Gossip Curl

Welcome to Gossip Curl, the podcast that goes deep beneath the surface of hair to explore the connection between evolution, identity, and culture - that drops a new episode every other week.

Host Hadnet Tesfai is convinced that hair is never just hair—it’s the only piece of clothing we never take off, and it can change your whole mood before you even step out the door. It holds the receipts to everything you’ve ever done to it, and that’s exactly why we’re here to dive into the myths, the science, and the "wait… is that actually true?!" aspects of it all.

Together with leading industry experts, scientists, and professional stylists, Hadnet explores how hair care evolved from dangerous kerosene washes to high-tech chemistry, why economic crises give rise to trends like the mullet, and the psychological power behind a breakup cut or traditional cultural braids.

Gossip Curl offers profound knowledge and personal insights for anyone who wants to finally understand our species' most powerful means of expression. Stay tuned!

Gossip Curl -
The Podcast about ALL things hair

A podcast from Henkel Consumer Brands, brought to you by the Global Hair Upskilling team, produced by Bosepark Productions

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Don’t Panic, It’s Just a Cycle

‧ 40m 55s

Finding a clump of hair in the shower drain can trigger instant panic, but true peace of mind comes from understanding the boundary between routine shedding and actual hair loss. If you want to accurately assess your scalp's health, you need to look past the "shampoo day delusion" and decode the biological timeline of your follicles. By the end of this episode, you will understand how the asynchronous human hair cycle naturally sheds up to 200 strands a day, and why less frequent washing loops curly girls into a shocking, cumulative optical illusion under the shower. You will discover how...

The Expert Salon Consultation

‧ 36m 22s

Bringing a celebrity photo to the salon might show a desired tone, but true consultation checks whether you want the colour or just their lifestyle vibe. If you want to walk out with the exact results you had in mind, you need to master expectation management and learn how to communicate with your colourist. By the end of this episode, you will understand how to actively navigate a technical hair colour consultation by looking into your stylist's eyes instead of through the mirror. You will discover why the biological architecture of red pigments makes them highly prone to rapid colour...

Hair Through the Ages

‧ 28m 31s

Your hair is a silent witness to human history — it has protected our ancestors from the sun and today serves as a canvas for our deepest personal expressions. In the second episode of "Gossip Curl," we get into the significance of hair and also a bit of it’s history. Why do humans have hair at all and how far back did that happen? Which hairstyles and hair cuts were most popular “back in the day” and why trends can dictate the times in so many ways.
You will discover how hair originally functioned as a biological "solar shield" and...

Break Up Bangs and Other Crimes

‧ 30m 12s

Your hair is the only accessory you never take off — yet many people spend more time choosing their shoes than truly understanding their hair. In the premiere episode of "Gossip Curl" we get into the meaning of hair and the emotional side of it. Why does someone change their hair after a breakup, celebrating a personal milestone, or the start of something new/a new chapter in life? Hair holds memories and confidence, that is why it is so hard to make a cut sometimes Stick around and listen up to how hair can really change your mood..

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