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HEALTH & BEAUTY NEWS FROM THE SECTOR
CARE WITH HAIR Noco Hair has launched a new charity platform Care With Hair, prompted by the tragic loss of one of its most loyal clients to a brain tumour. While giving her what would turn out to be her last haircut, Noco director Noel Halligan realised the privilege it was to be able to help someone enjoy a moment of calm and peace in such circumstances and Director Noel doing his bit decided he wanted to give back on a at Noco’s Care With Hair event regular basis. “We went to Penny Brohn UK in Pill to have a look around,” says Noel. “We got a very warm welcome and found it to be such an incredible, happy place. They work with complimentary treatments and utilise the power of the mind to help those living with cancer, as well as yoga and massage as healing tools.” Soon after, Care With Hair’s first fundraising event featured swing dancing, makeovers on patients, hair tutorials, a raffle raising £154, and a catwalk show. Noel has also signed up to run the London Marathon for Penny Brohn in April. • nocohair.com
MAKING FITNESS FUN Getting into an exercise routine can be a challenge, but now Nintendo has created a game that will have you battling dragons, jogging though grass-swept plains and working up a sweat without realising you’re exercising. The Ring Fit Adventure for the Nintendo Switch has a hand-held ring-con device and leg-strap that track your movements as you go on a fantasy adventure and take out opponents through fitness tasks such as squats and yoga poses. You can also try out the 12 mini games or create custom fullbody workouts. Suitable for ages seven and up and all fitness levels. RRP £69.99. • nintendo.co.uk
SAY ‘WHY?’ TO DRUGS Bristol is to host a series of events this month that explore new approaches to drug use, policy and harm reduction. Transform Drug Policy Foundation, a Bristol-based charity, has partnered with the University of Bristol and UWE on events across the city from 22 – 25 January. Politicians, academics, treatment providers, health agencies and policy reformers will share knowledge and experiences, discussing how reforms could better protect people in Bristol. Attendees can find out about the use of psychedelics in mental health treatment, how heroin-assisted treatment could reduce deaths, and what we can learn from the legal regulation of cannabis in Canada and the US. Speakers include psychologist Dr Suzi Gage who will be launching her book, Say Why to Drugs. Bristol faces unique challenges in relation to drug use and harm, with death rates more than 60 per cent higher than the national average and some of the highest levels of cocaine use in Europe. However, it also has a history of innovation and leadership in thinking differently about drug policy. It was one of the first areas to introduce a police ‘diversion scheme’ for people caught in possession and, in 2018, was the first city to offer city-centre drug testing. • transformdrugs.org
78 THE BRISTOL MAGAZINE
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JANUARY 2020
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No 187
SHAKING THINGS UP YouGov data suggests 600,000 British men aged between 18 and 44 are using make-up, and now British grooming brand Shakeup Cosmetics has launched with skincare/cosmetics hybrids that have been formulated specifically for men. Its founders, twin brothers Jake Xu and Shane Carnell-Xu, have suffered from rosacea since they were teens and were unable to find a concealer that worked successfully with male skin: one that didn’t disintegrate over the day, was the right shade, and addressed issues of sensitivity. Having tried all the ‘formulated for female’ cover-up creams out there, and armed with decades of industry knowledge gained through their creative marketing agency working with beauty and cosmetics clients, the twins decided it was time for a shake-up. “With the growth in men’s grooming, gender fluidity and the ‘Asia effect’ on perceptions of male beauty, the stars are aligned for a disruptive approach to male-centric make-up,” they said. “That’s why we created a vegan, cruelty-free beauty brand for the booming male beauty market.” Shakeup is informed by recent advances in biometrology that identifies differences in men’s and women’s skin. Men’s skin is up to 25% thicker than women’s skin due to higher levels of testosterone production; it’s also oilier due to twice the level of sebum production. With more active sebaceous glands, pores tend to be larger and more numerous too. Additionally, facial hair, meaning daily shaving for many men, can irritate the skin and expose it to external aggressors, making it sensitive and reactive. Shakeup aims to recognise and address these fundamental physiological differentiators and formulates with men’s skin in mind. • menwearshakeup.com