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Shampoo is for the scalp and conditioner is for the length
The two products are aimed at different parts of the head, and applying each one everywhere is why so many people find their hair…
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Washing, texture, damage and what a product can and cannot change.
21 articles · updated August 11, 2026 · page 1 of 2
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Hair is dead, and that single fact sets the limits on every product
Nothing applied to a strand can heal it, because there is nothing alive there to respond. What products can do is coat, fill and reduce further damage.
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Heat damage happens at a temperature, not at a setting
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Porosity is a real property, badly measured by the float test
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Washing less often does not retrain your scalp
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Hard water leaves a deposit, and hair feels it before you see it
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Curl pattern is a growth shape, and no product changes it
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Bleach opens the cuticle, and that part does not close again
Lifting colour means forcing the fibre open and destroying pigment inside it. Everything difficult about bleached hair follows from…