Philip Explains

The Importance of Regular Washing

Your scalp is living skin — it needs to breathe, renew, and stay balanced to support healthy hair growth. Just like the skin on your face, it produces oil (sebum), sheds dead cells, and collects de...

Mastering Round Brush Styling

The quality of your styling tools makes all the difference between a so-so blowout and that coveted salon-perfect finish.

Toning It Down: Brassiness Explained

Brassy hair—we’ve all been there. Those unwanted yellow or orange tones can sneak up on you, dulling your color and your shine. Philip explains why brassiness happens, what’s causing it, and most i...

Winter Hair Care

It’s very important to think strategically about winter haircare: You don’t want to use just any conditioner. The goal is to soak your hair with oils and masks that will put lipids and life back in...

How to Transition to Your Natural Hair Texture

Your natural hair texture holds moisture better than hair that’s been chemically treated, which makes it shinier, more elastic and less prone to breakage. Another nice thing about wearing your hai...

All About Itchy Summer Scalps with Celebrity Dermatologist, Ava Shamban, M.D.

Try as we might to try to exist in a beautiful clean world, in fact, we are in a certain way hostages to our microbiome, and need to keep it in balance. One of the ways that we can help is by clean...

Sensitive Scalp Care: The Gentle Conditioning Collection

The Gentle Conditioning Collection is wonderful for all hair types, especially people with sensitive scalps due to factors such as skin conditions, allergies, or reactions to harsh chemicals in hai...

Maui Wowie Volumizing Mousse

I wanted to create a mousse that was aerosol-free yet high-performing and a joy to use. I was specifically thinking about the needs of people with fine, limp and/or thinning hair, and anyone who wa...

Dry Winter Hair

In the winter months, there’s naturally less humidity in the air. That effect is compounded by indoor heating, which dehydrates your hair and scalp even more. Robbed of its natural lipids, dry hair...

Detangling Toning Mist with Velvet Oud

I designed my original Detangling Toning Mist so that the vinegar scent evaporates after 3 minutes. But some people don’t want to go through that stage, and I want them to enjoy the journey. This n...