The Hair Lab

This week, Winnie Awa is joined by Dr Amy McMichael, Professor in the Department of Dermatology at Wake Forest School of Medicine in North Carolina.  Dr Amy McMichale is a bonafide medical leader, having held significant roles such as the President of Skin of Color Society, Vice President of the Women's Dermatology Society and Treasurer of the North American Alopecia Research Society.  In thi...

This week, Winnie Awa is joined by Karlee Oz, co-founder of Hello Klean, a line of multi-functional shower essentials offering innovative solutions to combat hard water. Karlee is a self-professed shower addict and frequent traveller, having worked all over the world from China to UAE to NYC.   In this episode, they dive into why hard water is wreaking hard water on our skin and hair and how Karle...

This week takes a slightly different format - Winnie Awa is joined by Soraya Hausl, her Co-founder & Chief Data Scientist at Carra.  Soraya has over 10 years experience of building machine learning, data and personalisation platforms, focusing on ranking and recommender systems.  In this episode, they dive into the world of AI, machine learning, natural language processing and most importantly...

This week, Winnie Awa is joined by Joëlle Andely, co-founder of Telika Beauty.  Having held several brand management roles at Proctor & Gamble, Coty, L'Occitane and L'Oreal, Joëlle is a beauty junkie, obsessed with building beauty brands and translating consumer insight  into new concepts, especially in the emerging markets and multicultural beauty space.  In this episode, they explo...

This week, Winnie Awa is joined by Dr Crystal Porter, Ph. D, a hair scientist and founder of Mane Insights, a company that studies the hair and scalp of people of African descent. As a former cosmetic scientist at Unilever and L'Oreal, Dr Porter was known for her research into the biophysical characteristics of air in pigmented populations. She has also contributed deeply to the scientific co...

This week, Winnie Awa is joined by Iain Sallis, a renowned UK Trichologist and Founder of Hair Medic UK specialising in personalised hair and scalp solutions. Iain is the co-founder of The International Trichology Congress, director of the College of Trichological Science and current chair of the Trichology Professional Development programme. In this episode, they discuss the state of trichology t...

This week, Winnie Awa is joined by Arnita Wofford, Global Marketing & Technical Director at Univar Solutions, a global distributor for specialty ingredients and innovative raw materials. With over 18 years in the beauty industry, Arnita has successfully launched new technologies, managed several brands and integrated marketing approaches in the face of the new media landscape. Her belief is th...

This week, Winnie Awa is joined by Mark Blake, internationally recognised Harley Street Trichologist and founder of Trichology Tablets, a nutraceutical supplement for healthy haircare. With over 40 years experience in his personal practice and as a global haircare ambassador for Nioxin, L’Oreal, Wella and Dyson, Mark has looked after over 250,000 heads of hair - meaning he instinctively knows how...

This week, Winnie Awa is joined by Dr Sharon Belmo, UK-trained consultant dermatologist with specialist interests in skin of colour and hair loss. Dr Belmo is the co-founder and clinical lead of the Centre of Evidence Based Dermatology Skin of Colour Resource. A passionate advocate for diversity in medicine, Dr Belmo wrote  first skin of colour syllabus for UK dermatology specialists, setting a pr...

This week, Winnie Awa is joined by one of fashion's most sought after hair stylist: Cyndia Harvey, International Hair Engineer and Founder of THOM, an award-winning scalp care brand.  Cyndia  is one of the most exciting talents of her generation, renowned for her bold creations and diverse skillset. Her vision for inclusive beauty has garnered the attention of world-famous names, including FK...