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The “no shampoo” idea is to eliminate shampooing from your life and use conditioner only to wash your hair. You can use any conditioner for this process; you don’t need something that claims to be a cleansing conditioner (which are usually way more expensive and found in salons!). The key is that the conditioner contains a...
What’s the point of using a shampoo? It seems like a lot of people are touting the awesome power of the “no-poo” method, which is only using conditioner to wash your hair (see my post a little later today on this topic). Shampoo is intended to remove those things that might mess up your hair every...
My grandma and my dad, who was balding in his early twenties! Why does our hair go grey? The short answer – science really doesn’t know. The long answer – it’s a loss of melanin in the hair shaft. Why does this happen. Science really doesn’t know. I have to admit it amazes me that...
I don’t believe in science. I know science. Science is about change: What we know changes, and the very nature of science is that it changes with new studies, new research, new theories. We once thought the earth was flat or was only 10,000 years old, but now we know the earth is round and...
Mechanical processing means you are subjecting your hair to a temporary process like curling, straightening, or putting it into some kind of hair style. Mechanical processing differs from chemical processing as the chemical changes are temporary, but they can still damage your hair! Hair straightening and curling work on pretty much the same principles. You’re...