Hair Care & Styling Journal

Welcome to the Hairporium Hair Care & Styling Journal — your editorial hub for everything hair. From breaking UK hair industry news to hands-on DIY tutorials, professional styling guides, and expert commentary, we bring you the tips and trends shaping how Britain wears its hair. Whether you’re perfecting your curls, protecting your colour, or learning salon-quality tricks at home, every article is written to help you understand, care for, and celebrate your hair.

Barry Keoghan’s Beatles Mop-Top Sparks a 60s Hair Revival

Barry Keoghan’s Beatles Mop-Top Sparks a 60s Hair Revival

Barry Keoghan’s mop-top debut for his Ringo Starr role has renewed interest in 60s hair. We break down the cut’s defining featu...

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Relaxers are back in the spotlight. We separate evidence from hype, explore why chemical straightening matters culturally, and share practical, stylist-approved ways to reduce damage or transition safely.

Relaxers are back in the spotlight. We separate evidence from hype, explore why chemical straightening matters culturally, and share practical, stylist-approved ways to reduce damage or transition safely.

A reported assault involving hair-pulling highlights how traction and force can damage hair and scalp. Here’s what professionals recommend for gentle aftercare, recovery, and when to seek medical support.

A reported assault involving hair-pulling highlights how traction and force can damage hair and scalp. Here’s what professionals recommend for gentle aftercare, recovery, and when to seek medical support.

A hairdresser in a salon setting discussing professional training

A BBC report featuring veteran stylist Marie Hall highlights why degree-level hairdressing isn’t “a joke”—and what professional training really involves in today’s UK salon landscape.

A BBC report featuring veteran stylist Marie Hall highlights why degree-level hairdressing isn’t “a joke”—and what professional training really involves in today’s UK salon landscape.

Callan Rydz pictured during a darts event

Hair-focused chants in sport can move from banter to public shaming. Here’s what a recent darts story reveals about hair stigma, confidence, and how to keep crowds spirited but respectful.

Hair-focused chants in sport can move from banter to public shaming. Here’s what a recent darts story reveals about hair stigma, confidence, and how to keep crowds spirited but respectful.

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New reporting suggests grey hairs may reflect a protective cellular “pause” linked to cancer prevention mechanisms — but hair colour isn’t a health test. Here’s what it means, and how...

New reporting suggests grey hairs may reflect a protective cellular “pause” linked to cancer prevention mechanisms — but hair colour isn’t a health test. Here’s what it means, and how...

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A new angle on greying links hair pigment loss to the body’s protective cellular responses. We unpack what the science means, what it doesn’t, and how to care for changing...

A new angle on greying links hair pigment loss to the body’s protective cellular responses. We unpack what the science means, what it doesn’t, and how to care for changing...

Press photo for Muddshovel’s album Little White Hair

A pop-culture title becomes a springboard for smarter grey-hair conversations—covering what greys are, how UK salons blend them, and the at-home care that keeps silver looking polished.

A pop-culture title becomes a springboard for smarter grey-hair conversations—covering what greys are, how UK salons blend them, and the at-home care that keeps silver looking polished.

Sculptural holiday hairstyle with gravity-defying shape

Vogue spotlights Haitian-American hair artist Kayra Theodore and Nara Smith’s first creative festive style—an editorial moment that helps decode architectural, gravity-defying hair for real life.

Vogue spotlights Haitian-American hair artist Kayra Theodore and Nara Smith’s first creative festive style—an editorial moment that helps decode architectural, gravity-defying hair for real life.

Model with glossy, high-shine single-tone hair colour under studio lighting

Colour drenching is forecast to lead 2026’s hair colour conversation, prioritising saturated tone and shine over high-contrast highlights. Here’s how UK clients can interpret the trend and update existing balayage.

Colour drenching is forecast to lead 2026’s hair colour conversation, prioritising saturated tone and shine over high-contrast highlights. Here’s how UK clients can interpret the trend and update existing balayage.

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Triboelectrification — the science behind hair static — is being explored as a way to generate electricity. Here’s what it means for future wearables and how to calm flyaways now.

Triboelectrification — the science behind hair static — is being explored as a way to generate electricity. Here’s what it means for future wearables and how to calm flyaways now.

Close-up of intricate embroidered textile-inspired hair art details

A Kazakh artist is turning traditional embroidery motifs into modern hair art—prompting fresh thinking on pattern, braid design, and respectful cultural inspiration in contemporary styling.

A Kazakh artist is turning traditional embroidery motifs into modern hair art—prompting fresh thinking on pattern, braid design, and respectful cultural inspiration in contemporary styling.

Illustration of hair and scalp representing alopecia areata discussion

A UK-focused, practical guide to alopecia areata long-term management, including what JAK inhibitors are in clinical care and how to protect hair and confidence day to day.

A UK-focused, practical guide to alopecia areata long-term management, including what JAK inhibitors are in clinical care and how to protect hair and confidence day to day.