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Long hair has always been the epitome of attractiveness, sensuality and luxury. LA BIOSTHETIQUE Coiffeur such as Strands are long hair specialists who will give you advice and support and suggest targeted care in order to help you realise your dream of beautiful, healthy, shiny hair. 

With CHEVEUX LONGS we offer you a care concept that is geared towards the special requirements of long hair and has a targeted effect where it is necessary and where it makes sense.

A hair grows an average of approx. 15 cm a year. Whoever decides to grow their hair must realise that long hair gets older and older and thus, during a long hair's lifetime, it is much more frequently confronted with external and mechanical influences, which put it to a strenuous test which is extremely stressful for its structure: UV rays, saltwater, incorrect care, dry heating air, frequent and hot blow-drying, rubbing, etc, are just a few of the numerous enemies which make it hard for long hair to maintain a healthy growth process. 

It is amazing how much the structures of individual hairs can differ: Whilst a hair is close to the scalp it is mostly healthy and stable; the hair tips, however, suffer from the inevitable wear of the external keratin layer. The consequence: Long hair looks extremely dry and porous; the ends split and break off.

Long hair has always been the epitome of attractiveness, sensuality and luxury. LA BIOSTHETIQUE Coiffeur such as Strands are long hair specialists who will give you advice and support and suggest targeted care in order to help you realise your dream of beautiful, healthy, shiny hair.Withwe offer you a care concept that is geared towards the special requirements of long hair and has a targeted effect where it is necessary and where it makes sense.A hair grows an average of approx. 15 cm a year. Whoever decides to grow their hair must realise that long hair gets older and older and thus, during a long hair's lifetime, it is much more frequently confronted with external and mechanical influences, which put it to a strenuous test which is extremely stressful for its structure: UV rays, saltwater, incorrect care, dry heating air, frequent and hot blow-drying, rubbing, etc, are just a few of the numerous enemies which make it hard for long hair to maintain a healthy growth process.It is amazing how much the structures of individual hairs can differ: Whilst a hair is close to the scalp it is mostly healthy and stable; the hair tips, however, suffer from the inevitable wear of the external keratin layer. The consequence: Long hair looks extremely dry and porous; the ends split and break off.

Nanoparticles commonly contained in zinc oxide sunscreen formulations could prove potentially toxic if inadvertently taken orally, a peer reviewed report claims.

Particles smaller than 100 nanometers are marginally more toxic to colon cells than conventional-sized zinc oxide particles, the report in the ACS' Chemical Research in Toxicology states, documenting a study conducted at the University of Utah.

"Manufactured nanoparticles are being marketed as having unique properties due to their size, shape, surface area, and composition as compared to bulk material, but there remains concerns regarding toxicities associated with these novel materials," the report states.

The team of six researchers led by Philip Moos also found that solid zinc oxide was more toxic than equivalent amounts of soluble zinc and that direct particle-to-cell contact was required to cause cell death.

Eating nano sunscreen endanger s colon cells

Direct contact with colon cells is likely to be triggered even if a small amount of zinc oxide nanoparticle containing sunscreen is inadvertently consumed orally.

The scientists said their report particularly flags up the dangers of children eating sunscreen containing zinc oxide nanoparticles, particularly as smaller infants often experiment by orally testing all kinds of substances as part of their development process.

"Unintended exposure to nano-sized zinc oxide from children accidentally eating sunscreen products is a typical public concern, motivating the study of the effects of nanomaterials in the colon," the report states.

The scientist's experiments compared the effect of conventional zinc oxide powder on a culture of colon cells compared to the effect from a zinc oxide nanoparticle formulation.

Nano formula had twice the toxicity

This procedure found that the nanoparticle formulation was twice as toxic to the colon cells as that of the formulation with the larger cells.

Likewise, the experiments also concluded that the concentration of nanoparticles that were toxic to the colon cells was the equivalent of eating 2 grams of sunscreen, an amount that would normally provide enough sun protection for the face.

The scientists say that the next stage of the research will be to take the experiments beyond cell cultures to discover the effects of zinc nanoparticletoxicity on humans.

The saga continues

Finally the big boys in the hair industry are getting it

Strands has been there since 1990

Its about ammonia free Permanent Haircolor  

As you know Strands been Vancouver's first salon to be ammonia free

 I have been working with ammonia-free products for a number of years now. It started almost 22 years ago, at a time when few talked about product safety in hair and beauty products. I began having difficulty breathing and feeling sick whenever I worked with permanent hair colors or perms - which of course was almost all day long! My solution was to let my assistant do most of the applications and at the same time I called on suppliers and manufacturers to asked a serious question: "What is happening to me???" The answers ranged from, "Never heard of it" to "You could be allergic to ammonia." What???? The only solution offered by most manufacturers was to advise me to get out of hairdressing. That was not about to happen. I was sure that there must be other hairstylists that encountered the same problem and if that was so, then how healthy and safe were these chemicals for our clients and ourselves? 

Every hair conference I attended, I asked the same question: do you have or work on any permanent hair colors or waving lotions without ammonia in them? No answer, just a lot of blank looks. So I started to experiment myself - not very successfully-with natural dyes from teas to berries to food coloring. And then one unexpected answer, a small, obscure company had developed a lightening system that worked on a physical basis without ammonia. It seemed that the owner of that company (a hairstylist) had been experimenting for some years on healthier hair coloring systems and had found a new way to color hair. Once the ball started rolling and consumers became more sophisticated - they started to demand better products and more companies leapt onto the bandwagon. Today the product range is unlimited - from plant base unaltered, permanent ammonia-free, bio-ionic to eco-certified... the range of products and applications are unlimited. And, I continue to research and test the latest developments in new products regularly. 

In short, what I have learned is: not everything that is natural works or is safe. And, not everything chemical or manmade is evil. It is finding the best balance of the two that seems to hold the highest promise. At Strands, we always put your health and comfort levels first while still achieving the best results for your hair.

 There is the history and then there are the latest developments in hair coloring at Strands, an ammonia free color with an oil delivery system. The advantage is less itching with 100% grey coverage.

And of course all products at Strands are nano silver free