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Miniaturisation of the hair follicles ~ Can this be reversed?
Sergio Cardona is a second generation Trichologist, following in the footsteps of his Father, who he worked alongside as well as being his mentor.
We discuss hair miniaturisation, how it happens, how to recognise it, and whether the process is reversible, along with the differences between telogen effluvium and androgenic alopecia.
Sergio shares how hair shedding can have an effect on the hair follicle, and the exact point that the hair reduces where it can no longer be reversed. He also shares how telogen effluvium may show signs of hair miniaturisation but that it doesnt compromise the hair follicle in the same way that genetic hair loss might.
He describes how to detect why the hair is thinning and what is causing it, along with the importance of creating a specific time line.
Hair transplantation ~ Navigating the industry from a patient's perspective
Spencer Stevenson is an advocate who approaches hair transplantation from the unique perspective of a patient, having had multiple hair transplant surgeries himself.
Through his own mistakes he has learned a great deal, and works hard to help prevent others from being conned or suffering from unethical practices. He knows first hand that the hair transplant industry is not always ethical, and it is important to carry out due diligence and research well before any transplant or procedure.
When spencer was young, he had tons of hair, and this was part of his identity. By the time he was 21, he had began to recede, and by the time he was 24, he had become so self-conscious that he began to become reclusive & depressed. He avoided social situations & missed out on important events.
He tried a hair system, and minoxidil but still wasn't happy. He saw an advert and thought all his prayers had been answered, but this was the start of a long and arduous journey to regain more hair.
Spencer now helps to advise others on what is best for them, helping them to avoid the pitfalls and negatives of the industry.
How to create multiple streams of income and protect your future
Angelica Prather is an income strategist and coach.
'You are the CEO of your life'
She gained a degree in cosmetology after college and has been a hairdresser for 20 years. She believes that everyone should ideally have three streams of income, and that you should not just be limited to being behind the chair.
Angelica has some amazing ideas and strategies to make sure you are not leaving money on the table, and loves to encourage people to challenge the limitations that may have been placed on them.
She wants to help encourage women to negotiate and ask for more, to rewrite their story.
Removing the stigma around female hair loss ~ How Alopecia areata led to becoming a wellbeing & mindfulness advocate.
Chloe Sheehan lives with Alopecia. Her condition fluctuates and can improve or worsen at any time. After her diagnosis, she recognised that her job was causing her stress, and she had a complete career change. This led to her seeking out mindfulness techniques and looking at the ways she manages stress.
She has gone from adamantly telling herself that she would never get married or have kids because of the condition, to planning a wedding!
She now gives talks in schools on mindfulness and promotes wellbeing, giving children the tools for resilience and stress management. She also set up an Instagram account to help people find some positivity and know that they are not alone.
Why business education is just as important as being a great hairdresser
Antony Whitaker has been hairdressing since 1978. He has trained with the best and owned three successful salons and had his own training schools.
He now puts his wealth of knowledge and experience to good use as a salon business coach after finding that stylists on his hairdressing courses were just as keen to learn about their business as they were their craft.
Many hairdressers are creative people, who don't have any formal business training or qualifications. Creative people often see the business side of a salon as boring. But Antony is here to explain how business can be just as creative, and how it is an ever-changing entity in itself, constantly growing and evolving.
He also hosts the 'Grow your salon business' Podcast.
Deborah Jones comes from a council estate background, is dyslexic and left school with no real qualifications. As a single parent, after juggling several role at once, she wanted to become a positive role mode in her sons' lives, and set up her own electrolysis clinic and training academy. Due to her example, both her children have also started their own businesses.
She explains exactly what electrolysis is, and how it works on the hair.
We also talk about her work with the London transgender clinic, working with transgender and non- binary patients to boost their confidence and also in preparation for surgery.
We discuss how educators can keep up to date with the latest techniques and why it is important to stay active within the industry, along with how to become a specialist in your field and why focusing on a specific niche could be the pathway to success.
How Hairdressers can better support clients with hair loss
Louise Howard-Long set up her own salon at 24, and thought that she was an understanding hairdresser, who could help support her clients through problems such as hair loss. That is, until she experienced hair loss herself!
She describes her experience with two simultaneous alopecia conditions as one that affected her wellbeing, her sense of self and caused her to lose her sense of perspective.
She took to Instagram and created videos documenting what was happening to her, and got a really positive response. She even took time off work to come to terms with her hair loss.
She is now passionate about supporting her clients in more ways if they suffer from hair loss, giving them more options and adding more information to their website about products and techniques that can help them to disguise and manage their condition.
Dealing with cancer and hair loss ~ My New Hair W/ Trevor Sorbie
Trevor Sorbie MBE joins me this week to talk about the My New Hair charity, working with clients who may be experiencing hair loss due to cancer treatments such as chemotherapy.
He has worked with L'Oreal for the last 15 years, their longest running seminar, teaching over 1,000 hairdressers how to cut and fit wigs and how to care for cancer patients.
We talk about his career that spans over four decades, after he found that he had a natural talent for hair.
Trevor shares information around the course, and how he has dealt with clients who have experienced cancer, including working at a hospice.
Information is key, and knowing where to go when you need help, or who to refer a client to, is key.
When Candace Christina turned 42 years old, after a mild case of COVID, she began to notice bald spots one month later. She also started to shed hair rapidly, and was finding it all over the house! She then began to lose more and more hair, and was then diagnosed with alopecia universalis. She says that losing her hair was very traumatic, and the beginning of a huge journey for her to be more intentional and to embrace joy.
She created a documentary, sharing her hair loss journey. Being so open about her hair loss is difficult for her as she is usually a very private person, but she hopes that this will help and support others.
She describes how this experience has led her back to joy, and embracing the positive, fun side of life, including spending better time with her kids. She is determined to make her healing journey a positive experience.
She encourages anyone experiencing hair loss to make room for the new version of you; work out what makes you happy and do more of it!
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Hair transplants and scalp micropigmentation ~ how they can be used together
Caitlin James has a background as a beauty therapist. She expanded into medical beauty options and started to work alongside a hair transplant surgeon as a transplant assistant.
She first became aware of Scalp micropigmentation at a conference in Alaska; it wasn't common in Australia at the time.
And so SMP Australia was set up 7 years ago.
Caitlin realised the potential for SMP to work hand- in- hand with transplant surgery to camouflage scarring, add density to transplanted areas and also work to minimise any scarring on the donor sites, especially if they have been over harvested.
She also finds that as clients age, they may find that hair systems or wigs can be limiting for their lifestyle and also start to look unnatural, and SMP can then help people transition to a more natural option.
Jane Kelly has been hairdressing for 44 years. She began her training in a salon with a wig shop, and through this began to fit & style wigs for theatre and panto.
Aderans, a global Japanese company, bought Trendco 20 years ago. They have over 800 trade accounts and provide education for these accounts and also the end user and wearer.
Jane specialises in finding individual bespoke solutions for different types of hair loss and conditions.
We discuss finding the best wig for you- how do you know what to choose? Synthetic or real hair? Which base?
We also touch on wig maintenance, care and styling, what options you have when you don't want to wear a wig, and how to store them.
Rae Palmer began her career in the hairdressing industry in the late 80's, and she has seen a lot of changes in this time. She has developed her own brand-neutral CPD education programme for hair professionals who want to grow & develop their business and their performance.
She believes we should focus on knowledge before technique, taking the time to learnt the science behind the services we offer as well as the image we portray on social media.
She has created the purple hearts, teaming up with HABIA and the hairdressing council, where collaboration is key in helping to lead & inspire others.
Life after chemotherapy ~ When and how is it safe to colour my hair?
Raoul Perfitt shares his knowledge and expertise on what cancer treatment does to the hair, and the best advice for those wanting to return to colouring their hair after their treatment.
We discuss how to proceed cautiously and safely when introducing anyone who has had cancer or illness back to colour. We also look at using professional techniques to create great results using safer options.
Organic colour systems was borne following the need for a safer hair colour with less chemicals, organic ingredients, no animal products or animal testing. They noticed that colour technicians who use the products day in, day out, were becoming allergic to hair colour. So much so that they were having to abandon their careers.
Approved by the NHS and the British Trichology Association, they have created a safer product, not just for clients but for the hairdressers that use them too. A safer product means a less chemical working environment. This enabled those with allergies or health issues to be able to return to industry again. It also gives salons an option for those clients that have health issues and need a gentler option.
SMP ~ When a career change leads you to enhance people's lives
Will Quaye began doing scalp micropigmentation in 2019, and has completed a foundation course in Trichology.
He loves how low maintenance and user friendly the treatment is, combined with seeing how his clients have increased in confidence and are happier. He describes some people who come to see him as desperately suffering, and how amazing it is that something that could be deemed as cosmetic can make such a difference.
He offers a personal level of service, and says every scalp and every treatment is unique.
We also discuss how you can persuade clients to promote and share your work when you are offering a very personal and private treatment.
Dr Jen Haley began studying medicine with the aim of becoming a paediatrician, but when she started to learn about dermatology she became fascinated by it, and has been a dermatologist for 20 years!
Dermatology in the US covers the hair aswell as the skin.
We talk about how hair loss can often be very complicated and can have more than one cause or trigger. Delving into nutrition, and how it is essential to have the best building blocks to make healthy hair.
We also discuss the difference between artificial hormones such as HRT, and Bio- identical hormones, and the best delivery system.
Pilomatrixoma ~ why you should get that lump on your scalp checked!
Sarah Brooks shares her experience of being told she had skin cancer after developing a tumour on her scalp, which originated from a hair follicle.
Sarah first noticed she had a problem with her scalp when it became so tender that the cold wind was causing her pain and discomfort!
She didn't really know where to go for help, but her GP referred her to a dermatologist, who made her feel like she was to blame, and gave her a shock diagnosis on the spot! He took a biopsy and it was sent off for analysis, and she went home on her own, stunned.
She describes feeling abandoned and lonely after her diagnosis and after surgery, with no real follow up or aftercare advice.
It only occurred to her afterwards that her experience could have been very different and may have had a very serious outcome.
She advises anyone with any suspicious growths or lumps on the scalp to go and seek help now, and not to wait. Pilomatrixoma, or pilomatricoma, is a benign skin tumour derived from the hair matrix, often found on the scalp or neck. They can turn into pilomatrix carcinoma, which are malignant. So it is important to get it checked out.
Wil Fleeson has been a hairdresser for three decades, and is now on the board of directors for Rainbow rooms international.
After attending a hair show, he became aware of Trichocare and felt that learning Trichology would give him the knowledge to meet his clients' problems. He found that as his clients aged alongside himself, their needs and concerns changed.
He thinks that having a background in hairdressing is an advantage for trichologists and loves the balance between the emotional clinic sessions and the upbeat days in the salon.
He outlines the importance for hairdressers and trichologists to have a network of specialists to refer clients to, including mental health workers and nutritionists, , so that they can work together to create a good outcome.
When the battle with alopecia becomes too much ~ Dealing with suicide
After a 12 year battle with alopecia, and a stressful job in the NHS as a doctor, Alissia couldnt take any more and decided to take her own life.
This is the story of her step- brother, who, after losing his unborn child and step sister within one week, decided to do everything possible to prevent anyone else having to go through the same suffering.
Kate Palmer is an international hair model, working with brands such as Wella and L'oreal, and modelling for some of the best hairdressers worldwide and creating images for the British Hairdressing Awards.
Her first venture into modelling was to enter Miss UK!
We look at the stresses and strains on your hair of being a hair model, what happens when you choose the wrong job, and the importance of only working with professional, reputable brands.
Kate shares her worst experience of being a hair model, which could have potentially ended her career.
She talks about how, having short hair means that people make assumptions about her and how she feels she gets treated differently because of it, including getting overlooked for certain campaigns.
Being a positive female role model for her daughter is very important.
This episode explores how body image can be affected by changes in your hair, and why it's important to seek help from a professional as early as possible.
Sarah Grant is an image consultant and NLP practitioner. She has worked with cancer charity look good feel better, to help and support ladies going through treatment. She helps people find their best colours when shopping for clothes, and identifies their wardrobe personality, but she says its not always about the clothes. Your internal dialogue can be just as influential on the way you perceive your body. Internal conflicts and limiting beliefs can impact your confidence for years.
We look at how hair colour and texture can change as you age, along with skin tone and complexion. Many ladies experience fine or thinning hair, especially as they get older. Just as you may change your hair colour slightly with the changing of the seasons, you might need to think about changing your hair colour, and the colours that you wear, depending on the season of your life.
Telogen Effluvium ~ Why you shouldn't blame yourself for hair loss.
Bente Jakobsen has had a series of devastating events in the last five years, but despite her many ordeals, she says that losing her hair was one of the most devastating experiences of her life. In 2017 she was diagnosed with a very rare, aggressive breast cancer and had a double mastectomy. She lost her hair during chemo, but it grew back again. She then lost her mum due to medical negligence 6 months later her dad committed suicide 6 months after that, she got divorced, and one month ago they found cancer again and she had a hysterectomy.
Despite all this, she met the love of her life and is due to get married, and just as she found happiness, she started to lose her hair!
Her hair was shedding drastically and showering was a traumatic experience. She describes how she learned to love herself and change her mindset to be mentally supportive of herself instead of being hard on herself.
She shares how once she started to talk about her hair loss, she found that she was not alone and wants to share her story to normalise female hair loss and help others.
Scalp problems can have just as much of an impact on a person's life as hair loss, affecting their confidence and their social life.
Kate Holden is a clinical trichologist who offers brand consultancy, working with companies to promote their products. She enjoys the scientific side of haircare and helps people find the best haircare routine to care for their hair and scalp.
We discuss: Psoriasis Dandruff Seborrheic dermatitis Eczema Contact dermatitis & infections of the scalp.
Kate explains treatment options, along with other actions you can take for optimum hair and scalp health, including oxidative stress, pollution and free radicals.
We also look at why its important to clean your hairbrush!
Emily Wiens has been in the hair industry for over 15 years, and over this time she has also become a functional movement specialist & yoga teacher.
As her career has progressed, she has grown to take a more health- centred view on hair, starting with her own health & working practices, and expanding into creating her studio, the Holistic Hair Hive.
She now recommends products with more natural ingredients, and we discuss how some product companies have a less than transparent approach when it comes to ingredients and labelling!
Emily shares her knowledge on how you can start to make better choices, and what to consider when wanting to take a healthier approach to haircare.
The best path to a career in wigs, hair & makeup for TV and film
Waqqas Sheikh is a hair & makeup artist & wigmaker for TV and Film.
After 13 years teaching a Hair degree course at a University, he decided to provide his own education and created his own wig making courses online.
He talks about how to get into a career in the film and TV industry, and the amazing experiences he has had on various sets including filming in Morocco for an Amazon series, and being on the team of hit shows like Bridgerton.
We also talk about how you can get the best wig to suit you, including tips and tricks to customise wigs on a budget.
Julie Wilcox-Jones had just moved to South Africa when her house burnt down in a fire storm that wiped out over 700 homes over three days. Her and her family lost everything. She was in shock and afterwards she had panic attacks, and didn't want to go out and socialise.
As her life slowly started to return to normal, she noticed that her hair began to come out in handfuls, her hairline was receding and her scalp was becoming visible. Losing her hair really knocked her confidence.
She has a background in clinical trials for medicines related to gut health, and believes that our gut health and diet have a huge impact on our hair health as well as our overall health.
Following her traumatic experience, she started to take collagen, as recommended by her hairdresser at the time, who had kindly invited victims of the fire to come to the salon to get their hair washed and blowdried.
She describes her recovery as being like a phoenix rising from the fire, as a new, stronger person.
Losing hair after cancer treatment ~ finding your 'new normal'.
Ania Kasprzak shares her story of her ten month long fight with triple negative breast cancer- one of the most aggressive types! And yet despite this, and her previous heart attack, or maybe because of these, she believes in the power of positive energy and community. She says that following her cancer treatment, one of the most emotionally difficult moments for her was when her hair started to come out in handfuls.
She describes her experience with no hair as a mainly positive one, with people being nicer to her, and sharing their own stories with her. She didn't feel that wigs were for her, and so she went around bald or sometimes wore a hat, if it was cold!
We explore how beating cancer can feel like just the beginning, and how there can be a huge journey of recovery after, where life is slightly different and you have to find a new routine, including filling your time which was taken up with hours and hours of treatment.
She also talks about how waiting for her hair to grow back in was torturously slow and a very emotional time for her.
Whilst looking for something positive to fill her time, she took a stained glass course with Kent Adult Education. She took inspiration from the stained glass windows of her childhood catholic church, and started making angels, using recycled materials to help create them. She finds this therapeutic, and in this way is managing to touch the hearts of many and spread her positivity and love.
How confidently embracing your grey hair could propel you into a life of authenticity and success.
Roxanne Gould describes herself as a 'Grey Haired Activist'! Encouraging ladies to embrace their natural hair colour, celebrating diversity, authenticity and uniqueness.
Roxanne's modelling career began at just three years old. She has lived in New York and Europe, modelling for Vogue and on the runways. She claims to have the second longest career in the fashion industry, in part due to her unique look by not colouring her hair. At the time she was concerned that this would end her career, but it has propelled her into a whole new niche.
We discuss how a healthy mindset is key to having positive energy, and she describes how she is now free of many concerns around her hair due to not having to colour it.
We also look at her haircare tips to keep grey hair looking and feeling the best.
Alopecia Areata ~ How reducing stress is important in combating hair loss 'Permission to do nothing'
Denise Ferguson specialises in Property Law, mentoring salon businesses, negotiating salon leases and helping to deal with any conflicts or problems in salons.
Denise used to work for the NHS, but realised, when she had to raise the rent on a Salon who fitted wigs for cancer patients, that she was working for the wrong side! She now enjoys working with and supporting salon owners, giving them more confidence and knowledge.
She first experienced hair loss at 18 years old. We talk about how she first noticed bald patches in her hair, but didn't get it checked out as she was living on her own, and was embarrassed and ashamed to ask for help.
Denise describes how when her hair started to grow back, it was a completely different texture!
We explore how stress can trigger patches of alopecia to start to appear, and how this can be a warning sign to look at stress levels and slow down.
This episode is all about a journey of self acceptance and embracing your natural self.
Star Monroe, a High Performance Coach, talks about how she has worked on changing her beliefs and unconditioning which has led her to do some deep work on herself, which she describes as 'coming home to who I really am'
She says for her, her 40s was all about shedding the Masks, including her old persona. She talks about how hating your body is draining, and how her hair is a big part of her identity, and now she's given up playing small, her big curls are part of how she shows up in her full power.
We discuss the pros and cons of the curly girl method and the different ways to cut curls.
Ryan Margolin, CEO of Professional Hair Labs talks about the potential health risks of cosmetic bonding products. After his mother was poisoned by constant exposure to the chemicals in the hair products that she worked with, Ryan worked hard to produce a safe alternative. At Professional Hair labs, they have worked hard to produce clean, healthy and environmentally friendly hair adhesive products using water based solutions.
They work with salons and stylists wanting to provide sustainable products and services, and are constantly evolving and re-formulating products with the safest and latest eco-friendly ingredients.
Ryan believes in constant re-innovation and keeping up with the times.
We also talk about how to deal with counterfeits and how to make sure you don't end up with a fake copy!
Adeeba Aqeel loves helping people, she is a self care and personal development blogger, and also works as a liaison for a University, helping foreign & international students settle in.
She enjoys helping people achieve their dreams and stresses that work isn't everything, encouraging people to set goals in all aspects of their lives.
Adeeba started to notice her hair thinning when she was a teenager, which had a large effect on her confidence, and she struggled to find answers as to why this was happening.
Eventually, she was diagnosed with having a sensitivity to Dihydrotestosterone, the androgen hormone, which was likely set off due to the changes in hormones around puberty.
Topical treatments were not effective, as this condition causes the hair follicle to shrink and eventually miniaturise.
She practices self love and acceptance, which has helped her to love herself more regardless of her hair.
Understanding CCCA & restoring hair after cancer treatment
Lorna Jones IAT has been a trichologist since 2018, with clinics in Central & South East London.
She has written two books on trichology & hair, supported by her experience and a degree in Biology! She believes that to understand how you lose hair, you have to understand how it grows. We discuss CCCA, what it is, how to recognise it and options to help treat this condition, as well as other scarring alopecias. Lorna also shares how she has built up a community to support those experiencing hair loss due to cancer treatment, and her work with the NHS and various charities.
This episode has two different foci: Firstly, I talk to Ali Hollands on how therapies such as solution based hypnotherapy can help people deal with physical changes in their appearance, such as hair loss.
Second, we also discuss her shaving her shaving her head on her wedding day!
Ali loves neuroscience, and educating people on how their brain works, helping them to build resources to manage their emotions and deal with difficult circumstances. She has embraced online working, moved to her dream house in the country, and can help people from anywhere in the world.
Patricia Nowakowski is a salon owner who has experienced hair loss for herself, and after noticing shedding, she thought she had found the perfect solution to increase density by adding hair extensions. But the hair extensions ended up causing more hair loss due to traction alopecia by putting strain on her already fragile fine hair!
She works with clients that have suffered from an array of problems including alopecia, cancer, fine, brittle hair and chemical damage from poorly executed chemical services.
We talk about her gentle hand tied hair extension method and how it is vitally important to find the best method for each client and their individual needs.
She recognises the impact that hair loss can have on self esteem and believes that your hair is the one accessory that you never take off!
She encourages stylists to specialise and invest in education.
Arin Halicki, a transformational life coach, describes her childhood as a 'chaotic' environment which she feels affected her nervous system and led her to be very sensitive.
She has lived with trichotillomania since she started pulling out her eyelashes at just six years old!
After her high pressure job in the corporate world led to her suffering from high functioning depression, she left that behind to build a career as an entrepreneur, and is now a Kundalini yoga practitioner.
We talk about her condition, her road to recovery and how this has had an impact on her personal relationships and self image.
She describes feeling 'less of a woman' for not having a full head of hair, and how treating yourself with love and compassion can help you forgive and accept yourself. Building trust in yourself is the first step in shifting the pattern and changing the relationship with yourself.
What better way to start the year but to set clear, measurable goals that you know you can achieve!
Jessica Crane, Salon Coach joins me today for this informative episode on the process of goal setting effectively and the importance of everyone involved working towards the same mission.
She is passionate about supporting women in business, helping people to evolve in their business to achieve and grow.
We talk about setting well rounded goals in all areas of life, realising your 'why' and building habits that align with your goals and help to build your identity.
We also explore the difference between accountability partners and coaches, and making growth a priority.
Vera Gedalia is from Washington, and shares her story of Covid 19 and the impact that has had on her health.
After contracting Covid and suffering from a very high fever, she noticed a markable decline in her hair health and condition, along with weak nails and dry skin. She has also experienced significant hair shedding, known as Telogen Effluvium.
Vera talks about how, as her work in PR, events and marketing puts her in the spotlight, she has found it very distressing to have to disguise her hair loss. She finds it difficult to feel confident in her appearance as she has a professional image to uphold and feels her hair loss if noticeable. We explore the variety of advice she has received, and how it can be a long steady road to recovery.
Alison Bladh is a registered nutritional therapist who specialises in female health. We discuss how perimenopause, menopause and post menopause can affect your hair health, hair growth and contribute to hair loss.
We explore how hormonal changes in the body can affect so many aspects such as hair, mood & sleep patterns.
Alison gives advice on how to support gut health and improve your microbiome, and how to plan your diet to improve the effects of menopause.
Kim Becker, a hairdresser of more than 30 years, started to feel like there was more she should be doing to help people. She made the amazing decision to start a non-profit mobile studio to visit cancer patients in their homes & pamper them at a low point in their life. She wanted to help women fighting cancer to keep a positive mindset and feel empowered.
'Its the doctor's job to treat your cancer and my job to help you look good whilst doing it'
Having experienced cancer herself, she can empathise with her clients and work with others taking a sensitive approach.
Hello Gorgeous has developed virtual makeover videos, and a training programme to enable salons to care for clients with a compromised immune system safely.
She believes there is always a lesson to be learned from adversity.
Robert Masciave has a great history of competition and Avant Garde hairdressing work, inspired by historical figures such as Marie Antoinette, which has made him no stranger to cutting wigs. He also has a long history of working with clients experiencing alopecia.
He shares his knowledge and expertise on what to look for in a wig, the differences in quality and material, and why you should look at a wig as an investment rather than an expense. 'You cannot put a value on how you feel' Robert takes great pleasure in making people look and feel the best they can. He also enjoys running a salon team, and recognises the importance in investing in staff and their development.
He also founded Eblade scissors, a revolutionary scissor to help perfect the craft of cutting hair whilst also reducing the risk of RSI.
Jacqueline Rhule began to experience alopecia areata in her 20s, triggered by stress. This forced her to re-evaluate her nutrition, and how she was looking after herself and her body. She looked into natural therapies, complimentary therapies and how she manages stress.
She had previously placed great emphasis on her hair being part of her beauty, and has had to work on her self love. Accepting her hair loss has not always been easy, but it has been a positive journey.
After she made the tough decision to shave her head 18 years ago, she has never looked back and now describes herself as a 'shaven headed goddess'.
She is now a life coach and is happy to have found an authentic way to help people. She encourages them to look at their mindset, clearing out any negative thought patterns and take inspired action. Jacqueline believes that the law of attraction hinges on what you think, what you believe and how you see yourself.
Is scalp health important or just the latest trend?
Karley Weir is a trichologist in Buckinghamshire who has been in the hair industry for 25 years. She has worked in many different avenues of hair, including cruise ships, TV, working abroad, managing salons, working in education and now she focuses on hair & scalp health.
As her career progressed, she wanted to understand more about the products she was using and their ingredients, and she began studying trichology ten years ago, when there were very few registered trichologists!
Karley shares her thoughts on the latest trends, and how this could influence salon business, as now 1 in 3 clients may have a concern around their scalp.
Scarring Alopecia- What is it and how is it caused?
Jacky van Driel-Nguene shares her wealth of knowledge in this episode on Cicatricial (scarring) alopecia.
Jacky, a natural educator even in childhood, has a passion for learning and sharing her knowledge wanting to help others grow and achieve more.
Curiosity for her around the hair and scalp led to her studying trichology, and now she often presents webinars alongside other organisations such as trichology Scotland. She also offers Private tutoring and 1:1 support for trichologists and students.
Here we get an insight into her approach to trichology, where she describes her consultations as 'guidance towards recovery' She is adamant that clients and patients need to be educated around their conditions and have all the ammunition they need to make informed decisions and receive the best possible treatment and outcomes.