Getting a fresh new hairstyle is like getting a new body, a new face – well, maybe not that dramatic, but the rejuvenation that sweeps over your body when you see your reflection moments after you get your hair styled is a feeling not easily replaceable. It’s as if you’re emerging out of a spa after a session. It’s as if your soul’s been manicured and pedicured. It’s that spectacular, which is why summer is such an invigorating time; it’s the season of hairdos! This is especially true in Toronto where we dig ourselves out of the winter darkness and are ready to take the summer by storm – and that usually means changing our look, whatever that may be.
We know it’s August and summer will be done before we know it, but do you have a wedding coming up or maybe another event? If that’s the case, you need to be happy with your hair, whether for official event photographs, photo booth shots, or in Facebook and Instagram posts. Now that you have decided to get your hair done for the big day, you need to know exactly what it is you want to do. You also need to consider how much you’re willing to spend on your hair as that will be taken into consideration.
Sometimes it feels like you’re a kid in the candy store when it comes to hairstyles; there are just so many out there to choose from! Say you have fine hair or something similar, you might want to consider adding some highlights. Summer is about having a healthy glow. What are some of your favorite summer hairdos? Any stick out in the memory? Summer is a great time to experiment with many different looks, so at Continental Hair, we recommend living on the hair…edge! Contact us today to discuss your summer hairdos!
Continental Hair has been around for over fifty years now. It’s quite an accomplishment.
And sometimes there are things that remind me about how long we have been here.
Clients move, and they move on. It’s just a fact of life. But in the past two weeks, I have had calls from women that I had not heard from in over ten years.
The first was from Annette. She came to see me once about twenty years ago while she was in Toronto. She then would order wigs from me and I would ship them down to where she lived in Arizona. I had not heard from her in many years but she called, now from Colorado, asking if I could help her. She said she remembered the service that she got here. So I will be having a visit from her soon.
Another was actually a client of my mother’s. When my mom retired, it seemed that she went on another track for her hair. I had not heard from her in over fifteen years. But, her travels are bringing her to Toronto and she wants to come in and see what I can make for her.
And just this morning I get a call from someone that has two of my wigs that must be at least eleven years old. She wants to see if I can repair them. Well, I will try. There is a law of diminishing returns on old wigs; you repair one thing and another falls part. But I am going to be very happy to see her again.
This is just a reminder of how many women that Continental Hair has worked with over the years. It warms my heart to know that after so much time they feel comfortable and happy about coming in to ask if I can do something for them. It makes me feel special.
I guess that you can’t be around for half a century without doing something special.
Wednesday, July 22, 2015 – Toronto ON – For over 50 years Continental Hair has had an open door for our clients, providing the best products, service and counsel on all things related to hair loss and hair systems. We wanted to continue that personalized, friendly approach on our website, welcoming you to our virtual front door with a new site that was created with you, the consumer, in mind. We are proud to announce the launch of our newly designed website: Continentalhair.com.
We know hair loss can be frustrating. We wanted to diminish that frustration by creating a place where you could learn more about your specific condition and needs in the privacy of your home; find and compare products and price points; and understand our approach and offerings as well as who our team consists of.
Our website’s fresh new look, user-friendly navigation, informative videos and product or condition-specific search functionality were painstakingly created to give our clients and their confidants the best online shopping and research experience. And we wanted it to look the way we want you to feel after you walk out our doors – beautiful. To celebrate our new site, and in lieu of a champagne toast, we wanted to offer anyone who mentions our new site launch to us a 5% discount on services and products. It’s our way of saying thank- you for visiting!
We know you’re busy so we made it easy to browse through our five main Product Offerings on the home page to find the system that suits you best, featuring Contressa Scalp Prosthetics, Wigs, Postiches & Toppers, Hair extensions and Trichology Treatments, or simply click on one of the condition-specific Solutions windows to find information on solutions for Chemotherapy, Thinning Hair or Alopecia.
ADDITIONAL FEATURES INCLUDE:
ONLINE QUOTE REQUEST
It can’t hurt to ask. Don’t know what you want or don’t have time for a complementary in-salon consultation? Ask for a quick and easy quote.
VIDEO GALLERY
Explore our multi-media gallery featuring our library of engaging videos, including how-to’s and why-to’s.
BLOGS
Our regular blog posts provide you with first person accounts from our clients or expert tips and tricks from the best in the biz, and our salon.
PRODUCTS BY BUDGET
Don’t know where to start or how much to budget for? Our easy reference chart breaks down our offerings by price point and provides detailed descriptions of those options.
Continental Hair is a proud partner of Sunnybrook Hospital where we host a local salon within the M wing. We are also the founders of The Wigs for Kids Program. Our mission is to take care of you and give your peace of mind. Our goal is to give you a safe and informative place to learn more about your hair enhancement options. We hope that you will enjoy browsing our new site and know you will find whatever it is you are looking for.
Once you’re done browsing we invite you to come visit us at our main location at 92 1⁄2 Avenue Rd. in Toronto.
For more information please visit our site at: continentalhair.com. To speak to owner Michael Suba about solutions for hair loss and thinning hair, or to learn more about his own remarkable story, please contact him at:
mi*****@*************ir.com
Continental Hair has been proud to have helped so many women through their hair loss. Many of the techniques and products we use are exclusive to us and offer a level of natural look and lifestyle that is not available elsewhere. If you are a woman that wears hair now then you are someone that would appreciate some of the things that make Continental Hair unique.
1. Hair Quality
Have you had a problem with the quality of the hair in your systems? We always have clients who are wearing hair coming to Continental to see what we can do differently. The biggest complaint they have is the quality of the hair. This is something that has been getting worse every year, especially for clients on permanent attachment systems. This is an even worse problem for women wearers because they require longer styles and more complex colours. The processed hair from Asia has never been the best solution, but in recent years the attention to quality at the production level has fallen off dramatically. A beautiful hair system must start with beautiful hair, and that is what Continental Hair offers. In cases of a custom order postiche, topper, or wig, we can even show you the hair we will use before we send it away to the factory.
For example, hair quality in a Contressa cannot get any better. It is pure virgin hair and is checked for every variable to make sure that it blends exactly with your own. Not just colour, not just curl, not just length, but coarseness as well. This is something that we take much pride in and love showing off. Virgin hair is also available in our other designs as well. One must remember that it can be limited in the colours and lengths available.
2. Workmanship
The vast majority of hair systems are made, at least in part, by hand. If the workmanship is not excellent then it will show early on in the way the system behaves. Things can go wrong. And sometimes mistakes are made. But these should be rare and be corrected by the salon. Continental Hair has a six-month factory defect warranty on our products. If it was not made right, we will make it right. I will put my manufacturers’ workmanship up against anyone else in the country.
3. Service
Are you not being treated the way you like at your present studio?
Hair is a very important aspect of our lives. This is why we are here. And many people losing their hair are also dealing with difficult circumstances at the moment. And there is another aspect to consider; hair (at least good hair) is very expensive. Continental Hair has the most experience in helping women get the hair they want and keeping it the way they like it. We have been doing this for 50 years. And I will not say that every single person over the last five decades has been happy with us, I will say that the letters and feedback that I get from our (repeat) clients tell us that we do things right.
Another aspect of service is talent. Having the most beautiful hair in the world is nothing if it cannot be styled the way you like it. You have your choice at Continental with some of the most talented and experienced stylists and technicians in Canada. These professionals are there to make sure you get the look you want.
How long your wig lasts depends on how it is made and how you take care of it.
Synthetic Hair
With synthetics, it is very important to avoid high heat. Not only from everyday activities like cooking but especially from high-heat curling irons and blow dryers. The synthetic hair will not catch fire. But it will frizz and have a very unnatural appearance. A synthetic wig, even perfectly cared for, will begin to frizz from the heat generated from your body, and will degenerate more quickly if you spend a lot of time in the sun. For this reason, one can expect a synthetic hair wig to last no longer than 8 to 12 months of everyday wear.
If a wig is worn every day, it should be washed about every two weeks. Because it is not growing hair, it does not get coated with lubricating oils and sweat from the scalp. So it does not require washing as often. To wash your synthetic hair wig, use a mild shampoo in cold water. Rinse in cold water as well. This will ensure the style is maintained. Shake away excess water and leave to dry overnight.
Asian Human Hair
With this type of hair, you can use your hot curling irons and blow dryers. It can be styled, even permed, like your natural hair. However, it will require colouring two or three times a year. This is a result of the processing, which strips the cuticle from the hair shaft. The cuticle is what keeps the colour in the hair.
Wash in cold water, agitating gently, this is required for only 20 to 30 seconds. Do the same with a rinse then brush and style. Hint: for any human hair wig, it is best to have a simple style. That way after every washing you do not have to take great pains to re-style it.
European Hair
It is best if the stylist at the wig salon demonstrates the washing procedure for European hair. Do not expect your hairstylist to know how this is done. Your stylist may be a wizard with your hair, but when styling and especially maintaining this quality of wig only a very few (usually ones that were in business during the 60′s) know how it’s done. Pride can prevent them from admitting that this is not in their area of expertise. Disregard any advice regarding dry cleaning fluids or other exotic procedures as mythical and incorrect.
I was curious about something I had heard recently about using natural methods to fight hair loss and wondered if this was some hocus pocus magic, or the real deal. I will write what I found out and let you decide which it is…the real deal or the workings of snake-oil salesmen.
In searching I found a long list of tonics, creams, supplements and treatments that sounded too good to be true and certainly didn’t fit with what I have learned so far about hair loss treatments.
In the past we have discussed the work of hair loss icons like Dr. David Kingsley, Dr. Alan Bauman and even Sy Sperling… all pioneers in the field of hair loss. We have also written dozens of posts on laser treatments, scalp treatments and every other kind of hair loss treatment. We’ve looked at the results of some of the clinical trials being conducted on stem cells (PRP) and just about exhausted everything we could find on the Internet about preventing the loss of hair in both men and women.
Now we are being told about something else…something that does not involve the usual causes for hair loss . The following are some suggestions by the famous Andrew Weil, M.D. who is known far and wide for his books on natural therapies for all manner of health related problems.
Dr. Weil recommends the use of flax seed and Omega-3 fatty acids; nothing new there. He also talks about dietary changes and supplements; still nothing new. Then things start to get a little bit strange.
He advocates for hypnosis, guided imagery, Anthrain Ointment (a synthetic substance made to treat psoriasis and saw palmetto (for treatment of benign prostate problems. We all know what hypnosis is and I looked up guided imagery and it said, “Guided Imagery is a technique used by many natural or alternative medicine practitioners as well as some physicians and psychologists for aiding clients and patients to use mental imagery to help with anything from healing their bodies with Cancer guided imagery to solving problems or reducing stress.
Guided Imagery is not limited to physical problems or health issues and is commonly used for emotional healing or psychological issues. Guided Imagery is sometimes considered a form of hypnotherapy. Simple imagery suggestions are given to a client by a trained practitioner typically in a one-on-one fashion, however, it is sometimes done in group sessions. The offering of a series of image suggestions depends upon the needs of the individual. The image suggestions given to a client often involve effective breathing and relaxing techniques at the start of the session, and then progresses further through the main course of the patient’s problem by providing a direction toward the solution”.
Do any of these methods really work? In closing, in Dr. Weil’s article he stated the following; “ I began to go bald at age 16 so enjoy the beauty of baldness”. Why does this sound counter-productive to me?
If in fact bald was so beautiful then why is hair restoration a multi-billion dollar a year business and why are all of these so-called “beautiful people” seeking treatment?
We leave the fail decision up to you. If you are experiencing thinning hair or hair loss and are not okay with it, then call us, fill out the form on this page and arrange for your evaluation. Our approach is a very simple one. The first thing we will do is learn more about you, your lifestyle and the determine what is causing your hair to thin or fall out, then we will recommend a solution that best fits your need and budget. It’s that simple, no gimmicks, no hocus locus, just real solutions.
We know it’s August and summer will be done before we know it, but do you have a wedding coming up or maybe another event? If that’s the case, you need to be happy with your hair, whether for official event photographs, photo booth shots, or in Facebook and Instagram posts. Now that you have decided to get your hair done for the big day, you need to know exactly what it is you want to do. You also need to consider how much you’re willing to spend on your hair as that will be taken into consideration.