by Nikki B ~ Product Education Director

Moisture, shine, heat protection and more!  One of the hero ingredients in a couple of Philip’s Tela Beauty Organic products is USDA Organic Jamaican Black Castor Oil is that incredible ingredient.

Present in the Tela Guardian Angel Solar Hair Serum and Tela Frizz Buster Anti-Frizz Dry Texture Spray, USDA Organic Jamaican Black Castor Oil provides brilliant shine, moisture, heat protection, strength and anti-frizz action to dry dull hair.  Philip uniquely uses a USDA Certified Organic Jamaican Black Castor Oil meaning it has met the strict standards of growing and manufacturing of the United State Department of Agriculture.  Standards that also increase the cost (just like in the grocery store) and level of quality of the ingredient.

But what gives this hydrating oil its unique name?  First, the plant is grown organically in Jamaica, then its seeds are roasted creating a dark black ash that helps give it its potent emollience.  Please note that through its meticulous manufacturing process the color of the ash is never present in the finished product only the hydrating benefits.

The seeds are then cold-pressed, a process not required but insisted upon by Philip as it increases the potency and effectiveness of this hydrating marvel.  Why?  Cold-pressed is a manufacturing process that allows the ingredient to retain all its nutrition value during manufacturing.  This is true of any cold pressed oil even oils we cook with such as Extra Virgin Olive Oil.  Just check the label to see if it’s a cold pressed version.

USDA Certified Organic Jamaican Black Castor Oil contains nutrients of Vitamin E and Omega 9 Fatty Acids which are extremely beneficial to the hair and scalp by helping trap much needed moisture, strength, luminous shine and frizz control.  And it makes a great heat protectant for blow-dryer and flat and curling iron styling.  

This multi-task wonder works well on any texture and density of hair especially on thick coarser strands as well as on fine to medium textures.  It especially gives a totally rejuvenated look to dry parched strands!  Want more info?  Check out these videos for Tela Guardian Angel Solar Hair Serum and Tela Frizz Buster Anti-Frizz Dry Texture Spray…

Tela Guardian Angel

Tela Frizz Buster

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by Nikki B ~ Product Education Director

If you’re a Star Wars fan, then you’re familiar with the Millennium Falcon’s Deflector Shield and that its primary purpose was to deflect or block things like lasers or damaging projectiles from hitting the ship.  Sorry for the pop culture reference but it depicts exactly how Philip’s Tela Fiber Restore Pelusi Plex works in Tela Beauty Organics by Philip Pelusi Color Lock+!  Let me explain.

Healthy, non-chemically or non-color treated hair has a natural shield around it.  This natural “deflector shield” helps shield the hair from fadage, moisture loss and to some degree heat damage.  But once hair has been chemically or color treated, this shield breaks down.  This is true even if the chemical or color service has been responsibly.  This weakened hair means its internal structure has been compromised.  Meaning its bonds or links are broken or damaged.  This can also happen due to aging, heat and even the environment i.e. the sun.

We do not want this happening to the hair.  In other words, hair’s natural shield is now vulnerable to other attackers (heat, water, chemicals, color) that will further breakdown the hair fiber.  This also means hair looks and performs like compromised or damaged hair.  It loses luster, feels rough and dry, and does not style well.

Fiber Restore Pelusi Plex, the cornerstone ingredient in Philip’s Tela Color Lock+, helps restore this shield as it strengthens hair’s internal structure up to 3x’s more than that of untreated hair.  How?  Its small molecule structure is designed to penetrate deep into the cortex creating new hydrogen and ionic bonds that help strengthen hair fiber similar to the levels in virgin hair a.k.a. it helps rebuild this shield.  Not permanently, nothing can do that, but with repeated use Tela Color Lock+ creates an environment for the hair to act, look and perform like healthy hair.

Fiber Restore Pelusi Plex acts like an oxidation shield to help protect color treated hair from surfactant or water stripping, so important especially since water is the #1 color fader.  Fiber Restore Pelusi Plex significantly reduces leakage of color molecules during and after shampooing by helping restore this shield naturally found in healthy hair.  This helps create long lasting color retention and conditioning effects as well as incredible vibrancy and shine.

One last note is how Fiber Restore Pelusi Plex’s benefits also improve the condition of the hair.  This oxidative shield also works to buffer the oxidative footprint of the hair color during application.  Less damage is done so the hair looks better afterwards. 

Also because of its action in creating new hydrogen and ionic bonds this by default helps renew the condition of the hair improving strength, shine, and performance!  May the force be with you…courtesy of Philip Pelusi’s Tela Color Lock+ in this Color Lock+ 10 min educational video…

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by Nikki B ~ Product Education Director

One expert says, “Several clinical trials have suggested that probiotics in skin care may have the potential to transform the skin at the dermal and sub-dermal level.  It has been found that supplementation of probiotics reduced cellular damage and promoted cellular renewal.  Probiotics have also been found to be slowing the process of aging…preventing collagen damage and by involving in skin hydration process.”  Pramanik R., Euro Cosmetics

Tela Beauty Organics by Philip Pelusi Life Force is comprised of the Power Shampoo, Power Conditioner, The Fountain of Hair Vitality Serum, Probiotic Scalp Scrub and Probiotic Hair Mask.  And one of the collection’s headlining ingredients is Philip’s proprietary Tela Hair Immunity Complex™.  This blend is designed to help give the scalp the healthiest environment possible from a cosmeceutical product.

The Tela Hair Immunity Complex™ is a combination of Pre and Probiotic Enzymes derived from the Fermented Kelp Extract in the complex.  Probiotics are derived from fermented foods such as sauerkraut, yogurt, and our Fermented Kelp Extract.  Prebiotics act as a rich fertilizer to enrich work of probiotics.  Those are found only in plants, mostly vegetables.

Philip’s Fermented Kelp Extract helps strengthen and hydrate leaving hair shiny, full of body, increased elasticity.  Seaweed is also main source of antioxidants that help fight oxidation, inflammation of the scalp, help protects color and strength from free radical pollutants.  And last Kelp is abundant in minerals, vitamins, amino acids, and proteins!

The Tela Life Force Collection can also be used as an in-salon treatment, The Tela Beauty Organics Root To End Recovery Hair & Scalp Treatment.  Watch Southside Salon Leader Kristen as she hosts this instructional video on how to do the treatment!

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by Nikki B ~ Product Education Director

Philip Pelusi is a product master chef when it comes to creating the very best hair care products on the market.  This revolutionary Product Artist uses the highest technology, Micro Emulsion Technology to not only perfect his world-class ingredients, but to create incredibly unique proprietary blends that make his products one of a kind.

One of these totally unique blends is his Pelusi Sugarcane Cleanse which includes 4 revolutionary ingredients: Sugarcane, Sugar Maple, Bilberry and Appleseed.  Why such an interesting compilation of ingredients?  This precise blend gently cleanses the hair and scalp while preserving both the color and integrity of the hair.  But there’s more…

Generally, years-back it was sulfates, coconut derived cleansing agents, that did most of the cleansing in most products on the market and they also contributed to creating bubbles during the actual shampoo process.  At Philip Pelusi we always took a gentler approach to cleansing hair using limited amounts of sulfates over the years.

Fast-forward to 7 years ago and all the way up to and including today and into the future, Philip Pelusi P2 Ultimate and Tela Beauty Organics Shampoos became and are Sulfate Free.  This is when Philip created his Pelusi Sugarcane Cleanse and integrated it into his shampoos. 

This plant derived blend of Sugarcane, Sugar Maple, Bilberry and Appleseed gently cleanse the hair and scalp while preserving the color and the integrity of the hair.  Translation?  Hair color lasts even longer than before and the actual tensile strength of the hair is left stronger, making it more resilient to heat styling and other types of damage.

The Pelusi Sugarcane Cleanse also leaves the hair with an incredible high level of shine as well.  Making hair color gleam, showing off the stylist’s incredible artistry!  This blend is not designed to create bubbles because bubbles are not needed to make the hair or scalp clean.  But instead, like professional skincare, less bubbles are better and gentler for the hair and scalp and most importantly the color investment.

Keep in mind, no matter what the ingredient, there is no one single ingredient that creates a wonderful product but instead the product as a whole.  The quality and amount of the ingredients, the high level of concentration of the total formula, the balance of the formula and so much more.

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Enter the realm of Liquid IQ by viewing the NEW Tela Liquid IQ Video Educational!  This easy to view 10-minute product review hits all the high points of the incredibly effective, delicately balanced unique ingredients in these formulations.

The video includes how Liquid IQ works in the hair, how it benefits the hair, key ingredients, application, similarities and differences between the in-salon-only IQ Treatment and the at-home-use consumer friendly IQ Elixir and so much more.  Take it all in for the first time or build on your existing knowledge about Liquid IQ.

We will be posting this video for the next few weeks and it will be archived on NEW Tela Product Library (busystylist.com) and Tela Virtual Product Classes (busystylist.com)

And Tela IQ is also now listed on the New Talent Virtual Product Class Checklist, now in the Shared Forms Folder or ask Nikki at the Office Resource Center to email you the Pdf!

For product questions, email Product Education Director Nikki B.  For product questions and all info on product commissions on the IQ in-salon Pro Treatment and IQ at-home Elixir see Philip Pelusi President, John O’Neill.  Thank you!

Enter the realm of Liquid IQ by viewing the NEW Tela Liquid IQ Video Educational!  This easy to view 10-minute product review hits all the high points of the incredibly effective, delicately balanced unique ingredients in these formulations.

The video includes how Liquid IQ works in the hair, how it benefits the hair, key ingredients, application, similarities and differences between the in-salon-only IQ Treatment and the at-home-use consumer friendly IQ Elixir and so much more.  Take it all in for the first time or build on your existing knowledge about Liquid IQ.

We will be posting this video for the next few weeks and it will be archived on NEW Tela Product Library (busystylist.com) and Tela Virtual Product Classes (busystylist.com)

And Tela IQ is also now listed on the New Talent Virtual Product Class Checklist, now in the Shared Forms Folder or ask Nikki at the Office Resource Center to email you the Pdf!

For product questions, email Product Education Director Nikki B.  For product questions and all info on product commissions on the IQ in-salon Pro Treatment and IQ at-home Elixir see Philip Pelusi President, John O’Neill.  Thank you!

by Nikki ~ Product Education Director

Hyaluronic Acid, Ceramides, UV Filters and Vitamins, just to name a few, were ingredients once only reserved for skin care but today are all the rage in the haircare marketplace and being written about in blog after beauty blog.  But this is not foreign territory to us at Philip Pelusi.  Philip has been integrating skin care ingredients in his haircare formulas since day one.  And with good reason.

Philip has always believed that a healthy scalp is the precursor to every great head of hair.  And especially since the scalp is merely an extension of our foreheads, it seems natural to treat it in a similar way to our face or body.  And with hair and skin also both being composed of keratin protein, enhancing it with the same ingredients also makes sense. 

So, “skin-ovating” one’s hair care routine makes for a great foundation for any great hair color, texture service or Volumetric Haircut.  Here are several Philip Pelusi revolutionary skincare lookalike marvels:

Ceramides – Once only reserved for face and neck treatment products, Philip created his Patent Pending Hydro-Charged Pelusi Ceramide Complex to help rebuild, strengthen, moisturize and seal in color.  It’s present in all P2 Shampoos, Conditioners and Smart Styling Treatments.

Hyaluronic Acid – Now being pronounced phonetically by a famous actress in Loreal skincare commercials, saying “hya-lur-on-ic acid”, as if it is a brand new ingredient.  Almost 50 years ago Philip put this still-revolutionary moisture binding powerhouse in his P2 Deep Hydrating Treatment and P2 Lite Leave In Conditioner.  We can recommend this treatment mask and a hydrating mist, vernacular once only reserved for skin care products, to help improve the hair and scalp.

Salicylic Acid – Used frequently in skin care to help rapidly exfoliate surface dulling dead skin cells.  Philip created the first ever anti-dandruff shampoo, P2 Roots Exfoliating Shampoo Treatment, with this skincare marvel along with other skin hydrators such as Marsh Plant.  It works gently to lift off dry or oily dandruff to produce a healthier scalp environment and allow better penetration of beneficial scalp ingredients.

Probiotics – Relatively new to the skincare ingredient scene to help balance the skin’s microflora (good bacteria), Philip created the first ever probiotic hair care line Tela Beauty Organics Life Force Shampoo, Conditioner, Scalp Serum and Mask.

UV Filters – Hair can get a sunburn just like the skin, causing dryness, color loss and breakage.  So why reserve daily sun protection for face or body only?  There are Ultra Violet Light Filters in every Philip Pelusi product.  P2 Potion and Tela Guardian Angel are the biggest protectors while Philip’s proprietary Matrix Blend of 6 UV Filters run throughout many of the P2 product line.

Deep Cleanse – Just like in skincare, sometimes we need a remedy to manage an over oily scalp.  Philip invented his P2 Detox Shampoo Treatment containing Philip’s proprietary oil-reducing micro-emulsion, the Philip Pelusi Rocket Ivy Blend.  You get a deep but gentle cleanse and with these Ph balancing ingredients, a cleaner scalp throughout the day.

Hydrating Oils – Face oils are all the rage today and with Tela Guardian Angel Solar Hair Serum we have a haircare hydrating equivalent.  Containing 4 different oils, Quinoa, Sunflower, Jamaican Black Castor Oil and Sachi Inchi to hydrate and help heat protect the hair and scalp.

Anti-oxidants and Vitamins – Essential to any skincare routine, these ingredients were often only reserved for facial serums and treatments.  While Vitamins C, E and A, Organic Milk Thistle, Organic Chinese Foxglove and Organic Reishi Mushroom are just a few of the hundreds of anti-oxidants and vitamins threaded throughout both the Tela and P2 product lines working to protect and fortify the hair and scalp.

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