Formula Friday: Fall Hair Color Formulas 2020
Spooky season is upon us! Clients are sure to want to transition from bright and vibrant summer shades to cooler, more ashy tones that are classic fall hair color…
Aromatherapy and Cancer: Essential Oils That Improve Well-Being
Years ago, when drugs and radiation therapy were still non-existent, our ancestors relied on nature to cure illnesses. Herbs, flowers, barks and their essential…
Hydrolates: Healing Water Distillates
Many people think Essential Oils are only used for aromatherapy, when in fact the elixirs have a multitude of uses and benefits to elevate any lifestyle. For thousands…
Protect Your Hair During and After Chemotherapy
The effects of cancer are all-encompassing: from internal to external factors, there is nothing that ends up untouched. As a holistic hair stylist and trusted wellness…
Formula Friday: Owayans Nature Beat 2020
From True Autumn to Dark Winter, the Owayans 2020 Nature Beat collection has inspiring organic fall hair color formulas to get us through the fall and winter seasons. Which…
5 Fall Hair Care Treatments Your Salon Should Have This Fall
Seasonal changes can wreak havoc on our hair and scalp. The humidity and air temperatures can be particularly drying, causing hair cuticles to rise and lose moisture.…
Formula Friday: Short Summer Haircuts + Styles
The summer of 2020 has been a hot and crazy one. To keep clients cool, we've seen trendy pixies, short summer haircuts and funky bobs that are perfect for the season. Plus,…
California Salons Fight Shutdown — How to Help
What is the future for hair salons in California? California salons and stylists worry and wait as the ebbs and flows of COVID-19 closures in their state change…
Formula Friday: Holistic Recipes for Hair Loss and Scalp Treatments
Making sure clients have the healthiest and prettiest locks all starts from where it grows: the scalp. Scalp health is a condition often overlooked, so it is up…
Holistic Salon Scalp Therapies & Trichology Training with Oway
In honor of Hair Loss Awareness Month, our Simply Organic Beauty Educator Mariatu Browne and VP of Education Rebecca Gregory held a Trichology Class for Holistic…
The Future Is Genderless: An Open Letter
To this day, many salons still follow tradition of having different pricing structures for men's and women's hair services—with the latter, more often than not,…
Seeing Blonde: 2020 Summer Hair Color Trends
Summer hair color trends consist of--you guessed it--all blonde tones! These bright, light and shimmering colors were all created with Oway and Original & Mineral,…
#ShowUsCORNudes Feature: Emily Muhlbauer
Emily Muhlbauer submitted stunning looks to our #ShowUsCORNudes color competition and came out the winner! Emily created 4 looks with the new O&M COR.color Nudes,…
#NotInMyChair: Hate Speech in the Salon
Addressing hate speech in the salon, specifically in your own chair from clients can be a daunting task to take on--or to even think about. We talked to the creator…
Toxic Chemicals in Black Salons & Hair Care Products
The fight to rid Black salons of toxic chemicals is a fight that has been going on for a number of years. Re-texturizing products such as hair relaxers are commonplace…
'Hair Love': The Oscar-Winning Short Film Reaches Long Across Nation
Short films typically don't receive a lot of attention—even the Oscar winning ones. This is certainly not the case for 2020 Oscar winner 'Hair Love,' which has…
O&M Styling — Holistic Salon Product Knowledge Power Series EP5
The wonderful world of O&M Styling is brought to life in episode 5 of our Holistic Salon Product Knowledge Power Class Series! O&M Styling products were…
Clean Air and COVID-19: 5 Salon Solutions for Clean Indoor Air
As salon owners, there are certain measures you can take to ensure the air quality in your salon is as clean, safe and sanitized as possible, essentially a clean…
O&M Hair Care and Treatments — Holistic Salon Product Knowledge Power Series EP4
Original & Mineral is our favorite low-tox Aussie born brand. In episode 4 of our Holistic Salon Product Knowledge Power Series Class, O&M Brand Manager…
Oway Skincare — Holistic Salon Product Knowledge Power Series EP3
Oway Skincare is a thoughtfully curated line including everything from cleansers and toners to masks and boosters. If you're offering your clients the cleanest in…
O&M CØR.color Nudes Launch
The newest addition to the O&M clean color line is the already popular O&M CØR.color Nudes! O&M Global Creative Director Janelle Chaplin and North…
Oway Styling — Holistic Salon Product Knowledge Power Series EP2
Learn everything you've wanted to know about the Oway Styling range and more in Episode 2 of our Holistic Salon Product Knowledge Power Class Series! Vice President…
Oway Care & Treatments — Holistic Salon Product Knowledge Power Series EP1
Oway Organics touts an extensive line of hair care and scalp treatments full of biodynamic-organic goodness and green chemistry. As one of the cleanest professional…
Salon Safety Guidelines For Reopening
As businesses open across the country, state by state salons are getting the green light to take on clients—with restrictions. Salon safety and sanitation are…