' Oil-Free' -Misleading - Mistaken - Misconception - Miss not-on-my-hair

Learn the Deception, Learn the Truth

LEARN TO LOVE natural, organic, earth grown, real ... homegrown oils, include them in your hair, body & skin products instead of trying to avoid them - - they are put on earth by God for all to use on our bodies and in our foods, it is such a simple concept that we have twisted into complication. Today you will learn that we must go back to the earth, back to our beginnings ... for decent and enriching ingredients, it is the way of the future, but we must begin today.
Seeing so many "OIL-FREE" labels on products has been very disturbing to me. For a very long time I have been hesitant to tell this story because it is such a huge concept and covers all cosmetic products. In my learning of this science I never went looking for many of the ''wonders'' I found . . . . they

were simply a by-product of the journey. I would like to teach you, in an easy to understand manner, what 3 years of Cosmetic Chemistry taught me. Once I delved into the world of chemistry I was soon to discover the true meaning of what "oil-Free" meant to the chemists that make your cosmetics . Funny thing is, I....like you... spent 20 years seeking out 'oil-free' products myself, going to all corners of the world to find them, I was sure that "oil" was what gave me the mini breakouts, whiteheads & blackheads I would get - I was sure they were very bad for my skin. Boy, was I wrong, you truly couldn't be more wrong than me and what I thought was right. What it is that sets an entire country of women off on a certain trend is beyond me, I am only glad I found out the truth.
Another accidental find for me, most of my grand discoveries were just that . . . common sense accidents. When I found this one out…I swear to you, I had tears in my eyes wondering just what else was as misleading as this was. Knowing that if the general public knew what "oil-free" truly meant and what is used in its place…the bottle would end up in the trash at the very least, if not in the manufacturers front windows. When a label says it is "oil-free" you should see what they replace it with in order to make that product you have holding in your hand.
First off, that product MUST have something "oil like" in the formula in order for the formula to come out correctly. Remember, making
cosmetics is exactly like cooking. Cooking and Cosmetic-making are both "chemical processes" -- no one publicizes it that way, it is not very appealing, but it is an easier way for you to understand these chemistry theories. I am dead serious when I tell you it took me 2 full years to understand most of this subject (I was raised an athlete, not an academic - so you can blame my parents) many more will understand in shorter amounts of time >> IF I relate it to cooking- so we can move on, that's all.
When 'oil' is required to make your favorite bread or a certain cookie, if you remove it, it will ruin the texture, taste and quality... turning the end result into something hideous. Every single ingredient is mandatory to make that loved product come out the exact same way you LOVE it. Same thing happens with using oil in the formula to make a body lotions, creams, or hair conditioners. You notice in THRIVEN, my deep conditioner, the very first ingredient is Camellia Oil (another wonderful oil I found), that is one of many reasons why THRIVEN works so well - it also has avocado oil another of my favorites. When I found the following information out, I went on long and deep research mission studying and analyzing all Natural Oils. My goal ? to know everything about every oil at our disposal, some of them are spectacular (here I spent 20 years avoiding them - idiot!) Many times I will use just plain oil right out of the bottle ( with a couple drops of amber fragrance mixed in ) after a bath or long shower on my skin, just use a small amount of Rose Hip Oil : rub it all over my dry skin, its truly wonderful and so fascinating to me that I (we) never knew this, and how perfectly it works! No need for a heavy lotion or cream if I haven't made mine for the month yet, rubbing oil directly on the skin is perfect for dry skin, absolutely perfect! I only make & use my own lotions now and have never used a store bought one again. Remember, your skin is the largest organ on your body, so every bit of goodies you rub on the skin ...goes in the body.

When the public started requesting "oil-free" products of all kinds and the cosmetic manufacturers heard that request; loud & clear. It turned the cosmetic industry on their head. How would they make a lotion or a cream without an oil ? It just couldn't be done, Oil was the main ingredient to every hair conditioner, body lotion and cream.
Now in their defense . . they were 100% correct …and once I understood the chemistry .. I had (a tiny bit of) compassion for them. How could you make a cake without flour ?? is a fair comparison, oil is that important in any emulsion ( emulsion being >>lotions, creams, hair conditioners, etc.). That is basically what was being asked for, the most precious and most important ingredient in a lotion and a cream and a hair conditioner needs Oil or it will not work. One needs Oil and water to make the wonderful concoction we now call lotions, creams, conditioners, face creams, etc. and is a very large and costly segment of the entire cosmetic industry.
So what the industry did was make up a new classification of ingredients, calling a man-made substance they all make > Esters…into that newly named category "Esters" which were formally called an oil. Now technically, they claim to not be an oil either - and at this point my knowledge of chemistry has faded in the years...so it hits its limit so I asked a few chemists to explain it to me, every single one gave me a politician-like answer. Nothing I could comprehend or decipher.This way they had a brand new category which was not considered or referred to as an "oil" even though it looks - acts and feels exactly like one. They basically took silicones and all the variables of it and threw them into an entirely new classification so they "TECHNICALLY" could no longer be called an oil ... this way they could now...legally... print ..."Oil-Free" on the label for the FDA . . . and YOU, the consumer. I - - WAS - - - MORTIFIED - -to - - say - - the - - least.
For years they were used as oils and even called oils, then they twisted them into a new category " Esters " - if you want to look up what an ester is . . .

http://www.chemguide.co.uk/organicprops/esters/background.html

Once I figured this one out -- I was floored.
I would much rather use an organic-natural-earth grown Oil that was not man-made and made with "only God knows what" in my creams, lotions, and hair conditioners. These esters were much worse and have no enriching ingredients in them, the only thing they do have, is the consistency of oil, they are man-made and now "legally" they could print oil-free on the label and you the consumer thought there was no oil in the formula, remember that. How deceptive I thought, they take a class of fairly new made chemicals called Esters and use them in the formula now to make Creams, Lotions, Hair Conditioners, Serums, Detanglers, hair sprays, shampoos, everything and can claim they are 100% Oil-Free even though it would be an oil to you and me if it was put in front of us -- blindfolded, open eyed or poured all over your body in a bikini oil wrestling match. Esters feel more oily than an oil does, I promise you.
I'm sure you all know what silicone is....right? Or Dimethicone, Cyclomethicone, Trimethicone, Yep, the stuff they cram in silicone breast implants, hair serums, Flat Irons sprays, Hair Detanglers (did you ever realize it was the same ingredients - yuk, huh?).....well silicone's are a man-made Ester as well, YEP! All those 'cones' which I feel are OK for hair in small doses {& are great for heat protection for hair} I sure as Hell wouldn't want them on my skin, how horrible they must be for pores and acne? For moisturizing? They don't moisturize they are greasy and sit on top of the skin. I actually think the world of them for heat protection....and 'why' ?? Because they are this odd type of oil that can protect your hair from getting heat damage... That oil, the oil they put in breast implants...is the oil they are using in those products you are buying that claim to be oil-FREE ! Because an ester IS silicone and Silicone is an Ester! Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!
I began experimenting and giving clients simple natural - real oil concoctions I made using multiple organic/natural REAL oils like avocado, sesame, wheat germ, raspberry, rose hip oils and asked them to u

se certain oils on their face instead-of their Le Mer Creams and other hundred dollar brand face and oil-free hair oils. Once many of my clients heard what I had learned they too were all shocked. Most are very into natural and organic and not using any type of additives, which is what an Ester is. The chemists that have been chemists for years protect the category and will give all sorts of BS reasons why an Ester is not an oil - Yet, they insist it is wonderful for the skin & hair ( job security for them). How about you....let you decide....I went to my lab and pulled out the first Ester I had and the first natural oil that were the same color so you could properly compare. I didn't have my glasses on so I didn't know which I had chosen.
Look at the photo . . .
On the left is the ESTER called PPG-3 Benzyl Ether Myristate : the technical name and the common name is CRODAMOL STS ( STS = stands for Superior To Silicone -- !! ) -- -- -- on the right is HEMP oil a wonderful natural oil from the Hempseed Plant, works wonders on cracked dry skin. This is for problems with dry skin , and moisturizing hair. I'm fully aware you cannot tell by looking at the photo, but I played around with both of them prior to the photo - they are the EXACT same consistency. Except, the Hemp Oil actually absorbs in the skin and the other feels like a weird rubber liquid that sits on top of the skin. THAT is what is in all of those OIL-FREE lotions you purchase. Don't feel bad, I didn't know either - quite a blow isn't it?
Here's the back of the same bottles...........

Exactly the same...ESTER on the left Crodamol STS ........Natural Oil on the right. An untrained eye would not know the difference by feeling, NO ONE would know the difference by looking.
Some facts about “Nature’s Most Perfectly Balanced Oil”

Advantages of Hemp Oil:

• Helps heal skin lesions and dry skin
• Reduces inflammation of skin and joints
• The most unsaturated oil from the plant kingdom at over 90%
• Contains over 80% essential fatty acids (EFAs)-The Good Fats!
• Balanced 3:1 ratio of Omega 6 to Omega 3-this combination is also unique in plant based oils and deemed optimal for health
• Hemp oil also contains the super polyunsaturated Omega 6 derivative GLA, Oleic acid (Omega 9) and Stearidonic acid
• Hemp oil is cholesterol and gluten free
• Contains pain-killing and anti-nausea properties
• contains the natural anti-oxidant Vitamin E
• low amount of saturated fatty acids
• amino acids in Hemp oil nurture & condition hair
• moisturize hair and known to contribute to hair growth

There is an entire hair line devoted to HEMP oil and its benefits, they recently came out with a couple SLS-FREE shampoos, so I have one in testing right now and I LOVE IT so far, its leaving the hair wonderful after shampooing one of the biggest problems in SLS-Free shampoos! The Line is called HEMPZ, its been around since I started doing hair 16 long years ago, so the line is successful -- that is a long time for a line totally based on one oil.
Look at all the wonderful advantages to just HEMP oil alone and I have a dozen others that are even more enriching for hair, I just grabbed this one blindfolded. But just look at that list, you can cook with , bathe with it and put it on your hair for a conditioner. Now look at the Ester . . .
Advantages of Crodamol STS: (copied directly from the company's (Croda) literature)

• Silicone-like feel and functionality
• Improves emulsion aesthetics
• Reduces drag, greasiness of high SPF sunscreens
• Excellent wax solvency
• Lessens whitening effect of fatty alcohols
• Good binder for pressed powders
• Shine/gloss enhancer for hair
• Foam stabilizer

Remember it is "Superior to Silicone " ! Yippee.
Can you see the difference? HOW HORRIBLE IS THAT ! ! ! Look at comparison of the ingredients and what they do - they do absolutely nothing. Its completely abysmal ... this is being pulled over on American women. I just feel the cosmetic companies need to give the women of America more credit, make a statement about the issues. Put out a Press Release, produce a commercial explaining the issues. They are billion dollar companies and would have even more billions if they gave women more credit for understanding the problem of "Oil-Free" and the problems surrounding it.
The cosmetic manufacturers companies never said anything about sulfates, that came from my big mouth and other hair stylists that care about their clients hair and hair color.
That is what all those very expensive creams and conditioners have in them now. Natural oils are also more expensive - although Crodamol STS is the most expensive ESTER there is....There are a whole lot of them made by lesser companies than CRODA, [CRODA is like the Neiman Marcus of Cosmetic Chemistry companies].
If any of you have these creams at home please write in the Comment Section at the bottom of this post, with their names and I will tell you what "ester' they are. I would love to simply 'begin' opening everyone's eyes so we can go back to using Natural - Organic- Earth grown Oils > in all of our cosmetics > skin - body & most importantly > HAIR ! Maybe if I start now, spreading the word, in 5- 6 years the trend will become like the Sulfate-free shampoos, and all the companies will begin listening and "thinking" of what is best for the consumer. Wow, that would make me happy.
My next post which is almost finished is about a brand new oil I found that I had never heard of. It has truly amazing properties, is from Morocco and is referred to as Liquid Gold. The women of Europe have discovered it and started using it in their skin care lines for wrinkles and best of all for lackluster skin! Stay tuned for that one . . . KC

HD HAIR ......... HIGH > DEFINITELY !

Higher, Bigger, Taller Hair is what's being shown on Chanel's Pre-Fall Collection and its Rockin'

From girl-group bouffant's to New Wave Dye jobs, rock inspired hair is back -- in a big way. Yee-haw!  I see new wave influences, styles from the hospital when I was born (the 50's), those funny Japanese cartoons, Dolly Parton & Gwen Stefani in a weird-ola mix, its kind of all over the board: pleasing.
What happens in Hair & Fashion is they take it from the street & re-luxe it. When I was in Malibu everyday in the Salon... I saw many times the hair styles coming from the skaters and surfers that shot by our Salon every day...having many as clients that stemmed from both worlds was very inspiring.
Now, there is the fusion between music, clubs, movies, and fashion with people like Lily Allen, Gwen Stefani and yes before we found out
Amy Winehouse was doing exactly that...having to much wine -- delivered to her house!! we loved her hair and her style - I still believe she is what gave the beehive-teased-huge volume look its wonder-start.
Experimenting with your hair has long been the cheapest & quickest way to impress your friends and appall the parents. The tack its taking now is shocking only if one is prone to embarrassment at the very idea of both a 50's and 70's - hairdo replay. Its a turn away from everything being about money, which was making me very sick to my stomach...this change to simple - old fashioned - reasonable - hair styles, in my eyes is heart warming. Kind of like watching an episode of Mad Man - warm & fuzzy.

Coming across a wonderful "find" to those of you looking for Volume, was todays bright light. Some are looking for the fashion> Va-Va Voom volume...some just for mini-everyday volume...here is your product.

I don't care how much hair you have and how great you are at teasing . .  getting these huge volume hair styles they are showing everywhere from Kors ....to Kohls do not get that high without some covert help. In the frantic pace of hair shows we use to cut up various pieces of foam into all sorts of weird shapes and sizes . . . then spray them with floral paint, because we could get the colors of the hair we were tinting the hair to (to be hidden). It was easy to shove bobby pins into them but they shed, I cannot tell a lie and what a nightmare to produce, never knowing how thick or thin we needed them .

• So a girl from Fresno.......
• named Kelly..................
• got inspired by Donny Deutsch's show (my inspiration for this Blog -->The Big Idea on CNBC)....................
• took her idea, kept secret for a while, & "went for it".

I  truly think she came up with a great idea. She calls them BUMPITS  -- Volumizing Inserts and the company's name is BIG HAPPIE HAIR! How fantastic ! 
The self gripping styling tools, which come in 2 sizes are inserted under a section of hair wherever height is desired -- no teasing required! Bumpits come in 4 shades --

• light blonde
• medium blonde
• brunette
• black

so that they blend in with all hair colors.
They have a 30 day guarantee and are a reasonable $19.99 for 4 BUMPITS
Having not seen them in my hands, I can only see a small portion ( her patent is pending) so don't really know how they are made, but being guaranteed for 30 days - you cannot really lose - can you? I would try them they sound great and she met with the proper people to have manufactured. Those of you that complain about your thin hair, I bet this might be your way to BIG HAPPIE HAIR!
Tell her I sent you - please!   
....something wonderful is about to happen to your hair . . Killer Chemist  KC     aka  Dakota
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OOOPS. .  after all of that I see they are on HSN so excuse me for being a lame brain . . with pictures ... a video everything. Here is what HSN says about them:
Bump up the volume in your hair using Big Happie Hair Bumpits. Our volumizing plastic hair inserts take your hair from flat to fabulous in seconds without the use of heavy creams or gels. Simply place the piece underneath hair at the crown of your head to instantly transform your look. Choose Light Blonde, Medium Blonde, Brunette or Black.
Big Happie Hair Bumpits Volumizing Hair Inserts Includes:

• Extra large Bumpit - 5"L x 1-1/2"H.
• 2 Medium Bumpits - 4-1/2"L x 3/4"H.
• 2 Mini Bumpits -1-3/4"L x 1/2"H.
• Illustrated styling sheet.

Product Features:

• Rigid design creates volume that won't fall.
• 2 rows of self-gripping teeth at top and bottom for added stability.
• Comfortable design stays put.
• Lightweight and comfortable - you'll forget it's there.
• Washes clean with soap and water - use again and again.
• Use individually or together for a variety of looks.
• Great for dramatic up-dos.
• Made of easy-care plastic.
• Made in USA.

the 4 COLORS
Hop on over to HSN if you want to see the whole schpeel, they don't let you post their Video's. Let me know how they turn out, if any of you get them.
Wouldn't they have just gone banana's in the 60's & 70's for these?
Once again . . .
good night . . .KC

$5.Gas + $200. Highlights...got you down?

Highlights are History - the Sequel

Set aside the gloomy headlines and do something that might actually improve the situation. This site is based in exactly that, the basics and how to make your hair look like a million bucks for less. Highlights are History will be an on-going Post for Killer strands and I will number them, I'm determined to open readers eyes to the fact that era is over. That is just something no one in southern California asks for any longer nor should it be asked for anywhere. If you want blond hair and have brown, going "ALL OVER-Blond" -- see Reece to the left, she is all-over blond. Maybe you have a urge to see some blond lights added to your brown hair . . . at the end of this post you will see the way to accomplish that with 6 foils! Yes . . . 6 !



A lot of hair color is moving away from time consuming highlights. As I've told you before; our styles, our colors, our general hair design, comes from England as that is the home of hair. The best hair stylists and the best hair colorists in the world live and work there, many here in the states won't acknowledge that, I have no idea why not. Find one celebrity wearing highlights, there are none. Think about that. Most of you might think Jennifer Anniston and Meg Ryan do - but they don't - - Ryan is wearing, one color blond. Anniston is wearing, slices - I will show you an example of, below.




Remember everyone wants the same thing, beautiful shiny hair that looks like a million bucks . . . which is usually done professionally, correct?

With the ability to purchase professional hair color from the KILLER COLOR CLINIC and now with detailed lessons on how to apply it, professional hair is within your reach for a relatively small amount of money. Spend a little bit of time reading and absorbing the techniques, then save your money while trying to learn - - and POOF - - you are ready to go. This service has not been available to the masses prior to this site, a new way to conquer $5.00 a gallon Gasoline.

There is even a discounted method of determining your hair color formula if all the posts and photo DEMO's provided aren't enough for you. There is the $25.00 Hair Color Consultation Service in which Killer Chemist works 1 on 1 with you to determine the formula you should use, giving you $10.00 of the $25.00 OFF of the first hair color purchase in addition to having a permanent 10% Discount off of Hair color products for 1 full year .

What a great deal in these times of a sluggish economy. I'm honestly trying to help and also offer a service not available before - a board certified cosmetologist, colorist and cosmetic chemist to help you start 'hair color as a hobby' for American women. That is the dream, help me make that dream come true.

With Killer Strands Store (called Killer Color Clinic), Just yesterday I lowered the price on all hair color to do MY part in helping KS readers and CRIB COLORISTS deal with the faltering economy. Part of the cost for Killer strands is having to re-package & package chemicals properly, if you have ever gotten a package from KS, I am sure that is more than apparent.

So what I am proposing is for many of you to think about ...is getting rid of the whole highlight idea. Please. Come on, how long have you been doing the exact same procedure? 5-10-15-20 years ? ? Its over, its tired and when was the last time you saw anyone in fashion,-- TV,--Film,-- or the Celeb world with highlights ? Everyone has one color hair with maybe a few slices, ribbons, blocks or panels of colors. No one wears highlights any more . . . they are history - - they are over.


Time for you to think economy anyway, think fashionable, think hip and cool. Do you know thinking hip now is thinking economy-minded? Even in Beverly Hills. Its no longer cool to spend exorbitant amounts of cash on ridiculous items.You can do this color at home and I am here to help you get this on the starting blocks.



It's a different look now . . . and its something very accessible for most of us. The difference in color from the 'public' hair color (Sallys TYPE) to the 'professional' (Killer Color Clinic - TYPE) hair color that you now have access to. The quality of the color itself, it is loaded with moisturizers and conditioners that are inserted into your hair strands at the time of application.

The result ? ? ? Tons and Tons of SHINE.

Now, when you purchase a tube of color & a bottle of developer lets just say at SALLYS, and then you purchase a tube of Color & bottle of developer from Killer Color Clinic, what IS the difference?

EVERYTHING..........

The most important part of hair color to me is the QUALITY of the COLOR, HOW LONG it LASTS, Coverage and the pigment ( brilliance of color).

Color you purchase other than what you can get from me . . .PROFESSIONAL HAIR COLOR . . . just simply SUCKS. Before I started this project I had no idea the difference was so darn big. Well it is.
I most emphatically insist to you NOT to use any of that inferior Hair Color. All sorts of problems spring up, as a result of using them.

The only thing you should possibly purchase at Sally's and the like ..............bowls and maybe disposable gloves (but these weren't even the right type nor were easy to work in like my brand). . . their Clips even stink. The idea of Sally's is clever but they have no one absolutely NO ONE doing Quality Control!

The moisturizers and conditioners included in Professional hair color, plus the quality of the hair color pigment itself is a better a finer quality. The quality of the developer is different as well, I only just discovered this item myself in the past year as well. Experimenting with the lower cost developers opened my eyes to the fact that they don't have the amount or quality of moisturizers and conditioners as their more elite cousins. Remember, when hair color goes in the hair strand so do the conditioners, so do the moisturizers ... a perfect time to get them 'into' the hair strand. There truly is no other time for this to take place.

That way when you come out of a hair Salon you look at your color and go , "WOW" this color is just KILLER... I can never get this at home. So you continue going to the Salon. Now you can get it at home, along with a personalized 1 on 1 Home Hair Color Consultation.

Now some of these companies, Wella (because they are so big) make both, Salon color AND Home color. Why? They try to capture BOTH markets. They make an inferior color to sell to people for home color and they sell a premium color to Stylists for Salon level color. I never thought about this until this past year - - but it is a completely separate entity - - and how weird that really is. Why do they make a crappier hair color to sell to the people at home? Because they cannot afford to get their hair colored in a Salon, they don't get the best hair color to apply to their hair ?? Why not??
That really bothers me.

That's when I went forward with the Killer Color Clinic. I really wanted to help produce Crib Colorists and begin Hair Color as a hobby, I just cannot see why it cannot become the next "cooking". I think all of you have the capacity to learn how to color your hair at home using Premium Hair Color, you just need some lessons - - that's it.




How many of you know Hair Stylists that know absolutely nothing about hair color? I have learned from this web site (from all the emails) that there are thousands of licensed Stylists that know ZIP - ZERO- NOTHING - about hair color. Another fact I had no idea existed. I worked at Vidal Sassoon Academy where everyone is trained the exact same way, then went to 2 Salons in Malibu...in those Salons there were only 2 of us out of many that understood hair color. I thought that had to be highly unusual and rare, there were valid reasons for that being the truth where I was. That's another part that bothers me, if there are so many hair stylists that have no idea how to apply hair color properly, there are many on this site that have resorted to doing their own hair color because of where they live and who does hair color in their place of residence. They would go to a Hair Salon but there isn't one where they live in which not even ONE of the stylists there knows anything about applying hair color properly.

So they cannot have access to good hair color . . . solely because of where they live.

Just doesn't seem fair to me.

Now you all have the opportunity to learn about hair color the exact way hair stylists learn about it. I teach on this web site.... hair color.... more in-depth than they do in Cosmetology schools - so you now have the resource -- I hope you use it. If there is something I am missing that makes you not understand it, Please - write me, comment at the end of the most recent post, I look at those the first of every day. Its the very easiest and best way to get in touch with me especially about the Blog.

Highlights are History will be an ongoing Series for Killer strands, in an effort to suggest and recommend various ways to get readers to move away from the 20 year trend that has played itself out. I'm tired of looking at it, and so is the rest of the world, if you don't want to try slices or ribbons, try going one color. My absolute favorite color on the boards? A level 6 - AB (ash-brown) - rich chocolate brown. Do you know why I like that so much? . . . . . I never see it.

Now for Polly, she has had one side of her hair done with 6 back to back slices - remember that Demo?

I used RED-VIOLET, BLEACH, & Level 4 DARK BROWN??? That is on the right side of the hair, I wanted to Demo something else on the other side. Now with these mannequins you are not able to use blonds, other than bleach ( do you know why ? - they are tinted brown - - color does not LIFT color )- if you don't get it - please ask.
This is a demo showing......... you have dark hair
that is tinted dark and you want to change it, without doing the De-Colorization technique's that I recommended. You may use bleach and apply these 6 slices which is basically what I am doing with this doll head . . . as it IS tinted brown hair -- it is NOT virgin (although that is how it shows up!).
Now what I demonstrate is 6 slices of the same color (bleach) on the other side. Instead of placing them back to back I have put about 3/4 of an inch of hair in between each foil.

6 FOILS + BLEACH = using SLICES

We will call her Holly and Holly will speak to you ( using my education and knowledge).

Holly needs to deal with how much gas costs and she is tired of the brown she tinted her hair, so she will not be going to the Salon , not with Killer Strands to help. She saw creme bleach for sale, that is the professional bleach In the Killer COLOR CLINIC, there are conditioners and lipids added to creme bleach - she read, which sounds a lot more forgiving...added to that the moisturizers and conditioners that will come with the developer that comes with. This way my hair will be in the best condition possible when done. I can do it............. it cannot be that hard.

We will only be doing the one side of the head as we did the other side with another Demo a while ago.

I tried very hard to make this parting look exactly like a piece of apple pie, that is my trick as long as it is the shape of my favorite dessert............ than I was told it will be perfect. She told me to make sure I parted the triangle all the way to the very back of my head and in the exact middle. That way I can put one of my slices of light in the back, on both sides, . . . . it will be in the back of my head and I should be able to do it myself with my rear-view mirror's I have set up on my walls. I've tried it once before and it worked pretty easy. The piece in the back is really skinny so its easy.

This is the Creme bleach I bought and saw on Killerstrands Color Clinic, I want to do all I can to protect my hair and its condition, I have been pretty bad to my hair in the past couple years.......... I need to make up for that (ssh!)

OK - here are the foils I bought too, I didn't care about the color, I cared about the fact that they were embossed and that made them not slip and being as I don't know what I am doing I wanted to take away"that" from the difficulty of doing foils for me. I bought 20 of these embossed foils for $2.00 (10 cents each) when I bought the Creme Bleach. They were so much easier to use than most. Now, you absolutely MUST make the edge that I am showing you. Fold it once and then again....a very thin fold as you can see... that fold helps the color from leaking out.

The very first parting needs to be made to part OFF the hair surrounding the face so that it is left out. Leaving it the color the hair is , in my case I wanted it to be brown so I didn't have a weird light blond stripe right against my face. That would look funny I thought, when you see me at the end you can decide.

See how super thin the very first slice of hair I take is??? I had a hard time taking the picture and showing you at the same time but I think you can see. Its less than 1/8 of an inch ! I place that first foil very close to the slice of hair, notice that so when you do it you will do it the same. I had bought a mannequin and practiced on her for a while, it was fun so... I didn't care -- I wish they would have taught us this when we were in school. Remember when we had HOME EC.? I think we should have sewing, cooking and hair color. Why Not I wonder? More people I know color their hair, than cook. Maybe it should be the other way around. . . >>but it isn't !

Notice where I place the foil and where i begin to paint the creme bleach...I leave the distance of the fold BLANK - - - and why do I do this? I learned my lesson, all bleaches and all hair colors ...."swell" when they are processing, which means they grow and the last thing you want is the bleach leaking out of the end ...as it will make FUGLY spots on the hair that you will not like .... so be very careful.

This is too close - I wanted you to see what is too close....just a tiny bit on the right side> see it??...so I took the foil off and re-did it...but I didn't photograph the re-do . . .

Just be aware that happens ...

if its too close to the fold then re-do it....but that's a lot harder to maneuvar so try very hard to be very careful at the fold.

Finally I have the first foil done and am closing it up. Fold it in half - - first. Then fold the sides in....

Now am leaving "that much" of the hair OUT OF THE FOIL >>>> about 3/4 " so there is some of the brown in between each foil .

The same very thin parting. . . which is the "SLICE" of hair...appropriately named once I figured out what I was doing.

The same pattern is repeated basically all the way up this side of the hair. Now something she taught me that I did not pick up on myself... when I am using bleach, I can time it so it all ends up 'done' at the same time. Like here for example... I'm not real fast so I mixed one small amount of bleach for this side....and mixed the creme bleach with 20 Volume { another good part of ordering from Killer Color Clinic - you can ask for whatever volume of developer you want - i got 1/2 -- 20 Volume & 1/2 -- 40 Volume} . Now to make it so the 2 sides end up "done" at the same time...[like making a big dinner!] I mixed up another small batch of Creme bleach with 40 Volume for the other side. Remember 40 Volume work twice as FAST as 20 Volume...so doing the other side with 40 Volume - makes it so both sides are at the same lightness at the same time - it was perfect !

This was also too close, and I took a DRY Q-Tip and wiped this one off on the fold....so it wouldn't leak. I used a bigger brush and had a harder time!

Again, see how thin the hair is for the slice? Remember that, thinness is perfectness in SLICES

Another slice to be made. . as my trip up the side of the head continues. Make my partings clean and straight its important

Another Slice of light . . .

Applying the bleach and 20 Volume . . . . .

Closing the 3 foils up and continue on . . .

As you go up the side - - see how the width of the slice narrows? ? The last one is not even 1 inch wide!

Refresh the bleach midway up by taking a small squirt of 20 Volume and mixing it in to the mixture

Be sure you keep the angle of each foil correct so that your foils sit like this and end up over the eyeball, if your foils end up any other direction at all then something is wrong. Be sure to check

Now, if the room is cold or there is a draft and its not at least 75-80 degrees in the room where you are. . . then heat up your foils for a minute or three, like I had to. This is how I do it at home, you can buy a diffuser for any hair dryer, and everyone should have a hair dryer of some sort. The diffuser just fits over the end and slows down the wind of the dryer....Diffuses it I guess you could say. ha ha! They are super inexpensive, you can get those foam ones for $5.00 or under.... the kind I have was $9.00 I have had for 10 years! So it works like a heat source... I live somewhere warm so lots of times I will sit outside in the sun for 10 minutes.

>> When the foils are done and that is so individual, you will have to determine "how long" yourselves.

>> Take the foils out, and rinse completely untill all traces of the bleach are gone....

>> Lightly shampoo with SLS-Free Shampoo -- Rinse -- towel dry hair....

>> Apply IN-DEPTH HAIR Treatment ( "after-treatment") let set on hair for 5 minutes at least...

>> Rinse & apply Detangler or THRIVEN or whatever your regimen is

I always apply THRIVEN after using Bleach, it is the single best conditioner and after- treatment in addition ot IN-DEPTH there is. You never know you colored your hair when you follow up with THRIVEN.

*** Then Blow Dry

Well, this is your results . . . after 6 Foils - - - Creme Bleach + 20 Volume and 40 Volume and is called Slices of Light.

See the 1/2 inch of brown that was left out right next to the face that I chose.

You can change it , I just wanted to point out what I was doing. See how its brown next to my face then - - next to that - - there is a blond slice? I think it looks to fake to have the blond right on my face.

Here is what it looks like on the top of my head, so you can see what it looks like with just 6 foils and bleach. I think you really get your money worth, what about you?

Here is the side I wanted you to see the "6" Slices . . . see the tiny one - - in the back which is why you do not need to do the back of your hair, it is taken care of with the front parting - - how perfect is that? ?!?

Here's the "BEFORE and "AFTER" . .photos for you to see. . . I did the same thing they do in all the big magazines. . . I did the blow dry all cool when I had the hair color I liked!

Isn't it weird and cool all at the same time how much difference I made with just 6 foils! Its not highlights and KILLER CHEMIST says she is not exactly fond of this technique ( using just 1 color) either but I think it rocks . . .

that's the good part about taste - - we all have it and its all 'different"

she can use multiple colors - - that's hard for me

FINAL VIEW of the look is pretty gorgeous. . . what do you think?

think you can pull it off?

Holly and her 6 Foil Transition using Slices of Lights