How to Find Your Hair Type
How to work out your curl pattern, strand thickness, density and scalp type at home, and what each tells you about caring for your hair.
By Web X Sky · 3 min read
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Hair Care
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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Hair Shedding vs Breakage: Key Differences
Shed hairs fall from the root and broken hairs snap along the strand. Learn how to tell which you have and what each one needs.
By Web X Sky · 4 min read
Heat Styling: How to Protect Your Hair
How hot tools damage hair, the temperature to choose for your hair type, and the habits that keep heat styling as safe as possible.
By Web X Sky · 4 min read
Dandruff vs Dry Scalp: How to Tell the Difference
Both cause flakes and itching, but dandruff and dry scalp have different causes and need different care. Learn how to tell them apart.
By Web X Sky · 3 min read