Dose 2

I used the Rescue Drops one more time.  I don’t know how I didn’t notice this last week, but it completely dried my hair out.  This must be caused by the high alcohol content of the serum.  For my over-processed hair a more emollient conditioner would be more appropriate.  I could see the Rescue Drops being more suitable for people with very long hair that is in danger of splitting at the ends.  If I was using this product on a client with over-processed bleached hair (and I don’t think I ever will, because I can think of a few other products that I like better as deep conditioners,) then I would shampoo, condition, and then add the rescue drops as additional protection.

Maybe I originally misunderstood the Ghd’s purpose for the rescue drops.  It is obviously not a deep conditioner for over-processed hair but rather a light leave-in conditioner for dry, dehydrated, probably long hair.

I wish Ghd’s product description was clearer. Because it’s purpose is so vague noone at the salon uses it on clients.  So of course we don’t sell any.  I think we have one box on the shelf, the same box that we’ve had since I started working there and the same box that was there when the salon opened.

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Ghd Rescue Drops

My hair is currently blasted out to a level 12-plus, which I tone with a general mixture of Redken shades 9N and 9V and clear.  A few weeks ago the color was bright pink, thanks to Pravana’s Chromasilk Vivids.  I am naturally a warm level 5.  After all of that, I am proud to say that I am still able to run my fingers through my hair without cracking the ends off, but I am still in desperate need of a great conditioner.

I have used many deep conditioners in the past, including Bumble & Bumble’s Treatment Line Masque, Redken’s Deep Fuel, the Davines Rest Treatment, J Beverly Hills, among others.  This time I wanted to try the Ghd Rescue Drops.

The directions for the rescue drops are to apply them once a week to hair that is shampooed and then towel-tried.  Apply the serum “right where it’s needed,” which I assume to be the midshaft to ends.  Then style as usual.

I used a full vial on my short hair, but I have a lot of hair.  As I was blowing the hair out I noticed the texture was softer.  But the transformation wasn’t amazing.  Then again, this is the first of seven vials.  I’ll have to give it some time.

Clients want and need to know what you are putting on their hair, and why what you are putting on their hair is necessary or helpful.  Oftentimes we as hairdressers give them a list of words such as replenishing, moisturizing, rejuvenating, shining, nourishing…every hairdresser knows what to say.  We say these fancy words because that is what the copy on the product, or the rep from the product company tells us the product does.  

Oftentimes it is enough to give the client a fancy word for “it makes your hair soft.”  Many times it’s all they need and want to know.  But hairdressers need to know what a product does on a deeper level.  The fluff on the packaging should not be all we actually know about a product.  So I am going to look at these Rescue Drops on a deeper level.

(To Be Continued…)

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