I’m sitting in the basement of Gustav Fouche’s flagship Westbourne Grove salon, towel around my shoulders, steaming cup of tea in front of me, ready for an hour of pampering. Only rather than my hair itself being tended to this time, my scalp is instead the subject of attention during their Scalp Salon Detox.
It kicks off with an examination via a microscope. I find the close-up sight of my scalp beamed onto the screen before me a little confronting; waxy and pale, it’s hardly an area of outstanding beauty and I wonder what the benefit of being so closely acquainted with its appearance is. “The scalp is the cradle of good hair,” I’m told, “and knowing what’s happening here can help us to solve any hair issues.”
