hair care

If you're already a fan of Kérastase shampoos and conditioners, you'll be excited about the line's forthcoming styling product. Ciment Thermique, debuting in October, is a heat-activated "reconstructor" styling product. Meant for weak, fine and aging hair, it promises to leave hair shiny, smooth and stronger.

According to Kevin Scerbo, national training director for Kérastase, Ciment Thermique is designed to last up to five shampoos. It's more effective if you apply heat in the form of a hot iron or blast of blow-dryer. Priced at $34, it'll be rolling out to stylists and salons over the next month—a move intended to build buzz and get clients excited about the treatment.

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Lush, the British beauty brand known for its handmade cosmetics, is branching out with a new hair care range. While it's had shampoo and conditioner for years, this soon-to-launch line of products focuses on styling.

Lush has created three vegan styling gels, all of which have cheeky names. Big Tease features cocoa butter, lemon oil, orange flower absolute and Cupuacu butter. (I've been sent a sample, so I'll let give you my full review as soon as I've had time to work with it a bit more.)

Then there's Goth Juice, a medium-hold gel with hemp oil, fresh lemon infusion, glycerine and oakmoss. It has a spooky-cool ultraviolet hue that makes me want to listen to Bauhaus. Finally, there's King of the Mods, which promises to add lift, shine and control whether you're a Quadrophenia or not.

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Mordechai Alvow is an editorial stylist, which is a simple way of saying that he creates the unbelievably beautiful hairstyles you see in magazines such as Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Allure and Vogue. He's also created looks for Alexander McQueen, Anna Sui and Yohji Yamamoto. Yet despite his background in high-profile, edgy styles, his eco-friendly product line, Yarok, would get the thumbs-up from the biggest earth child you can imagine.

Yarok is a collection of hair care products made from organically and sustainably grown ingredients. This method of cultivation means the essential oils are as pure as they can be when they finally touch your hair. Yarok is mostly known for its collection of personal serums, but I'm really excited about Green With Envy, a volumizing shampoo/conditioner duo. Infused with lavender, cedar atlas, red mandarin, sweet orange, rosemary and grapefruit essences, the shampoo ($22) cleans without stripping hair of its natural oils. Ths conditioner ($25) uses jojoba seed oil, macadamia nut oil and organic aloe vera to condition, soften and protect hair. I haven't tried either yet, but I'm planning to soon as a very special, very earth-friendly splurge.