What is a Fresh Recipe?
New from Biolage R.A.W. Fresh Recipes is a custom crafted professional haircare solution made by you for your clients. That you can mix and match for specific hair needs. It provides healthier-looking, healthier-feeling hair after one use. It is 80-100% natural origin and vegan as well. It is a three step custom-crafted recipe to customize performance and create personalization.
What are the steps?
Be sure to do a consultation before your recipe! You start with a base, you pick your mix-in and finalize with fragrance.
What are the products?
There are 2 bases, a (Cleansing Juice and a Treatment Milk), 6 mix-ins based on the client’s needs and 3 fragrance oils. The Cleansing Juice is a shampoo and the Treatment Milk is a conditioner.
What are the ingredients in the Cleansing Juice?
The Cleansing Juice has a Coconut Surfactant which is a cleansing and foaming agent and Guar Gum which provides thickening to the formula and conditioning. It is 99% natural origin.
What are the ingredients in the Treatment Milk?
The Treatment Milk has Brassica Amine which is a conditioning agent, Vitamin E which is an antioxidant and Tocopherol which is a conditioning and antioxidant agent.
What are the 6 Mix ins?
- Aloe Jelly: Volumizing Gel
- Coconut Syrup: Strengthening repair serum
- Jojoba Essence: Softening Oil
- Glycerin Spread: Smoothing Cream
- Kaolin Crumble: Exfoliating Scrub
- Corn Dust: Texturizing Powder
What are the 3 fragrances?
- Ginger Root Patchouli: Ginger Root and Grapefruit (fresh citrus)
- Pink Peppercorn Eucalyptus: Pink peppercorn and Cinnamon bark (spicy floral)
- Sandalwood Jasmine: Sandalwood and Jasmine (woody musk)
All fragrances are 100% natural origin, and vegan as well. It is a three step custom-crafted recipe to customize performance and create personalization. The Fresh Recipes oils are natural origin, vegetal derived and renewable. The fragrance is not synthetic, it is 100% natural origin renewable ingredients.
Are there any rules for mixing?
The only rules are to always pair at least one mix-in with the Cleansing Juice and one with the Treatment Juice. Never exceed 10 drops of the fragrance oils.
What ingredients are in the mix-ins, and what effect do they have on the hair?
- Aloe Jelly:
Ingredients:
Carageenan— thickener and emulsifier, enhances formula texture
Aloe Leaf Juice— conditioning and hydrating ingredient adds shine and controls frizz
Plant Glycerin— hydrates by absorbing water from surrounding environment and holding it on hair, making it an effective shape definer and frizz minimizer
Effect on hair:
adds a plumped, separated effect to fine, limp hair to give the look and feel of fuller hair, without a dry/texturized feel
- Coconut Syrup:
Ingredients:
Coconut Oil— provides conditioning, moisture and nourishes dry and brittle hair from root to tip
Avocado Oil— provides hydration to hair and scalp
Effect on hair:
best for very porous and dry, chemically damaged hair.. Penetrates the hair to restore its healthy look and feel (great softness, flexibility, and movement). If used on hair that does not need it, it will sit on the surface. If Coconut Syrup appears congealed upon arrival or kept close to air conditioning, liquefy it over 78 degrees by putting the bottle in a warm water bath or spraying it with warm water from the backbar hose.
- Jojoba Essence:
Ingredients:
Jojoba seed oil— creates a shield on hair and scalp to protect against frizz and moisture loss.
Pequi Fruit Oil— emollient which forms a protective film around the hair shaft, leaving hair shiny &
soft while reducing volume & frizz.
Effect on hair:
you cannot believe there are no silicones! Has a very smoothing, softening, shine enhancing effect while still lightweight and appropriate for all hair types
- Glycerin Spread
Ingredients:
Xanthan Gum— provides thickening and stabilization of other formula ingredients.
Octyldodecanol— long-chain fatty alcohol that smooths hair cuticle
Plant Glycerin— hydrates by absorbing water from surrounding environment and holding it on hair, making it an effective shape definer and frizz minimizer
Effect on hair:
gives a sealing effect to hair, helps to condense thick / unmanageable hair, great frizz control, uniformity, and shine
- Kaolin Crumble
Ingredients:
Black Kaolin— removes impurities on hair and scalp such as oil, grime and dead skin cells
Argan Shell Powder— scalp exfoliant removes sebum and other environmental impurities found on
the scalp
Effect on hair:
physically exfoliates scalp and absorbs oil on scalp and hair
- Corn Dust
Ingredients:
Corn Starch + Baking Soda — absorbs oil from hair fibers
Citric acid— reacts with the Baking Soda to enhance foaming
Effect on hair:
creates a great foaming effect, aids in deeply removing buildup / dirt / oils that keep the hair looking
flat, and adding texture
Do I have to mix the same recipe for the Cleansing and the Treatment?
No, you can mix and match any of the products based on the hair need, even applying one to the roots and one to the ends of the hair.
How long do the benefits last?
It depends on the service and the treatment used, but in general, they can last until the next shampoo and maintaining the benefits with in home care with Raw family.
Do you have to use the whole packet of corn dust?
Yes, the package is designed for single use to maintain the freshness of the product.
Does the fragrance oil provide conditioning?
No, the fragrance oils do not provide additional conditioning, however, if the quantity of the product exceeds the recommended dosage, the hair may turn oily/greasy and heavy.
Can you use the cleansing base with other Biolage RAW conditioners?
Yes, you can use the cleansing base with other Biolage Raw conditioners, however, in order to maximize the holistic experience of the fresh recipe we encourage the usage of both cleansing and treatment with the fresh recipe.
Can the oils be used as a cutting lotion?
We do not recommend using as a cutting lotion because oils are concentrated formulas and may lead to an oily effect on the hair.
Can you put the oil in a diffuser?
Yes.
Can you add the oil at any time?
Yes, the oil can be added at any time into the Cleansing Juice recipe or into the Treatment Milk recipe. Please do not add more than 10 drops per recipe.
Can you take it at home?
No, the recipe cannot be retailed.
Do the cleansers lather? Yes they do, they have a luxurious foam and with excellent cleansing properties.
Can you apply a recipe after color?
Yes, these are safe for color-treated hair, but refrain from using the Kaolin Crumble (exfoliating treatment) directly after color.
Can you apply a recipe on relaxed hair?
Over-processed hair may require a deeper formula such as a Biolage Advance range like Keratindose.
How long do you leave the conditioning treatment on for?
The treatments, just like other mask treatments, have a pause time of 5 minutes.
How often do you recommend offering the treatment? Weekly? Monthly?
The treatment can be applied weekly since as an exclusive back bar service. It can be applied any time the consumer visits the salon.
Should you do a patch test on the client?
There is no need to do a patch test as there are no dyes on the formulas.
Note:
Due to the mixture of high concentrations of natural-origin actives, you may notice some light residuals while/after rinsing some recipes. This is especially true when combining the Aloe Jelly and Glycerin Spread. Have no fear — this will dissipate while blow-drying and adds additional conditioning!