The 'skinification' of hair is not a new trend. Treating your scalp the same way as your skin, with a routine that goes beyond the realms of shampoo and conditioner, comprising serums, oils and scrubs, has been on my radar for a while now. But as with every trend, the beauty editor in me likes to look at the facts before I invest time and money into yet another step in my beauty routine. After all, hair at midlife - I'm 50 next year - needs a bit more TLC than it did when I was in my twenties. So are all of these new scalp care serums and oils really worth spending our money on? I sat down with trichologist Kate Holden to get the facts.

She advises thinking of scalp products as skincare for your head. The scalp is living skin and home to, on average, 100,000 follicles. When our scalp

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