Are you seeing more hair in your comb? Or is your hair feeling thinner and scalp feeling tighter?
These are signs that your hair and scalp is ageing!
Neglect it further and you may find yourself facing inevitable hair loss issues in a few years time.
Just like how facial care helps to delay skin ageing, taking better care of your hair and scalp can also delay hair and scalp ageing.
While homecare is very important to maintain hair health in between salon visits, in-salon treatments are crucial to jumpstart the process and accelerate your scalp and hair repair with specialized treatments and machines.
A treatment we would recommend for the above purpose is Salon Vim’s Texture Care Collagen Hair and Scalp Treatment.
Depending on the scalp issues detected (Aging Scalp / Dry Scalp or Oily Scalp), the Scalp treatment gel can be customized to treat the problem. You can also see a clear improvement in your scalp condition before and after the scalp treatment using their microscopic scalp analysis machine.
The Texture Care Hair Treatment, on the other hand, is inspired from facial products. It contains protein boosters, moisturizing essences and Marine Hydrolyzed Collagen and Amino acids to plump up the hair cortex and nourish the hair from within. You can see and feel an improvement on your hair texture immediately.
If you are interested to find out more about how Texture Care Collagen Hair and Scalp Treatment works, read Agent V’s experience at Salon Vim below!
March 2016
I’m Agent V, co-founder and creative director of a boutique-sized advertising agency.
Having had short hair throughout my childhood due to my late grandma’s insistence, you can say I’ve become slightly addicted to keeping my hair long now. This however, causes it to be more than a little dry and exerts quite a bit of stress on my scalp, resulting in some scalp sensitivity.
I’ve been meaning to get that looked at, as well as indulging my hair to a pampering session. So when Agent G briefed me on the latest mission: To try Salon Vim’s newly-launched Collagen Treatments for both Scalp and Hair, I leaped at the opportunity.
Having long known that various social influencers get their tresses done at Salon Vim, I had no doubt my very dry hair and I were in for a treat.
Upon arrival, the stylish-looking team of staff greeted me in a friendly manner and promptly got me settled in when I told them what I was there for. After giving my drink order, Elyn, a purple-hued beauty appeared.
She introduced herself as the senior stylist who would be overseeing my treatments, and explained that before we got started on anything, a diagnosis of my scalp was needed. For that, I was to go to a special area where they housed the high-tech equipment.
As she led me to a darkened private room within the spacious salon itself, Elyn explained that this is where they focus on treatments for the scalp. Looking around the quiet space, I could see a few other customers relaxing in their respective chairs. The room was so cosy I could imagine how peaceful it would be to have scalp treatments there.
Once I was seated, Ymond, a Leading Stylist, came over and commenced scanning the crown of my scalp with a handheld device.
It was connected to a laptop and the video image that was displayed in real-time on the screen was so sharp I actually gave an audible gasp. I could literally see for myself how congested my follicles were with excess sebum.
(Please note the images here are of the computer screen and are therefore, not as clear as what I actually saw in person).
Even armed with just basic knowledge of such things, I knew this would impede healthy hair growth. So you can imagine my increasing dismay at this point. As he moved the scanner to the back of my head, he found it was less oily there (whew!) which I could also see with extreme clarity on the screen.
Based on his diagnosis, I was recommended to do a Collagen Scalp Treatment for Oily Scalp followed by a Collagen Hair Treatment. I was like, “Yeah! Bring it on!”
After being ushered out of the room and back to my seat, a third stylist, Cherry was introduced. With a small paintbrush, she began applying the Clarifying Treatment Gel to my scalp.
Under her gentle strokes, I could feel a slightly cool and soothing sensation as the ingredients of persimmon tannin, pearl barley and lemongrass got to work. Knowing that my scalp was being primed for healthier hair growth pleased me a lot because one of the causes of hair fall – dead skin cells that clog hair pores, was being eradicated right then and there.
Secondly, the Collagen in the formula was not only adding hydration and moisture, it was also replenishing my scalp with a protective layer.
With this stage completed, my favourite part came next – the massage.
Cherry may look petite but she proved to have strong fingers and her skillful massage practically reduced me to jelly. With wobbly knees, I was then brought to the sink for a wash.
Once again, apart from giving my head a thorough cleansing with shampoo, she pampered me with another ten blissful minutes of massage. Mmmmm….
Now I was ready for the Collagen Hair Treatment that’s apparently, most beneficial to those who have done chemical treatments (I am guessing this probably refers to the majority of us).
The first of the 5-step step procedure involves whisking together a Protein Booster and Moisturising Essence.
Elyn prepared this in front of me and with Cherry’s help, began to apply the mixture to my hair. Immediately after came the application of the Marine Hydrolyzed Collagen with Amino Acids.
This formula is supposed to revitalise the elasticity and suppleness in hair – something my straw-like strands could definitely do with.
Furthermore, it’s said to help with reducing the porosity and lowering the pH level in hair.
To aid with more effective penetration of all that goodness, Cherry used a Nanomist device to steam my locks.
To be honest, I found it to be very relaxing and almost fell asleep.
We went for another round of shampooing before Cherry used a serum to seal my strands followed by a scalp spray.
Now came the moment of truth: the AFTER treatment scalp scan. Again, I was ushered into the dimly-it room and it was Elyn who did the honours this time.
What a transformation it revealed! The high-resolution video on the computer screen showed a vast improvement in my scalp condition.
I was astounded by how pristine my follicles looked and even spotted tiny bubbles of moisture from the scalp spray nestled between them. These visuals echoed exactly how my head felt – all light and refreshed.
Thanks to the Collagen Hair Treatment, my locks looked a whole lot shinier and healthier. Plus, they were soft and silky to the touch. As you can probably tell from my photos, I couldn’t stop playing with my hair thereafter.
Salon Vim recommends having these treatments done twice a month for those with bleached strands and once a month if you have normal hair.
After my experience, I can state for the record that this sounds like a pretty good investment if you desire a cleaner, healthier scalp and smoother hair.
ONE WEEK LATER…
When I went to my usual salon for a colour touch-up with my regular colourist, he actually commented that my hair felt softer and less dry as compared to previous visits.
This was good to know because it meant that although the silky look had worn off after two washes (of course if I had used the right shampoos and haircare products, it’d have been extended), the treatment had a longer- lasting effect within the strands.
Thank you Elyn and Salon Vim for the much-needed hair and scalp nourishment!