In the press

Ricardo Vila Nova is newly installed at Urban Retreat at Harrods. Armed with his microscope, winning smile and a chemistry set of swabs and potions (plus impressive so-thick-it-looks-stuck-on hair), Vila Nova gives a strikingly detailed appraisal of hair quality….

Hair needs help too. I ask Ricardo Vila Nova, resident trichologist at Urban Retreat, Harrods, what I can do to lift my roots and my spirits. ‘Hair is the mirror of your hormones and can become unbalanced, resulting in greasy roots, dry ends and shedding,’ he says….

Trichologist Ricardo Vila Nova has developed a mesotherapy treatment for hair, in which the necessary nutrients are injected directly into your scalp. “Injectable technology enables us to focus more closely on the scalp and means we can multiply the number…

The process begins with an informal consultation with trichologist Ricardo Vila Nova. Then he took several strands of my hair from the root for analysis – to identify whether the main cause of my hair change is genetic, nutritional, metabolic or due to my nervous…

The lowdown Ricardo, a talented Brazilian tricologist, is the enemy of post-partum and menopausal hair loss. A full consultation includes taking hair samples (to see what’s going on), treating your scalp with a mixture of trace-element injections…

Ricardo Vila Nova, resident trichologist at Urban Retreat in Harrods says: ‘Poor diet can cause hair thinning and hair loss as well as lacklustre hair, dryness and excess sebum. A high-stress lifestyle and bad nutrition can be catalysts for damage which may need four years…

Move over Robert Redford; Ricardo Vila Nova is The Hair Whisperer. His research background, innate skill and passion for hair and scalp health mean that he can speak to your hair like few can. From hair loss to thinning to scalp problems, Ricardo gets to the root…

Ricardo Vila Nova, a trichologist with clinics in the UK and Portugal is a specialist who employs DNA tests, pH balance indicators, laser stimulation and other techniques to improve his client’s hair quality. Speaking to indy100 Vila Nova explained…

Ricardo Vila Nova, who offers in-depth trichology services and treatments at Harrods’ Urban Retreat, stresses the importance of not only a diet rich in hair-loving protein, but also checking you’re not depleted in vitamins and minerals. By looking at it under…