Estetica Magazine UK (1/2024)

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Water, Water Everywhere
Hair salons use a lot of it, of course they do – and it’s warm! Is there a viable alternative
to water that clients will be happy with? Of course not. And how many clients do you hope
to book in for a follow-up appointment in 6 weeks’ time if you start rinsing them off in cold
water? None. So there we have it – warm water is staying put. However, it’s very
expensive to heat water and often the consumption is metered as well, so being more
efficient in the way we use can only be a good thing for both our pockets and the
environment. Clients may have washed their hair in the day or two before visiting the
salon, so there’s no harm in making a habit of asking them if
they require one shampoo or two. It’s also easy to leave the
water flowing between washes, which can be very wasteful.
Other suggestions we’ve heard concern regulating the water
flow more efficiently at the tap - and perhaps checking that
the nozzle on the shower head has an aerator to help reduce
consumption. For example, L’Oréal Professionnel has just
launched Water Saver, the first showerhead leveraging
patented water fragmentation technology to reduce water
flow at the backwash by up to 69%.
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Water Saver by
L’Oréal Professionnel
WHAT’S IN A PRODUCT?
It goes without saying that there are literally
thousands of substances and chemicals in
the world which are harmful to human
beings, animals and the environment. All
our reputable product manufacturers in the
UK do make a concerted effort to keep them
to a minimum, but how can you perform a
chemical reaction on the hair such as a
colour treatment without...um, chemicals?
So here again, we need to keep things in
perspective. Whether it be a colour, a
treatment a styling product, or a finishing
product, it’s about feeling reassured that the
products you’re using are ‘clean’ – i.e. they
don’t contain anything known to be harmful,
such as any of the real nasties like
parabens, silicones, sulfates, pesticides, or
some petroleum derivatives.
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