As an Aromatherapy & Herbalist Practitioner, it is very instinctual for me to look at natural ways to enhance any dis-ease within the body. As a hair professional it’s instinctual for me to want my clients to have a Healthy Scalp.
A healthy scalp is the best environment for healthy hair production. You see the Scalp isn’t what you see. What you see and that is the skin protecting the Scalp. The scalp is a multi-layer system, healing supports the hair growth cycle, skin protection system, keratinocytes production centre & of course home to the all-important hair follicle.
The Scalp needs support as this is often neglected and over-exposed to disease. It’s absorbing everything surrounding us. The pollution, The chemicals, The heat, The moisture & you guessed it, everything your body has consumed.
Now this is where knowledge is power and Selina is sharing this knowledge with you.
Your liver is responsible for the breakdown of toxins.
How does this affect my Scalp?
The simple answer is it doesn’t. The dis-ease does. The easiest example of this is a tomato allergy or sensitivity’s.
Tomato Allergy Or Tomato Sensitivity?
A tomato allergy is different to a tomato sensitivity (also known as a tomato intolerance), but both are common due widespread consumption. Americans consume around 30 pounds of tomatoes each year, making it the second most popular vegetable (although it is technically a fruit) behind the potato. Most of this consumption is in the form of sauces like for pasta, pizza, or just plain ketchup. Find out more about tomato sensitivity and whether your digestive issues could be tied to the fruit.
Tomato Allergy Symptoms
A tomato allergy is an IgE reaction, whereas a tomato intolerance is an IgG reaction, meaning the symptions are differenct and also the time in which they appear. Tomato allergy symptoms typically appear almost immediately after consumption, which is in contrast to tomato intolerance symptoms which can take several days to appear.
Common tomato allergy symptoms include:– tomato allergy rash or irritation (dermatitis), often on the face or throat– swelling, especially on the face and throat– tomato allergy eczema– abdominal pain, nausea, sickness– rhinitis– anaphylaxis, however this is rare
Tomato allergy symptoms can be difficult to attribute to specific cause, as tomato is often consumed with other common allergens such as milk in cheese or wheat in bread. Also as tomatoes are Solanaceae (Nightshade) plants people suffering with tomato allergy also sometimes react to other Solanaceae foods, including some widely consumed foods such as potato, all types of pepper and eggplant.
It can be even more difficult to identify the cause of tomato intolerance symptoms due to the delay meaning it can be difficult to identify within a wider diet, which is where our Food Sensitivty Test can help to test for over 200 food and drink ingredients.
Tomato allergy is one of the most common allergies, however thier incidence is low compared to case of tomato intolerance (sensitivity). However if you think you experiencing tomato allergy symptoms, you should seek medical attention.
What Is Tomato Sensitivity?
A tomato intolerance or sensitivity occurs when your digestive system reacts adversely after eating tomatoes. There are different types of food sensitivities when it comes to tomatoes: chemical sensitivities to the alkaloids, reactions to the acid content, and IgG reactions to the proteins in tomatoes.
Alkaloid Sensitivity
As part of the nightshade family of plants (Solanaecae), tomatoes contain chemical compounds called alkaloids that can come in the form of solanine. While the alkaloids in nightshade foods are generally minimal, you may still find your digestive system cannot process them. If you tend to show signs of sensitivity to other nightshade fruits and vegetables you may also find you are sensitive to tomatoes.
Other nightshade fruits and vegetables include:
White potatoes
Eggplant
Bell peppers
Paprika
Goji berries
Acid Reflux and Heartburn
Due to the acidic content of tomatoes, some may also suffer from gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) or heartburn which occurs when stomach acids back up into the esophagus, which can cause discomfort in the chest area. Whether it’s fresh tomatoes or canned, it’s best to just avoid tomatoes altogether if you suffer from heartburn.
IgG Tomato Sensitivity
An IgG tomato sensitivity occurs when your IgG antibodies react to tomatoes causing inflammation in the body. This can occur anywhere from 3-72 hours after consuming tomatoes, making it difficult sometimes to pinpoint the exact ingredient that is affecting your digestive system.
It is important to note that a tomato sensitivity is not life-threatening, although it can cause you a lot of discomfort. However, others may show more serious allergic reactions, where even just touching the fruit could trigger their tomato allergy. Food allergies are serious immune responses that are life-long unlike IgG sensitivities which can be overcome in time. Taking a food sensitivity test can help you find out whether your immune system is responding to tomato proteins.
In alopecia areata, the immune system mistakenly attacks hair follicles, causing inflammation. Researchers do not fully understand what causes the immune attack on hair follicles, but they believe that both genetic and environmental (non-genetic) factors play a role.
Ensuring your using products that compliment your bodies systems has never been as easy but when you choose our product range you know your not supplementing dis-ease but instead complementing you mind body & soul.
Dis-ease in the healing world refers to your body not functioning with ease. Our bodies are wonderful things and when we live in a world full of temptations we build up a tolerance to things therefore not aware of how hard the bodies systems are fighting to prevent us feeling the pain effect of the chemicals we ingest, the unnatural compounds etc.
This is why it's important to be using a product that can be explained in depth. Our range is only available from a Salon Professional who only have the best interests for their clients through their Educational and Experiential service. As a Salon Owner & Hair Professional, we understand the client, and stylist relationship. We understand the loyalty connection between them and the true service that clients deserve to be receiving.
We understand that the relationship and loyalty (trust) clients receive at our HQ salon are that
of a fully educated knowledge on what they should be expecting from their service with us which includes the professional knowledge as a hair professional on hair and scalp care. Throughout my 25-year career as a Hair professional, I have seen many stylists and salons lose their passion for educating clients as ensuring optimum care for at home maintenance. This in turn has resulted in clients having less loyalty to our knowledge because the internet has made that knowledge easier to find regardless of how misleading that information is. This is not the case with our clients at the Solasta by Missionhair HQ. Our clients are using the full range of retail products. Professional products were not and are not formulated to work with other products especially when the nature of the product is so specific. Professional products were never cheap ingredients (very debatable with white-label products seen in multiple salons) and were valued for their luxury and hair care properties.
As Hair Professionals it’s our job to educate clients, not just sell to them. I do understand that Solasta by MissionHair has limitations on Salon Supply but those limitations are removed with the education on our range that should be getting shared with your client as a Hair Professional.
In research conducted by Phorest, it was revealed that 85% of salon clients said they would be interested, or very interested, in purchasing retail products from the salon they visit most frequently. Amazing, right?
Despite this, the research further unveiled that only 28% of clients do actually purchase hair and beauty products from salons. Why is this?
While consumers genuinely want to shop with their local salons, the places where they were most frequently buying products included:
Supermarkets
Pharmacies
Online retailers
And the main things impacting these purchase decisions included;
Convenience
Availability
Value for money
How can you make your salon a place where buying retail is just as easy, or easier, for clients than it would be in their local supermarket? How can you add value to products, without decreasing their price, showing clients it’s worth shopping with your business?
Shopping with a local salon over retail giants has countless benefits for clients; you just need to let them know that.
Let the professionals do their job. If your experience is having to do the work of your stylist it's time to find a stylist that educates you and has a loyalty to your service and hair.
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