Hair Products Blogs – The Hair Base Salon

The Vision for Davroe

Emma — Fri, 15 Sep 2023 13:01:30 +0000

The vision for Davroe is simple, it’s to create the most honest and pure range of products for everyone, we do this by adhering to these three guiding principles.

Natural—we make every effort to ensure our products are natural, sensitive to the environment and only ever use ingredients of the highest quality.
Vegan—No fads or trends here, we have been vegan for more than 30 years.
Australian—100% proudly Australian made and owned

Davroe is run off of 30 years of passion, determination and integrity.
From humble beginnings, Mary Centofanti began her career with Dresslier (what’s now known as Davroe) as a fledgling receptionist in 1984. 23 years later, in 2007, Mary and her husband John acquired the then struggling business motivated to turn things around. Armed with a strong vision and a set of guiding principles that are steeped in passion, determination, integrity and community, they embarked on a decade long journey that has lead them to where they are today, one of Australia’s leading hair care manufacturers.

Upon acquisition of Dresslier, the parent company that was established in 1930, Mary decided to reformulate the entire Davroe salon professional range. At the time the move was seen as extremely bold and somewhat risky, yet Mary’s innovation and progressive vision has now lead to Davroe being widely regarded as the first professional hair care range to be sulphate, paraben and petrochemical free, completely cruelty free, 100% Vegan and to use pure Australian native extract.
It is Davroe’s unwavering commitment to their vision and values coupled with determination and innovation that has created their world leading, unique formula. This formula represents the highest performance, excellent value, a passionate care for our planet and deep respect for their loyal and faithful customers.
We love Davroe here at the salon. With its sleek packaging, wide range of products covering all hair types, incredible smells and phenomenal performance/results… we couldn’t be any more obsessed.

Some of our favourites are;

Some of our favourite products are;

Emma – voluminous spray Voluminous Spray instantly creates maximum volume for all hair types by pumping up the volume so hair looks fuller and feels thicker and can be used from root to tip for a lightweight, long-lasting, natural hold and for Body Volume Texture – our super lightweight, liquid to foam volumiser.

Rachael – Brilliance shine mist

Jodie – Murray sea salt spray

Leah – Fortitude shampoo/conditioner

Shannon – Tame detangler

Shelby – Shine fluid

Adele – Body volume texture

Heidi – Formation

Fletcher – Texture clay

Harry – Ultimatum

All of these you can find either in salon or on our online shop and believe you me when I say…there are so many more products within Davroe to have a look at and choose from. We truly believe that Davroe has at least 1 product for everyone. Click here for Davroe products.

Products for lighter brighter hair

Emma — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 12:42:01 +0000

Summer is coming…YAAAAAAAY I hear you all screaming! Who is excited for some heat, days down on the beach, sitting in the garden, BBQ’s every weekend… well let me tell ya… I can’t wait.

With the sun approaching and the bright summer days coming our way, it’s only right that we too have bright summer hair to match. All you blondes out there know that with the sun approaching, those yellow tones and that dull, flat hair with no shine is also soon approaching. You’ve now got a problem and we here at The Hair Base have the solution. I am sure you have all recently heard/seen that we have recently changed over our brands to MILKSHAKE and DAVROE. We have all fallen in love with these products that will feed your hair giving you a soft, shiny and healthy result.

For all you blondes out there, you are in luck. We now have an array of products that we can offer you. Whether it is to keep your hair ashy/cool, have more shine or look after your hairs integrity… we have you covered.

Starting with our MILKSHAKE ICY BLONDE RANGE. This range includes a shampoo and conditioner which is going to; look after your hairs integrity by packing your hair full of proteins and moisture, it’s going to give you shine and softness too, but most off all, it’s going to keep those yellow tones at bay keeping your hair nice and cool. Not only does it do all of this… it smells like blueberries too! What more could you want from a shampoo and conditioner?

If it is pure shine and softness you are after then MILKSHAKES SWEET CAMOMILE RANGE is the one for you. The sweetness of camomile and honey enhance the colour of blonde hair, leaving the hair incredibly soft to the touch. Camomile’s traditional properties revive the natural highlights of fair hair, leaving it shiny and luminous. Organic honey is prized for its nourishing properties, which render hair incredibly soft, silky and full of brilliant highlights. A beauty treatment that’s perfect for the summer, or to use throughout the year to revive and enhance golden and blonde highlights maintaining the hair’s moisture balance and protecting hair colour. This range includes a shampoo, conditioner and leave in conditioner.

If you are like me, someone that is constantly worrying about your hairs condition then this range is for you. MILKSHAKES INTEGRITY RANGE is a much broader range which includes; shampoo, conditioner, intensive treatment, repairing hair treatment pack, incredible oil, reconstruction leave in conditioner and lastly nourishing muru muru butter. This system works by improving the hair’s health and radiance. MILKSHAKE uses Muru Muru butter along with a blend of natural ingredients to nourish, transform, restructure and restore dry and damaged hair.

Now for the 2 HERO PRODCUTS. MILKSHAKES WHIPPED CREAM LEAVE IN CONDITIONER & INCREDIBLE MILK. I cannot begin to tell you how amazing both of these products smell.

Starting with WHIPPED CREAM. MILKSHAKE WHIPPED CREAM is a no-rinse conditioning & protective creamy foam that is suitable for all hair types. A deep and protective leave-in formula with milk proteins that condition and restructure the hair, giving softness and manageability without weighing the hair down. Integrity 41 helps to maintain hair colour. MILKSHAKE WHIPPED CREAM Leave-In Conditioner is one of the most loved products in the MILKSHAKE hair care range. The smell and the unique way that MILKSHAKE WHIPPED CREAM leaves the bottle becomes addictive. MILKSHAKE WHIPPED CREAM has all the ingredients to make your hair look smooth, shiny and ultra soft. This MILKSHAKE WHIPPED CREAM Leave-In Conditioner is perfect for detangling the hair and brilliant as a quick wash and go conditioning treatment. For optimal results, you should combine MILKSHAKE WHIPPED CREAM with your choice of MILKSHAKE shampoo and a weekly MILKSHAKE moisturising treatment

Now for INCREDIBLE MILK. MILKSHAKE INCREDIBLE MILK has been named as the Best Hair Treatment in the Beauty Short List Awards and The Best Leave-In Conditioner in the Hair Magazine Awards. This beauty is the only hair fluid you will ever need!! MILKSHAKE INCREDIBLE MILK is a best-selling leave-in spray mask that is suitable for all hair types and has 12 hair transforming properties. The clever multi-tasker protects from harmful UV rays, maintains colour, repairs all hair types, acts as a heat protector, detangles and maintains style. The miracle treatment adds maximum shine to locks, creates body and volume and controls frizz!

Incredible leave-in conditioning treatment with 12 benefits!

For instantly amazing results you need MILKSHAKE INCREDIBLE MILK

Transform your hair with a blend of natural ingredients that include organic Muru Muru.

The effects are:-

1.Repairs ALL hair types

2.Frizz Control

3.Prevents split ends

4.Heat protection

5.Long lasting hairstyle

6.Incredibly detangling

7.Magnificent shine

8.Adds Body & Volume

9.Easier Ironing

10.Protects and maintains colour

11.Protects from UV rays

12.Smoothes the cuticle

Works best when combined with the suitable shampoo and treatment for your specific hair type.

Its active ingredients are…UV filter, raspberry extract, milk proteins, mango extract, blueberry extract, organic muru muru butter, papaya extract, vitamin E.

Lastly let’s talk about some fun. MILKSHAKES COLOUR WHIPPED CREAM. With a choice of Light Pink, Rose Brown, Light Blue, Light Grey, Intense Grey, Cold Brunette, Warm Brunette, Beige Blonde, Golden Blonde, Light Red, Copper or Violet, you can now purchase these 100ml MILKSHAKE Leave In Conditioner bottles & keep your colour refreshed and beautiful in between salon visits. Each colourful foam comes with its own deliciously fruity fragrance and gives delicate, temporary tones to hair, guaranteeing condition and hydration. Great fun for those who just want a hint of colour temporarily until washed again and a Great idea when going to festivals and wanting to have something a little more daring, colourful and fun with it being easily washed out when you get home from a great time partying.

All of these products are available to purchase at the hair base either in salon or on our online shop. And if you have any questions about any of these products or any other product then feel free to reach out on all our social media platforms or speak with your stylists when you are next in salon.

As for Davroe, well what an aesthetically pleasing brand. Its packaging is; clean, classic, simplistic and smart. But if the packaging isn’t enough for you then this information might be. There vision is simple. Its to create the most honest and pure range of products for everyone and they do this by adhering to these 3 guiding principles.

Natural – We make every effort to ensure our products are natural, sensitive to the environment and only ever use ingredients of the highest quality.
Vegan – No fads or trends here, we have been vegan for more than 30 years.
Australian—100% proudly Australian made and owned

DAVROE offer an array of products just like MILKSHAKE. With the senses range (shampoo and conditioner) this range includes; moisture senses, repair senses, blonde senses, smooth senses and volume senses. They are all colour safe and will provide a healthy, shiny and soft result.

As for styling, the list is endless but continuing with the theme of bright hair lets tell you about shine fluid and brilliance shine mist. Both incredible for a lightweight result not leaving the hair oily or flat but leaving the hair with softness and major shine… oh and a lovely little bit of glitter too. Who doesn’t love glitter?

Again all of these products are available to purchase at the hair base either in salon or on our online shop. And if you have any questions about any of these products or any other product then feel free to reach out on all our social media platforms or speak with your stylists when you are next in salon.

Curls Curls Curls

Emma — Thu, 04 May 2023 20:44:37 +0000

With so many people now embracing their natural texture, I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to focus this month’s blog on Curls Curls Curls.

Here at The Hair Base we pride ourselves on being a fully inclusive salon and welcome everyone with open arms. So whether you have a slight wave in your hair or have tight coils, we will have the confidence, skills, knowledge and products for you.

At The Hair Base we are continuously striving to grow and broaden our knowledge even more, which is why Emma (salon owner and director) has recently travelled down to London to attend an afro/texture cutting course. Within the hairdressing industry, this sector hasn’t been focused on enough, until now. This was an incredible learning experience for Emma with so much knowledge gained. Not only did Emma gain a lot of information regarding cutting this texture, Emma gained a lot of information about the history of afro hair. This was an eye opening experience for Emma with a lot of new techniques and information to share with the rest of The Hair Base team. With all of Emma’s experience and new knowledge gained, she is our salons curly haired specialist, covering all ranges of curly hair. But…watch this space, as Emma will soon be sharing her knowledge with the rest of the team to get more of the team involved in the world of curly hair.

Book your curly cut here with Emma. (Click here)

Let’s talk products

With social media at the finger tips of most people’s lives and people now being more aware and interested in what products they should be using on their curls, here at the hair base we have done plenty of market research to ensure we get the right products for you and your curly locks. The salon and our online shop are full with UK founded and manufactured product range ONLY CURLS. Sulphate free, silicone free, paraben free, cruelty free, 100% vegan across the board and its packaging being bio plastic this range is suitable for everyone with every hair type. They have an array of products and therefore can cater to everyone with different needs. Whether it is a co-wash, nourishing hair oil or a volumising mouse you need, only curls have you covered.

To find out more about what products only curls have to offer click the link to lead you to our online shop. (Click here)

Not only do we have only curls to offer...

Watch this space as a new product line from leading Australian company, DAVROE, will be coming to The Hair Base soon. CURLiCUE, free from silicone, sulphate and drying alcohols, plus being 100% vegan this range is also suitable for everyone no matter the hair type and curl pattern. Davroe have carefully formulated this range to embody effortless, manageable curls through a selection of luxurious products. Fortified with rich botanical oils and extracts, CURLiCUE leaves curls soft, hydrated, defined and voluminous. Creamy Avocado Oil provides intense hydration that nourishes the hair shaft from the inside out; smoothing coarse texture and strengthening the hair. Nutrient-rich Kakadu Plum Extract protects the hair against damage whilst moisturising to leave dull, coarse hair silky and glossy. Revitalising Lotus Flower Extract improves overall hair health by hydrating and repairing to add strength, shine and body, while restoring the hair’s natural lustre. This unique blend of hard working ingredients defines a range that leaves kinky, coily, or curly hair feeling and looking its best.

I’m going to conclude this blog with a little something exciting for all you curly clients to look forward to. Keep your eyes peeled on all our social media platforms and check those emails because coming soon to the hair base will be an evening event just for you curly people out there. With goody bags, styling tips and much much more, this will be an event you don’t want to miss out on.