NUTRITIONAL TIPS FOR HEALTHY HAIR

  A healthy diet is key to healthy hair and hair growth.  So – we thought we’d make the road to happy hair days easier for you with these useful weekly dietary tips! #1 START THE DAY WITH A GOOD BREAKFAST It’s here where a proper nutritional boost is most needed – Energy available to your hair […]

Competition Time

Dubai Hair Doctor has 4 shampoo and conditioning hampers courtesy of Clear and Dove to give away. All you need to do is answer this question – what are the three stages of the hair cycle called and which one is the longest in duration? Leave your answer as a comment on this post.             […]

WHAT IS TELOGEN EFFLUVIUM?

WHAT IS TELOGEN EFFLUVIUM? Telogen effluvium is a diffuse hair loss and is best understood by looking at your hair growth cycle. Your hair grows in 3 stages – anagen, the growing phase; catagen, a short intermediary phase; and telogen, the resting phase where the hair is released and falls out. Follicles rest for around 3 […]

Maintain and improve your hair during the Dubai summer!

Hair is the 2nd fastest growing cell in the body (intestinal cells being the 1st) and its growth can be influenced, both positively and negatively, by many factors. In this post we will talk about what you can do to get your hair growing at its optimum rate – and how to prevent hair loss in the […]

Grey hair, does this mean I’m getting old?

                  Unfortunately as the sands of time pass us by, sadly our hair gets thinner. A common misconception is that grey hair is coarser, but in fact grey hairs are usually finer in diameter. This is because oils glands tend to produce less sebum as you get […]

Hair awareness week

        A recent article in the Guardian got my attention. I am a firm believer in good nutrition, morale and overall well-being. It addresses the pressures media puts on both women, and men, to conform to a specific body shape. An often unhealthy and unrealistic body shape, only achieved by extreme dieting, exercise and mental anguish. […]

General tips for healthy Dubai hair:

            HAIR ACCESSORIES: Try not to use uncovered elastic bands. Instead, use ones with a fabric covering. Uncovered elastic can cut into your hair shaft resulting in breakage & can also pull your hair out when removed.

My hair will not grow!

‘My hair won’t grow’ is a frequently brought up concern in my consultation rooms. However, even though both frustrating and upsetting, there is always a cause for hair failing to reach past a certain length – many of which are quite easy to remedy.  In this article we will address two of the most common causes. CAUSE: HAIR BREAKAGE Hair breakage is a […]