From Kilimanjaro to Scalp Garden: Christine McMillan’s Wild Journey to Becoming a Trichologist

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From Kilimanjaro to Scalp Garden: Christine McMillan’s Wild Journey to Becoming a Trichologist

Trendy with Kim Allison

50 minutes 12 seconds

3 days ago

From Kilimanjaro to Scalp Garden: Christine McMillan’s Wild Journey to Becoming a Trichologist

What makes someone leave hairdressing, climb Mount Kilimanjaro, live with the Maasai Tribe, join the military as an emergency medic, and then come back to specialize in scalp health?

Meet Christine Macmillan — founder of Scalp Garden and a certified trichologist who sees the scalp like soil… and hair as the garden it grows.

In this episode we talk about:

• ADHD and why it led her to try everything

• Climbing Kilimanjaro & living with the Maasai Tribe

• Blood rituals, iron deficiency, and what she learned about the body

• Why she walked away from “just doing hair” to study scalp science

• How anyone can become a trichologist (no medical degree required)

• Early warning signs of hair loss no one talks about

• Why scalp oiling is *not* always your friend

• One simple habit for healthier hair starting today

• And of course… GAME TIME: “What Would You Do?”

🧠 **Guest: Christine Macmillan | Scalp Garden**

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Facebook: Scalp Garden

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📍 CHAPTERS00:00 Why Christine is so adventurous 03:42 Kilimanjaro & living with the Maasai Tribe 05:05 Lessons she learned from her travels 09:32 Why “Scalp Garden” & why the scalp matters 11:34 What pushed her to become a trichologist 14:16 The steps she took to get licensed 19:55 How a hairdresser can become a trichologist 31:42 Early signs you need a trichologist 33:42 How to find the right trichologist 40:55 Advice for me and my client w/hair thinning44:40 What’s next for Scalp Garden 45:59 Advice for a healthier scalp + hair 47:14 GAME TIME – “What Would You Do?”