Philip Kingsley Maximiser

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WHO IS PHILIP KINGSLEY?
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The website claims they have 45 years of trichological experience and they do have one clinic in NY and one in London.
They say that when you go and have a consultation with them, they adopt a holistic approach to all problems, investigating general health, family history, nutrition, lifestyle and other relevant factors which are affecting your hair. They even do blood tests and ...
...with them:

Philip Kingsley Trichological Clinic
54 Green Street
London W1K 6RU
England
Tel: 0207 629 4004
Fax: 0207 491 9843
Email: clinic@philipkingsley.co.uk


PRICE
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This product comes in three sizes:
125 ml for £11.00
250ml for £18.00

I know it is rather expensive compared to other products but you honestly do not ... more

This is a review about a specialized spray I would recommend for people with thin hair, in my opinion it does work!
A few years ago I started having problems with my hair and before then I never knew about this brand until I went for the first time to my current hairdressers and discussed my problems with him.
It is in a way very surprising how hair can be so delicate and how stress or difficult periods during our life show on it, sometimes our hair can go thin and lifeless or our scalp goes very sensitive! My hair started losing its natural curl, go thinner and straight. I was so used to having long wavy curls so this was a bit of a shock and I needed time to get used to it, especially on how to manage a different type of hair.

I browsed over the internet to find more information about this brand and I was reassured they were serious people and this brand was specific for people with concerns. I had to do my little research considering I was willing to try them to help with my thinning in the first place and of course did not want to make things worse by using "cowboy" products. There are so many companies out there selling lotions and potions to enrich nothing but their own pockets without a care for people's problems, so I had to be careful...

HOW TO USE THIS
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After you wash your hair with a gentle shampoo ( I tend to use a delicate shampoo, possibly organic with not too much rubbish in them) and towel dry it, you can apply 5 sprays of this product in your hair, comb it and style it
In all honesty the smell is a bit chemical, subtle, so it is not over powering and does not stay long. I try not to apply this directly to the scalp as it does give me a bit of itchiness afterwards, but if it is just on my hair it is not a problem at all. Once your hair is dry it feels so much fuller and thicket plus the cosmetic effect does last all day and up to the day after too, which means you don't have to constantly re-apply it to keep the feeling going. It does not make my hair greasy in any way but because I try to be a good girl, I prefer using this only when I go out,
This product lasts for a long time as not much of it is needed, so one bottle could last you for a good 2/3 months, depending on how many times you use it.

PACKAGING
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This product looks very funky, it comes in a carton box white and blue, all their products are colour coded for the type of hair they care for. This box can be recycled. The bottle is white and has a thin cilinder shape with blue writings on it which include the ingredients and directions of use. The bottle is made of hard plastic so it is safe to be taken on holiday with you! I do like how it is presented although I suppose they could find a way to avoid using an outer carton box, which certainly can be recycled but does not help our environment in the first place. The normal shampoos and gels and hairsprays in boots do not have an outer carton so they could try following the same principle too..

WHO IS PHILIP KINGSLEY?
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The website claims they have 45 years of trichological experience and they do have one clinic in NY and one in London.
They say that when you go and have a consultation with them, they adopt a holistic approach to all problems, investigating general health, family history, nutrition, lifestyle and other relevant factors which are affecting your hair. They even do blood tests and the treatments are individually prescribed and can vary from person to person. Sometimes they might even liaise with your doctor or specialist to solve your problems. As you can see looks like any problems seems to be addressed with the caution and detail I think it certainly deserves.

Please find details if you wish to get in touch with them:

Philip Kingsley Trichological Clinic
54 Green Street
London W1K 6RU
England
Tel: 0207 629 4004
Fax: 0207 491 9843
Email: clinic@philipkingsley.co.uk

PRICE
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This product comes in three sizes:
125 ml for £11.00
250ml for £18.00

I know it is rather expensive compared to other products but you honestly do not need that much, the small bottle is so practical especially when you go on holiday and don't want to carry around annoying weights with you, also it could prove positive as you could look at it as a trial size to see if this could be the right product for you and don't need to spend lots of money on a big bottle to start with, because as you can see the 250 ml is more value for money.
You can buy this product or any of the Philip Kingsley items online from their website www.philipkingsley.com and can definitely find a better bargain online with other cheap suppliers or on ebay. Apart from that, this product is highly specialized so a bit hard to find honestly, some hairdressers do sell it but I have not seen this in Debenhams or House of Fraser for example only at Harrods when I went to see their sales.
Their website is done very well and their range include other products which do target other problematic areas like itchy/ flacky scalp for example, so it might be worth having a look if you might be concerned about something or simply want a good product.

MY OPINION
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I totally recommend this as it does deliver really good results, which are definitely visible. To me the brand itself is a reassurance as they do treat all sorts of scalp and hair related problems like hair loss for example. It is still a cosmetic product so despite saying that this item is good I would recommend a trip to your GP if you do have any worries, better to deal with the problems from the roots and understand what your problem is, it could be hormonal, lack of iron, zinc, stress related..
From a consumer point of view I can see it is pricey, but in my opinion my hair is very precious and I would not put a price on it.

Thanks for reading! x 

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