Hair
Shedding, breakage and thinning are three different things
One is normal turnover, one is mechanical failure and one is a change at the follicle. Telling them apart decides whether you need…
Hair
Washing, texture, damage and what a product can and cannot change.
21 articles · updated August 11, 2026 · page 2 of 2
Hair
The scalp is skin, and most scalp problems are skin problems
It has more oil glands than the face, sits under a layer of hair and gets treated with detergents nobody would put near their…
Hair
Hair grows about a centimetre a month, and nothing changes that much
Length is a function of time, growth rate and how much breaks off the end. Only one of those three is genuinely under your control.
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Dry shampoo absorbs oil and does not clean anything
It is a powder that soaks up sebum and adds texture. Useful on the right day, misunderstood most of the time, and genuinely…
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Wet hair is at its weakest, which is when people are roughest with it
Water swells the strand and reduces its ability to resist stretching. Almost every damaging habit in a hair routine happens in…
Hair
Friction does damage you never notice happening
No single brush stroke, pillow turn or hair tie harms a strand. The count is what matters, and the count is far higher than anyone…
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Semi, demi and permanent colour differ by what they open
Three categories with genuinely different chemistry. What each one does to the cuticle, how each one leaves, and why that decides…
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Oil either gets into the strand or sits on it, and that changes the job
Coconut behaves differently from argan for a structural reason. Which oils penetrate, which ones coat, and when each of those is…
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Fine, thin and thick describe three different measurements
One refers to the width of a single strand, another to how many strands you have, and the third gets used for both. The confusion…