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Cultivating the conversation around Hair & Scalp health and Hair Loss. Whether you are in the Hair industry and would like to delve deeper into Hair Loss & Scalp conditions, have experienced or are suffering from some kind of alopecia or scalp problem, or would like to offer support to someone who has, think of this as your audio resource Library for everything you would like to know about all aspects of Hair & scalp health & hair life! Delving into all the aspects of: ~ Trichology ~ Expert Interviews ~ Real life stories ~ Nutrition ~ Hair products ~ General and mental wellbeing ~ Treatment options ~ Hair replacement systems & wigs ~ Hair transplants ~ SPMU & micropigmentation ~ DNA testing and much more.
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The challenges of wearing wigs when you have sensory issues Meg has autism & ADHD. She is a hairstylist and makes wigs in all colours.She used to have long hair, but after shaving it off in 2018 to support a friend who was having chemotherapy treatment, she found she loved short! It made her realise that having long hair had been very uncomfortable for her, and triggered her sensory issues. She loved the freedom of having short hair but being able to wear wigs and still enjoy long hair.Me...
What are the options for Female Pattern Hair loss? Dr Mary Alice Mina, a board certified dermatologist from Atlanta, Georgia, shares her knowledge on what female pattern hair loss is, how oestrogen can play a role in this condition and what are the treatment options.Dr Mina was very artistic at school, and loved to dance, but when she became injured her career took a different path, and she began to take an interest in dermatology & skincare.She describes how analysing skin conditio...
What is the scalp microbiome and why is it important? Dr Andrea Echeverry is a microbiologist & immunologist who studies the impact of modern living conditions on the scalp microbiome.She also offers SMP and specialises in camouflaging hair transplant scars. She works with transplant surgeons & dermatologists to promote the importance of the scalp microbiome.We discuss what a microbiome is, and why do we need it!We look at why microbes can be important, and how conditions like dandruf...
Integrating Eastern & Western medicine to support healthy hair & scalp Dr Tom Ingegno is a licensed acupuncturist with 23 years experience of integrative medicine. He offers an approach that extends beyond traditional treatments, incorporating East Asian medicine to help reduce stress and support overall health. Tom shares how he works preventatively to help work towards a state of 'life enhancing' health, and how Chinese medicine can be used in the treatment of alopecia and hai...
Supporting hair growth through chemical burns, scarring alopecia and menopause. Angela Fields is from Florida. She first experienced issues with her hair when she suffered from chemical burns, following the use of relaxer to straighten her hair. She then began to experience thinning in perimenopause, and discovered that she had a deficiency in Vitamin D. After these issues were resolved, she then developed a scarring condition, central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia, known as CCCA, and ha...
She is losing it ~ A 20 year journey with alopecia Natalie is 39, and has had alopecia for 20 years. She has travelled a lot throughout her life, including Sydney & Singapore. She now lives in Amsterdam. She loves sport and fitness, is a qualified yoga instructor & believes that movement is a huge part of maintaining her health & working on her mindset.She likes to take time to self reflect and care for her mental health.Natalie first saw a dermatologist in Australia a...
What happens when Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia goes undiagnosed Lesley Rutter lives in Newcastle, around 10 years ago, at the age of 40, she began to notice severe hair shedding. The front of her hair began to be itchy, her hair follicles became raised & inflamed, and her hairline began to recede away.She went to the doctor, and he told her it was just stress related,, and it would go away on its own. She returned to various doctors over a period of six years, where she was repeatedly sent ...
The Hair Loss Clinic W/ Eva Proudman Eva Proudman FIT has over 20 years in the hair loss industry and now has a very busy schedule, with clinics in Harley Street, Warwickshire, Hertfordshire, Staffordshire & Hampshire where she sees over 250 patients a month!On top of this she works in product development, mentorship and consultancy.After being involved in a car accident at 32, she medically retired and had to have her spine fused so she couldn't work. She ended up being invited to a netw...
What are JAK inhibitors & how can they be used to treat Alopecia Areata? Dr Jemma Boyle has has alopecia since she was 10 years old, which began as small bald patches which she says could be easily hidden. By her late teens, it began to get worse & more obvious. At the age of 30, she first lost all of her hair. This then grew back, then she lost it again.She is a Doctor who specialises in breast surgery & cancer research, who has been using JAK inhibitors to treat her own conditio...
The facts about scalp cooling Claire Paxman, the brand ambassador & Director of global education for Paxman scalp cooling, the global leader in scalp cooling.Claire shares how it was her Mum having breast cancer in the 90's that first made her aware of scalp cooling, when she tried the cold cap. Her Mum went on to lose her battle with cancer at just 44. She was 14 when she had to shave all her Mum's hair off, which was a devastating experience for her.Her Grandfather invented the first ic...
How mindset can help you through hairloss Sonia Magnier has been in the hair industry since she was 15, became a Mum at 18 and opened her salon at 22, which she had for 20 years!By the age of 24, she had 2 kids and 15 staff to manage. She felt the salon was consuming her life, she was overwhelmed & had no tools to manage her stress.Sonia found a life coach & began looking at holistic ways to help her manage her life and work. This led her to want to help other salon owners with their ...
Hair testing ~ How to really get to know your hair Dr Jonathan Palmer has a PHD from Imperial College and works in Biotechnology. He has worked for cancer research and blood testing, and has now founded Hair Knowhow.Dr Palmer describes himself as an experimentalist, who has been passionate about science since he got his first telescope at 7 years old.He uses tests designed for product development, producing results for people who want to know about their hair health. These hair tests produce ...
Can breathwork help improve hair health? Sandra Withers is a body balance breath coach.At the age of 50 she decided to leave the corporate world and her position as Company Director which made her feel unfulfilled. COVID gave her time to stop and reflect on her life.She began to explore subconscious transformation & became a coach, working with limiting beliefs and promote health & wellbeing. Reiki & breathwork helped her to work with clients to clear energy blocks.We look at brea...
How to Cut it ~ The Network for Hair Professionals W/ Dom Lehane Dom Lehane has been in the hairdressing industry for 37 years. He is a 4th generation hairdresser from Northamptonshire, who now spends most of his time podcasting and building a community.Dom began his career working at Trevor Sorbie in London, and has been surrounded by hairdressers his whole life, including his wife!He has always been passionate about fostering connections, and has created a brand new network called The Platf...
Can we reverse going grey? Interesting cases from New York Penny James is the only board certified Trichologist in New York City.She has been a hairstylist for years, and, after experiencing hair loss herself studied trichology. Now she combines Beauty and Science within her atelier.She finds awareness a struggle, as not enough people know what a trichologist is, and she wants it to become more well known, as long as campaigning for regulation within the industry.Penny has seen some very unus...
Hair loss provision on the NHS Dr Archana Rao is a dermatologist with an interest in perimenopause, menopause and hair and skin disorders.She trained in India and retrained in the UK, specialising in biological treatments.She runs a trichology clinic within Kingston Hospital, where she has worked hard to establish that hair loss is a medical need, not just a cosmetic one. She now has a waiting list of around 18 months, proving that there is a huge demand for her expertise.Dr Rao has presented...
From experiencing alopecia to opening a leading online trichology clinic Claire suffered from alopecia areata at 27, which she puts down to stress. She lost over 90% of her hair in a matter of weeks. She describes the feeling of shame she felt, which led her to develop an alcohol addiction.She has now recovered, but this condition led her to study trichology and spurred her on to opening her own clinic. Due to COVID, she began seeing patients online, and this became so popular that she now ha...
Alopecia Areata Incognita, Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex & Pili Torti Lottie lives in West Yorkshire. She has a rare skin condition called epidermolysis bullosa simplex, which she has had since childhood, which had a big impact on her life. Then just as that started to improve, at the age of 14 she developed alopecia areata incognita. She also has pili torti. She began working in the hair loss industry when she was asked to take over Verve hair loss salon in 2020, where she used to be a c...
Upholding professional standards in the industry ~ The future of Trichology Neil Harvey is the Chairman of the Institute of Trichologists.He has a background in hairdressing, hair replacement services, products and education, which eventually led to him training in trichology.His aim is to create a better future for Trichologists, patients, and the Institute. He was spurred on to take the position as chair because of the faith that his peers had in him to put him forward for the role.Neil has...
Persistent Chemotherapy Induced Alopecia Jo had chemotherapy and radiotherapy in 2017, following breast cancer. She has had a double mastectomy and a hysterectomy, which plunged her into medically induced menopause. She also lost her hair due to the treatment. She had been advised that this would probably happen, but was given the impression that it would grow back. She was not really given any information or advice regarding the cold cap, and after treatment, her hair didn't really start to ...
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