https://www.scmp.com/rss/330398/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Many of us use hair care products every day, but do we know what’s truly in them? Examine the products in your bathroom, and you’ll usually find a line or two about what they specifically do not contain in their formulas. These “free from” lists tend to be universal, implying that such ingredients are probably always bad for your hair. Not so, says Prudvi Kaka, chief scientific officer of Deciem – the company behind skincare brand The Ordinary. She says: “One must take into account the... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/3176247/shampoos-bad-ingredients-truth-about-keratin-parabens?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/3176247/shampoos-bad-ingredients-truth-about-keratin-parabens?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 03 May 2022 08:15:14 +0000 The hair care aisle is popping up with new takes on a familiar product: hair masks. But are they hair care gold or just a gimmick? Experts say hair masks can be a useful tool for a range of textures but it’s important to know what kind you need, and best practices, before adding them to your routine. While different types of hair mask exist in the market, they’re typically applied in the shower after shampooing and left on for a number of minutes to soak in before rinsing out. Dr Michelle Henry,... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/3172983/should-hair-masks-be-part-your-hair-care-routine-experts?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/3172983/should-hair-masks-be-part-your-hair-care-routine-experts?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 05 Apr 2022 08:15:17 +0000 Actor Matthew McConaughey found himself in the middle of an unintended media blitz recently, over hair product. McConaughey was responding to claims by a hair transplant surgeon that the actor had had an operation on his thinning hair, something he’d been experiencing since the late 1990s. But McConaughey not only vociferously denied the rumours, he also let on that he’d been using a specific treatment on his scalp for the better part of two decades, and that it had been instrumental in... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/3170770/why-matthew-mcconaughey-didnt-need-hair-transplant-hair?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/3170770/why-matthew-mcconaughey-didnt-need-hair-transplant-hair?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 17 Mar 2022 23:15:18 +0000 Hong Kong residents have flocked to hair salons after they reopened following a month-long closure, but hairdressers and shop owners say they are worried about “inconsistent” social-distancing policies leading to financial uncertainties amid the city’s fifth wave of coronavirus infections. People also expressed concerns about salons having to close again, prompting them to prioritise scheduling a trim as soon as they heard about the reopening. Last month, residents said they were caught... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3170012/coronavirus-hongkongers-rush-get-haircuts-salons-reopen?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3170012/coronavirus-hongkongers-rush-get-haircuts-salons-reopen?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 10 Mar 2022 13:00:24 +0000 Bold hair dye was arguably Tinseltown’s hottest 2020 trend – for a fleeting moment at least – with celebs from Kristen Stewart to Hilary Duff and Dua Lipa among those to experiment with dramatic shades during the early days of pandemic lockdown. So now, as Megan Fox belatedly jumps on the bandwagon by unveiling a solid silver hairdo – apparently in preparation for her role in new film Johnny & Clyde – we look back on some of our favourite celeb transformations, however long they lasted. Kristen... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3152510/15-celebrities-who-had-fun-bold-hair-colours-kim?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3152510/15-celebrities-who-had-fun-bold-hair-colours-kim?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 17 Oct 2021 22:00:27 +0000 As a leading member of the British royal family, Prince William is one of the most famous men in the world. By dint of his male pattern baldness, he’s one of the most famous bald men, too. In March, the prince was crowned, so to speak, the “world’s sexiest bald man” after a study published in a British newspaper found that he was most often linked to the word “sexy” on Google search trends compared to other famous baldies. Unsurprisingly, the study, and Prince William beating the likes of Dwayne... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/3139833/vin-diesel-dwayne-johnson-prince-william-why-bald-new-sexy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/3139833/vin-diesel-dwayne-johnson-prince-william-why-bald-new-sexy?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 05 Jul 2021 20:15:08 +0000 https://www.scmp.com/news/article/3126162/stopasianhate-asian-americans-rally-after-atlanta-shootings?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/article/3126162/stopasianhate-asian-americans-rally-after-atlanta-shootings?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 19 Mar 2021 08:32:42 +0000 Wang Jianfeng is no ordinary barber – he sculpts faces of celebrities onto the backs of his customers’ heads. He serves around eight to 10 clients a month with haircuts that depict the likes of Chairman Mao and former England soccer star David Beckham. Inspired by the famous American hair artist Rob Ferrel, the barber in eastern China’s Zhejiang province started doing hair art in 2015. Watch the video, above, for more. https://www.scmp.com/style/chairman-mao-your-head-chinese-barber-turns-heads-shaving-art/article/3007605?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/style/chairman-mao-your-head-chinese-barber-turns-heads-shaving-art/article/3007605?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 26 Apr 2019 10:15:07 +0000 Winnie Chui is one of Hong Kong’s few remaining practitioners of an age-old craft: making calligraphy brushes with baby hair. These tokens of nativity, known in Chinese as taimaobi (胎毛笔), or “fetal brushes,” represent parents’ hopes that their children might become wise and filial. The locks are taken from an infant’s first haircut, usually before the baby turns 3. “Only the first growth of hair is used,” Chui says, “because that’s the only time when human hair tapers naturally at the tip.” The... https://www.scmp.com/culture/calligraphy-brushes-baby-hair/article/3000163?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/culture/calligraphy-brushes-baby-hair/article/3000163?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 08 Oct 2018 09:14:47 +0000