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The Trichollective blog explains hair and scalp science
for practitioners and the clients they see.
Every post answers a real question from the consultation room, cites its sources and says plainly when a client should see a doctor.
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Careers and training
How to become a trichologist in the UK and Ireland
What a trichologist does, the qualifications and training routes in the UK and Ireland, how long it takes, and how to build your scope of practice and CPD.
5 minute read
Scalp health
What trichoscopy can and cannot tell you about the scalp
How trichoscopy works, what a scalp camera shows during a consultation, where its limits are, and how to use the images in case notes and referrals.
5 minute read
Hair loss
Postpartum hair loss: what is normal and when to get help
Why hair often sheds a few months after having a baby, how long postpartum hair loss usually lasts, and the signs that mean it is worth speaking to your GP.
5 minute read
Head spa
Adding head spa to your salon: what to check first
Training, insurance, licensing, consultation forms and contraindications to check before you add head spa treatments to a salon or clinic in the UK or Ireland.
5 minute read
Topics
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Consultations and referrals
Red flags, case notes and referral pathways that protect your clients and your professional reputation.
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Hair loss
Clear explanations of shedding, thinning and alopecia, with the point at which to see a GP.
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Scalp health
Scalp assessment, trichoscopy and everyday scalp care, explained with sources.
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Head spa
How head spa works, how to offer it safely and how to explain it honestly to clients.
1 post
Careers and training
Qualifications, scope of practice and CPD for anyone building a career in hair and scalp care.
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How we write
Every post is sourced, edited and checked
before it is published.
Posts may be drafted with the help of AI tools. Each one is then edited, checked against the sources listed at the end of the post and approved by Karley Weir, our founder, before it is published. Where a post has been reviewed by a named clinician, we say so on the page.
We write for cosmetic, clinical and medical hair and scalp professionals and for the public. We explain; we never diagnose. Nothing on the blog is medical advice, and every post that touches on health says when to see a GP.
If you spot something that is wrong or out of date, please tell us and we will correct it and update the date on the post.
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