Aesthetician: Trained to administer facials (also called a facialist) . advise customers on make-up, skin and hair Anagen: Growth phase of hair cycle during which new hair is formed Catagen: Phase of hair cycle between growth phase and resting phase if hair follicle Chemotherapy: Use of chemical agents to treat or control disease (especially Cancer) Often is responsible for partial or total hair loss. Cosmetologist: Person who gives beauty treatments to skin and...

1. the devising or choosing of names for things, especially in a science or other discipline. Terminology or “buzz words” are common to all professions and if one is an outsider listening in on a conversation between professionals of any given field you will find that you are often a stranger in a strange land! No matter what the profession, there are certain terms that are essential in maintaining a...

What is Trichology? Put simply, trichology is the study of your hair and scalp. Like other scientific specialities, trichology takes a holistic approach to the treatment of your hair and scalp, which involves taking into account lifestyle, diet and wellbeing as a whole. At Continental Hair we are focused on treating and resolving thinning hair and hair loss both on the the medical and cosmetic side of hair loss. This...

Beauty Match / October 3, 2008 Cancer is a major reason why so many women visit Michael Suba’s Continental Hair Studio, but a large portion of his clients are women dealing with different stages of thinning hair. There are three types of hair loss (aka: alopecia) Alopecia Areata: patches of hair missing on the scalp and body Alopecia Totalis: baldness of the scalp only Alopecia Universalis: baldness of the scalp...

Wigs are an important part of the recovery for many women who lose their hair because of cancer treatments. Women have such an emotional connection to their hair, and I cannot imagine how emotionally traumatizing it must be for cancer survivors who have to deal with the reality of their hair loss. Michael’s family has been in the wig business since 1964 when his parents, a couple of hairdressers, decided...