Damaged hair, dandruff? Hair care tips and secrets from expert Miriam Quevedo to keep your locks shiny and healthy
- Quevedo is the Barcelona-based founder of the eponymous skincare and hair care label. She tells the Post how to keep your hair in tip-top condition
- Her tips include doing a scalp massage every time you wash your hair, finding the right conditioner or mask and using sprays to protect against UV damage
Five minutes with Miriam Quevedo, the Barcelona-based founder of the eponymous skincare and hair care label.
How did your brand come about?
“I grew up surrounded by organically grown herbs in my mother’s apothecary in Barcelona, where I discovered the secrets of the active ingredients of plants. I learned everything from her. It was all herbal remedies, no packaged products. We made our own blends.
How often should you wash your hair?
“The massage is important because as you age the scalp gets thinner. I like to do one every day for five minutes.”
Should you be using hair masks? If your hair is dry or damaged, maybe
Should you be using a conditioner?
Any guidelines on brushing?
How do you protect hair from sun damage?
“Sun degrades the proteins of your hair, especially when it’s coloured and styled because it becomes more porous and the UV rays penetrate more easily and degrade keratin and also reach the scalp so you can experience inflammation and redness.
“We make sprays and mists that provide protection and a treatment shield that also protects from digital lights.”
The causes of hair loss, how to prevent it and what to do if you can’t
What are the telltale signs of hair ageing?
“When women lose oestrogen, there is loss of density and the hair becomes thin and you see some of the scalp. [The less visible signs are] when the hair is really flat and has no volume.”
Miriam Quevedo’s Sublime Gold range is available at Lane Crawford, tel: 2118 2288.