Mini Moment #10: Scalp Care is the New Skincare – with Monique McMahon

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 Welcome back to the Inner Sanctum Salon Rising, the podcast mini moments brought to you by Timely. Good morning, Samara.  What's up?  It's hard to get a mini moment in with this special guest that we have on today 'cause there's so many things we like to talk about. The moments become.

Larger than mini. Yeah, it's, we are, it's a four hour moment. Yeah. It's a mini series. Yeah. But we are joined by the beautiful Monique McMahon again. Hi ladies. She's back. She's back from Sydney. We're so excited to have you here again. We've got such exciting things happening with you today. Yeah. But.

There has been so much that's happened since you were here, last, since we saw you last. Like you've been everywhere man. I have been everywhere. I am here all day today though. So excited about that. Yeah, that's nice. Which is great. Not like jumping back on the plane and flying out like last time. Not jump back on the plane for a little while.

Although I feel like when I wake up in the morning these days, I'm like, okay, is my backpack, am I ready to go? Because it's been like that. You've been everywhere, like yeah. You were. The last time we saw you, you were heading off to the states. Yes. Mm-hmm. So talk to us a little bit about. That adventure. So we did five cities in the us, and it was a masterclass tour.

Yeah. Which was incredible. Starting in Boston, then we, New York, Miami, Dallas, Texas. Oh my God, that was so fun. The cowboy hats were the best, if you didn't see on my story. Yes. We brought cowboy boots and cowboy hats and wore them the whole time. Yeah. Yeah. Why wouldn't you? You're in Texas. It was so good.

And then we finished in LA and LA's so beautiful. But at the end of those masterclasses I was hosting for Christophe Robin. The launch of their new product. Exciting. And it was like a big event. And Wow. They do it really big there. Like all the beauty editors were there, all the influencers were there.

We were in this amazing salon on Robinson, one of the most expensive streets in la. Yeah. Oh wow. And I was just like. Ah, but it was amazing. It was so good, you know, to talk about hair. Hair loss is massive. Hair loss is so huge at the moment. It's for us, I feel like big thing, right? Yeah. Scalp health is massive.

Yeah. Everywhere I went, even throughout the tour, like the masterclasses, people were asking about how to get thicker. More density in their hair. Yeah. It's so huge  because I think we go through different periods of stress. Like there's, we live stressful lives, right? Yeah. And then we have the hair full from all of those things.

So it's one thing that I guess, I think you don't think about so much when you're younger, but then you start getting in your twenties, thirties. Yeah. And you're like. Yeah. My hair feels so much thinner than what it used to feel. Yeah.  Yeah. I've really noticed a huge change in the last five years, I reckon.

Agree. Yeah. The density of people's hairlines. Yeah. It's the hairline. People experiencing that hair fall so much like it's a. Yeah, it's a really prevalent issue and

 I didn't really notice it. One of the big ones for me was when we had a staff member who went overseas and got sick.

Yeah. And I watched her hair full and I have never seen anything like it. Yeah. So there needs to be products that are specifically designed for these cases.  Yeah, absolutely. So this would've been so exciting, right? Like launching a product? It was launching the product there. I was literally doing, mini consultations with everyone who was there.

We were doing scalp analysis, we were doing hair analysis. System and we were prescribing the exact, you know, products to use for, good health for your scalp and your hair. Yeah, I love that. So it was so much fun. It was intense, like there was no break. Mm. It was very, very busy. Everyone wanted a little piece of that conversation.

Yeah. Because it's so popular right now. Yeah. But yeah, it's the fortifying shampoo that we were launching that day. And I was lucky enough to already been using it for three months, so. Oh really?  I was literally looking at her going. So many baby hairs.  If you saw me last time, like I like, there's so many little baby hairs.

Look at all these. I know. All new, so many baby hairs. My hair these days. All this new hair. Yeah. Yeah. Can you, can you guys see that? Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I'm so proud of that. It's like, look at it. Look at my hands. I'm like, just stand up and show the world.  Excellent. I've got, my bottle starts today, right?

 Yeah. You really do. I really need this. Like, you really need that. So it was so great 'cause I'd already been using it for three months and like the conversation just rolled off my tongue because I had the results on my own hair. Yeah. Which makes it so much easier. It's so much easier. So good. Yeah. So launching that was a big highlight of my US trip, and it is eventually, or finally I should say.

Here in Australia? Yes. I think it may have hit our shores last week. Yes. We are getting it outta the boxes and it will be on our shelves very, very soon. Oh, that's so exciting. My team was so obsessed because they've seen the change in my own hair. Yes. So I haven't been able to give them any testers 'cause we really didn't have enough.

Yeah. Do you know what I mean? You like No. I've all been on to keep me. We're like, where is it coming? When is it coming? So, um, yeah, it's finally here. I mean, you know, it's got little simple things in it, which is just no-brainer. So Amir peptides is like being proven to prevent hair fall. Yeah. That's one of the main ingredients in there.

And then it's filled with oils as well. One of them is the raspberry oil, so it's smoothing, softening and hydrating at the same time. So yes, it's Christophe Robins most clinical product. Yeah. It still has all the luxuries. This brand has always delivered.

Yeah. Love that. Love that. And because I mean, I, I do feel like Christophe Robin's a scalp focused brand though. Anyway. Anyway. Don't you like it just Absolutely. Yeah. I feel like it's sort of start always starting at the root. I mean, I love that that scrub, like, you know, oh, oh yeah, that scrub is ridiculous.

It's been winning awards since the day it launched that scrub. Oh yeah. Like, it's incredible. And I think people are finally starting to realize how important their scalp is, and. I think everyone realized that their skin is important and that you need to have good skin for your makeup to look good and all that sort of thing.

But people are finally like, oh, so what you're telling me is it's growing out of my scalp, therefore I actually need to think about my s Well, it's an extension of your skin on your face. Yeah. Yeah. It's same, same. It's just covered by little hair follicles that need. Ama Amreth. Peptides. Peptides. Look that up guys.

I think you can use that in your cooking as well. But it's been proven to prevent hair fall amazing and strengthen any weakened hairs with breakage. I mean, breakage is a big thing as well, so you've gotta make sure you put that in the picture. You can keep it in your scalp, but if you're snapping it off at the other end, it's.

Still gonna be a problem. Yeah, it's not good. So you wanna strengthen those hairs. So guys, I'm so excited it's finally launched, but yeah, the US tour was incredible. Yeah, it looked amazing. Yeah. You guys had a really good time.  Jen and I are coming on the next one.  Oh, reckon. Oh yeah. Please do. Amazing. It was so, it was

it was

such a fun moment.

Let's do a mini moment. Every single. Every single one. Oh yeah. New York I think was my. No, I I really was like Texas when you got the boots or Yeah. Oh yeah. The best. You should do mini moments in Texas. Imagine us all dressed up as cowboys. You could totally get on board with that. Who's gonna wear the chaps?

Me? I'll do it. Yeah. You've got the legs for it. I don't think I've got the legs for chaps. I feel like you can pull that off. Amazing. Love that. Love that. Yeah.

Because there's a lot of stuff coming out in terms of like scalp focus and, you know, preventing hair fall. I think

especially

for the three of us sitting here, we're all busy, right? Mm-hmm. So what's the process? What's the time investment? How are we using this product?

Is it simple? It's been made really simple. Mm-hmm. Yeah. The ingredient level is high quality, and delivers on what it says it's gonna do, which prevents. Breakage from weakened hair and prevents hair fall. That's two main, yeah, main things that it does.

It's literally a shampoo and conditioner, guys. Oh,

see,

 dirty to me. Yeah, it's what gonna make do anything else other than conditioning my hair?  You know, I mean. Shh. On the low down there might be one or two more things introduced, which will support and strengthen Yeah, the ability of what this shampoo and conditioner have to offer.

But right now it's a shampoo and conditioner, which see, keep it simple, right? Keep it simple, keep it simple. Which as those peptides that are in there, I mean, peptides are so popular right now. You'll find them in peptides are having a moment. Skincare. Yeah, they're definitely having their moment.

Well. They're amazing. Yeah. They really do, what they say they're gonna do. Yeah. Yeah. So basic shampoo, double shampoo. I always love a double shampoo, guys. And then a condition, what really blew me away about this product was the conditioner. Oh really? Yeah. 'cause it's quite a clinical product to do to prevent hair loss.

Yeah. Yeah. I wasn't expecting such a smooth, hydrating conditioner to follow. I was expecting that I'm gonna have to maybe finish with my regenerating mask. Yeah. Something a little stronger. 'cause I'm highly colored and. And you need to style something out. Yeah, yeah. Okay. So I was like, I'm gonna need to like back this conditioner up with something a little more bit more hydrating.

But I didn't, and it's so hydrating, really smooth. I mean it is lightweight at the end of the day once it's rinsed out so you never feel over heavy. But even my hair, it's hydrating enough, which was so good.  You hear this and I'm like, can I get, can I get it now like I need now. This sounds so good.  And I think too, like especially 'cause we've all been in the industry for so long.

When you find something that you're like, this is actually really working for me, it is hard not to get excited about it, right? Like  there are many things that either I've had or Jen have had that. Jen has now and I have now because Yeah, agree. Like we get so passionate it's like, you need to get this.

Yeah. Get this immediately.  Yeah. This is amazing. Yeah. Yeah. Everybody needs it, you know? Yeah. You guys are gonna love it. The fragrance of this is like stepping into a, like a classic perfume movie in Paris. It's so divine and actually like long lasting. The fragrance is long lasting on here too. That's nice.

So, I mean, that's a bit of a win for me. I'm a bit of a, it needs to smell good for me. Yeah, yeah, definitely. Yeah, definitely. Not just do the job, not just feel good. Okay.

Obviously all our clients are talking to us about this issue. Mm-hmm. So what tips do you have in terms of like, how are we discussing hair loss recommendation with our clients? Like Yeah. What's your go-tos? Yeah. I'm a big advocate for this topic Yeah. For my clients and I like to share as much as possible.

I mean, if I'm getting these questions in the chair, I'm sure you're getting these questions as well. Yeah. The big one for me is to keep that little follicle that holds your hair to your head clear and clean. Yeah, yeah. Clear from product build up, clear from excess oil buildup, and clear from any other buildup, pollution, you know, massive thing.

You know, you're like environmental. Environmental,  because I find up here that we get our, our hair gets so oily so quick. We've got such a high humidity and so a lot of the girls are just slicking it back. You don't even think about that fact that that could be such a contributor to hair loss because you're not keeping the follicle clean.

 Yeah. Yeah. It definitely slicked back. I'm not, I I'm a big no-no for slick back over, over years. Over years. It's slicking your hair, hair back. You are literally loosening your hair from foll the follicle foic. Yeah. And then it would just fall out. Okay. So every now and then. Okay. At the beach. Why Mara has no hair at the beach with a treatment in is great.

Yeah. But like if it's your everyday look, a tight slicked back pony. Yeah. Alarm bells are ringing for me for you. And hair loss. She's like, guys,

I'm

I a little worried over your phone.  I feel like Richard right here now should put like the things that are like, like things come outta my head.

Snapchat,

My children wear a slick back bun or slick back ponytail every single day.

Look, they do wash it and it's not oily. Yeah. So it's definitely better. But yeah, it's definitely a okay.  We probably need in the headlights prevention stage, you need be doing that. Slick it back. Yeah. Put that eucalypt. Is it eucalyptus on? Yes. Yes. Write it in.  it definitely makes me think, oh yeah, it's actually better to wash it and have it cleaner.

So that, yeah, it's something I didn't even think of.  Yeah, see, everybody's learning. Everyone's learning. Obviously, like stimulating blood flow is really important for hair loss as well. So you know, if you do have one of those really cute.

Oh,

can I have that? These are the best guys. Have you seen these?

Love them. Yeah. I feel like they're so good for I can buy from my here, right? Yeah. Can I take one home? Mm-hmm. And literally little round circular motions. Yes, you can. Don't even try and brush your hair with it. It's not a hairbrush, by the way. Little round circular motions and make the scalp actually move.

It's gonna stimulate your blood flow. And it's so good for getting into that little back section that people just don't do themselves properly. I love this. I have one by my bed. I have one in the lounge room, and I have one in the shower. Like, anytime I have five seconds, it's on, I'm, I'm obsessed with hair.

I do not want hair loss. Yeah. I mean, how many times  I even think about them with those brushes, I'm just gonna be selling all of them.  Yeah. You get get you excited about it. Yeah. They're the best. Yeah. They feel great. Yeah, definitely. Definitely. This is something you need, if you are concerned about hair loss or thinning, or if you've noticed the hair fall recently or if your hair's just going through a strange or stressful moment, it's time to pick this baby up.

Yeah, absolutely. I also think they're a beautiful, easy addition to offer your clients. You know, we always say it, it seems so obvious to us, but that tiny little brush that's not a huge, like expensive purchase could make the biggest difference to someone's like hair health journey.

Absolutely. Yeah. I got my husband onto it too. He's, he using mine in the shower and like, you need to use this. It's really good. He uses it on his beard and on his, I've gotta get my husband to stop washing his hair with body wash, but that's another story. Oh babe. That's another mini moment right there.

Okay guys, I feel like that's enough little insights that we can squeeze into our mini moment today. We hope that you are excited about taking your clients on their hair health journey. Obviously we're gonna have all the information about the Christophe Robins new product that's coming out that's gonna be incredible.

All the details will be on our socials and on one socials, and we have some really exciting stuff coming up. So please stay tuned and we will see you all again soon. See you later. Bye bye.