The difference between “professional” or “salon only” and grocery store hair care products

I came acrossed this article posted by Anastasia Hair Studio and had to share it. 



When a product has been professionally diagnosed for your hairs special needs, by a hair care expert, it is going to be more suited to you than something that you have picked up off the shelf at your local store.


Good quality means nothing, as without expert advice you may not find the right one for you. In fact, you could use one that is not suitable at all. For example, general use or “family shampoo”, won’t treat your partners dandruff, your babies cradle cap and your frizzy ends at the same time! With statistics showing that 80% of us miss diagnose our own hair type and so purchase the wrong products, when left to our own devices, you can see where the difference lies.


A reasonably new marketing strategy of selling you a product that has a specific purpose rather than treats a specific hair type does make life a lot easier. E.g. you want volume then you buy ‘volume’ shampoo rather than ‘fine hair’ shampoo.



As with most things, price is a good indicator of quality when trying to choose a hair care product and applies equally to the products you buy at your salon or the grocery store. Once you reach the upper middle to high price range the ingredients will be of a better quality and contain more of them (e.g. real essential oils rather than the cheap non-pure versions) and on the reverse of the coin, if you buy really cheap brands you will get what you pay for.



Professional brands on the whole use gentler surfactants (a type of soap used in shampoo) in more concentrated amounts, so you need far less product than with a grocery store brand to achieve the same result. The recommended serving of professional shampoo or conditioner is 5 ml per serve (the average cap full) whilst you may have to use three or four times more to get the same result from a cheap grocery store brand. However, the quality of the upper end of the grocery brands iseasily comparable to the lower to mid range of the professional brands so it really is your decision at the end of the day.


Your shampoo and conditioner are the foundation of a good hair style and should not be under valued when creating your look.

A shampoo should always be followed by a conditioner as a shampoo is negatively charged and a conditioner is positively charged, therefore one will balance or neutralize the other helping to restore the natural barrier (acid mantel) and protect the hair.

Label.m Class at Salon Epiphany!

We made a video of the AMAZING class that Anthony Edge (International & top 20 Platform artist extraordinaire!) and Effie Davis (who is in charge of all the hair backstage at London Fashion Week!).  We were so blessed to have them at our salon!  We learned so much, it was quite an amazing experience!
My Animoto Video

Front Desk Opening!

We are on the search for the perfect front desk service professional!

 Requirements:

• Must be extremely friendly on the phone and greeting clients!
• Able to learn computer system quickly
• Reliable & professional

What the job consists of:

• Answering phone
• Assisting guests in making appointments
• Checking guests out
• Calling to confirm guests appointments
• Light cleaning & laundry

Hours:

• Tues, Wed, and Thurs evenings from 5:00pm - 9:00pm
• Sat. 8:40 am - 4:15pm
• occasionally Stylists run late, this can affect the end time for your shift.

Perks:

• Friendly staff
• Discounts on hair services & products
• Every Sunday & Monday off!

To apply:

• Please send resume, including work experience & references to salon.epiphany@yahoo.com or bring in during Salon hours. 

We are expanding our team!

At Salon Epiphany we are pleased to be adding Stylists to our team! If you are a Stylist or have a friend or family member who may be interested, please share a link with them.



We are a strong, growing TEAM that wants only the best of the best, if you don't love doing hair, this is not the right fit for you. We are a forward thinking salon that takes great pride in training/coaching its stylists to understand the business side of our industry as well as having strong beliefs that continuing education in cutting, coloring, and styling is a must. We average 65+ NEW clients a month. We will teach you how to retain clients and the sky's the limit for your potential to grow.



We offer lots of great incentives for our Stylists and Clients:

• Online booking though our website & facebook

• Online/smartphone access to your schedule with the ability to schedule appointments & add clients.

• “Stampt” app for iphone & droid for clients to use in place of product punch card (purchase 6 products & receive 7th free up to $15)

• Automated text message & e-mail reminders for appointments, (along with phone reminders also)

• Newsletter & e-mail/text message contact

• Automatic “we miss you” and “your due to come in” e-mails

• Monthly one on one meetings to set goals, track progress, and work on client building, promotions, etc

• Monthly/bimonthly in salon training on new services or techniques

• Monthly Staff meeting to discuss & plan upcoming events, celebrate achievements, etc.

• Blog, website, facebook "friend" & "business" pages, twitter, and Pinterest to promote salon. We also have a private Salon group that we share info, events, articles, and more!

• Fun events throughout the year (Style Detroit, Children w/Hairloss fundraisers, blow dry bootcamps, scavenger hunt, etc.)

• Great promotions for clients

• As much education as we can find & attend or host in Salon! We sell candy and have fundraisers to add income to our education fund.

• We pride ourselves on having a fun, energetic, positive, and drama free work environment for you to thrive in!


If you feel that you are the right person, send us your resume at Sarah@Salon-Epiphany.com or come in to fill our an application at 22729 Northline Rd., Taylor, MI, 48180. NO phone calls please. Learn more about our salon and Stylists at www.Salon-Epiphany.com.

New Label.m Products!

Check out the new products from Label.m and receive 10% off till April 28^th!

label.m Sleek Blow Out Cream helps create a session smooth perfect Blow Out with this lightweight, nourishing cream with Avocado Oil, Olive Fruit Extract and Acerola Fruit Extract to gloss, moisture and smooth. Works to restore moisture lost due to heat styling, leaving hair soft and shiny for a fabulous frizz-free finish. The exclusive Enviroshield Complex protects hair against heat styling and UV rays.

label.m Miracle Fibre adds urban texture and provides elastic support to any style and length. Softens and protects whilst adding a touch of undone glamour to your look and doesn't weigh your hair down. It is Sulphate free, Paraben free and Sodium Chloride free.

label.m Power Paste for serious texture, movement and definition. Includes Shea Butter and Cupuacu Butter to provide a gentle, flexible hold. Leaves hair shiny and healthy and is Sulphate free, Paraben free and Sodium Chloride free.

label.m Dry Shampoo Brunette refreshes hair inbetween shampooing using natural Rich Starch to disperse oil. Also works as a brilliant matt texturiser for a soft-touch,velvet finish to the hair.

They may not be new, but we just expanded to start carrying some Label.m shampoos and conditioners!

label.m Gentle Cleansing Shampoo gently but effectively cleanses hair and rebalances moisture. Contains Soy and Wheat Proteins. Vanilla, Sweet Pea and Currant boost body and gives über-shine

label.m Honey & Oat Shampoo delivers effective conditioning without heaviness. Contains Honey, Oat extracts, Sea Algae and Sea Cabbage to remoisturise. Soothes and strengthens and our exclusive Enviroshield Complex, actively protects hair against heat styling and UV rays

label.m Colour Stay Shampoo seals and shields visionary colour with an expert blend of Wheat and Soy Proteins, Hydrolysed Silk and Sunflower extracts. Heliogenol combats fading and our innovative Enviroshield Complex, further protects coloured hair against heat styling and UV rays.

label.m Daily Shine Conditioner smoothing nourisher expertly detangles and discourages flyaways. Combines lustre-loading Wheat and Soy Proteins and hi-drenching White Tea, Melon and Echinacea.

label.m Honey & Oat Conditioner effective conditioning without heaviness whilst Honey, Oat extracts, Sea Algae and Sea Cabbage remoisturise. Soothes and strengthens hair and our exclusive Enviroshield Complex, actively protects hair against heat styling and UV rays.

label.m Colour Stay Conditioner with Jojoba, Hydrolysed Silk, Aloe Barbadenis and extracts of Sunflower hi-drench coloured hair. Contains Heliogenol to combat fading and our Enviroshield Complex, further protects coloured hair against heat styling ad UV rays.

TEAM is the name of our game!

We pride ourselves on our ability to work as a true TEAM at Salon Epiphany! With in our team is our amazing Stylists, Salon Manager, front desk, and our ever supportive clients. We have created a culture of rewarding our loyal clients with fun events, retail promotions, and special services. We also have teamed up with Demand force to extend our service to our clients by offering e-mail and/or text reminders, thank you emails, miss you emails, online reviews, facebook appointment requests, and e-newsletters. Though our website, you can read Stylists BIOS, see pictures, promotions, events, and book an appointment online 24/7! Education is an important part of our Stylists careers too. We offer help to keep our Stylists up on the latest trends, with in-salon classes, and incentives for hair shows and off site classes. Sarah, the owner of Salon Epiphany, is a Pravana Artistic Educator, teaching classes across Michigan and Ohio, as well as working at many hair shows through out the year. She brings everything that she learns back to the salon, keeping us all experts in hair color and techniques. We have maintained a top 5 standing for 3 years as a Best Hair Color Salon in Detroit, and reached #1 in 2011, (also #6 for Overall Best Salon in Detroit).

We are expanding our Team!

At Salon Epiphany we are pleased to be adding Stylists to our team! If you are a Stylist or have a friend or family member who may be interested, please share a link with them.

We are a strong, growing TEAM that wants only the best of the best, if you don't love doing hair, this is not the right fit for you. We are a forward thinking salon that takes great pride in training/coaching its stylists to understand the business side of our industry as well as having strong beliefs that continuing education in cutting, coloring, and styling is a must. We average 65+ NEW clients a month. We will teach you how to retain clients and the sky's the limit for your potential to grow.

We offer lots of great incentives for our Stylists and Clients:

• Online booking though our website & facebook


• Online/smartphone access to your schedule with the ability to schedule appointments & add clients.

• “Stampt” app for iphone & droid for clients to use in place of product punch card (purchase 6 products & receive 7th free up to $15)

• Automated text message & e-mail reminders for appointments, (along with phone reminders also)

• Newsletter & e-mail/text message contact

• Automatic “we miss you” and “your due to come in” e-mails

• Monthly one on one meetings to set goals, track progress, and work on client building, promotions, etc

• Monthly/bimonthly in salon training on new services or techniques

• Monthly Staff meeting to discuss & plan upcoming events, celebrate achievements, etc.

• Blog, website, facebook "friend" & "business" pages, twitter, and Pinterest to promote salon. We also have a private Salon group that we share info, events, articles, and more!

• Fun events throughout the year (Style Detroit, Children w/Hairloss fundraisers, blow dry bootcamps, scavenger hunt, etc.)

• Great promotions for clients

• As much education as we can find & attend or host in Salon! We sell candy and have fundraisers to add income to our education fund.

• We pride ourselves on having a fun, energetic, positive, and drama free work environment for you to thrive in!



If you feel that you are the right person, send us your resume at Sarah@Salon-Epiphany.com or come in to fill our an application at 22729 Northline Rd., Taylor, MI, 48180. NO phone calls please. Learn more about our salon and Stylists at www.Salon-Epiphany.com.