Trevor sorbie launches mynewhair in canada

Trevor Sorbie MBE is expanding his medical hair loss charity mynewhair by launching in Canada next month. Trevor set-up mynewhair in 2006 in memory of his sister-in-law Jackie Anders who lost her hair through cancer treatment. The charity provides public advice and support to a national network of 960 professional stylists and 835 independent salons who provide a wig styling service for people suffering from cancer and medical hair loss. Next month, Trevor and his training team will conduct a two-day nurse-led wig-cutting and styling seminar and workshop for professional hairdressers on Monday 29 April, at the L'Oréal Toronto Academy and Tuesday 30 April, at the L'Oréal Montreal Academy. Trevor Sorbie MBE, founder of mynewhair, said: “When people - especially women - lose their hair, they're still the same person but suddenly they are treated differently and this has a ripple effect. By giving a woman hair, you're giving her a part of herself back - it’s a type of psychological medicine. This charity and the difference it makes to people’s lives is something I am very passionate about. Everybody knows someone who has been affected by cancer and we are committed to supporting our network of Salons that Care so they can help people to feel like themselves again, and restore their confidence. I think that this is something very special.” During the workshops, which are in association with Look Good Feel Better, Pureology Canada and L'Oréal Canada, Trevor Sorbie will be joined by the charity’s trustees: professional hairdresser Darren Stuart from Tribeca Hair based in the North East of England; and health professionals Joanne Atkinson, head of subject Nursing Midwifery and Health at Northumbria University, and Ann Fox, executive director of nursing, quality and safety at Sunderland NHS Clinical Commissioning Group and visiting professor at the University of Sunderland, Department of Nursing and Health Sciences. The charity offers specialist training to independent salons and professional hairdressers on how to work compassionately with clients suffering from hair loss, how to choose the correct wig and cut and style wigs to look like real hair, allowing those with medical hair loss to maintain their confidence. The charity’s launch in Canada follows its initial successful international launch in Dubai last year and takes it one step further towards Trevor’s ambition to further expand across the globe.