At the start of the 21st century, hair care innovator Philip B. made a splash in the beauty scene. However, it began with a few ripples when he invited a select group of celebrities, beauty writers, and other influential people to try his line of shampoos, conditioners, and styling aids at a small salon in South Beverly Hills. He mixed and matched items in his range to create the perfect prescription for every invitee who came in.
On the occasion of the re-introduction of his Peppermint Avocado shampoo and conditioner (2 fl oz or 60 ml for US$22, C$30, £22, or €25) this spring, a mix of old fans and new converts visited a café at the West Hollywood–Beverly Hills border to learn about this line and other covetable products (the luxuriant Russian Amber collection, Forever Shine shampoo, fragrant Detangling Toning Mist with Velvet Oude, and the Scalp Booster System, Anti-Frizz Formula 57) and meet Philip B. He was not shy about giving off-the-cuff hair advice.
The cool, tingly Peppermint Avocado shampoo and conditioner arrived just in time for what is shaping up to be another summer of record-breaking heat. While peppermint oil and eucalyptus cool the scalp, and the body by extension, safflower oleosomes deliver time-released botanical conditioning, and a proprietary amino acid complex and vitamin E leave the user’s hair bouncy and gleaming, regardless of hair type. In addition to it being made without animal testing and formulated with a low carbon footprint, botanicals in the formulas are responsibly sourced and all sustainable packaging (made from sugar cane resin) is recyclable.
Visit the Philip B. website, and you’ll find that his collections have been expanded into a full-on pharmacy for a variety of hair care concerns, from reinvigorating thinning hair to taming frizzies, volumizing fine hair, and caring for colour-treated tresses. The fact that the formulas for hair are akin to powerful anti-ageing skin care is critical to the success of the investment hair care products, as the hair care innovator reminded the guests the scalp is skin that needs love so the hair will grow out strong, shiny, and easy to manage.
