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conditioners and anti-frizz creams can weigh hair down and dull its shine, while artificial fragrances can trigger allergies. So it makes sense to be safe and not sorry, and choose products that do not contain ingredients that can harm your health.. Better choices The good news is that there are many beautiful natural hair care brands, such as Springfields, which pride themselves on using pure, gentle and beneficial ingredients derived from herbs, fruit and vegetables that nourish and rebalance the scalp and also protect, strengthen and nourish your precious tresses. For example, sunflower, macadamia and marula oils
can try a free bottle of argan oil with your purchase – visit one of the 130 Go Vita stores around Australia to find out more. Natural haircare products rely on a wealth of botanical ingredients to rehabilitate and protect your hair, such as camellia leaf, liquorice root, green tea, ginseng, olive leaf and oatmeal. Aloe vera juice is particularly valuable, because it is rich in amino acids, vitamins and minerals that nourish and moisturise hair, leaving it soft, manageable and shiny. Wheat protein is an excellent non- animal protein derived from wheatgerm and it increases the hair’s natural ability to retain moisture while also making hair appear thicker and giving it a glossy sheen. If your hair
are great for restoring hair texture and tensile strength and helping to prevent hair breakage, while coconut oil is high in lauric and linoleic acids, which both improve shine and bounce. Jojoba ‘oil’, extracted from the jojoba seed, has a time-honoured history of use in maintaining beautiful hair. The natural wax esters found in jojoba closely mirror the skin’s natural sebum (oils), meaning that it is extremely compatible with skin and hair and very easily absorbed. Then there is Moroccan argan oil: this is often referred to as “liquid gold”, and for good reason, because it is full
could do with a colour hit, oatmeal and liquorice root help to improve the health of colour- treated hair and enrich its depth of shade and condition. Essential oils like frankincense, cedarwood, rosemary, sandlewood, lavender, rose geranium and orange all help to stimulate the scalp and therefore encourage new hair growth, as well as penetrating the hair shaft to strengthen it.
of nutrients and essential fats that strengthen and regenerate the actual root bulb of each hair and leave hair soft, shiny and smooth, while also providing natural UV-protective effects and having a lightweight texture that won’t make hair feel or look greasy. It is a must-try for anyone plagued by split ends, flyaway hair or scalp irritation. Springfields have a special offer in December where you
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