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.

Charlie Le Mindu Brings Hair Couture Back to the SS26 Catwalk

Charlie Le Mindu Brings Hair Couture Back to the SS26 Catwalk

Charlie Le Mindu’s SS26 return puts hair in the couture spotlight. We unpack what “hairy, furry, bushy” runway texture signals ...

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Backstage view of Charlie Le Mindu SS26 hair couture looks

Charlie Le Mindu’s SS26 return puts hair in the couture spotlight. We unpack what “hairy, furry, bushy” runway texture signals for UK trends—plus how to translate the mood into wearable...

Charlie Le Mindu’s SS26 return puts hair in the couture spotlight. We unpack what “hairy, furry, bushy” runway texture signals for UK trends—plus how to translate the mood into wearable...

Woman with curly hair pictured in a portrait-style image

A personal story of sudden hair loss at 25 prompts an expert-led guide to spotting shedding vs breakage, protecting curly hair, and choosing sensible next steps in the UK.

A personal story of sudden hair loss at 25 prompts an expert-led guide to spotting shedding vs breakage, protecting curly hair, and choosing sensible next steps in the UK.

Soft face-framing highlights demonstrating the hair contouring colour technique

Hair contouring places brightness and depth exactly where it flatters most—around the face frame and parting—for a natural, dimensional colour that often grows out beautifully.

Hair contouring places brightness and depth exactly where it flatters most—around the face frame and parting—for a natural, dimensional colour that often grows out beautifully.

Woman with fine hair styled with visible lift at the roots

Fine hair doesn’t need dozens of products—just the right order and technique. Here’s a five-step volumising routine that builds lift at the roots, keeps lengths light, and helps your blow-dry...

Fine hair doesn’t need dozens of products—just the right order and technique. Here’s a five-step volumising routine that builds lift at the roots, keeps lengths light, and helps your blow-dry...

A selection of men’s hair combs arranged for grooming and styling

From fine-tooth finishers to wide-tooth detanglers, here’s how to choose the best comb for men’s hair by type, plus technique tips to reduce snagging and static.

From fine-tooth finishers to wide-tooth detanglers, here’s how to choose the best comb for men’s hair by type, plus technique tips to reduce snagging and static.

Close-up of hair at the roots showing greasy build-up

Greasy roots aren’t just about washing more. Here’s what drives oiliness—plus practical, stylist-backed ways to cleanse better, reduce build-up and keep hair looking fresher for longer.

Greasy roots aren’t just about washing more. Here’s what drives oiliness—plus practical, stylist-backed ways to cleanse better, reduce build-up and keep hair looking fresher for longer.

A gold mine waste dump near homes, where windblown dust can travel into communities

Hair can hold an environmental “fingerprint”. Here’s what the Johannesburg mining-dust research implies, what hair analysis can (and can’t) prove, and how to manage dust buildup with sensible haircare.

Hair can hold an environmental “fingerprint”. Here’s what the Johannesburg mining-dust research implies, what hair analysis can (and can’t) prove, and how to manage dust buildup with sensible haircare.

Close-up of a bald scalp, illustrating hair loss and wig-related legal news

A UK tribunal decision reported by The Independent found severe baldness can meet the disability threshold in a tax dispute involving wig makers, raising fresh questions for clients, salons and...

A UK tribunal decision reported by The Independent found severe baldness can meet the disability threshold in a tax dispute involving wig makers, raising fresh questions for clients, salons and...

Woman touching her hair as loose strands fall during winter

Winter hair shedding can feel alarming, but it’s often a mix of normal shedding and seasonal breakage. Here’s how to tell the difference and protect your hair through colder months.

Winter hair shedding can feel alarming, but it’s often a mix of normal shedding and seasonal breakage. Here’s how to tell the difference and protect your hair through colder months.

A woman wearing a wig, illustrating severe hair loss and legal recognition

A UK ruling arising from a wigs VAT appeal highlights that severe hair loss can, in context, be recognised as a disability — with real implications for costs, workplace adjustments...

A UK ruling arising from a wigs VAT appeal highlights that severe hair loss can, in context, be recognised as a disability — with real implications for costs, workplace adjustments...

Heat protectant sprays aren’t optional add-ons—they’re a practical step that can reduce friction, dryness and breakage when you blow-dry, straighten or curl. Here’s how UK stylists suggest using and choosing...

Heat protectant sprays aren’t optional add-ons—they’re a practical step that can reduce friction, dryness and breakage when you blow-dry, straighten or curl. Here’s how UK stylists suggest using and choosing...

Barry Keoghan wearing a Ringo Starr-inspired haircut ahead of a Beatles biopic

Barry Keoghan’s Ringo Starr-inspired haircut is more than a celebrity switch-up: it’s a masterclass in period shape, modern wearability and fringe control. Here’s how UK salons translate the look.

Barry Keoghan’s Ringo Starr-inspired haircut is more than a celebrity switch-up: it’s a masterclass in period shape, modern wearability and fringe control. Here’s how UK salons translate the look.