The Perfect Consultation

I bet you thought that there was only one kind of salon consultation

–the kind where you walk in, pick a color, and hope your stylist knew exactly what you wanted.

 

Experience the Perfect Indulge Consultation: We give an assessment of your hair texture in order to give you the proper recommendation on products and color choices for best results while choosing hair colors that complement your skin tone. This approach gives you long lasting natural results without all of the maintenance that usually comes with foil highlights. If you desire to have your natural color changed either darker or lighter an additional service charge is appropriate and can be added first before the highlights are applied. We evaluate your face shape and skin tone in order to properly recommend the best blends to show off your beauty. We go over pricing to ensure we’re staying within your beauty budget.

Our highly trained, specialized stylists are committed to staying current with trends. We regularly train with national educators, inviting them into our salon to teach the latest techniques. We do this to give you, our customers, the very best results.

So, if you find yourself getting the mediocre salon consultation, please, give Indulge Salon a try. Give us a call today. 717-846-4424 or 717-718-4465.

Cheers!

Indulge Salon

The Five-Second Rule Debunked

“Ooops!”

I say, as I pick up that bit of trail mix that just fell on the floor. All of my  life, I have always been told “ahh..that won’t hurtchya…use the five-second rule. You’ll be fine.” So, I pick it up with minimal hesitation and pop the suckers in my mouth. Turns out, your food, according to Jorge Parada, Medical Director of infection control at Loyola University Healthcare System, says that “more than 99 percent of the bacteria” attaches itself to your dropped morsel almost immediately. Forget those five precious seconds! Forego the possible germ intake, and reach into the bag for a fresh bite instead.

If you’re a risk taker, however, you’ll probably continue to use the “rule” at future incidents.

Here’s to your health!

 

Cheers!

Live your life…full throttle!

Indulge

Four Food Fads That Can Make You Fat!

We often ponder what we can get away with when it comes to dieting, exercise, and eating the right foods for weight loss or better health. Yesterday, Yahoo.com posted a great article,”4 Trends That Will Make You Fat!”, that talked about the trends that many of us are misunderstanding for healthy food choices.  I thought that the article was extremely enlightening, and believe that you will gain some insight into the marketing campaigns the food industry is implementing. Let me know what your thoughts are!

“FAT TREND #1: Food Companies Labeling Everything “Natural”

A 2011 Rodale study found that 28 percent of Americans purchased more natural foods this year. No wonder producers are slapping the “natural” claim on everything they can. Frito Lay, for instance, slapped “all natural” on half its snacks this year. The problem? There are no regulations on the “natural” claim. Case in point: A 2011 Cornucopia Institute study found pesticides and genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in a variety of “natural” cereals. Another downside of “natural” products: They can lead consumers to ignore nutrition labels. Butter, salt, and lard are natural. So are poison ivy, arsenic, and flash floods. Just because it’s natural doesn’t mean it’s good for you.

FAT TREND #2: Restaurants Sneaking Extra Fat into Their Food

The next time you see “stuffed” on a menu, think “gobs of molten cheese poised to inflate my waistline.” Consider these debuts: Domino’s Stuffed Cheesy Bread (150 calories per piece), Dunkin’ Donuts’ Stuffed Breadsticks (200 calories per piece), and Burger King’s limited-release Jalapeno & Cheese Stuffed Steakhouse burger (930 calories with a small order of fries). And that’s in addition to the 1,510-calorie Provolone-Stuffed Meatballs with Fettuccine that Applebee’s released last year! If these things continue to sell, expect to see more imitators in 2012. As a general rule, if you see “stuffed,” stay away.

FAT TREND #3: Menus Calling Meals “Snacks”

Since 2007, food items with snack, snackable, or snacker in their names have increased by 170 percent. Your restaurant may call it a “snack,” but your dietician would call it “dinner.” This year Dunkin’ Donuts debuted a menu of snacks that includes a 400-calorie, cheese-flavored Bagel Twist, and McDonald’s added the Angus Chipotle BBQ Bacon Snack Wrap. That’s a snack with nearly half-day’s saturated fat. But snacking done right can be healthy: A recent Nutrition Journal study found that nutritious snacks promote weight loss. The key word here is nutritious. Fruit and nuts are snacks, but a BBQ cheeseburger wrapped up like a burrito? Not so much.

FAT TREND #4: Chains Serving Up Salt-Soaked “Health” Foods

Last January, the USDA released new dietary guidelines, calling for a maximum daily sodium intake of 2,300 mg for some and 1,500 mg for others. Apparently, restaurants missed the memo, because they continue to salt-load their menus—even those special menus advertised as healthy. Half of Ruby Tuesday’s “Fit & Trim” items contain more than 1,000 mg, as do IHOP’s “Simple & Fit” pancake combos. The items on Chili’s’ “Guiltless Grill” menu average 2,175 mg, and Applebee’s’ new Weight Watchers Chipotle Lime Chicken packs a staggering 4,990 mg. Healthy? Hardly.”

I know now to look out for these four food fads that can easily trick you into thinking they are healthy options. What is your opinion?

As always, Live Your Life…FULL THROTTLE

Green Machine Smoothie

Remember awhile back when we posted a recipe for an AMAZING smoothie? If not, you should read it now. It provided a simple way to start your day off right with an awesome recipe.

Today, we are hoping to help you start off your day with another fabulous recipe. This time, it’s power packed with all things green!

This recipe can be adapted in so many different ways! The key is: keep it green. Green vegetables and fruits contain many necessary nutrients that can be very beneficial in keeping your skin clear and vibrant, which is what this month is all about!

Here’s your basic recipe:

• 3 leaves of Kale (chopped up to 1 cup).
• 1 cup of seedless Grapes
• 1 cup of thickly sliced Cucumber
• 1 cup of chopped up Green Apple (hint: Remove the core and seeds)
• 1/2 cup of Water
• 1 cup of Yogurt (try Chobani)
• 1 Banana

So when I first learned that I was using Kale as my first ingredient, I thought…ew…that does not sound good at all. Here’s the kicker-the grapes, apple, and banana cover up any lingering kale taste or seaweed thought. It turns out absolutely delicious. If you try the Kale and just can’t get past the thought of it coming from the great blue ocean try the following:

• Spinach
• Arugula lettuce
• Pears
• Avocado
• Dandelion greens
• Broccoli
• Carrot greens
• Red lettuce
• Celery
• any others you can think of!

There are endless combinations you can make with smoothies. They are fantastic, and if you prepare the ingredients the night before or get up 5 minutes earlier in the morning you can have the freshest of fresh breakfasts easily prepared right in your own kitchen.

The easiest way to prepare your smoothie is to purchase an on-the-go blender with detachable bottle. I recently purchased a “Magic Bullet” knock-off from GNC for around $20, and it is, by far, one of the best purchases I have ever made. I highly recommend it. The attachments are so easy to clean and you aren’t wasting time with a huge blender, trying to clean around the blade by digging your hand deep  into the bottom of the blender. Make your life easy–pick up an easy on-the-go blender with detachable bottles.

Once you master your smoothie-making ability marry that with one of our Indulge skin care peels, and you’ll be looking absolutely revived and refreshed in almost no time at all.

Gulp Gulp:: Here’s to Living each and every day…FULL THROTTLE!

Baby Boomer Peel-The Beginning

It’s here.

The newest addition to our lineup of skin care remedies and products is our Baby Boomer Peel. The whole month of January we are focusing on bringing up the fresh skin cells that have been lingering underneath the dead cornea layer (the outside layer of skin) which we call a buildup of dead skin cells. This is an accumulation of wrinkles or crows feet around the eyes that those of us that are self conscious are extremely aware of.What’s so special, you ask? Let’s see what the Boss (Kimberly) has to say about her experience so far with the peel…

“In the event that we desire to remedy the aging process, I chose to take on “the Baby Boomer peel”. Yes, I was determined to remove this dead layer of skin basis the recommendation of our skin care therapist at Indulge Salon on S. george street in york, PA. She told me that I would look younger (key word for me) and that this would last about a month. Before beginning the process, she gave me some information that she thought would be helpful for me to understand about “the peel”. I trusted her and let her tell me all the information but I didn’t realize how valuable and super intelligent she was until the 3^rdday of “the peel”. Boy, did I appreciate her even more when my skin was starting to peel. I digress.

Let’s start from the actual service that I had with her on Saturday, New Years Day. I laid on her treatment table and awaited the service. She said, “this will take about 10-20 minutes”. I said “what about the massage” because I was so ready to relax and be pampered. She said no massage it would be to aggressive. I was disappointed. What she did explain was that the process requires you come in with the knowledge that this treatment is three steps. (how did I miss this?) She explained the first step is to come in for a thorough facial, massage, extractions if necessary to remove the white and black heads. The second treatment which is the following appointment, normally a week after the interrogation of the nose and face, is to receive your cleansing. You need to remove all makeup from the night before or, in general, the dirt from the day, and then apply the appropriate level of peel. I say that specifically because she gave me the Baby Boomer peel. Whoa! Already categorizing me into a group. Drat. Obviously, that is why I’m in the roon receiving this aggressive peel to take the top layer of my skin off and to endure the next few days feeling like my face is going to burn off. As she applied the peel, she told me “this may burn a little”. Right! It felt like burning fire!!! She told me mine was stronger than most. I said thank you very much……I then immediately had the fan blowing directly on my face to tone down the fire blazing feeling I was experiencing. I couldn’t get that cool air close enough. Mind you, this was only a minute my skin was frothing. New word ladies. Frothing. This means the chemical peel will actually have a light film on the skin. No its not like a mocha frappe at the local coffee shop where it froths up.

After about ½ a minute, she uses a warm cloth to remove the light film and my skin feels so much better. Aah..she continues to rinse it and does other magical procedures and instructs me how to use it. She actually gave me instructions on paper. I was cool with this. I felt like I’m going to look amazing at my conference next week. She gave me a sunscreen which is ESSENTIAL to the safety of your skin. She gave me a gentle cleanser from Guinot which is amazingly gentle and not harsh. She kept reminding me not to pull the skin pieces off while peeling during the day. It will feel tight like your skin will crack. It will feel like you want to keep peeling off the skin. I feel compelled, what can I say. I hate a loose end. I like things nice and neat. Seriously girls, don’t mess with those loose ends. Continue to moisturize with a protective barrier and whatever else the skin care specialist tells you to do because she knows. I listened. She told me this is like new baby skin. I agree, after 4 days. It still burns a little, but I love my skin feeling incredibly soft. I think this process has been worth it.”

Kimberly was nice enough to allow us to display her testimony and before pictures here, on indulgefullthrottlelifestyle. We absolutely cannot wait to display her “after pictures”

Check out her pictures:

Day 3

Day 3Day 3

Day 4 of Baby Boomer Peel

Day 4 of Baby Boomer Peel

So, here’s the bad news: you’ll have to go through a little rough patches of pain in order to get a GREAT end result. In the next couple of days we’ll have a follow up post with the “after” pictures from Kimberly’s Baby Boomer Peel at Indulge Salon in York, PA. To learn more about how this particular service could renew your skin, call 717-846-4424 and ask to speak with the Skin Care Specialist.

Here’s to living our lives…FULL THROTTLE!

4 Ways to Prevent Hair Loss Today

On Wednesday, we gave some straight talk about Hair Loss.

If you missed that post, you should read it now. Today is all about Tips for preventing Hair Loss. Some of these tips were adapted from healthinfotimes.com.

Number One: Stay as stress free as possible. Life holds many stresses, but we need to learn how to cope with the stress instead of keeping it all locked up. Catch and Release that stress! If you don’t, stress will imbed itself in your body, and that can create more problems than just hair loss.

Two: Eat well! Treat your body right with more than plenty veggies, fruits, proteins, meats, and fish. Replace junk food with clean eats and your body and mind will thank you. You’ll turn yourself into a ball of energy, fueled and ready to take on each and every day.

Three: Massage Your Scalp. Take 10 minutes every night to calm yourself and massage your scalp with your fingertips. Be sure to massage every inch of your scalp. This will increase blood flow to your scalp and hair follicles will love you for it!

Four: Be Gentle! Always use a wide tooth comb when de-tangling your hair after you get out of the shower. Normally, you rake through your wet hair after tousling roughly with a towel. Stop this. Gently towel blot the ends of your hair. Although it is best to wait to comb through your hair when it’s dry, we all know that most of us comb our hair before it’s dry. If you must, wait until your hair is mostly dry, then start from the ends to the scalp using your wide tooth comb. You can even use a gentle de-tangling conditioner/treatment.

For more tips on preventing hair loss visit healthinfotimes.com

Use the four tips listed above to help prevent hair loss. If you haven’t yet read the previous post on Hair Loss. Read it now. You can always give us a call at 717-846-4424 to have a consultation about your hair concerns. Visit www.indulgesalon.com for more information and read about our commitment to you.

As always, Live Your Life…Full Throttle!

Straight Talk on Hair Loss

Hair loss can be devastating.

You might discover it in your brush, comb, on the shoulder of your clothes, or on your bathroom sink, but when you discover that you are losing hair, you feel immediately insecure.

I once experienced this feeling of insecurity. I remember, I was sitting in the styling chair, and my stylist was going through my hair, like she does at every appointment. She reviews the healthiness of my scalp and hair. This day, as she was going through her normal routine, she noticed a small patch of hair missing from the right side of my scalp, above my right ear, and near the nape of my neck. I quickly grabbed the hand mirror as she showed me the spots on my scalp. Immediately, I felt a sense of insecurity and sadness. At 20 years old, I knew I shouldn’t be losing my hair. The back story before this event is that I just had my appendix removed and had been heavy on morphine for pain while in the hospital. I remember that my scalp was always itchy after getting out of the hospital. I thought for sure that that was the reason for my patchy hair loss.

My stylist at Indulge Salon assured me that my hair would grow back and everything would be okay. I bought a three step treatment system by Nioxin. I used it religiously for three months, and eventually my hair started growing back and itching less.

The key to knowing how to treat thinning hair or hair loss is knowing what the cause may be. There are so many reasons that could be the cause of hair loss. Here are a few:

• Allergic reactions
• Immune system complications
• Surgery
• Side effect from medications
• Hormone imbalances
• Alopecia Areata
• Androgenic Areata
• Nutritional deficiency
• Side effect from stress
• Thyroid Disorder

Be sure that your stylist is checking your hair and scalp when you are at your regularly scheduled appointments. Since you should be visiting your stylist about every 4-5 weeks, your stylist will be able to inform you if there is a problem or potential concern. Should there be a concern that your stylist doesn’t believe will be solved at the salon, you should consult a dermatologist.

Stay tuned for Friday’s Blog about Hair Loss Prevention tips.

As always, Live Your Life…FULL THROTTLE!

Make Life Easier–Freeze It

At Indulge Salon, we believe in making life easier, not just in beauty and fashion, but in our every day lives. Home, work, play.

While browsing my favorite new app, Pinterest, I found a dandy little post that is completely about making  home life easier–especially in the cooking and meal prep department!

Weekly meals can be such a daunting task, especially when unprepared. I always like to go grocery shopping on the weekend, that way, I can shop for everything that I’ll need during the week to make dinners. This is called: Prepping the Prep.

First, you’ll want to make a list of all the ingredients that you’ll need for all of your menu items. This blog is great because it has similar ingredients for all of the meals you’ll be preparing. Similar but different at the same time. You’ll also want to put on your list a box of ziplock freezer bags if you don’t already have them.

Second, you’ll get all of your items.

Third, get your chopping block and cutting boards out! This will probably take you the longest unless you have little helpers assisting you. You’ll want to cut everything up and divvy up the ingredients between the different bags you have set up for the week. Don’t lose your mind, label the bags with a permanent marker.

Side note***To make your life even easier–label one side with the name of the meal, and on the other side, write the ingredients. This way, you can reuse the ziplock bags. Easy and Green!

After you finish putting all of the ingredients in each of the bags, zip to seal, and place in the freezer.

Wasn’t that simple? All you have to do is take a bag out the morning of, place in the crock pot, and let it cook itself. By the time you get home, your dinner is ready. This allows you more time to decompress from the day, spend time with your kids, feed the pets, or just watch your favorite dvr’d program.

Planning the Prep is always going to help you life your life full throttle throughout the year. With more time on your hands, you can focus on things more important than meal planning, like beauty and fashion, duh!

Have a happy planning week!

As always, Live Your Life… FULL THROTTLE

The Quest: Paleo Lifestyle

What is this Paleo, New Evolution Lifestyle everyone keeps talking about?

Recently, I was given “The New Evolution Diet” written by Arthur De Vany. I had put off reading it up until last week, and even still I only read the first chapter and put the book down. I didn’t put it down because it wasn’t an interesting read, but because I’ve read so many “diet” books that claim they are the way to go, and that every other fad diet out there isn’t good. About two days ago I started reading it again and as I’m making my way through the chapters, I’m realizing how much sense this book actually makes. It’s unbelievable how many foods we eat are the link to why we have diseases and illnesses. The New Evolution Diet explains how some foods are the main causes of diabetes, obesity, and inflammation in our bodies. The author explains how our cells function in our body, and how it processes our food. We live in a world of processed and enriched foods that, yes, taste amazing, but our inherently terrible for our figures and our health.

I am curious as to the difference it could make to not only my health…but my voluptuous figure. The idea is just not sinking in that I can eat any of the “allowed” foods that I want, and exercise less resulting in the body that I’ve always desired. How can this possibly happen?

Stay tuned for more info into my quest for answers on the Paleo lifestyle…

If you have any advice on this topic please feel free to leave a comment!

Driveway Diva Tan

The greatest thing about tanning is that you don’t have to be at the beach to do it…

Tanning has options...and we, as Indulge Full Throttle Lifers, Love Options. Suppose you don’t like tanning in a tanning bed, you can lay out in your backyard instead. Perhaps you hate being hot, you can go have an airbrush tan service. Or, maybe you love tanning at the beach but can’t get away for a weekend trip. Like I said, many options. The option we are focusing on today, however, is the Driveway Diva Tan.

The Driveway Diva Tan is quite possibly one of the best ways to tan. Personally, when I am outside enjoying a beautiful day, I want to feel all warm inside from the heat-That way, I know I’m getting those UVA and UVB rays that turn me into a sandy tan superstar. There are a few steps to take in order to get the luscious brown tan we all want. First, shower.. Then, immediately out of the shower use the Indulge Body Cocoa Butter Bar. Using it all over your body right after you get out of the shower will lock in moisture which is what you always need when tanning. Next, you’ll want to lather yourself with a suntan lotion that has SPF 15 or higher in it. Let it dry. Then,pop the Indulge Body Butter Cocoa Butter Bar in a microwaveable container, put it in the microwave for about 10 sections until the bar is completely melted. Here’s the amazing part–slather yourself with the melted Body Butter Bar before you settle onto your towel. Not only will it give you enough moisture to keep your skin supple while tanning, but it will also give you a glistening, glowing tan.

Don’t forget to pair your Driveway Diva Tanning session with an icy cool beverage, enough towels to keep you comfortable on the driveway, and some tunes. Also, you should be flipping every 20-30 minutes to keep your tan even on both your front and your rear!

The first person to comment on this post and upload your Driveway Diva Tan pictures to our facebook page will receive a free sample of our newest Indulge Body Butter Bars!