Blog Action Day
Yesterday was Blog Action Day, and we were asked to post issues relating to the environment. Unfortunately, I was out of college yesterday so I'm going to cheat a little and refer you to a post that I added on 26 April of this year entitled Going Green. If you do a search for Going Green using the search box at the top of the blog page and click on Search Blog, you can see the post . Don't forget that all blog posts are archived, so you can look at previous posts added.

Spa Show 2007

If you want to keep up-to-date with the latest spa treatments and have some spare time between 2-4 November you might want to visit the Spa Show at the Business Design Centre in London.

You can attend free seminars on skincare, fitness and well-being or try free treatments. There will be over 100 exhibitors, including spa treatment and product providers, spa resorts, spa hotels and urban spas. The show will be co-locating with The Body Beautiful show so there will be plenty to see and do if you decide to pay a visit to the event. For more information, including how to buy tickets, click on the show links above.

Alternative Hair Show

The Alternative Hair Show will take place this Sunday, 14th October, at the Royal Albert Hall in London. For more details see the website

Positive Health Magazine

If you need information about complementary therapies, try looking at the Positive Health Magazine website. This site features events listings, research up-dates, and articles. You have the option to search previous issues and can also do a general search by topic. You no longer need to log in to access any of the features of this site and it is well worth a visit.

Hairdressing Training Resource

We have a good range of online databases available for you to use via the Athens link on Blackboard. Select the Library tab from the Blackboard page and then click on the Athens link to see what's available.
If you are studying up to NVQ Level 2 Hairdressing you will find lots of useful resources on the Hairdressing Training database. This includes information on Health and Safety acts, step-by-step haircutting guides and much, much, more. If you would like any more information or help with accessing the Athens databases, call and see me at Richmond House Library.

Chemicals in Beauty Products

Next week a television programme investigating the potential harm of chemicals in cosmetics can be seen on Channel 4 at 8.00pm Thursday 11 October. Look out for Beauty Addicts: How Toxic are You? For more info about the programme click here for the Channel 4 Listings page.
If you want to read more about cosmetic ingredients, here are two books that we have in the Library (copies at Richmond House and Summer Row) .

A Consumer's Dictionary of Cosmetic Ingredients- shelved at 668.5503 WIN

Milady's Skin Care and Cosmetic Ingredients - shelved at 646.726 MIC

If you are really interested in reading about ingredients you might want to have a look at the European Commission - Enterprise and Industry Directorate General - Consumer goods - Cosmetics 17/01/2007 website and check out the list of ingredients for the chemical names.

The Olive Awards Scheme for Wellness Workers in the UK

A new awards scheme, The Olive Awards, has been created in the UK to recognise exceptional employees working in the wellness and integrated health industries. Employees of spas, beauty and nail salons, suppliers, health clubs and leisure centres, and retailers of beauty products will all be able to enter the awards.

Companies of all sizes are eligible and any employers wanting to enter this year can register on the website. Employees will then have until November this year to complete online questionnaires and the awards ceremony will be held in central London in February 2008. For further details see

The Olive Awards website