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Life is short. We all get just 24 hours a day. Killing two birds with one stone (a small flock even) gives us more bang for our buck. So what if you could style your hair beautifully, and quickly, and easily, AND be giving your hair a restorative protective treatment at the same time? Does that sound like a good deal?
This is what LifeSaver UV gives so many people across a range of hair types and styles. Plus UV protection too. From long and frizzy to my own shorter more sober hair, which is fluffy and uncontrollable without a teaspoon of LifeSaver UV combed through after washing.
Tasilia's hair is long, tinted and frizzy
The ‘before’ hair in the left picture was damped down with LifeSaver UV and diffused with a dryer. It could also have been left to dry naturally. The ‘after’ picture on the right was taken 15 minutes later.
LifeSaver UV is a leave-in styling treatment that was developed after the LifeSaver Prewash Treatment. We discovered many people were leaving the original treatment in for days, instead of washing it off, because they liked the smooth beachy effect. But the LifeSaver Prewash was too heavy as a leave-in for finer to normal hair so we developed the lighter LifeSaver UV as a leave-in styling treatment and added more UV protection with a natural SPF ingredient from sunflowers.
Helina's fragile wavy hair needs protecting when blowdrying
A teaspoon of LifeSaver UV combed through damp hair before blowdrying, keeps the hair hydrated and helps protect from heat styling.
Norma's hair is dry and frizzy
LifeSaver UV was liberally applied to the damp hair, combed through and just left to dry naturally. That took about 90 minutes.
Karishma's hair is smooth but dry
A little LifeSaver UV before blowdrying helps inject hydration, body and protect from heat.
James' hair is fine and curly
Gorgeous but a little unruly. We use LifeSaver UV on his wet hair and let it dry which takes about 30 minutes. It starts out elegantly groomed and with the rough and tumble of the school day and rainy weather the curl can return but much smoother and more polished.
Jess's hair is dehydrated and frizzy curly
Applying LifeSaver direct gives instant smoothness and defined waves. When blowdrying her hair smooth she uses LifeSaver UV as a heat protector but less of it than when drying naturally.
My hair is too big and fluffy without help
LifeSaver UV has been a Godsend. I use it as a styling product but because it has treatment qualities, my hair is in better condition and easier to manage than it’s been for 20 years.
It may also be helped by taking two of our Nutritional Supplements a day, using Scalp Exfoliating Shampoo and finishing with Ten Second Transformation. Those were the only products I used on my own hair but now it’s so much longer I also use the Magic Oil which is brilliant too. If your lockdown hair’s getting bigger than a Regency wig. This video might help.
Sun & Sea Protection
LifeSaver UV is the best sun protection for your hair bar staying indoors or wearing a sombrero. And that goes for beach combers and city dwellers. We tested LifeSaver UV in two of the harshest climates for hair. First, we conducted a seven-day sun and seawater test in the Maldives where temperatures averaged 32 degrees Centigrade. For the tests, one long weft of hair was cut into three pieces. One piece stayed indoors, two were pinned to the dock. One of these was protected with LifeSaver UV twice a day. And one was left unprotected. Sea water was poured over both wefts once a day.
The comparisons were stark. At the end of day seven, the unprotected blonde hair on the right had become brittle, faded and distinctly thinner. I was surprised myself at just how noticeable the differences were and how obviously damaging just seven days of sun and seawater is for unprotected hair. We only fully notice with these controlled experiments where we can compare.
After seven days, the unprotected brown hair weft on the right became drier, thinner and faded.
Sun & Pool Water Protection
Then we tested against sun and pool water in the blistering Negev desert, with a weft of brown hair cut in two. The right-hand weft had LifeSaver UV applied twice a day. The left-hand weft of hair was left unprotected. They were each dipped in the swimming pool once each day.
It’s only when you see the comparison side by side as each day passes that you can understand clearly just how mercilessly the sun rips colour and condition out of hair.
LifeSaver UV’s amazing protective properties help protect from thinning, drying, and colour fade but allow the hair to be worn in attractive styles.
Hair shrinks and wastes away under the sun’s rays. Long hair would take 3-4 years to fully replace the damage at the ends, and in that time would likely have had this punishment repeated a dozen times on successive holidays. LifeSaver UV Leave-in Styling Treatment is sun-cream for hair.
What it is
LifeSaver UV is the only wearable protective treatment for all hair types that dramatically improves the health, strength and beauty of your hair from root to tip while keeping it styled.
What it does
The cashmere amino-acid complex naturally helps rebuild the bonds in every strand for longer, stronger, supple, gorgeous hair that shines with health. It controls frizz to give healthy strong and smooth hair. Injects flexibility back into hair to support waves and curls. Protects and rehydrates hair to slow down colour fade. Gives great beach and surf looks while repairing and nourishing your hair. Helps combat heat styling, sun, sea and modern living to give A-List hair more often, more easily.
What you see and feel
1. Instantly your hair will feel thicker, naturally softer and stronger with healthy shine and swing.
2. It gets radically better with regular use as you see less thinning, less breakage and less splitting.
3. You’ll have more natural volume, easier styling, and richer vibrant colour.
What it doesn't do
Doesn’t weigh hair down like silicone or oil treatments, or use corrosive salt to get beachy effects
Use instead of
Styling surf sprays, curl activators, and silicone/argan oil - laced cosmetic treatments.
Application tips
Use as a leave-in styling treatment to calm frizzy, wavy unruly hair, or to get sexy surf styles on straighter hair. Use every day on holiday for sun protection. Spray onto hair or onto hands and work through. Comb through and leave or diffuse for styled finish. Apply to damp hair as a heat protector for smooth blow drying.
Amazing Ingredients
Hydrolyzed Cashmere Amino Acids – virtually identical to human hair structure, these fine molecules drive deep into the hair shaft repairing broken bonds and maintaining moisture balance.
Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein – Strengthens and moisturises
Sunflower Extracts – Natural protection from UV sun damage
Conditioning Complex – A unique blend of conditioning agents seal and protect
FREE from: Silicones, parabens, sulphates, xenoestrogens, phthalates, fragrance, colourants
Michael Van Clarke
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