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Hair News - August 2006 |
| Author: Karen Shelton |
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Date: August 2006 |
Tuesday
August 15, 2006
As Reported By DailyNews Bulletin
Proctor & Gamble Restructure For The
Second Time.
Procter & Gamble has shaken up the global management of its
beauty division as part of the integration of Gillette.
Under the revised structure, global skincare, personal cleansing
and deodorant president Paolo de Cesare loses responsibility for
personal cleansing and deodorants to focus on skincare.
Responsibility for global deodorants, male personal care and
personal cleansing will be added to Mary Ann Pesce's role as new
business development president.
P&G would not give a reason for its second restructure in as
many months.
However, sources close to the company suggest it is seeking to
shore up its cosmetics and hair care businesses and strengthen
Gillette's integration.
De Cesare and Pesce will continue to report to beauty and health
vice-president Susan Arnold.
Elsewhere in the beauty business, global cosmetics and hair
colorants president Marc Pritchard has been named president of
global strategy.
In addition, global hair care president Chris de Lapuente has
been promoted to group president of professional and retail hair
care. He will also report to Arnold.
Gillette's head of business James Kilts, who is to step down,
will devote his full attention to integrating the shaving
business into P&G until he retires on 1 October. He will be
succeeded by Duracell and Braun president Mark Leckie, who will
oversee shaving and batteries.
Last year, P&G established a global business division to house
its professional beauty products portfolio, in order to market
them more effectively.
Tuesday
August 15, 2006
Football season has kicked off and with it come the
latest hair shenanigans of some of the most macho of players.
One player raising eyebrows in the fashion and hair world along
with the sports world is Cincinnati wide receiver Chad Johnson
who covers his spectacular mohawk with his football helmet.
Chad punches up his fashion and hair statements by adding a
earring. Although Chad's Mohawk is currently a golden hue,
anything is possible as the season develops.
Will Chad dye his Mohawk to match his Cincinnati uniform?
Only time and the appropriate football battles will tell.
In the meantime we are going to be keeping our eyes peeled for
other footballers with innovative hair styles for the 2006-2007
season.
Tuesday
August 15, 2006
isposal Razors, Rubber Gloves, Would Fight Transmission Of HepC
& Aids In Africa.
Dr. Mohamed Mohmood
Kigali
It is important to touch on HIV every
now and again to serve as a reminder that it is real.
Everybody should take personal responsibility for their
actions and watch out for each other. Most importantly every
one should get tested. Make up artists, manicurists, beauty
therapists and hairdressers should pay close attention to
this piece.
In 1965, a Medical researcher managed
to trace several Hepatitis B patients back to a barber who
transmitted the disease to them by shaving all the patients
with the same razor. While the barber had actually used a
disinfectant, it was not strong enough to kill all the
germs.
It has been observed that many of the
serious blood-borne diseases such as HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis B
and C, which plague us today were less prevalent some years
Back. Medical researchers have reported that about forty
million people are currently living with the HIV-Virus. A
significant number of these cases have no known cause!
The question is, "Could poorly trained
beauty therapists and barbers using dirty and unsterilized
or improperly sterilized instruments be inadvertently
spreading these diseases?"
A closer look at beauty salons and
barbershops reveals that sanitary practices are
unsatisfactory and sometimes unethical. And this can serve
as a very effective transmission route for serious blood
borne diseases like HIV/AIDS, and Hepatitis.
Evidence based scientifically reports
that razors, nail files, barber's scissors, tattoo needles,
and body piercing Instruments are risk factors for
transmitting HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis B and C.
Precautionary steps
The best methods of sterilization are
steam, ethylene oxide gas, Dry heat and use of Chemicals
germicides such as bleach. Steam for example can only take
care of some bacteria simply by inactivating them, while
some hardened bacteria species can with-Stand the steam.
Steam definitely will not work on a virus like HIV which has
the capability to withstand temperatures as high as 40'c,
but chemicals like bleach will inactivate the virus. To play
safe, take your personal beauty kit or dippers to the salon.
Another precautionary method is the
use of latex gloves. Though beauty therapists rarely wear
them; they are advisable for protecting you from any
ailments from a previous client. Many professionals practice
what is referred to us "UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS" which means
you assume all bodily fluids are blood as well as that all
tissues are infectious until proven otherwise. The main way
this is achieved is by the use of latex gloves. So next time
when you go to a salon and the beauty therapist is wearing a
Latex glove, do not be alarmed, it is for your own good.
The spread of the disease
In 1989, a Medical researcher found
that Hepatitis C could be transmitted via Razors commonly
used in barbershops to trim sideburns. The researcher soaked
Razors from five different barber's
shops into five commonly used sterilizing solutions. The
result showed none of the five solutions destroyed Hepatitis
C, even though some were soaked.
For six hours, twenty-four hours and
even up to seven days!! Other research shows that Hepatitis
B can survive outside the body for seven days or more on
chairs, head rests, work benches, instruments and tools.
Cuts, nicks and scrapes at the beauty salon can also lead to
other less deadly medical conditions which include; Warts
bacterial-fungus infections, reactions to various products
and fumes for both clients and shop operators.
Reducing the risk
As earlier mentioned the risks would
be virtually eliminated, if beauty therapists and barbers
alike learnt to use disposable instruments, wore rubber
gloves, washed their hands properly and used appropriate
sterilization techniques.
The writer is the volunteer
working with Nyagatare Hospital, Nigeria Tech and corps.
As reported at:
http://allafrica.com/stories/200608150303.html
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