Tried & tested
The ‘rich feel’ing
Often, we have
prejudices, which later
we find to be
completely
baseless — such as my
dislike for green tea.
And, this prejudice
was dispelled at the
Richfeel Trichology
Centre, of all places.
Text Rashida S. Arsiwala
Photographs Dhiman
Chatterjee
 Smiling faces greeted me as I entered
the Richfeel Trichology Centre at
Bandra, Mumbai. After waiting a bit, I
was asked to meet the trichologists.
After asking me some questions to
gauge the history of my hair, one of
them tested my scalp. Of course, as I
suspected, dandruff was the first
problem that was diagnosed. Besides
that, the trichologist mentioned that
my hair roots were swollen — a sign
of stress.
After assessing the damage, the
trichologist advised me to eat foods rich
in iron, as she suspected my
haemoglobin count to be low. For an
oily scalp such as mine, I was told to oil
and wash my hair at least thrice a week.
Who would have thought that oil works
for an oily scalp? Not me certainly!
 Now, getting back to dispelling
prejudices, I had made up my mind that
green tea would taste awful, and
therefore, when I was offered it at the
Centre, I sipped it only grudgingly. But I
tried & tested
found, to my surprise, that I quite liked
it. Since it is supposed to be full of
antioxidants which are good for the
hair, this was great news.
Thereafter, I was ushered into the
treatment room, where a very gracious
therapist explained every step of the
treatment as she performed it. For me,
she chose the Richfeel Tricho Scalp
Treatment, which is beneficial for most
hair types.
The first step was sterilisation of the
hair, which helped disinfect it. The
second step included Photobiotherapy
(PBT), which stimulated the active hair
follicles. Then, the therapist asked me
to lie face-down on the bed, and
carried out a manual lymphatic
drainage, which helped in scalp
detoxification. And finally, after about
15–20 minutes, she brought me ‘hair
foods’, which included flax seeds, soya
seeds, walnuts, almonds, green tea
(again, it was great!) and a tall glass of
water. These, she said, would make my
scalp healthy. She also asked me to follow
it up with a glass of water every hour for
12 hours, to ensure the treatment would
work. As I left the Centre, feeling
well-cared-for, I knew it would!
Richfeel Trichology Centre
MET Complex, Ground floor,
Bandra Reclamation,
Opposite Lilawati Hospital,
Bandra (West), Mumbai 400 050.
Website: http://www.richfeel.com/
trichology-haircare.html
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