Beauty Sleep for Beautiful Hair

Are you getting enough beauty sleep? Not only is getting enough sleep important for your body, but it plays an important role in the growth of your healthy hair. Sleep allows the body to repair and regenerate. And it's no exception for your hair.

If you're experiencing hair loss, you may need to reevaluate your sleep routine. Your hair greatly depends on the proper release of growth hormones. 10pm to 2pm is often called the golden hour because that's when your growth hormones are released the most. Hormonal release comes to a peak around 1am to 2am. That's why it's ideal to fall asleep by 10pm, no later than 11pm.

Well, wouldn't it be the same if you just catch up on lack of nighttime sleep during the daytime for 1-2 hours? Many people may think that this is the solution. But in fact, it's important to get enough quality sleep for proper hormonal generation. 1-2 hours of napping in the daytime is not considered quality sleep. Plus, napping in the daytime may make you go to sleep later at night, inviting a vicious cycle of sleep deprivation.

So there you have it! Sleep! For your health and for your beauty.

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Meet the Stylists Jay (Designer)

Stylist: Jay

Main Branch: Dublin Salon

Q: Tell us about yourself. Where are you from? What are some of your career highlights?

A: Born in a family that ran a seafood business, I pretty much ate fish every single day growing up in Miyagi prefecture, Japan. Now that I think about it, I was always surrounded by people indulged in the field of Art. My sister was an Art person, as well as my close friend who wanted to become a hairstylist. So I guess it was natural for me to pursue beauty school. School was lots of fun. I met such wonderful women there— no wonder I got good grades! After I graduated school, I moved to Tokyo and gained experience at several salons. Throughout my career in Tokyo, I got the opportunity to work for Japanese magazines and beauty events, which was awesome.

I decided to come to the U.S. because I always had an interest in meeting new people in a foreign country. Especially with my sister living here, it made it even easier for me to jump right in and move to San Francisco. I'm also really grateful I got the opportunity to be the hair makeup artist for a major Japanese TV Network that documented the 50th Anniversary of the Super Bowl. Lady Gaga's national anthem was so touching I was bawling. I'm currently hustling and bustling at Viange Hair.

Q: What's your specialty?


A: Cut, color, up-dos and hair photography. I'm also studying Western makeup styles, since it's quite different from Asian makeup.

Q: Why did you become a stylist?

A: I'm not gonna lie. I thought becoming a hairstylist would magically turn me into a lady-killer. Well, I guess it was a success because I now have a beautiful fiancé!

Q: What do you love about your job?

A: I wasn't quite the popular kid back in the days, so being able to meet and interact with beautiful women and making them even more beautiful is what I love about my job.

Q: Tell us about your aspirations.

A: I want to be able to make people laugh when communicating.

Q: What do you do on your free time?

A: Weight training, taking care of my goldfish, going to new restaurants, studying English... and of course spending time talking with my fiancé, as we're in a long distance relationship.

Q: What’s your favorite quote?

A: I'm always fortunate.