/ contributor-heleen, hair science, science

HAIR MYTH BUSTING 01: more product does not equal better hair

Trying tons of products to fix your damaged hair? Adding more and more products to your routine hoping to return hair to some sort of healthy state... Read More
/ hair science, science

SCIENCE CLASS 02: the dynamic world of hair

We’ll open this class with a question. What do you really know about hair? Did you know it’s not a static, physical thing? It’s a dynamic, constan... Read More
/ hair damage, hair science, science

HAIR MYTH BUSTING 02: most products are NOT optimized for hair

Ok listen, we’ve all been there. Your hair doesn’t look or feel the way you want it to, so you add some (a ton of) product. Maybe it’s a styler to... Read More
/ hair science, science, sustainability

SCIENCE CLASS 06: the science of sustainability

Sustainability.   It’s such a buzzword these days. Who wouldn’t want to go green while renewing some part of their routine? We get it, sustainable... Read More
/ hair science, pH, science

SCIENCE CLASS 05: pH

pH is something a lot of us learned about as kids in science class (the original one, not the K18 one).  We learned things like lemonade or orange ... Read More
/ contributor-schmieder, hair science, science

Biotech Brain Crush Interview Series 01: Julie Wolf

We’ve all had a crush. A friend crush, a love crush…but have you ever had a brain crush? When you’re so in love with the way someone thinks, the kn... Read More
contributors
Biochemist
Karl Schmieder

Karl is a biochemist + the CEO of MessagingLab, a company that works with other Scientists to help them tell their...

Scientist
Heleen Kibbelaar

Heleen holds a bachelor's and master's degree in (physical) chemistry from the University of Amsterdam and Utrecht University in the Netherlands....

Colorist
Aura Friedman

You name ‘em, Aura has colored their hair. From celebrities like Lady Gaga, magazines like Teen Vogue, and the...

Salon Owner
Christine Thompson

As a professional colorist at Spoke & Weal in Los Angeles, Christine specializes in corrective color, color change, and working...

Colorist
Linh Phan

Linh Phan, or as his loyal following calls him, BESCENE is an international educator, salon owner + CEO. Sharing his trend-spotting...

Scientist
Esther Olu

Esther Olu is an R&D formulation scientist, esthetician, educator, science communicator who is a passionate advocate for dispelling misinformation within the...