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Haircare

4 Tips to Talk About Hair Thinning With Clients

“About 50 percent of women over 40 experience hair thinning, and 80 percent of men experience it during their lifetime,” says Casey Gilley (@caseylgilley), salon educator, senior stylist and retail expert. Yet many clients never mention their concerns—and when those conversations don't happen, salons miss opportunities to support clients between longer appointments and leave valuable Continued

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Fine/Thinning

Clients Are Asking About GLP-1 Hair Loss. Here's the Bigger Conversation Every Stylist Needs to Have.

More clients are asking about GLP-1 hair loss, early grays and unexpected shedding—but those concerns all point to a much bigger shift. Clients are noticing signs of hair aging earlier than ever before. According to K18 Hair experts, that puts professionals in a unique position to recognize early biological changes, educate clients and guide consultations with Continued

Hair Loss

How Stress, Hormones and Nutrition Impact Hair Loss: What Hairstylists Should Know

Is Your Client’s Hair Loss Linked to More Than Just Diet? Learn The Real Triggers of Hair Loss Hair loss is one of the most emotional changes clients experience, and often one of the first things hairstylists notice in the chair. Thinning, shedding and changes in density can feel sudden to clients, but in most Continued

If you notice sudden changes in your client's scalp or hair (think: hair loss, bumps, odor), do you tell them? If yes, how without scaring them?

Business

From Thinning to Scalp Spots—What's a Stylist's Role?

Do You Say Something or Stay Quiet? Here’s What the BTC Community Says Stylists aren’t medical professionals, but you see your clients more often than most doctors do. That means you might notice changes they can’t see themselves, like thinning hair, unusual scalp spots or texture shifts. This isn’t about diagnosing anything (that’s never your job), Continued

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Fine/Thinning

4 Reasons Hair is Breaking & Shedding (That Have Nothing To Do With Lightener)

If Your Client’s Hair Still Snaps Despite Good Care, This Might Be the Missing Link You’ve ruled out bleach. The formulas are clean. The tension’s perfect. The hair should be holding up—but it’s shedding at the bowl, snapping at the ends and falling flat before you finish styling. It looks healthy, but it’s not acting Continued