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Articles from ‘Oily Hair’

Saturday, July 9th, 2011

Scalp Annoyances? We have a solution!

Recently we have had quite a few clients come in asking for scalp treatments. Emerson Salon offers two MoroccanOil Balancing Scalp Treatments; one for dry scalps and one for oily scalps.

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What is Dry Scalp?

It occurs from using harsh hair products and/or harsh shampoos and conditioners, hard water, winter weather and dry skin, over washing, over brushing, and/or scratching your head when you shampoo or condition it. If you must shampoo your hair every day, we recommend using a dry shampoo. Alterna’s Caviar Anti-Aging Dry Shampoo is one of the best and it is made from a French clay instead of talc, as talc can be toxic and may be cancer-causing.

Sun and high-heat hair appliances also dry out your scalp. Also, if you don’t condition your hair, it may result in dry scalp. Dry scalp is commonly mistaken for dandruff, which is it not. Real flakes are large and waxy in texture. Dandruff is a medical condition caused by a fungus causing the shedding of skin cells.

What is Oily Scalp?

It is caused by poor hygiene, hormone imbalances, and genetics. “Doctors at Derma Doctor diagnose heredity as the single main cause of excess oil production in the scalp.” “Dihydrotestosterone, a hormone and genetically linked trait, is one of the main factors. If your relatives and immediate family have a history of oily scalp, then chances are that you will, too.”
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Avoid brushing your hair vigorously, as doing so will bring the oil down into the rest of your hair.

MoroccanOil Scalp Re-balancing Treatments:
A 10-minute in-salon invigorating scalp massage treatment, which increases scalp circulation and balances our clients’ scalp issues. These treatments are infused with essential oils such as organic ginger, lavender and geranium extracts, which calm and improve the condition of your scalp and the quality of your hair. The treatment oil sets in your hair for 10 more minutes. Further care is taken by shampooing your hair with MoroccanOil Moisture Repair Shampoo and conditioning with MoroccanOil Moisture Repair Conditioner. These hair care products further moisturizes both your hair and your scalp and are color safe, sulfate, phosphate, and paraben free. Finally, we blow dry your hair after applying the MoroccanOil Treatment, which revives, strengthens and conditions the hair, as well as reducing the hair’s drying time.

Note: We also offer both the MoroccanOil Dry-No-More and the Oil-No-More Professional scalp treatments for your DIY use.

Post by Lancer

Thursday, May 19th, 2011

Hair Tip of the Day: Conquering Oily Hair

Many people like to wash their hair everyday because they have oily hair. This works short term, but for many of us who have our hair colored, this can result in the dramatically shortened lifespan of our color’s quality, as well as dry out the hair from over cleansing.

The trouble then seems to be how to have less oily hair without losing our color. Believe it or not, the answer is to wash your hair LESS. This doesn’t mean you shouldn’t wash your hair ever, and by no means take this to mean you shouldn’t take showers (please take showers!). Slowly weaning yourself off of washing your hair everyday with signal to the sebaceous gland in the follicles to produce less sebum.


This will protect your color from fading and your hair from being over cleansed. Also check out the Kevin.Murphy Fresh.Hair aerosol dry shampoo which will help lift out excess oils and products to give you that great just showered feeling in between washings.

For more great tips, just visit your Emerson Salon style experts with your questions!

Post By Franz

Monday, January 12th, 2009

New at Emerson: Mason Pearson Brushes!

What’s so special about a Mason Pearson brush?
A Mason Pearson brush is designed so that every individual tuft penetrates right through to the scalp. Too hard a bristle would hack at your hair and scalp, too soft a bristle would slide ineffectively over your head. The Mason Pearson is a great brush for styling and hair care. It helps create a beautiful smooth blow out; a wonderful alternative for all you flat iron junkies.


For Dry Hair
- Brushing activates the oil glands at the base of each hair. This lubricates the hair shaft just enough for elasticity and bounce.

For Oily Hair- Brushing helps lift away excess oil from the hair shaft.

Dandruff- Bushing with a Mason Pearson helps thoroughly remove build-up and particles on the hair by gently reaching the scalp.

Why Brushing Is Important.
Brushing the hair cleans and polishes it and stimulates the scalp all at once. Brushing is a wonderful conditioning treatment as it not only distributes oil along the entire hair shaft but gets rid of any scaly particles as well.

We currently only have a few in stock so stop on by and pick one up.

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