Jerry

You step out of the shower with freshly washed hair, and by evening your roots already look flat and greasy. Sound familiar? You are not alone. This is one of the most common complaints we hear from clients at our salon, and the frustration is real when it feels like no amount of washing solves … Read more

That tight, hot, tender feeling right along your hair part is one of the most uncomfortable surprises summer can throw at you. If you are reading this with a sore, red line running down the center of your scalp, you already know how distracting it feels. Learning how to handle a sunburned scalp along your … Read more

If you have ever felt that familiar burning sensation, itching, or redness after using a scalp scrub, you know firsthand that learning how to exfoliate your scalp without irritating it is far more challenging than the tutorials make it seem. I have spent the past several months working with our clients at Mercer Street Salon … Read more

That thick, coated feeling on your scalp is real, even if you cannot see anything in the mirror. You run your fingers through your roots and something feels off. Waxy. Heavy. Slightly tacky. But when you part your hair and look closely, there is nothing visible to explain it. This is one of the most … Read more

That sharp, tender ache that shoots across your scalp when you shift your hair from its usual position is more common than you might think. If you have ever wondered how to soothe a scalp that hurts when you move your part, you are in the right place. In our salon chairs at Mercer Street … Read more

You look down at your dark shirt and see those telltale white specks scattered across your shoulders. Your first instinct is to grab the nearest dandruff shampoo. But what if you are treating the wrong condition entirely? Learning how to tell the difference between dry scalp and dandruff changes everything about how you treat your … Read more

You have tried every anti-dandruff shampoo on the shelf, and your scalp still itches and flakes. An itchy flaky scalp that is not dandruff is most often caused by dry scalp, where the skin on your head loses too much moisture and becomes irritated, rather than the excess oil and yeast overgrowth behind true dandruff. … Read more