Heat Protectant Spray: How to Choose One and Use It Properly

A heat protectant spray coats the hair fibre so heat spreads evenly instead of hitting one spot. Here is what to check on the label before you buy, what the temperatures actually mean, how to apply...

Eyelash and Eyebrow Hair: Why It Thins and How to Care for It

Eyelash and eyebrow hair grows on a much shorter cycle than scalp hair, which is why lashes never grow past a certain length. This guide explains what thins lashes and brows, how to care for them g...

Peptides in Hair Care: What They Do and How to Use Them

Peptides in hair care are small pieces of protein that coat and smooth damaged hair. This guide explains what they are, what they can and cannot do, how to spot them on an ingredients list, who sho...

Combining Hair Care Products: The Right Order and Pairings

Combining hair care products works best when each one has a single job. This guide shows the right order to apply them, which pairings suit thin, dry, curly and heat-styled hair, which combinations...

Sensitive Scalp Shampoo: What to Look For When It Hurts

A sensitive scalp shampoo should be mild, low in fragrance and short on extras, but the wash is only part of the answer when a scalp is sore. This guide covers what to check on the label, the commo...

Greasy Roots Between Washes: Why It Happens and What Helps

Greasy roots between washes are driven by sebum, genetics and hair type, not by anything you are doing wrong. Here is why the ends stay dry while the roots go flat, why washing less rarely retrains...

Shampoo for Dry Scalp: What to Look For and What to Avoid

A shampoo for dry scalp should be mild, low in fragrance and used with lukewarm water. This guide covers what to check on the label, how to tell dry scalp from dandruff or psoriasis, why dryness is...

Hair Porosity: How to Test It and Care for Your Type

Hair porosity decides how your hair takes in water and product. This guide explains the three types, a better home test than the float trick, what raises porosity and how to care for low and high p...

Dry Shampoo After Exercise: When It Helps and When to Wash

Dry shampoo is a stopgap for an oily root on a day with no time, not a wash. This guide covers when it helps after exercise, how to use it without build up on the scalp, which formats to check befo...

Pomade Acne: Why Hair Products Break Out Your Hairline

Pomade acne is the band of small spots that forms along the hairline, temples and upper forehead when styling products migrate onto skin and block pores. This guide covers how to tell it from ordin...