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During the month of August, you could win a free Biolage R.A.W. Frizz Control Styling Spray! Make sure you also take the Biolage R.A.W. quiz and get customized product suggestions from Matrix’s Biolage R.A.W. line.


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More about Biolage R.A.W Styling:
Up until now, hairstyling products have come with a price. While incredibly effective at holding, molding, smoothing or boosting hair, they often contain artificial ingredients that leave hair feeling crunchy, slick or unpleasantly coated. Biolage is changing all that with Biolage R.A.W. Styling—a collection of natural-origin hair styling formulas. Biolage R.A.W. Styling provides a “naked touch,” with high performance styling results that are seen but not felt!
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In keeping with the company’s commitment to sustainability, the packaging is made with recycled materials, the formulations are up to 98 percent biodegradable, and there’s a focus on sustainable ingredient sourcing.
Biolage R.A.W. Styling joins the popular Biolage R.A.W. range of natural-origin hair care systems of shampoos and conditioners: Nourish to transform dry dull hair; Recover to restore shine to stressed sensitive hair and Uplift to purify fine hair without stripping.
Biolage R.A.W. Styling will be available in fine salons in August, 2017.
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