Q1 2021

60 | Q1 2021 Oct20824 Hair Goals Renowned hair tattooist, ‘Mr Scalp’ operates his clinic, Scalp Micro UK, from a clinic in the Home Counties meaning that it can provide the latest scalp treatments, without the London price tags! Scalp Micro offers the niche service of scalp micropigmentation – the creation of hair follicle simulation the give the appearance of real hair on the male or female scalp. This can be either to give the appearance of shaved or short hairs, or to add density to thinning hair and is achieved by strategically placing colour pigments directly onto the scalp to replicate the hair follicle. Owned and run by the internationally renowned ‘Mr Scalp’ (aka Craig Bottomley-High) who’s award-winning hair tattoo work is highly regarded within the scalp micropigmentation industry. With several prestigious accolades already under his belt, such as the Gold Winners: Team Micro Best UK Technician, and Finalist: WSMPA Best UK Scalp Company, Craig’s passion for his work has seen him travel around the whole world participating in conferences, demonstrations, educating and training, from Argentina to Italy, Portugal to Brazil. Based in Hertfordshire, just outside London, the spacious, relaxed Scalp Micro UK clinic is the perfect location for clients who include actors to electricians, sports stars to nurses and beauticians to musicians, and sees visits from people all across the UK as well as from across the globe. “By accurately replicating your own natural hair follicles and hair colour, scalp pigmentation can help strengthen and add density to thinning areas, creating an undetectable illusion of thicker, stronger hair,” says Craig, explain the process in a little more depth. Recently, he has witnessed a large increase in his services over the last few months, in part due to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns. “The Covid effect for us was seeing a great number of customers who have shaved their heads during lock down and realised that they perhaps had less hair than they thought!” he states. “Also, I think people who were furloughed have had more time to research and look cosmetic process such as SMP.” Craig’s staff are all highly skilled and fully qualified to perform the necessary treatments, which range from SMP to scar camouflage to meso skin rejuvenation. “All our staff, no matter what their role, are trained in SMP. This ensures that their knowledge is of a high standard so, even if their role is not one of a technician, they can talk to customers with confidence and answer any questions a client may have concerning their treatment. We want our SMP practitioners to have strong ethics and a total passion for scalp.” Regarding the future, Craig wants to focus more on the training side of the business as Scalp Micro UK is now CPD accredited and can deliver a Masters Foundation in the Theory and Application of Scalp Micro Pigmentation. “This is a classroom-based course and has been developed to encompass the theory and practical of SMP,” Craig highlights. “Recently we are more and more aware of really poor quality training and substandard online courses on offer. This is something that we really want address within the industry.” Company: SCALPMICRO UK Contact: Craig Bottomley Website: www.scalpmicro.uk