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What exactly is the SalonLab Smart Analyzer?

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The award-winning SalonLab Smart Analyzer enables your hairdresser to analyse your hair on a molecular level to reveal the condition of your inner hair strength. The device is equipped with a Near-Infrared Sensor to analyse the inner strength of your hair and a Colour Sensor which measures the tone and depth of your hair colour. This measurement, combined with your stylist's consultation, will determine a hair score, which unveils the current status of your inner hair strength.

This way, your hairdresser gets the whole picture of your hair's condition – including structure, strength and colour – rather than just evaluating the outer surface. By determining your unique diagnosis, they can then recommend the best products and services for your hair type, condition and colour.

What is the SalonLab Smart Analyzer?

The SalonLab Smart Analyzer is a handheld device that uses a near-infrared sensor to measure INSIDE the hair as it reviews the key elements that determine your hair's overall condition. It measures the inner hair strength and hair colour.

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We know your hairdresser knows your hair better than anyone else

However, this is a game-changer – without it they have to rely on just the outer appearance of your hair, which doesn't give the whole picture.

How does it work exactly?

The Smart Analyzer measures the breakage of naturally occurring original bonds inside the hair and visualises it as Base Inner Hair Strength. Haircare products create and maintain new bonds as long as used regularly. On your next visit, your hairdresser will be able to measure your Complete Inner Hair Strength, representing the inner strength after using your SalonLab&Me products.

The Colour Sensor makes use of the physics of colour perception. We can see colour due to light reflection and absorption; light consists of electromagnetic waves, the human eye registers these waves and the brain interprets the information as colour – a spectrum including Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo and Violet. When light, or white light, hits an object, all colour wavelengths – except the colour of the object – are absorbed. This colour is then reflected by the object and is therefore both visible and measurable. The SalonLab Smart Analyzer's Colour Sensor is equipped with a 6-channel sensor component. It emits a light beam and instantly calculates the reflection of light from the hair's outer cuticle.

What can the SalonLab Smart Analyzer do for me?

Because the SalonLab Smart Analyzer combines your hairdresser's expertise with factual, data-driven insights, it enables a hair consultation that is truly personalised to you. A SalonLab&Me regime can then be recommended that is tailored to your unique hair type, colour and condition. It's even able to asses your current shade, ensuring that your SalonLab&Me Pigmented Colour Mask is an exact match, so you can refresh your colour at home in confidence!

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Why do I need a bespoke SalonLab&Me haircare regime?

Choosing your haircare based on your hair type alone isn't guaranteed to get you the best results – the condition of your inner hair has a big part to play in the results you get from your products. A SalonLab Smart Analyzer consultation will give an indication of your inner hair and ensure that the products recommended target your individual concerns.

By assessing your hair on a deeper level than ever before, the SalonLab Smart Analyzer is the first step on a journey to your best hair yet with SalonLab&Me!