Whether you’re the patient or the hairdresser, hair loss during chemotherapy has always been a big concern. As the hairdresser, you may have fitted wigs, shaved a client’s head to minimize the emotional trauma of watching the hair ...
As the beauty industry excitedly anticipates Rock the Cure, the City of Hope Spirit of Life gala set for July 11 at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, there’s excitement, too, in the City of Hope labs pursuing that elusive cure ...
We found this beautiful photo and a moving description from Theresa Zamora (T_ZAMORA) on Instagram:"My heart is so full! This beauty came to me after finishing chemo. After losing all her hair, it was finally long enough to do something ...
Lindsay Avner is the founder and CEO of Bright Pink, a national nonprofit on a mission to educate and equip women ages 18 to 45 years old, and the medical professionals who care for them, to reduce their risk for breast and ovarian cancer or to ...
We all can do a little more to keep our skin healthy. Tell us your plan! Take the May Healthy Hairdresser Challenge presented by Malibu C—Pledge to Protect Your Skin—and promise to make at least one change to take better care of your ...
May is Melanoma Awareness Month, which comes with four easy-to-remember instructions: Slip, Slop, Slap, Wrap!For hairdressers, Jeanne Braa Foster might add a fifth direction: gab. “If you see something, say something,” she urges. In ...
When her mentor Paul Mitchell died of pancreatic cancer in 1989, Jeanne Braa Foster kept busy. She had performed on platform alongside him for years and, beloved and respected professionally, later became artistic director of John Paul Mitchell ...
Colored ribbons have become an international symbol for support—be it for troops, awareness, fighting disease and more. The lavender ribbon encompasses the battles of many by representing all types of ...
Will you get a Pap test in 2015? Nicknamed “Pap” for the human papillomavirus (HPV) test that looks for the virus that can cause damaging cell changes, this “smear” is still the best way to detect cervical cancer. The ...
Hairdressers have an eye on the scalp, face and neck, where a mole or lesion may be indicating melanoma. Phil Mania, owner of Mania Hair Studio in Park Ridge, New Jersey, wants to increase awareness among stylists so that they can provide an ...