Jo Owens was intrigued to learn about a "new" hair replacement solution until she figured out it was a technique African-American stylists, including her sister Helen Owens, have been doing for decades. She's here to set the record straight.
The Scarring Alopecia Foundation’s (SAF) Let’s Get Visible Campaign educates hairstylists about scarring alopecia, a life-changing permanent inflammatory hair loss disease.
Before you and your client develop a plan of action for their thinning hair, you first need to pinpoint the root cause.
Dr. Hill kicked off the first day of the HAIR+ Summit in Atlanta, Georgia, with an informative presentation designed to get everyone on the same page about hair loss on the scientific level: anatomy, growth cycles, scarring and non-scarring hair disorders, diagnosing hair disorders and salon revenue builders, so salon professionals can develop a plan of attack.
As September was Alopecia awareness month I think it’s important that we dive even deeper into the world of hairloss, pass Adrogenetic Alopecia and Alopecia Areata, two causes of hair loss that I discussed in my last blog.
What is alopecia? Well, to put is simply it is a miniaturization of hair. What does that mean really? When a hair follicle is deteriorated by pollutants or toxins, it causes the hair to become smaller and finer until the follicle remains in the telogen (resting) phase. Crazy right?
For Alopecia Areata Awareness Month, SALON TODAY spoke with Hair Essentials Paulina Nelega, a registered clinical herbalist, who counsels clients about Alopecia.