It’s Not Vain to Mind Veins!
Varicose and spider veins are a common problem for people who stand all day, so it’s no surprise that veins can be a professional hazard for hairdressers. They emerged as a concern in Healthy Hairdresser’s original research conducted ...
Breathe Easy
Instead of breathing vapors in the salon air, hairdresser Jordana Lorraine brought in the Aerovex System.
7 Health Benefits of Sex!
More time in the bedroom is the prescription for living longer and looking younger, according to Dr. Nicholas Sieveking, a double board-certified plastic surgeon and anti-aging/functional medicine specialist based in Nashville. “Studies ...
May's Healthy Hairdresser Challenge: What's One Simple Thing You Can Change?
When we think about all the things we need—or would like—to do to meet our goals, it can be overwhelming. But if we can focus or decide on one simple step or change—an easy, achievable, action to be healthier or more organized ...
Healthy Hairdresser Hero: Anthony Barnhill
“Late last year, I was feeling like I wasn’t where I wanted to be—either personally or professionally,” says Anthony Barnhill, nominated as a Healthy Hairdresser Hero by this month’s Healthy Hairdresser sponsor, ...
"No" Launches a Hairdresser’s Weight Loss Journey
“I’m really sorry, but you won’t be able to take this ride,” Jennifer heard a young woman saying in a kind and professional tone of voice. “The seat restraint doesn’t fit.” Jennifer looked around Hershey ...
10 Ways to Spring Clean your Body!
As a hairdresser, you probably keep a clean scalp and nails, which is a good start toward “spring cleaning” yourself. Professional beauty industry brands offer a variety of cleansers to target specific areas, while Dr. Kally ...
Tips From Readers on Losing the First 10 Pounds
The entry box of our April Healthy Hairdresser Challenge is overflowing! We already have hundreds of entries with great ideas for how to “Lose the First 10” on your way to your weight loss goal or improving your health. The direction ...
Heart Disease is Affecting Younger People with Preventable Risk Factors
Smoking, obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes and obstructive pulmonary disease were among the risk factors lowering the average age of patients treated for the most severe and deadly type of heart attack between 1995 and 2014 at the famed ...
Serious Question: Should You Freeze Your Eggs?
As women wait longer to find a life partner and start a family, the concept of freezing eggs is coming up more and more frequently. Age isn’t the only trigger; women diagnosed with cancer also want to preserve their eggs in case their ...
Wash Your Hands: 5 Common Mistakes
Hand-washing is among the top suggestions for making sure you don’t catch what your clients and team members bring into the salon...make sure you're doing it right!
Salon Owner Posts Video for Autism Awareness Month
Back in 2013, Nicole Hitchcock, owner of NH2 Salon in Novato, California, wanted to do something special to promote autism awareness during April Autism Awareness Month. She did two things. First, Hitchcock got permission at her ...
Switch from Distracted Eating to Eating Mindfully
We’re not paying attention, which may be why we’re putting on pounds. Do you look at your food as you’re eating it, or are your eyes glued to the computer screen, the TV, your phone or the color formula you’re ...
Healthy Hairdresser Hero: Anne Enfiomusi
Anne EnfiomusiBeauty industry executiveVice President, Piermarco Group“We shouldn’t feel guilty about pampering ourselves,” says Anne Enfiomusi, co-owner and vice president of Piermarco Group, a full-service distributor serving ...
Take the April Challenge! Pledge to Lose Your First 10 Pounds
Many salon pros in the Healthy Hairdresser community have identified weight loss as a goal for 2016 and a contributing factor to overall health concerns that affect career sustainability, productivity and lifestyle. In fact, it was the ...
Health is a Personal Journey
Each of us has to find our own motivation for living a healthy lifestyle. Hairdressers share their reasons for making changes.Sometimes a serious health crisis is the wake-up call that gets people to overhaul their lifestyle. Other times an ...
Carly LaManna: Creating Abundance through Health
Thanks for a great inspirational Healthy Hairdresser email from Carly LaManna, colorist at Planet Salon in Los Angeles, who writes: “Beauty shines from within… Be the change you want to see… To thine own self be ...