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subscribe to beauty blog via RSSWinterize Your Hair With Philip Kingsley
November 3, 2009 1:53 pm
Having recently gotten a handle on our winter skincare regimen, we felt it was time to direct our attention due north and deal with matters of the hair. With seasonal issues like scalp flakiness and lack of movement plaguing us lately, we decided to call for reinforcements, i.e., renowned trichologist Philip Kingsley. “Flaky scalps are always at their worst during the winter months,” Kingsley assures us, “but it seems that all types of scalp flakiness are given the generic term ‘dandruff.’ ” According to Kingsley, there are three entirely different causes for the universal issue. First, there’s stress. “There are specific physiological reasons why stress can cause flaky and itchy scalps,” he says, “and since stress levels are higher [in the winter] due to the miserable weather, they definitely influence the degree of flakiness.” Food can also be an issue, maintains the coif master. “Too much dairy, white wine, or highly spiced foods can aggravate the tendency as well,” he explains. And last but not least, environmental stressors—like an unbearable wind chill factor—and using the wrong product can exacerbate your symptoms as well. You don’t have to relocate to a more relaxing, warmer climate or stick to a macrobiotic diet to remedy the problem, though. “Eating oily foods like salmon, sardines, mackerel, and olive oil can help,” Kingsley offers, but for a quick fix, try a scalp treatment, like his Scalp Tonic for Flaky, Itchy Scalps, and switch to a more moisturizing conditioner and styling aid, like his Elasticizer, which, when used on a weekly basis, will help minimize dryness and restore shine and bounce. Consider us on it.
tags: Elasticizer, Hair, Philip Kingsley, Scalp Tonic for Flaky Itchy Scalps
I wonder if this’ll be as effective on African American hair.
By tabsonfashion on 11/8/09 at 6:37 pmMy blog:www.tabsonfashion.com