Philip Kingsley
Philip Kingsley was a British trichologist, author and hair-care specialist.
Early life
Kingsley was born in Bethnal Green, London to Barney Kingsley, a tailor, and Dora, a seamstress. He left school at 14 to apprentice in his uncle's hairdressing salon to help support his family. He studied scalp dermatology and hair cycles by correspondence with the Institute of Trichologists and qualified in 1953.Career
Kingsley opened his first clinic in London in 1957 and later established permanent premises in Mayfair. In 1977 he expanded to Fifth Avenue, New [York City]. Kingsley's clients included numerous prominent figures such as Audrey Hepburn, Laurence Olivier, Jane Fonda, Gwyneth Paltrow, Cate Blanchett, Sienna Miller, Ivana Trump, Mick Jagger and British royalty. He built a retail product line, formalising products in 1983 and remaining involved in their testing and production thereafter.Kingsley developed Elasticizer, a pre-shampoo hair masque originally created for Audrey Hepburn during the making of the film Robin and Marian. In 1984 he introduced the Swimcap conditioning treatment for use by the United States Olympic synchronized swimming team. Kingsley authored four books on hair care, including The Hair Bible, and wrote advice columns for The Sunday Times magazine. In addition he apparently coined the phrase “bad hair day”.