Services
Cuts
The Stylists at the Upper Cut are experienced in virtually all current Children's,
Men's and Women's short and long hair styles.
Color
Our Stylists are trained in Italian Hair Color to provide the best in long lasting
natural looking color. We also do multi-dimensional and fantasy colors for that
special look.
See Some Fantasy Color Samples
Styling
We specialize in providing the most up-to-date styles for men, women, and children
for that special event, or maybe that special person. Always in big demand for proms
and weddings, our stylists work with each individual client to find the style that
is a perfect fit for their occasion.
Treatment
We offer the best line of treatments for hair that has been damaged or neglected.
We approach each client’s hair health with the same care and concern a doctor
would approach each of their patient’s health. First we diagnose the problem
with your hair, and then we develop an individual plan to get your hair back on
the road to total recovery. To learn more about our approach toward healing your
hair, read “Getting To Know Your Hair” below.
Special Services
When you need someone onsite to help you get ready for your big event, the Uppercut
can provide stylists to make sure your big day turns out perfectly! Check out some
photos from out latest Special Services onsite event - a fabulous wedding.
Special Services Photos
Getting To Know Your Hair
DAMAGE
Before we start any service, be it a hair cut, color, perm, bleach, etc. We must
first put the hair into its optimum condition. It is our goal to create beautiful
hair. Beautiful hair is healthy hair.
The hair can attain up to 4 levels of damage. It is by identifying these levels
of damage and knowing how to repair them that we are able to create truly beautiful
hair.
Levels Of Damage
Levels of damage are progressive. This means that if you have damage level 4 you
also have levels 3, 2 and 1.
Level 1 - CUTICULAR
The first level of damage the hair can attain is to the cuticle. This is when the
cuticle layer starts to become open abraded. We can identify cuticle damage in two
ways. The first is by sight. When the cuticle is closed and flat it reflects more
light, making the hair shiny. You can see that toward the ends of the hair there
is more cuticle damage and the hair has a dull or less shiny appearance than the
hair that is closer to the scalp.
The second way we can recognize cuticle damage is by touch. Take a small section
of hair and starting at the scalp run your fingers down the section. If the cuticle
is open it will feel rough to the touch.
Cuticle damage causes the hair to tangle. Often, when our clients are having a problem
with the ends of their hair knotting up and tangling, they are envisioning the ends
literally knotting up like shoe laces. We know that this is not the case. When the
cuticle is open it becomes like small hooks similar to Velcro®. Instead of each
strand of hair sliding by each other like sheets of smooth glass they hook on to
each other. The snapping and popping noise you hear combing through this type of
hair, is actually the sound of the cuticle layer being torn from the hair.
What Causes Cuticle Damage
Cuticle damage is caused by the use of inferior hair products and styling tools,
heat styling, sun, wind and chemical services.
Level 2 - MOISTURE LOSS
Once the cuticle on the hair has been open and abraded for long enough the hair
will start to lose moisture. Healthy hair has a natural ability to hold on to free
radical moisture molecules even when it appears completely dry. Water is a heavy
molecule. Therefore when the hair loses its natural moisture content it also loses
weight. The hair takes on a fly away or “static” appearance.
How Do We Identify Moisture Loss
The hair will have cuticle damage. The hair will have a light, fly away or “static”
appearance.
Level 3 - LOSS OF PROTEIN
When the hair has attained enough cuticle damage and has lost its moisture content,
it will then start to lose protein. Proteins such as natural essential fatty acids,
lipids and most other nutrients are the elements that give the hair its shine, flexibility
and strength. If the hair has attained loss of protein it also has cuticle damage
and moisture depletion.
How Do We Identify Loss Of Protein
Hair color and protein have very similar structures. Therefore if the client has
had a pigment change for any reason (sun bleaching, chemical service, etc.) they
have also probably experienced protein loss. The hair will be dull and dry in appearance,
light and fly away and will feel rough and abraded.
Level 4 - LOSS OF ELASTICITY
Loss of Elasticity is the result of the hair losing so much moisture and protein
that it loses its tensile strength. The hair becomes weak, dry and brittle. It loses
its natural ability to stretch and retract. This is when split ends and breakage
occur.
With the proper treatment we can repair any level of damage. We cannot, however,
permanently repair split ends. Split ends can be repaired temporarily by using a
cosmetic styling aid.
Split ends must be cut off. The problem with this is that we do not repair the rest
of the hair that has not been split before we cut off the ends. As a result, as
soon as we cut those split ends off, the new ends are so damaged that they begin
to split. This is when you hear from your client “my hair seems to grow only
so long and then it just stops”. The hair has probably not stopped growing,
it is just splitting and dissolving at a rate faster than it is growing.
Repairing And Preventing Damage
Many people will treat each level of damage with same shampoo and conditioning product
for every level of damage. This will make the hair feel a little bit better for
a short time, but as soon as the hair is washed the conditioning effect that the
product has provided will wash out as well. When the appropriate product is recommended
for the appropriate level of damage it will actually repair the hair and the conditioning
effects will last. Once the client’s hair has been repaired, they do not need
to keep using the same product.
An example of a prescription would be: Client has damage level of 4. We recommend
a “deep reconstructor” for everyday use. The client should use this
product every day - for one to two weeks. After that the hair is repaired and they
then should use a normal daily reconstructor to keep the hair in its optimum condition.
They should use the deep reconstructor just two or three times a month.
Dikson products are specially formulated to target each specific problem area. Our
Stylists will help you make the right choices to repair the damage, obtain healthy
hair and end up with fabulous looking hair.