
Hair Science 101: Attributes of Hair
This article rounds up the fundamental attributes of hair and some popular methods to quickly assess each.
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This article rounds up the fundamental attributes of hair and some popular methods to quickly assess each.
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George Schaeffer, president and CEO of OPI Products and Aloxxi International, was selected by City of Hope’s National Professional Salon Industry council to receive the City of Hope’s 2012 Spirit of Life Award.
Dean Banowetz chose the Modern Salon Media booth at the ABS show to give a sneak peak to his new InstylerPro IQ iron to the salon industry.
Author and beauty and wellness educator Mary Beth Janssen, who holds “care for the caregiver” workshops for the salon professional through her company The Janssen Source, says that you shouldn’t wait until you’ve become too stressed to de-stress.
In 1942, Charles G. Spilo founded his eponymous company to distribute professional salon products. He started with one product, and today as the company celebrates its 70th anniversary, Spilo Worldwide manufactures, imports and distributes thousands of products in 50 countries. Current CEO Marc Spilo spoke to MODERN about the company’s decades of growth and success.
Agadir International held a Los Angeles press event, introducing invited editors, bloggers and guests to their professional hair care line and launching new Hair Shield 450 Plus, a spray-on heat protector.
The combined statistics of the 2014 SALON TODAY 200 honorees creates a snapshot look at the economic health of the salon and spa industry, and provides important benchmarking information all owners can use.
I chose beauty because: “I started riding/working with horses when I was 10 years old. By the time I was 15, I was working as a professional groomer on Arabian horses and traveling all over the western U.S. Horse grooming fads for upper-level shows came and went, but it quickly became obvious to me that I loved following them. It wasn’t long before that love took me down the hair color aisle at my local drugstore. By the time I was finished I could bleach and tone a horse’s mane—no problem. Other trainers started asking me for color advice.
Capello Salon from Milwaukee, OR won Salon Team of the Year.