I love eccentric women. I love eccentric men. Alright, I love all things eccentric. I have a client that I’ve been doing for many years. She’s an older retired woman that is really a creative genius. She’s had her own businesses, many marriages, and teeters in on high heels and bright lipstick every time she comes into my salon. Like most of my clients, especially the older ones, I listen to her like she’s a prophet sharing a gospel. I love it. I do not disregard the tremendous amount of knowledge that can be attained from a weathered human being. Someone that’s been around enough time not to care so much about the little things in life, but the bigger picture.
At the salon I use a collagen product that is sprayed into the hair to promote health, shine, elasticity, etc. Sort of like a fountain of youth for your hair. Or so they say. I like it. It’s not amazing, but I like it. For some hair types it works better than for others. Really the more damaged the hair, the better the results. This client of mine, Sally, loves this treatment. She doesn’t like it, she loves it. Loves it so much that she’s bought the professional version from me to use at home. I looked into the possibility of her using it too often and warned her that too much of a good thing isn’t good. The manufacturer in so many words said that it’s really only meant to be used on a monthly basis and too much more than that could be damaging. To use it properly you need to also use a flat iron to sort of “bake” it into the hair. Anytime you use a flat iron on the hair it’s more damaging than not using one. Especially when not used by a professional.
Months if not a year go by and even though I still see Sally, I haven’t heard about her using her collagen spray treatments so I assume she’s tapered off and found the next new and improved magic hair potion. Until recently. She came in and asked if I could order her a few more bottles of the collagen spray. I asked her if she was still using it because I was a little surprised that she was. She not only told me that she was, but that she also started spraying it on her face for the tightening effects it has on her skin. She even asked me if I can tell how great it’s working. I replied that her skin always looks great and I’m not exactly sure if it’s working or not. I know that sounds like a line of crap, but in all honesty, her skin does always look that good! I’ve even wondered if she’s had work done because of her age. I know she hasn’t because I would see tell-tale signs, and also she would probably tell me. I told her I would order it for her and get back to her.
I felt it important to write this now because over the next few weeks, if I see or hear of a new treatment for facial wrinkles that involves a collagen spray, not only am I going to give Sally all the credit, I’m going to sue the collagen company that puts out the spray for hair and force them legally to give some of the proceeds to my Sally for her hard “lab rat” type testing she’s been doing on her own face! You see, I called the collagen company today not only to order the products, but to also inquire with their chemists to see if there’s any danger in my client spraying her face with it. The last thing I want is to sell someone a product that even though they’re using it for something other than how it’s supposed to be used, I don’t want any harmful side effects as a result. Needless to say they were a bit shocked when I said how she was using it, but didn’t say it was harmful. I asked if they could look into it and get back to me at their convenience. Needless to say I haven’t heard back from them yet.
Are they looking into it? Are they working 24/7 to repackage the product to sell on hsn or qvc? Someone can be getting rich while Sally is home spraying collagen on her face!?! We’ll have to wait and see for an answer to these questions…