What is Xflex Strongly Red?

Xflex Strongly Red by Edelstein, from the Xflex line, is a water-based styling wax with maximum hold and a shiny finish, coloured red, sold in a 100 ml format and worked into damp or dry hair with the fingertips. It is the red version of the Xflex Strongly waxes, which cliCHair also carries as Strongly Blue and as the uncoloured Strongly Hair Wax. The hold comes from the styling resin Vinylpyrrolidone (VP) Copolymer; the formula also contains grape leaf extract (Vitis Vinifera) and the red colorant CI 45410 (Red 28).

Specifications

Who Xflex Strongly Red is for

• Structured, defined or creative styles that need maximum hold and a shiny finish.
• Barbershops and salons that finish a cut with a wax worked by hand.
• Home styling on damp or dry hair.
• Anyone who prefers the red version of the Strongly wax to the blue or the uncoloured one.

For the blue or the uncoloured version of the same wax, see the comparison below.

Key ingredients

• Vinylpyrrolidone (VP) Copolymer: styling resin that gives the hold.
• Vitis Vinifera (Grape Leaf Extract): grape leaf extract included in the formula.
• CI 45410 (Red 28): colorant that gives the wax its red colour.

Results

The style keeps its shape with a defined, shiny finish: worked with the fingers it looks more natural, shaped with a comb it looks more defined. The red colour washes out with shampoo.

How to use Xflex Strongly Red

1. Take a small amount of wax and spread it on the fingertips.
2. Apply to damp or dry hair.
3. Shape and define the style with the fingers or a comb.
4. Add more product gradually only where more hold is needed.
5. To remove, wash with shampoo.

For professionals

• Service: finishing after a cut or a blow-dry, in the barbershop or the salon.
• Amount per service: about 3 ml; 100 ml give around 30 applications. Long or thick hair needs more.
• Formats: 100 ml only.
• After the service: Xflex Power Spray, the extra strong matte hairspray of the line, when the style has to be fixed further.
• Home care to recommend: Xflex Shampoo Ghiaccio, the 1000 ml menthol shampoo of the same line, to wash out styling products.

Xflex Strongly Red compared

• vs Xflex Strongly Blue: the same 100 ml water-based Strongly wax with maximum hold and a shiny finish, with the blue colorant Cl 42090 (Blue 1), Panthenol and seaweed extracts instead of the red colorant and the grape leaf extract. Xflex Strongly Red suits those who choose the red version; Xflex Strongly Blue suits those who choose the blue one.
• vs Xflex Strongly Hair Wax: the uncoloured 100 ml Strongly wax with maximum hold and a shiny finish, with Glycerin and bilberry leaf extract. Xflex Strongly Red suits those who want the red version; Xflex Strongly Hair Wax suits those who want the same hold in the uncoloured version.

FAQ

How strong is the hold of Xflex Strongly Red?

Maximum, with a shiny finish; Xflex Glowing Hair Wax of the same line has a medium hold.

Does the red colour wash out?

Yes: it is a styling wax with a red colorant and it washes out with shampoo.

Can it be used every day at home?

Yes: it suits daily home styling on damp or dry hair, and it washes out with shampoo.

How is it used in the salon service?

As the finishing step after a cut or a blow-dry: about 3 ml spread on the fingertips, shaped with the fingers or a comb, with more product added only where more hold is needed.

How many applications does 100 ml give in the salon?

At about 3 ml per service, around 30; long or thick hair needs more.

What can fix the style further?

Xflex Power Spray, sprayed on the finished style.