Nu Skin
offers a range of hair care products and it can be confusing to try and
figure out which products should be used—Epoch Ava puhi moni Shampoo and
Conditioner or Nu Skin Hair Care. One way to know what hair care
products that might be right for you is to understand the type and shape
of your hair.
Epoch Ava puhi moni products include the ethnobotanical ingredient,
zingiber zerumbet (ava puhi extract). For generations Polynesians have
used this extract from the bulb-like flower of the ava puhi to soften,
condition and add shine to hair. Polynesians tend to have thick, coarse,
curly hair with a flat, oval-shaped hair shaft.
Due to this structure, natural moisturizers from the scalp have great
difficulty moving down the shaft. The result is dry, difficult to
manage hair. Kinky hair does not reflect light as well and therefore
tends to lack shine compared to straighter hair. If your hair is thick,
coarse, highly curly and dry, the Epoch Ava puhi moni products would be
great to try.
Nu Skin Hair Care is a system of shampoos and conditioners. When
developing these products, R&D focused on two main types of
hair—circular vs. kidney shaped shaft. A kidney-shaped hair shaft shape
tends to be slightly curly or wavy. More circular-shaped shafts lead to
straighter hair. The cuticle is thicker and lies down at a steeper
angle. This hair structure has been found to be stronger.
Due to these differences in hair structure, the base formula of
Balancing Shampoo and Weightless Conditioner were formulated for wavy
hair (i.e. kidney-shaped shaft), while Moisturizing Shampoo and Rich
Conditioner are more suited round hair shafts resulting in thicker,
straight hair. Moisturizing Shampoo and Rich conditioner provide more
silicones and shea butter to compliment the straight, shiny hair.
Whereas Balancing Shampoo and Weightless Conditionerare “lighter”
formulations to allow for more volume often needed in thinner, kidney
hair shafts.
All hair types can benefit from the Clarifying Shampoo and ReNu Hair
Mask. Periodic use of Clarifying Shampoo helps rid the hair of build up
and ride the shaft of environmental toxins. It is also a great benefit
after spending a day at the beach or pool by helping to rid the hair
shaft of salt and/or chlorine. While ReNu Hair Mask, formulated with
ingredients to provide a deep conditioning, increased strength and
shine. Those in dry, especially cold, dry, environments may use ReNu
Hair Mask more frequently to reduce hair static.
Hair needs change periodically with age, changes in environment,
style, etc. So while this lends some insight into the development of Nu
Skin’s hair care offering, what works best for each individual will
vary. As such, some trial and error may be needed.
