I was talking to someone who grew up on the Indian subcontinent and he asked me about something his mother and sister do. They make …
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Grey Hair Gene
Grey hair is something we can all look forward to. That the genes have something to do with it is pretty clear. Some people go …
Are Personal Care Products Making Men Bald?
This was a question posed to me by a journalist on the Daily Telegraph. The answer is of course no, but I’ll get onto that …
Hair Care Secrets – Horizon BBC2 23rd January 2017
So how much hair care can you cover in an hour? Quite a lot, but maybe not as much as the producers tried to cram …
Plantur 39 Phyto-Caffeine Shampoo
Plantur 39 Phyto-Caffeine Shampoo is being heavily advertised on UK television at the moment. The advert is well made but it made my eyebrow raise …
Essential Oils Against Head Lice
Head lice are a recurrent problem all over the world. The lice are no respecters of income levels, general cleanliness and the degree of diligence …
Should You Shampoo Your Hair?
There has been a lot of debate online following a video being run by the Huffington Post about a woman who hasn’t used shampoo for …
Coconut Oil Shampoo Pretreatment
My friends over at the Beauty Brains blog have been talking for a while about using coconut oil as a pre-conditioner. Basically the idea is …
Pantene Pro V Shampoo
When I first started working on cosmetic formulations back in the eighties, every month a list of the best selling shampoos in the UK market …
Cetrimonium chloride
Cetrimonium Chloride is the mainstay of hair conditioners. It works in a very simple way. Damaged hair has an electric charge. This is why you …