Easy mix radio station Auckland knowlede bank

Nigel has become involved with the panel of experts on the easy mix radion station on line knowledge bank. This has a panel of people considered to be experts in their field offering articles on specific subjest related to their area of expertise. please follow the link below to find out more http://www.easymix.co.nz/knowledgebank/contributor/Nigel-Russell

hair the well being barometer

Hair the Barometer. Just as the eyes are the windows to the soul, so too the hair reflects the inner wellbeing, if you observe someone after they have a detox, they are absolutely glowing and so too will their hair. In the hair dressing industry we are striving to create a better relationship with our [...]

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Richard Kavanagh reckons it’s time men grew up a bit grooming-wise. Take a dash of Mad Men and make it modern. The top stylist worked on a host of fashion shows in New York, Paris and Milan this season and noticed a definite trend to more sophisticated styling. This year he worked with Redken maestro [...]

The hair and there diet

In order to maintain healthy hair, skin and nails we need to organise and balance our diet.

Whenever possible, try to start the day with fruit, cereal and toast – not just a cup of coffee on the way out the door as you rush off to school or work! That way, you feel better and have more energy throughout the day.

Whenever possible it is a great idea to create an eating routine and try to stick to it as the body loves routine. During the day your lunch time meal should consist of a variety of foods from salads, lean meat, fish etc, in small portions.

I don’t think eating a big lunch is such a great idea, as your system has to work over time to digest it, so you may feel lethargic in the afternoon. Ideally if you could snack through the day on small healthy foods then you would be in a lot better shape, but it is really our social conditioning that makes us eat as we do. In Europe the Italians have a larger meal in the middle of the day then they have a siesta. I suggest eating dinner in the early evening as opposed to later on so as to allow the body time to burn off and digest food.

Dry, frizzy hair

Dry, frizzy, brittle, uncontrollable hair will never behave as the person who wears it would wish. The same goes for hair that has been heavily over processed and has lost its natural shine.

This type of hair sits away from the head, or in the case of fine brittle hair the damaged ends sit away from the moisture-producing scalp. The scalp naturally produces protection and lubrication for the hair and the quality of this natural substance is largely influenced by our diet and body systems.

For example, an adolescent during puberty produces more sebum (oil) and if their diet is inconsistent or high in saturated, fatty foods then the quality of the sebum secretion will not be of benefit to the outer layer of the skin and especially not for the scalp and hair.

Psoriasis: causes and solutions

Often misdiagnosed as dandruff or dry scalp, psoriasis is a very common scaling problem that affects people worldwide.

People generally inherit the condition but it is widely understood that there are certain things that trigger the onset of psoriasis.

Psoriasis is identified mainly by an accompanied redness to the scalp and the scale may be all over the scalp or just in patches. The inflammation of the scalp is often around the hairline. Flakiness is due to an abnormal build up of scale as these cells are shedding seven times faster than normal skin cells. The accompanied itchiness causes people to scratch the scalp, which merely spreads the problem and makes it worse.

Recognized triggers are bacterial infections, vaccinations, contact allergy or an injury to the scalp.

She is just so sensitive!

Allergies on the rise as more turn to hair dyes

These were the headlines of an article in the N.Z. Herald just a few weeks ago.

It described the alarming increase in people reacting to hair dye in many countries. The main ingredient that people react to is called para-phenylenediamine (P.P.D.)

This has known to cause an allergic response such as eczema around the hair line and on the face and in worse cases it has crept further down the neck.

Hairdressers have been well aware of such risks as they are probably most likely to have coloured hair and also more able to experiment with dramatic colour changes. Also a lot of young hairdressers have had problems with their hands from washing off colour day after day.

The increase is relevant to the trend in fast and dramatic change. How many Paris Hilton wannabes do you see around the streets these days? It takes several processes to get that blond and depending on how deep your base colour is it may take several applications of hi lift colour to achieve let alone to keep it that blond!!!

Am I losing too much hair?

Article first appeared on the NZgirl web site.

Feeling as though you’re malting a little too much? We all naturally lose around 100 strands of hair each day; but what causes it and how can you make sure you’re not losing any more than you should be? Nigel, our resident hair guru gives us the lowdown on hair loss…

You jump in the shower, grab the shampoo give your locks a good lathering, you are temporarily blinded by the suds and when you rinse them all out PANIC as you see hand full of your beautiful, expensive hair blocking up the plug hole. So how can you tell the difference between normal shedding of hair and excessive hair loss?

The normal hair cycle exists in three parts; the growing, the resting and then the falling stage. This cycle continues on throughout our lives with the new hair constantly replacing that which naturally falls out. If our health profile is good then this cycle is only interrupted during pregnancy or if there is a genetic disposition to thinning hair.

Of course we all go through times of both good and bad health and our hair acts as a barometer of our overall wellbeing.

Looking at your hair holistically

This interview with Nigel Russell appeared in Pretty Beautiful in October 2009.

Earlier this week I was invited to enjoy a treatment and blow wave at Grey Lynn, Auckland salon Gareth & Co, courtesy of the very kind people at Pantene. The occasion was the launch of their Deep Fortifying Treatment collection and featured a guest appearance by Trichologist Nigel Russell. A stylist for thirty years in Sydney and Auckland, he realised the importance of trichology in 1985 and trained extensively to become a certified trichologist in 1992. So what exactly is Trichology? The science or understanding of hair and scalp problems in relation to the whole body and its general health, so a rather interesting field indeed. I took Nigel aside for a chat, and found out some rather interesting stuff about how to keep your crowning glory just that…