Tag: scalp science

A reader wrote to me a while back. Frustrated. Her scalp scrub had basically stopped working. Not "hadn't worked from ...

A reader once told me she'd hit one of the more frustrating slow hair growth causes: her hair looked the ...

Most people assume a clarifying treatment is just a stronger shampoo. It isn't, and that assumption is exactly what got ...

Q1: Will edges grow back after braids/tight styles? Often yes, if follicles aren't scarred yet. Q2: How long do edges ...

Quick Answers Is it dandruff or scalp psoriasis? Greasy, yellow-tinted flakes usually point to dandruff. Dry, thick, silvery-white scale with ...

Nusrat sent me a photo one afternoon, no message with it. Just her shower drain, clogged with what looked like ...

A friend texted me a few weeks back, half-joking, half-worried: "Is it normal for your scalp to just... hurt? Like, ...

Every thread about hard water and hair loss cites the same thing: "PMC study confirms it." I read that study. ...

Most people describe healthy hair when you ask them about healthy follicles. Thick strands. Shine. No visible scalp. That's not ...

Most people think a clean scalp means stripping away its natural scalp microbiome. That's backwards. A scalp with fewer bacteria ...