Those of you who know me will appreciate the irony in this. According to Amanda Ursell, in The Times, beer has silicic, a relative of silicon, which can help skin and also benefit nails and, er, hair. In fact, a Harvard professor has discovered that putting silicon in guinea pigs’ feed led to them becoming more hirsute. Hasn’t worked with me yet, at least not on top of my head. Maybe I’m not drinking enough.