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What Hairdressers Wish They Knew Before Returning to Work After a Loss

Hundreds of stylists shared their experiences with grief behind the chair. Here's the advice they wish someone had given them sooner. When BTC asked the community about returning to work while grieving, hundreds of comments poured in from hairdressers who had lost parents, spouses, children, siblings, friends and clients. Some went back after a few

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"My Clients Got Me Through It": Hairdressers Share the Unexpected Support They Found Behind the Chair

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From flowers and meals to quiet appointments and shared experiences, BTC's community reflects on how clients helped them navigate some of life's hardest moments. When BTC asked hairdressers about returning to work while grieving, hundreds of comments poured in. Many stylists talked about taking time off. Others shared lessons they learned after returning behind the

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From Thinning to Scalp Spots—What's a Stylist's Role?

Do You Say Something or Stay Quiet? Here’s What the BTC Community Says Stylists aren’t medical professionals, but you see your clients more often than most doctors do. That means you might notice changes they can’t see themselves, like thinning hair, unusual scalp spots or texture shifts. This isn’t about diagnosing anything (that’s never your job),

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Can Beta Blockers Cause Hair Loss? Here's the Answer

A Doctor Explains the Link Between Beta Blockers & Hair Loss Beta blockers are often prescribed for heart conditions, high blood pressure and certain anxiety disorders, but like many medications, they can have side effects. One that sometimes takes clients by surprise? Hair loss. Board-certified preventive medicine physician Cedrina Calder, MD, MSPH, explains how

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5 High-Touch Salon Surfaces You're Probably Forgetting to Clean

Hair, Color, Skin, Coffee, Fingertips—These Surfaces Are Dirtier Than You Think Even in the cleanest salons, germs can hang around longer than you’d think. With clients rotating in and out, stylists sharing tools and surfaces getting touched nonstop, germs can land on just about anything and stick around for days. And no, the blue jar

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How to Return to Work While Grieving

Dealing With Grief In The Salon From Stylists Who Have Done it & Client Letters You May Need If you're reading this, we're here for you. The decision to (or to not) return to work after great loss is difficult. The internal conversation can feel off-putting knowing returning to a social and energetic place of

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When grieving stylists returned to work, what did most wish they'd had sooner?