Everything We’ve Learned About Healthy, Beautiful Hair

This September, Elite Hair Lounge celebrates 10 years of helping clients transform their hair and embrace their beauty with confidence. Over the past decade, we’ve worked with thousands of clients across London and beyond, styling everything from natural to relaxed, textured to straight, colour lovers to pixie cut queens! So if there’s one thing we’ve learned, it’s that healthy hair is always in style.

To celebrate this milestone, we’re sharing the 10 biggest lessons from 10 years in the salon chair and our expert insights you can use to keep your hair strong, shiny and thriving all year round.

1. Healthy hair starts with the scalp

Think of your scalp as the foundation for everything. Just like plants need healthy soil, your hair needs a nourished scalp to grow. Regular cleansing, exfoliation, and hydration treatments can help prevent flaking, itching, and slow growth.

 Try: The Elite Essentials Scalp Scrub

2. Regular trims = long-term growth

It may sound counterintuitive, but trimming your ends regularly actually helps hair grow healthier. By removing split ends before they travel upward, you keep the rest of your hair strong and prevent unnecessary breakage.

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3. Heat protection isn’t optional

From silk presses to curls set with a wand, heat styling is part of many hair routines. But without protection, it can cause lasting damage. Always use a heat protectant to shield strands from dryness and breakage.

Try: Bumble & Bumble Heat Shield Thermal Protection Mist.

4. Colour shines brightest on healthy hair

Vibrant blondes, bold reds, or chocolate brunettes always look best on hair that’s been cared for. Deep conditioning treatments and bond-building products are essential before and after colouring.

Ask your stylist about: Bumble & Bumble Bond Building treatments at the backwash.

5. Choose treatments that match your lifestyle

Texture Release, Keratin, or Relaxers—there’s no “one-size-fits-all.” The right treatment depends on your hair type, maintenance routine, and desired finish. Our stylists always start with a consultation to find your best match.

6. Grey hair is chic

For years, clients felt they needed to cover grey, but more and more are embracing it as a statement of sophistication. When looked after properly with toning shampoos and hydrating oils, grey hair is luminous, elegant, and timeless.

7. Aftercare products are non-negotiable

What happens at the salon is only the beginning. Using professional products at home is key to extending the life of your cut, colour, or treatment. Salon-grade shampoos, conditioners, and styling products protect your investment in your hair.

Team Must-haves: Bumble & Bumble Hairdresser’s Invisible Oil range

8. Myths don’t serve your hair

We’ve heard it ALL! “Protective styles mean you don’t need to care for your hair,” or “Oils moisturise.” In reality, scalp care and hydration are still essential, and oils seal moisture—they don’t provide it. Knowledge is power when it comes to hair health.

Button: Read more on the hair myths we are busting here

9. Hydration is everything

No matter your texture, hydrated hair is happy hair. Deep conditioning treatments and leave-ins make all the difference in preventing dryness, frizz, and breakage.

Try: Bumble & Bumble Styling Oil, the new silicone-free blend of apricot and abyssinian oils for weightless hydration.

10. Your stylist is your partner in your hair journey

From your very first cut to your latest transformation, the relationship with your stylist is built on trust. At Elite, we’re proud to have been part of our clients’ journeys for 10 years—and we can’t wait for the next 10.

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