How Killerstrands Began & Welcome to Our New APP (15% OFF- entire order - only If you shop On APP)

Many years ago KC was completely frustrated in the fact that she could never find a conditioner that actually worked. They say they'll work - they spout all this BS language that makes you think you better try this one or that brand. Finally after spending from $5.00 to $500.00 ( yes there is a $500.00 hair conditioner) and was never close to being satisfied.  After being diagnosed, she decided to study Cosmetic chemistry on the web to keep her mind busy. 

So she set out to figure out how & why these products work --- and then maybe figure out WHY they don't work. Hell, our scientists can fly to the Moon and back, but they can't even truly condition & de-tangle our hair,  she just did not get it !


 So what began as a one month project - - turned into 2 years of deep intense study and camaraderie with a small unique set of people in the early days of the Internet and a fantastic Chemist, who actually developed what we all know as MASCARA for MAX FACTOR many years prior ! !  He was open and willing to teach us all anything and everything he knew, which was one of my earliest mentors & models for how I was going to run my Blog.  

In the Hair Industry you are taught to keep your knowledge and tricks in hair color formulating -- TO - YOUR - SELF !!!! That was your bread & Butter and you should NOT give it away ! ! ! 

 But, the more she watched him teach and educate this small group of dedicated people through his BLOG.......the more I learned there really was more fun and more knowledge learned when everyone OPENED UP - SHARED WHAT THEY KNEW. . . or didn't know (tricks + education AND ALL!  !) and talked to each other. That was when she decided to just "GIVE BACK TO EVERYONE SHE NEVER KNEW AND NEVER WOULD KNOW -- Just for the HELL OF IT anbd to enlighten the people who had no access to talented Colorists/Stylists.

 NO, its not solving Cancer
but its what SHE KNEW and it whats a lot of people on earth struggle with and are very consumed with.................SOOOOOOOOO  -  she could Teach. .....and plenty of people needed the Education.  That is how our pride and joy conditioners began and evolved. This site was here for you! First there is 

• THRIVEN - DEEP Overnight Conditioner - Sleep in it 

• INTENSIVE - pH & porosity equalizers - soothes scalp, balances pH and helps lock in hair color immediately after using, an all around miracle, by many accounts.
  
  
  
• GLEAM - A bottle full of the richest most vitamin-mineral& amino acid packed bottle of OILS that exists on planet earth.Price any product with the same ingredients....???? Its well over $200.00 for an even smaller bottle than the 2 ounce ! The ingresient that truly HEALS hair ..are LIPIDS, lipids are oils. 
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  One of the primary causes of dry hair is the destruction of its hydro-lipid layer through everyday grooming practices. . . You just don't know it ! With proper care this part of the hair can be replenished and fixed. Essential fatty acids play a primary role in the structure of the hydro-lipid layer and are an important part of GLEAM.
  

  What is the Hydro-Lipid Layer?

  The hydro-lipid layer is composed of hydro (water) and lipids (fats) which form a thin emulsion that coats the hair and skin of mammals to keep both hydrated and in optimum condition. It is infused into the keratin of the hair’s cuticle as it’s formed in the follicle and the outer surface is continuously replenished via secretions from the sebaceous glands. This delicate barrier is comprised of essential fatty acids, ceramides, tryglicerides, cholesterol and water. Essential fatty acids comprise a greater part of the lipid layer and contribute to hair’s elasticity and aid ceramides in keeping the cuticle scales attached to the hair strand.
  

  What Happens When the Hydro-Lipid Layer is Lost?

  The hydro-lipid layer provides two primary functions; hydration and protection (which shows in the 'shine' and condition of the hair. It’s on the outside of the hair shaft forming a film, and it’s also present within the cuticle layer. It is a permeable lining that allows for the uptake of water but it also is occlusive enough to slow the evaporation of moisture from the shaft. Lubrication is another function of this layer which prevents cuticles from lifting or snagging on other surrounding hair strands.  
  When the hydro-lipid-layer is damaged, the hair loses a vital source of moisture, the cuticle scales are exposed to mechanical damage and other trajedies, and the vital cement that holds cuticles in place is compromised. 
  
   The following loss and damage of the cuticle layer leaves hair porous, rough, zero gloss or elasticity and vulnerable to breakage.
  

  Common Causes of Lipid Depletion

   Lipid Depletion can be accelerated by your grooming activities that many of you consider to be a normal part of their routine. Shampoos that contain strong sulfates and a high pH are at the top of the list of culprits in the destruction of the lipid coating. 
  
  I've tried for 20 years to get everyone off of sulfates, I feel they should be banned.
  , sulfates function by rendering oil water miscible so that it can be removed from the hair and scalp. A shampoo that is intended to be mild, gentle or moisturizing will still operate this way but will not strip the hair and scalp bare of all its essential fats. Without proper protection, chemical treatments like hair coloring/ relaxers can damage or completely dissolve lipids from the hair shaft. One of the reasons I really try to push everyone to apply GLEAM prior to the actual hair coloring process - after continuous use, you will begin to notice a distinct difference. 
  Not using an oil like GLEAM opens the hair up to vital lipids being removed from the surface of the cuticle layer as well as from in between the cuticle scales, weakening the natural cement that holds them to the hair shaft. The constant application of high heat to the hair is also a common cause of damage to the hair’s protective barrier. again - applying GLEAM to the hair prior to drying is just one more way to keep your hairs health & shine intact !
  

  Care and Maintenance of the Hydro-Lipid Layer

  The easiest way to maintain this vital portion of the hair is to minimize or eliminate hair styling practices that place it in jeopardy. If you routinely undertake actions that compromise the lipids in your hair, be certain to use Gleam + Thriven + INTENSIVE that contain essential fatty acid-rich ingredients that restore and replenish the hydro-lipid layer’s integrity.
  
  
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• THRIVEN-Lite - Truly a secret weapon, works excellent as a daily conditioner, solves frizz, hair loss (read the reviews)+ pH neutralizer - truly an ALL-IN-ONE-MAGICAL SOLUTION to Jacked-up hair!
    
• Use Thriven :after hair coloring - color at end of day apply and sleep, for scalp issues (overnight application really helps scalp as well) !
  after lightening/bleaching FOR SURE!
  after Vanishing
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THRIVE’N is Killerstrands’ own intensive - DEEP hair conditioner - can be worn overnight for extreme repair to the hair, use the terry cloth cap we have brought in. Information on the Secret Supplement (SS) and where to purchase it is included with every purchase. This remarkable overnight deep conditioner that works in tandem & in conjunction with the Secret Supplement has truly created more miracles in women's hair for hair thinning, loss and damage than I have encountered in the upper echelons of hair care, in the past 20 year

The Secret Supplement is something not one person in 8 years has ever guessed, and it is imperative to use for the 'magic' to happen . It is sold anywhere their are hospitals as it is a medicinal supplement that friends of the family ( all professional athletes) who are Olympic athletes friends  - use to battle jet lag. 
Be sure to get yourself a terry-cloth lines shower/sleeping Cap - makes 'overnight' treatments a breeze.

Thriven was developed to help with female hair loss and thinning issues, whether the result of chemical over-processing , physical trauma, poor health, sulfate shampoos, age or hormones, over-use of heated tools especially Flat Ironsw
10,000 Heads is the 14-Step Protocol that was developed and tested over the course of 12 years and 10,000 heads of hair that KC worked on.
The success rate of 10,000 Heads is a whopping 86-89% of all users! These are quoted as being happy or thrilled with their hair transformation following the 90-day Trial period.

 Instructions:
Apply Thriven (at least) 1-2 times a week using the “slumber” method. Many do it on a Saturday or Sunday as well I’ve been hearing.
In early evening: shampoo hair. Towel Dry, then apply Thriven. Shoot with hair dryer periodically in the evening if it bothers you to sleep with a wet head. The heat from dryer increases how much THRIVEN penetrates the hair strand. Sleep with product in your hair, in morning rinse out 2-3 minutes longer than normal, finish off with a cool rinse.
Style and Smile!
Remember…………
These 2 components are mandatory for the 10,000HEADS System to work its true miracles. If you do not follow BOTH parts of this step you will not have the “magic” I speak about....
Of course the conditioner works complete miracles, but if you use both you will be writing me an email . . .  I never hear enough of those !

INTENSIVE

pH and porosity neutralizer - Smooths and detangles just about any kind of hair that is damaged, overworked, over-processed and tangles like no other - this product is guaranteed to soothes what ails your hair. Alternates WITHIN our Top 5 BEST Sellers for many years!

THRIVEN -LITE

This is a different version of our favorite conditioner THRIVEN, it is a lighter consistency and works wonderfully for a daily conditioner. I tried it on a couple suggestions from customers and it has flown off the shelves ever since!
This is our number 1 SECRET WEAPON for jacked up damaged hair

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The SOAP CAP + Your "POST-COLOR Treatment : the Advantages, When Re-Touching Your Color

 I've been asked about Soap Caps for years....at the beginning when the web was new and I was the only one educating the public on professional techniques........ for some odd reason a couple people screwed them up and I felt forever responsible.....when that happens I always delete the Post and make note in my file for Topics : TO NEVER-EVER DISCUSS !
But with all the info out there now, I'm sure someone has hit on that topic a lot of times.... but,    Alas - - - - here is the Sassoon description of how and why to do one.

Lets say you are in our Group and learning how to color your hair the correct way. You have done all my recommendations for your predicament to remove all or most of your old hair color -- prior to beginning your new formula and proper hair color application. Your hair begins to feel light as a feather and most every single person says to me, " wow I didn't realize how junked up my hair was, its starting to feel like normal hair again - it feels so light and soft " ! I cannot tell you how many times I have heard that exact sentiment.... (or a light variation of it for 9 years & hundreds of Consultations).

So now you are ready to re-Color with your new formula.
Once you re-color, you will color all the hair the first time ...meaning all the hair
Then every 5-6 weeks all you will have to do is re-color the base (roots).
You process the roots 60 minutes so at 60 minutes you do a professional trick which refreshes the color on your lengths called the SOAP CAP  - ( a term that I have always disliked. It doesn't make sense in my head. It may to you - but not me)
Now you may only have to do a Soap Cap every other time, I only do it 3 times a year but I have so much hair + being sick -- makes it very hard... so it should be a breeze for all of you.
The trick is what we call a Soap Cap. When it gets to 50-55 minutes of processing the straight color on your roots or the entire hair (the 1st time)  this is how you will start. First.............

• with gloves on
• take all the hair and flop it down in the kitchen sink
• mush it all together on top of head, using save movements as if you are shampooing hair .
• Once all smushed together 
• take a 1/4 Cup of bottled water, pour over entire head.......where Color is mainly
• sprinkling every where. . . . lightly. . .  til gone
• begin shampooing the color/water mixture together = this forms a colored lather - making sure you get all hair in the heavy lathery mix.
• Cover with plastic Cap (which you may request with hair Color orders)

This is the SOAP CAP. Now let that soapy-Colorful hair mix sit & process for 5-10 minutes.

• Put head under luke-warm

•  water and rinse 
•  thoroughly...meaning 4-5 minutes longer than you think, there should be ZERO feel of any hair color goop at all in hair.... it should be squeaky clean
• Shake excess water out of hair, apply Killerstrands INTENSIVE,
  
•  pH Balancer & locks in color - the longer you can leave this on the better - I try to plan either leaving  INTENSIVE OR THRIVEN on over night after coloring ....sleeping with a Terry Turban or Sleep cap. I'm telling you if you do that you will be so damn impressed with your hair color and so will everyone else. 
• If you have loads of damage then leave GLEAM on braid the hair and leave it on overnight. APRIL the manager for the Group recently went from black hair to Platinum and her hair really took a tole. I sent her some Gleam and after trying Intensive and Gleam overnight, which helped a LOT............IN one night she said her hair felt completely back to normal after using Gleam and she wondered why I never wrote a post about the wonders of GLEAM - OVERNIGHT ??? Gleam truly works miracles because hair is made of lipids and Gleam is 100% lipids with every single addition strengthening hair...
  
• aloe vera oil
• 2 Vitamin E's
• Chamomile extract.................its just the bomb.....if you have damaged hair, 
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• but back to the subject ! !

Now refreshing the ends when you only Re-touch the roots -every 5-6 weeks goes as follows:

• Re-touch the hair by only coloring NEW-growth with color. Then to do the Soap Cap....... Again you can re-fresh the ends with new hair color - only when needed.
• At 55 minutes of color processing the new-growth
• Flop hair in sink
• Take a 1/2 Cup of bottled water - sprinkle on hair color
• Begin smooshing all together.......the color with the water added will lather, which is what you want
• work into lather adding a little more water to mixture if needed - the least amount of water the better, it should feel like a very heavy lather
• smoosh together and pile on top of head & clip.
• Apply plastic or shower cap
• Process 10 minutes
• Rinse with water - no shampoo for 2 days - there are cleaning agents in all hair color for this exact purpose.
• Shampooing anytime in the first 48 hours will fade new color substantially. Do NOT do it. Your hair will feel clean
• Always follow with "Killerstrands INTENSIVE" a pH balancer and color lock and you become "GOLDEN" !
  
  
  

1 Trick I Think I Have Forgotten To Mention In All These Years . . . .

Immediately after you 
color your hair . . .  . . . . . . what do you do?

 You apply a pH balanced conditioner


... the pH of Coloring products ranges from 8 - 9.5 .... so always use a pH balanced conditioner like INTENSIVE  to restore the natural pH of 4.5-5.5 to the hair. 

 The benefits being?????

• it closes the cuticle
• restores the pH balance to the hair AND 
• will help to prevent moisture loss and
• prevent Color fade

and the most important fact is......................

DO NOT WASH THE HAIR FOR 48 HOURS

.........IN OTHER WORDS THERE SHOULD BE no shampoo used IN THE ENTIRE DAY OF COLORING YOUR HAIR


YOU RINSE THE COLOR OUT FOR 5 MINUTES OR UNTIL THE WATER RUNS COMPLETELY CLEAR................


THEN APPLY INTENSIVE FOR 15 MINUTES TO 15 HOURS

THEN RINSE WITH WATER..................PERIOD!


zero shampoo 
and i just figured out
 i don't think 
i have ever said this

 ;( KC