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Extracted from Choice magazine

Sunday 11 March 2007 11:35 AM
Hair is a very tricky subject. If it is thinning, then falls out and leaves bald patches, it's not only very worrying but can make you embarrassed to seek help. Perhaps it appears where you do or don't need it. These are all too common problems for men and women at any age, but over 50 it can seem much worse, especially if you think it is related to ageing. In one way, it is - but it doesn't mean you can't do something to change it.

People (GPs included) don't talk easily about the subject, or even take it as seriously as a sufferer does, which is why for this special section of Choice we investigated different approaches you could consider.

Peter James Bannister was a hairdresser who learned early on in his career how sensitive an area the head is. He also realised how little information there was about scalp problems (such as hair loss, bald patches and dandruff) and saw how it affected people emotionally. He is now a skin specialist and trichologist and a leading practitioner of a French method of natural treatment for hair, scalp and skin disorders. He has achieved some amazing results.

The method is called La Biosthetique, an overall hair, scalp and skin programme developed over 50 years ago by Marcel Contier. His Visaromes which correct and control skin and scalp abnormalities are a 'synergy of essential oils ... which, uniquely, are water soluble'. The methods of application - ZAP for the scalp and ZAPELS for the face - 'send messages via the superficial nervous system to calm, stimulate or soothe'.

Peter Bannister had already found the acupuncture points and meridians of the head in trying to help people who came to his salon and was massaging in essential oils. Biosthetic Aromatherapy took him on into greater understanding, following the principles of correcting underlying causes to encourage self healing. "I had always thought hair or skin problems came from the inside, which they do to a certain extent, but I discovered they could be helped from the outside" he explained. "The scalp is one of the areas through which the body emits waste - but the toxins can't get out if the follicles are blocked and congested. I don't try and just make the surface better. I get into the follicles with the right essential oils for the person. It is very personalised and there is no one oil for all."

After the follicles are clear, the nurturing begins, with lotions that supply vitamins and minerals and a non-aggressive way of shampooing with the chosen shampoo. "I give you the best chance of stopping deterioration," he said, "and improvements will be gradual."

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