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Earlier this year, I accidentally found myself<br />
caught between a rock and a hard place in<br />
signing up for a complete hair treatment<br />
program that would set me back for more<br />
than RM5,000; and by “accidentally”, I<br />
meant “I had enough rewards points to<br />
redeem a free two-hour scalp treatment so I did, not knowing<br />
one hour of that included sitting through a persistent sale pitch<br />
by the hair consultant to get me to sign up for the package to<br />
meet her KPI.”<br />
Needless to say, it was an unfruitful session for both<br />
myself and the consultant; I was just as persistent in saying<br />
no, but had to fork out close to RM700 anyway just to get<br />
her to shut up and let me leave, which I am still paying by<br />
instalment six months after, long after the session’s treatment<br />
has lost its effects.<br />
That being said, I did take away something from the<br />
consultation session: besides the fact that nothing in the<br />
world is free, and, perhaps not as serious and urgent as the<br />
consultant puts it, the hair does need certain treatment and<br />
care that goes beyond washing and conditioning the hair with<br />
the right shampoo. (<strong>The</strong> facility I went to was for the more<br />
serious hair and scalp cases that may be unsalvageable).<br />
So, it was perfect timing when Number76 launched its<br />
curated hair and scalp treatments using OWAY products:<br />
treatments that not only help with a healthier regrowth of the<br />
hair catered to the type of hair, but more importantly, one that<br />
relaxes the sense without a “consultant” breathing down your<br />
neck to sign a RM5,000 package.<br />
OWAY (or Organic Way) began its journey in 1948,<br />
when it established itself in producing quality cosmetics, using<br />
biodynamic, zero-mile, organic and fair trade ingredients.<br />
Today, the Bologna-based company is renowned in over 70<br />
countries, the latest being Malaysia itself, when the Tokyobased<br />
hair salon Number76 introduced a couple of OWAY’s<br />
treatments, a head spa concept that encourages an aromatic<br />
ambiance bursting with natural and holistic wellbeing, amidst<br />
the traditional hair salon with quick turnovers, as customers<br />
sit back and enjoy purifying and restorative hair treatments.<br />
OWAY Multi-sensory Head Spa<br />
<strong>The</strong> OWAY Head Spa is a curated head spa program that<br />
regenerates the mind and revitalises the scalp and hair in<br />
three steps. A Number76 hair specialist attends and begins the<br />
two-hour long session with a quick consultation, who will then<br />
advise on the treatment most suitable with the hair and scalp<br />
concern at hand: an ultra-delicate soothing treatment for<br />
red and sensitive scalp; a purifying and regulating treatment<br />
for the oily or dry dandruff scaling scalp; a detoxifying and<br />
restorative treatment for the oily scalp; or a micro-stimulating<br />
treatment for thinning hair.<br />
<strong>The</strong> session will begin with an OWAY Herbs and Clay<br />
Peeling Cleanser prelude, dedicated to individuals with intense<br />
daily lifestyle, and which could be experienced through a<br />
separate 90-minute session on its own.<br />
Customers are advised to put away their mobile devices as<br />
the specialist starts with a simple Ayurveda neck and shoulder<br />
massage to regenerate an experience that frees one from<br />
stress and toxins. Vitality to the hair and scalp is then restored<br />
57 SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER <strong>2019</strong> | TM
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