popular heat styling product ThermaShape to fend off the damage of heat styling. From 1985 through 2017, KMS has brought powerful innovation to the beauty world with products that deliver unparalleled performance and unwavering loyalty from clients and stylists alike. Products such as Leave-In Conditioners and Reconstructors, Sea Salt Sprays to care for texture then Hybrid and Heat-activated stylers that changed the way people felt about their hair and daily beauty routines. KMS continues to leave their mark on the world, sending a statement to the masses of the world that your personal style is important and limitless, clarifying that KMS is dedicated to the evolution and maintenance of that style indefinitely. KMS Science KMS defines their science with a TRIfinity Technology inspired by all cultures that are organized into Start, Style, and Finish categories to provide you with a foolproof guide to managing your hair care needs and bringing your looks to life. The Start products feature an AHA Structure Complex to prime your hair to optimum health for your styling. The Style products are infused with Shaping Blends to make your style easy to achieve. The Finish products feature Flexible Sealing Compounds that allow for a 3-day hold with humidity protection, for long-lasting effects. Product Lines Add Volume Designed to give those with fine, flat hair a way to add fullness and bring life to limp locks. Color Vitality Lighten and brighten your blondes or restore and maintain color vibrancy for bold hues. Curl Up Bring bounce back to your curls with the Curl Up line that moisturizes while reviving elasticity to enhance and define your look. Hair Play Create the unique looks you have always wanted, this line is designed to mold, hold, and make hair do as it's told. Plain and simple. Hair Stay From light to maximum hold, take control of your style with the Hair Stay line. Dedicated to a brilliant finish on every look. Head Remedy Head Remedy Deep Cleanse Shampoo is a gentle daily cleanser that leaves hair clean and healthy while clearing all the product build-up, minerals, pollutants, and hard water residue. Moist Repair Ideal for brittle, dry, and over-processed locks that need some extra love with intense moisture for superior luster and health. Tame Frizz Lock in your signature style while locking out frizz and fly-aways! This line focuses on taming your tresses so you look and feel your best. Therma Shape Protect those lovely locks from thermal and environmental damage with this line dedicated to the heat styling trend. Add Power Add Power collection features a shampoo and styling fluid that helps to make fine, weak hair feel stronger and more resilient. Conscious Style This gentle collection features a shampoo, conditioner, and cleansing mist. This collection is ideal for maintaining the natural balance of both the hair and the scalp. Awards KMS Add Volume Liquid Dust was named Editor's Pick for Volumizer and won a 2018 Total Beauty Award. KMS Salons received Salon Today STAMP 2017 Awards Giving Back . KMS proudly sponsors the Beauty Changes Lives Experience. Partners with MENCAP a learning disability charity, to raise awareness by hosting Style Sessions for youths with learning disabilities. Press . Featured in Modern Salon. KMS California's UK Editorial Collective worked backstage at London Fashion Week. Featured on Global Zoom 17 Webcast. KMS Creative Team styled models and featured KMS products at New York Fashion Week. KMS Lela Rose presentation at New York Fashion Week. Featured in The Craft Magazine. KMS sponsored Modern Salon's Balayage & BOHO contest KMS Sustainability Commitment:. They are proud to look back at 45 years of researching and manufacturing some of the finest hair care products in the world. Their founders‘ vision was to fuse innovative technologies with the best that nature has to offer, creating high-performing products for every hair type. KMS has always focused on environmentally friendly products and transparency on how products work. This philosophy remains at the heart of their brand and will further guide their future commitment. .