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7 surprising ways journaling can fuel your business and improve your life
Most people don’t think of journaling as a powerful business development tool. But it turns out that writing daily is well known and respected as a great way to improve our businesses and our lives. I read a lot of business and personal development books and take particular notice when common ideas start to reappear […]
Posted: June 21st, 2016 ˑ No Comments
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Get Ready For Movember!
It’s that time of year again, when our lovely clean shaven men forgo the razor for the month of November for a great cause – Movember. Movember is all about raising funds and awareness for Men’s Health Programs that combat prostate and testicular cancer as well as mental health challenges. Last year over 1 million […]
Posted: October 30th, 2013 ˑ No Comments
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Protect Your Luscious Locks This Summer
With the summer temperatures rising and another wonderful month of sun filled adventures ahead of us, don’t forgot to protect your hair from the harsh rays this summer. Hats are a fantastic way to hide your hair from the sun and protect your skin while looking fabulous. Here are some of my favourite sun hats […]
Posted: August 2nd, 2013 ˑ No Comments
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The Case for Less Toxic Products
I was recently sent a link to an awesome video on Dr. Frank Lipman’s website that is a spoof game show all about toxic beauty products. We in the beauty industry should keep this video in mind when selecting the products we will use on the general public. Here is the intro paragraph that Dr. Lipman wrote […]
Posted: March 20th, 2012 ˑ No Comments
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Are There Toxins In Your Cleaning Products?
Because we can’t all live in a world of titanium dioxide coated wonder-fabric that cleans itself, there comes the battle of the cleaning product aisle. Phthalates, Ammonia and Chlorine seem common and while harmful have become a large part of our lives. “Ninety-one percent of the population applies 300-million pounds of these poisons annually, often […]
Posted: January 30th, 2012 ˑ No Comments
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The Story Of Cosmetics
If you haven’t seen this video before then check it out. Everyone involved in the beauty industry should be aware of the ingredients they are working with. You can find out more at www.safecosmetics.org/.
Posted: November 1st, 2011 ˑ No Comments
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Hairdressers as Diagnosticians
Recently a study was published in the Archives of Dermatology to found out how often Cosmetologists and Barbers check their clients for cancerous moles and lesions. The study discovered that out of the 203 people who answered the survey just over half of them have had alerted clients to some form of growth on their […]
Posted: October 24th, 2011 ˑ No Comments
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Can hairstylists help identify older clients who need health services.
We came across this interesting article on Science Daily the other day. Published by Ohio State University, it discusses the unique position that hairstylists have with older clients and whether they can help identify clients who might benefit from health services. Because stylists are some of the few people that have the opportunity to see […]
Posted: August 25th, 2011 ˑ No Comments
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Protect your hair from the sun
With all the effort we put into our luscious locks, we need to remember to protect it from sun damage. Prolonged exposure to the sun can cause your hair colour to fade, cause dry brittle hair, split ends and frizz. Here are some quick and simple tips to protect your hair when you’re out playing […]
Posted: June 9th, 2011 ˑ No Comments
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Angel Hairs for Kids and Cuts for Cancer
Angel Hairs for Kids and Cuts for Cancer are two fantastic charitable programs focused on providing natural hair pieces to cancer patients at no cost to the family. Angel Hair for Kids™ is part of A Child’s Voice Foundation™ run out of Toronto. Their goal is to help improve the self esteem and self image […]
Posted: December 31st, 2010 ˑ No Comments
Filled under: Education, Hair, Health