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Why Silicone-free?

February 11, 2019

Why Silicone-free?


Most people have healthy hair at the roots but can’t grow it to the length they want. Modern lifestyles; heat styling, colouring, silicone-rich products, sun and sea, all damage the hairshaft. This thin dry brittle hair then splits or snaps. People think they’ve just got ‘bad hair’. Not true.

What's worse is that 99% of the haircare ranges on the market use types of silicone to simply mask this damage. Your hair may feel better, softer, more manageable – but in reality it’s a fake better. Silicone actually makes the problem worse because it sucks the vital moisture out of the hair shaft, leading it to become dry, brittle, and to thin down faster. This Faustian pact of ‘gloss today but gone tomorrow’ sees hair condition decline rapidly. So most haircare today is the opposite of ‘care’. Silicone-rich products are destroying the health of your hair.

Michael Van Clarke 3’’’More Inches

I’ve spent over 30 years researching solutions to give our clients the strong, healthy, gorgeous hair they want. The solution is simple but radical in today’s haircare market. It is Healthcare for Hair.

Michael Van Clarke 3’’’More Inches

3’’’More Inches LifeSaver transforms the condition of your hair from root to tip by naturally rebuilding the bonds in every strand for longer, stronger, supple, smooth, gorgeous hair that shines with health. This is the goal of every product in the 3’’’More Inches range. From the hero treatment - LifeSaver, to a range of targeted shampoos and conditioners, to styling products, tools and nutritional supplements. Finally a complete healthcare system for your hair with 30 years research behind it.

3’’’More Inches is the only hair care range on the market that radically improves the health, strength and beauty of your hair, from root to tip. Silicone-free and packed with cashmere proteins, amino acids, and select conditioning agents it will transform dry, frizzy, unmanageable, weak-feeling hair into smooth strong resilient hair that shines with health.

It works by reinforcing the protein blocks of every strand, repairing the damage caused by daily life, so you can grow your hair exactly how you want to. Suitable for all ages and hair types because everyone wants strong healthy hair and our natural science approach works for every kind of hair.





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