What you eat can have a huge effect on the health of your hair. A lack of vitamins: A, B, C, D and E, zinc, iron biotin, protein or essential fatty acids may slow down hair growth or even in extreme cases, cause hair loss. A nutrient rich breakfast can pack a load of these in to one morning meal.

For many women, the secret to smooth, shiny hair, with no frizz in sight, is the infamous ‘keratin treatment’. And, here at Carmen Walker Hair we are excited to announce we now offer this high quality, chemical-free smoothing treatment!

The Avlon Texture Release System is a heat activated treatment that penetrates deep into the hair fibres to enable styling versatility and increase manageability. The system is aimed at woman with curly to tightly coiled hair that would like the option of straightening or elongating their curls without causing damage.

So many clients, tell me they leave their hair to dry naturally and I understand; drying your hair is a lot of effort (especially for those of us with hair extensions)! We’re told about the dangers of heat styling all the time, so why not just leave your hair to dry by itself or even dry while you sleep??

Well, letting your hair air dry may be causing a lot more damage than you think!

You may be asking yourself; "Why doesn't my hair grow past a certain point?", “Why can’t I retain length?”, “What am I doing wrong?” and any other number of questions. We understand how frustrating it can be when you're trying to grow your hair, but you just aren’t seeing any results…

We can get so carried away with this hair serum, this vitamin and this beauty find but we often forget to drink enough water. Not to give you a science lesson but up to 60% of the human body is water. Water makes up 25% of the weight in a strand of hair so if you are not drinking enough your body feels it and so does your hair.

Considering the amount of strain we all put our hair through with heat styling, teasing, chemical straightening and colouring, we should all be using luxurious hair masks. If you have a specific hair concern - such as damage or really dry hair - then treating it with an intensive mask will only do great things, plus chilling out at home with a hair mask is great for the soul.