Postpartum Hair Loss: What to Expect After Pregnancy
Why hair sheds after having a baby, when it starts and stops, gentle care in the meantime and the signs that deserve a check-up.
By Web X Sky · 4 min read
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Hair care works best when it fits the hair you have. Straight, wavy, curly and coily hair need different amounts of washing, conditioning and handling, and the scalp has needs of its own. Our hair care guides help you to identify your hair type and porosity, to keep your scalp comfortable, to understand shedding, thinning and breakage, and to style and color your hair with less damage. Where hair loss or a scalp problem may need medical care, the guides say so plainly.
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Why hair sheds after having a baby, when it starts and stops, gentle care in the meantime and the signs that deserve a check-up.
By Web X Sky · 4 min read
The nutrients hair follicles depend on, the foods that supply them, and why supplements help only when you are actually short of something.
By Web X Sky · 4 min read
A simple scalp massage method, what the limited research says about hair growth, and when massage is not a good idea.
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Fine hair describes the width of each strand and thin hair describes how many strands you have. Learn how to tell and how to care for each.
By Web X Sky · 4 min read
What split ends are, why they cannot be repaired, how to trim them and the everyday habits that stop new ones forming.
By Web X Sky · 4 min read
The brushing habits that snap hair and the gentler method, tools and timing that protect it, for every hair type.
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How bleach changes hair and a washing, conditioning and styling routine that keeps lightened hair from drying out and breaking.
By Web X Sky · 4 min read
What scalp exfoliation involves, the difference between scrubs and acids, who may benefit, who should skip it and how to do it gently.
By Web X Sky · 3 min read
A moisture-first routine for coily hair, covering wash day, detangling in sections, sealing in moisture, low-tension styling and night care.
By Web X Sky · 4 min read