02 Oct 2026
Thinning Hair? How to Offer a Professional Anti-Hair Loss Treatment in Your Salon
Is it normal that I’m losing this much hair?” If you work behind the chair, you’ve heard it, usually with a worried look at the plughole or the brush. Hair loss is one of the most common concerns clients bring into the salon, and one of the most emotional. The good news? A lot of it is temporary. Stress, a busy year and changing seasons can all trigger a spell
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14 Sept 2026
Backwash Buying Guide: Shampoo Units, Shampoo Beds or Basin and Chair?
The backwash is the one spot in your salon where every single client ends up on their back, eyes closed, with nothing to do but notice how the chair feels. Get it right and it becomes the part of the appointment they talk about. Get it wrong and you will hear about that too. That is why the salon shampoo units you choose deserve real thought. If you are kitting
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27 Aug 2026
Spring Reset: Getting Your Salon Ready for the Busy Season
Spring has a way of arriving in the diary before it arrives in the weather. One week the salon is ticking over quietly, and the next the phone is going non-stop — matric dances, weddings, year-end functions and everyone deciding at once that they need a change. A simple salon spring cleaning checklist is how you get ahead of it. The salons that handle that rush well are not the
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30 Jul 2026
From Precision Cutting to Advance Colour — Philip Martin’s Education Is Back for 2026
Sharpen your craft with world-class education, right here in South Africa The best stylists never stop learning. Techniques evolve, trends move fast, and the difference between a good salon and a fully-booked one often comes down to the skill behind the chair. Philip Martin’s education courses are built to sharpen exactly that skill. That’s exactly why Rapple, as the official South African partner for Philip Martin’s, brings the brand’s head
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