Hair Salon on Clearance

A hair salon in downtown Victoria, Canada could be yours for only $5,000, and you won’t even have to buy scissors, chairs or stations to put in it. It’s all already there. That’s right, the salon owner is feeling the economic pinch and just wants to get it off his hands. He put up a sign earlier in the week – along side the asking price – that said, “Does anyone have money in the city?” This is a commentary on his situation as well as the situation of the city, since no one has been able to come up with a firm offer. Owner Anton Kashari says if he can’t sell for $5,000, he will keep dropping the price.

“It will go down and down until the end and I put up ‘Free business,’ “he said.

According to Canada.com, Kashari said he started the business three years ago, converting the locale from a flower shop, the store needed some drastic cleaning and painting. Kashari also says he put in about $30,000 in improvements to the plumbing, electrical work, signs and fixtures such as sinks and chairs

He offered his salon for sale about one year ago, using the Internet to advertise across Canada and asking for $30,000. That attracted a few calls but nothing else.

He started bringing the price down. At about $10,000, a few stylists came in expressing interest, but none of them seemed to be able to come up with the cash.

He’s a bit baffled saying it would be a great deal for anyone looking to start out in the business, even if they had to go in on it with a few friends. He says, for that price, a couple of hairstylist students could ask their parents for the money and get a good start in the business.

Kashari’s answer to this enigma? He says too many people just don’t want to work hard or take a little risk. “They just want to be paid for doing nothing.”

No Life of Leisure for this Lotto-winning Hairslytist

If you think winning the lottery means getting a free ride, think again.  A hairstylist in the UK won £2.9million last year, and instead of kicking back on an island she decided to fulfill her dream, and opened up a salon next to the one where she used to work.

Don’t think she didn’t enjoy the life of leisure for awhile -  Natalie visited exotic places like Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, but she just had to come back. When she did, she decided to employ the other women who had also been in on her winning ticket.

“People don’t believe you when you say you still want to be doing something after you’ve won the lottery, but you do.

“So I decided to open my own salon.”

She says, while she didn’t have to worry about money when it came to setting everything up, she never-the-less took some business courses to help her understand how to better run the salon, which she says really helped: “I didn’t have a clue about things like tax, or business plans and so on, and it has been great.”

Now Natalie and her fellow stylists are able to do what they love, without worrying about the money!

Hilton Launches Hairstyle on a Headband

As much as we tend to think of Paris Hilton as “just” an heiress, we’ve got to hand it to her for her latest creation – a hairstyle-on-a-headband. Now, who’s to say if she had help coming up with this idea, but it seems like a great solution for people who want to change their hair frequently, or want to see what they’d look like with a different hairstyle.

Paris already has an existing hair extension line and she unveiled her new ‘Bandit’ lock-lengtheners at a mini fashion show attended by friends.

“Basically it’s a headband with a hairstyle attached to it,” Paris explained.

“I wanted to make something that was a little bit more accessible for anyone for any age. I have a cousin that’s six years old and she loves it.

“So it’s basically having a hair do where you don’t have to go to the salon. You just put it on right away and you have great hair.”

‘Bandit’ is apparently easy to use – as we would hope if a six-year-old can do it – you just velcro the extensions to the band and stick it on your head!

Of course, do-it-yourself extensions never look quite as good as the “real thing,” but this provides an option for people who may not want to sink that kind of money into their hair!

Salon Proves Holistic Hair Care can be Accomplished

A salon in Grass Valley, CA is taking eco-friendly hair care to another level. The Red Room Salon offers a totally holistic approach to hair care and beauty. They may not have the option to buy scissors that are vegan, but they have just about everything else. From the eco-friendly salon to the organic hair care products and vegan cosmetics, Nicole Bratt-Maloney, owner and artistic director, has seemingly accomplishedhis goal of providing this unique approach to maintain hair’s health, strength, color and vitality.

In addition to featuring Eufora organic hair care products, Red Room also offers Stript natural mineral make-up. The products at Red Room help enable you to live chemical-free as the essence of Eufora’s products is certified organic, pharmaceutical-grade aloe vera gel.

And the salon has been a personal success for Bratt-Maloney, too who was recently honored by Eufora as their contest winner in naming a new addition to their Urgent Repair shampoo line. She called the shampoo “Detoxify,” which gained recognition in Elle magazine.

There’s also a solutionFor clients who choose to color their hair. Stylists offer a gentle, ammonia-free haircolor with both enzyme technology – which helps keep the color molecules inside the hair shaft – and botanicals.

“There’s a great sense of gratification when you do your part in protecting the environment!” Bratt-Maloney concluded.

Salon Gregories Welcomes Scissorboy

During our trip down to LA, we scheduled a shoot with Rene Antonio and his awesome and dynamic team of hairstylists. The team demonstrated three cutting edge cuts and colors on three models.

Above, Rene talks through some techniques with model Stacey, and Jeff Nance at Salon Gregories washes his model’s hair. Stay tuned for updates on these segments as we edit and post them to the CuttingEdgeHairshow.com.

We Find out how to get Straight, Healthy Hair!

During our trip to LA, we stopped off for a demonstration of Zerran Natural Hair Straightening. We found out that their system is so gentle it can be applied without any protective gloves and without applying a soothing balm to the scalp. This is vastly different from most other permanent straightening techniques which include all kinds of chemicals and other damaging agents which can ruin hair and even make the client feel sick or faint. The process is vegan and 100% fragrance free. Amazing, for a hair straightening procedure! We investigated how it works and will release the segment on the CuttingEdgeHairshow soon!

Hair Donations Are Salon Owner’s Way to Give Back

For a woman who grew up around hairstylists and observing her stepmom in her hair salon, it seems only natural that when she decided to give back, she latched on to a hair-related charity.

Melinda Brown has actually worked in the hair industry for more than two decades and has partnered with the organization Children with Hairloss . Her salon, Melinda’s Creative Hair Salon in Mississippi works with the organization to provide hair to children who have medically-related hair loss. As part of the program, each child receives a custom-made wig, for free, every year until they turn 21.

As a partner of Children with Hairloss, Brown works with children who will receive a wig to get measurements, create a mold of the child’s head and she then sends the mold to the organization for a wig to be made. Individuals who donate their hair to the organization can also have their hair cut at Melinda’s salon at little to no charge.

Over the past eight years, the organization has helped more than 1,000 children. For more information on Children with Hairloss, go to www.childrenwithhairloss.us or call Brown at Melinda’s Creative Hair Salon at 783-5886.

Vitamin Supplement Leads to Hair Loss

Imagine seeking to get a better physique, and instead winding up with hair loss! The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that’s what happened to a number of people who used Total Body Formula and Total Body Mega Formula nutrition and fitness supplements.

The CDC found that users of the supplement suffered loss of hair and fingernails, as well as nausea, joint pain, and other symptoms. The liquid supplement is one of more than 12 supplements that have been recalled in the past year by the FDA.

Some batches of the supplements were found to contain far too much Selenium, a trace mineral that is only needed in small amounts for good health. The FDA said too much of it can cause hair loss, among other things.

The distributor of the supplements voluntarily recalled the products – but are now facing law suits from numerous former clients who have no doubt had to seek the consult of their hairstylists – or buy scissors themselves – to rectify the damage.

A Wig Breathes New Life into 8-Year-Old

Balding isn’t something an 8-year-old should have to worry about, but it’s the reality of life for Bethan Cokeley who has a condition which means her hair will never grow beyond a few wisps. She’ll never get to buy hair scissors, never get to sit in a hairstylists’ chair – not with her real hair any way. But a wig is giving her a new outlook.

After family and friends came together to raise the funds needed for the hair piece, the UK youngster now has her first ever custom-made wig  after trying out some styles at a wigmaker’s. The long, blonde wig cost £800, and Bethan’s mom says she’s already seen a world of difference in her daughter.

“The wig has totally boosted her confidence. She’s blooming. She absolutely loves it. We went shopping for the first time to buy bobbles and Bethan was in her element. We comb the wig and treat it like normal hair.

Dad Andrew added, “The wig is not hard to look after and she can wash and style it like normal hair.After Bethan came out of the shower it was the first time she felt wet hair on her face. It was lovely to see her so excited.”

Bethan was diagnosed with the illness when she was just four, after her family noticed her hair wasn’t growing. Her condition affects only around one in 150,000 people in the UK.

Bethan will have to get a new wig every year as she continues to grow and it’s hoped more fundraising events will take place in the future

How Does Your Hair Grow?

Scientists are finding ways to answer this question, and in turn bring you perfect products for your specific hair type. The have mounted hairs on an atomic force microscope for the first time ever, in order to tell how hair follicles react while they rub against each other–and respond to environmental forces like “humidity, water content of hair, and hair stickiness,” Eva Max said in the study.

Basic problems arise when the hair shaft becomes rough – meaning pieces of the follicle protrude from their shaft – as opposed to conditioned follicles which lay flatter and feel smoother.

These scientists have been able to observe these rough hair follicle scales rubbing against each causing problems like frizz and entanglement. Their friction creates a negative charge that makes individual hairs repel each other like magnets.

Creating formulas that contain positively charged formulas in order to counteract this situation is nothing new, but the research could enable a better understanding of what’s at the root of frizz, dry hair, and much more – and therefore result in better products.

And who do you think will have the best products? Possibly companies who buys their cosmetic ingredients from BASF (Badische Anilin- & Soda-Fabrik). The Care Chemicals Division of the chemical and plastics company is the one who sponsored the research.