The Hair Mayven

was one of my natural hair updo queens before she moved 😭. Although these styles aren’t as popular anymore they were such a joy do to that allowed me to use my creative juices while also giving the ladies a break from hairstyling.

Since it’s almost time for back to school. The hairstyles are becoming more and more grown every year. How do y’all feel about the extensions on the middle school young ladies?

Who knew a pair of round glasses would look good on me 😂

If you knew your scalp looked like this under the microscope, would you still “grease or oil” it in the name of keeping your hair moisturized? A lot of oils sit on the hair and don’t pe*****te the hair shaft so can you imagine how much of that builds up on the scalp. This is why we can’t afford to NOT detox our scalp. This also needs to become the standard in salons. The very first step to retaining healthy hair is with a clean scalp.

You can sit with us at The Hair Mayven by visiting us on the web at www.hairmayven.com. Schedule a new client consultation if you’re new here or add on this service if you’re an existing client.

What do you see when you look at this image? I’ve been seeing this a lot over the years. What do you think it could be?

Often times we experience symptoms, visit our doctor, get a prescription for said symptom and we’re on our way. Have you ever thought about why did that symptom occur? If not, that’s a good question to ask yourself. See, many experience hair loss not realizing it’s a symptom. The body has been made to send off signals “symptoms” just like a car will when it needs an oil change, or new tires etc. Above are 6 hormones that are affected when the liver becomes sluggish.

Join me next Thursday as I dive into this hot topic on Understanding the Impact of Wellness and Hairstyle Choices on Hair Growth that are preventing you from having the best hair of your life. We will be live on Facebook. Come and join the conversation.

Happy May!! I love spring and I’m sooo glad strawberry season is in full bloom. 🍓 What’s in store for you this month?

Are you ready to take your business to the next level? You can catch me all 2024 elevating. If so, join me at the Protected & Paid Summit hosted by this Thursday May 2nd! If YOU need support with hair loss and wondering why you’re not seeing regrowth send me a DM! If you want to join me at the summit, it’s FREE. Visit www.protectedandpaid.com

Let’s Grow!

Happy Wednesday!! Are you treating yourself right? There’s something amazing I learned about Trichology since embarking in this field. Although people come to us for a solution for hair loss, it’s really a MIND, BODY, SPIRIT connection. All 3 need to be in alignment together because our emotions and our body can run a vicious cycle causing one or the other to be out of its position. Find time throughout your day to gift to yourself to meditate or do guided meditation or just to get quiet and silence the noise of the day.

This is my Wednesday Wellness nugget for the day 😘

Do you practice having moments to just be with yourself?

FYI. If you’ve ever left a hair loss professionals office and the diagnosis was “alopecia” that my friend is not a diagnosis. You were simply told what you already knew. Alopecia means hair loss. Hair loss is not the problem, the actual problem is lurking inside sometimes silently and most times not so silently.

Pay attention to your body and what you feel. We have normalized being ill and those are some could be some of the very symptoms that are contributing to you hair loss.

This time of year most people are amping up on antihistamines to fight allergy symptoms, but did you know about these 4 effective holistic options that are healthier for you and they have great gastrointestinal benefits to help you fight allergens and support your immune system?

Taking antihistamines can cause some side effects like dry mouth, which may reduce the production of saliva. Our saliva contains enzymes and minerals that help with digestion and nutrient absorption. Prolonged uses of antihistamines can potentially affect nutrient absorption particularly for individuals who are prone to dry mouth.

Decongestants work by narrowing blood vessels in the nasal passages, reducing swelling and congestion. They can also increase blood pressure and heart rate in people with hypertension or cardiovascular conditions. Prolonged use of them could potentially lead to electrolyte imbalances, particularly potassium.

Consider these options when you feel your body reacting to allergens during the spring.

Springtime is hereeeeeee!!! Happy April Instafriends! ☺️

Outside of this just being a really bad install, there is also a lot of other things I noticed. Hairstyles and certain “protective hairstyles” are abusive, especially when done repeatedly. On the second picture I can see active inflammation happening under her hair follicles. Also, if you look closely you can also see a difference in her health hair fibers at the root and the ones that have been impacted by inflammation.

No ones ever told you that your health is a direct reflection of the production of hair we grow, because if they did then that means that they want to see you healed and not just managing symptoms. As our machine (our body) gets fed it either feeds or fights disease. So what you put it, is what will reflect on the outside including your hair. Over time those hairs start to miniaturize until there are no more hairs present in the follicle which causes bald spots and balding to occur.

Help yourself before it’s too late.
Schedule your FREE discovery session here www.hairmayven.com

2024 🎉🎉🥳🥳

I see this more often than I’d like to and it saddens me. This causes so much trauma to the hair follicle as well as the hair growth cycle. When hairs are pulled out of the follicle this harshly it tends to lead to traction alopecia causing permanent damage.

We have to come to a place where we choose the health of our hair over a cute hairstyle. If it’s uncomfortable, if it’s tingling, itching, if you have to pop an aspirin to prevent headaches then please just don’t get the style or remove it. There is no oil in the world that is going to revive permanent hair loss.

Yours truly,
The Hair Mayven

We’re in the season of giving 🎄 so what better gift to give yourself or someone you know than the secret to managing Seborrheic Dermatitis. I’m sure you’ve seen or read countless remedies online, but what if I told you they weren’t even scratching the surface of eradicating the problem all together 🤔. Tonight at 8pm my E-book is relaunching with more information and new bonuses and I can’t wait for you to check it out!!

Grab your copy tonight at www.hairmayven.com or click the link in the bio.

I am not the biggest lover of how these wigs are applied and here is a good reason why. Wigs were never meant to be glued down and stay there for long periods of time. We secrete sebum, we sweat and that moisture gets trapped underneath there. It’s not worth losing your hair over, especially if it’s a high probability that your hair follicles are scarred from tension hairstyles.

We like to throw that word “protective” out there but what are you really protecting the hair from? Taking a style down shouldn’t result in hair loss. Taking a style down shouldn’t result in a scalp reaction. I feel so bad for this young lady and it is my hope that she will allow her hair and scalp to rest.

Happy December 1st!! It’s my birthday month and I’m accepting gifts all month long 😆. This is also an amazing time for our Hair Mayven clients. So if you’ve been thinking about joining the club this month is a great time to do so. Announcement for the raffle will be revealed this evening!

Giving Thanks to God & all of the AMAZING Hair Mayvenettes!! Enjoy your day ☺️

Did you know that the body gives you signals about your health even if you aren’t feeling any symptoms? Sometimes symptoms are silent and sometimes they are screaming and we’re ignoring them because it’s common. Like heartburn, flatulence, insomnia, being cold all the time, headaches, back pain, fatigue, having the “itis” after a meal etc. Anytime you see a change in your hair, skin or nails that’s the bodies way of getting your attention because just in case no one ever told you hair loss is a symptom, it’s not the problem.

So If you can’t afford to lose another strand, or you’re just all out of options because you’ve tried everything under the sun and feel hopeless then I want to invite you to click the link in my bio and schedule a FREE discovery session with me.

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Seborrheic Dermatitis is a scalp condition I often see her ignored or just not taken serious enough to do something about it as long as a person can shampoo it away.

Can I share something with you? Sebborheic Dermatitis appears on the scalp but it’s root is hiding out elsewhere and that’s the part that will help a person get rid of this stubborn scalp condition. Oils, shampoos and scratching it up is only going to do so much and unfortunately in the interim you could be unknowingly further damaging your scalp, cause bleeding, weaken and damage hair follicles and ultimately hair loss 😬.

So what should YOU do? Schedule a FREE discovery session with me so that I can learn more about your situation. Comment SD for the link.

UNPOPULAR FACT: Hair Growth Oils don’t have enough properties alone to regrow hair that has been lost due to an unhealthy body. You see, hair loss doesn’t just appear overnight. It gradually happens and before you know it, you find yourself finding hairstyles to cover it and maybe even purchasing every growth oil on the market in hopes to fix the problem and it never happens. Hair loss is not an external problem that can be remedied with a drop of oil alone. Does massaging the scalp to promote blood flow work - yes, but is the blood healthy? Or is it full of junk food, sugary foods, unhealthy beverages and alcoholic intake.

Hair is not fed from the outside by massaging peppermints, oranges, fruit smoothies, sweet potatoes and avocado on the scalp. Hair is fed internally and once it’s grown out from the scalp it is dead. So where does that leave us? To look inside. The inner workings of the body is what produces healthy hair and a healthy scalp. So the next time you’re thinking about buying a growth oil, consider hitting up your farmers market or local health food store/grocery store and consuming those foods instead. This way the hair gets the nutrients it needs.

If you’re saying “but I eat healthy” right- then that signifies there a deeper issue happening within that requires a closer look.

If you’re at your wits ends with hair loss, schedule a Complimentary Discovery Session with me. Type the word FREE to get the link.

Getting an adequate amount of rest at night is so slept on (no pun intended). Each organ in our body needs time to detox and repair and their are some critical ones that are busy at night detoxing or at least trying to. Staying up late constantly, eating heavy or late meals at night or snacking doesn’t allow for the body to rest properly because it’s so busy digesting. This can lead to a myriad of problems down the road if you aren’t already experiencing them. We don’t just have insomnia or wake at night for no reason and if you’re having trouble falling back asleep that’s also a sign of an imbalance occurring in the body.

If you’re staying up late or eating late at night try this for 7 days to see what improvement you feel when you wake up and go about your day. Come back to the comment section and let me know.

Pivoting can be painful and often times filled with uncertainty, but when you begin to see the fruits of your labor you come to realize it was SO worth out. Tune out opinions unless they are helping you to elevate and stay focused. Before you know it, you will be walking into the blessing you’ve been praying for. Manifest it, do the work and watch God work.

Yesterday I took down my clients sew in and naturally when people see this amount of hair come out they panic and think all of their hair is falling out, but thankfully it’s not or is it? Here’s how you can tell the difference between shedding and hair loss.

Hair shedding is a regular occurrence happening within the body. We are constantly shedding old hair to allow new hair to grow in through our hair growth cycle called the telogen phase.

We should be shedding anywhere between 80-100 strands a day.

Hair Loss is a symptom and the hair fall is in a greater amount resulting in thinning hair or balding in areas or all over. Hair loss occurs as a sigma to say “hey 👋🏾 something is off in here (body) and I need you to take action to get me (body) back right.

So, If you are experiencing more than 100 strands a day or see clumps of hair coming out this is when it becomes a concern and a sign of something greater happening internally, and if this is the case then it’s time to contact a professional.
You can do this by scheduling a FREE discovery session with me.

The booking link is located in my bio.

There are lots of videos circulating with consumers putting fruits and vegetables in their hair AND hairstylist explaining what the benefits are and letting peppermints sit on your hair with added steam 😳. Y’all can I share something with you from my trichologist chair 🪑? It is better to eat these foods rather than concoct them and put it on your hair thinking that it’s benefits are doing something to your hair fibers. I can 💯 promise you that’s not working. Why you asked - because the molecule structure of hair isn’t large enough to consume food that we should be eating. You get way better absorption from eating Whole Foods through your bloodstream. That’s how the hair gets fed - through our blood. So if you’re filling your tummy with foods that don’t have any nutritional value, then that’s what your blood receives and overtime with this lifestyle your hair, skin and nails begin to reflect what you’ve been consuming.

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