The Cabinet · Issue 01 · Autumn
05Beauty Journal
Choose a product with a purpose. Each guide explains what a step does, which products in our store fit it, and how their makers say to use them.
We compare the roles of products in our store and summarize their manufacturers' directions. General hair and skin guidance is attributed to the American Academy of Dermatology. These are buying guides, not personal product tests or a stylist's review. Each article shows the date its sources were checked.
Short answers on dryness, damage, detangling and K18, each pointing to the product step it belongs to.
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HairCompare the steps
A mask, a leave-in and a rinse-out detangler sit at different points of wash day. Compare what each is for and how long it stays on, using one matched Biolage line.
Alicia DahlingCo-founder & Co-owner, The Hair Cabinet
HairStyling routine
Three stylers that add body to fine or flat hair, and where each goes: mousse through damp lengths, root spray at the scalp, texture spray on dry hair to finish.
Alicia DahlingCo-founder & Co-owner, The Hair Cabinet
SkinSkincare routine
A simple three-step skincare routine for beginners, built from Bioelements products in our store: a cleanser and moisturizer chosen for your skin type, then daytime SPF 30.
Alicia DahlingCo-founder & Co-owner, The Hair Cabinet
HairCompare
One is a moisturizing cleanser; the other is a leave-in treatment. Compare their intended roles before adding either to your routine.
Alicia DahlingCo-founder & Co-owner, The Hair Cabinet
HairDirections
A compact guide to K18's leave-in mask: the dose for your bottle, the four-minute pause, initial use and optional leave-in conditioner.
Alicia DahlingCo-founder & Co-owner, The Hair Cabinet
HairRoutine
Hair texture affects when to detangle. Separate general combing guidance from the application instructions for UNITE 7SECONDS Detangler.
Alicia DahlingCo-founder & Co-owner, The Hair Cabinet
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