You may think that beautiful hair is a result of expensive treatments and a lot of time invested. But the truth is that many expensive treatments are done to try to recover hair from accumulated damage caused by bad hair rituals. If you take good care of your hair daily, probably you will need less […]
Category Archives: Hair Science
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Dec
Dec
In the last few years, there has been an overload of communications saying that washing hair is bad and the best way to have beautiful hair is by not using shampoo. With that assumption, many alternative solutions to shampooing have been created. For example, using conditioner to ‘wash’ the hair instead of shampoo, or combinations […]
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Nov
Nov
Hair loss is a growing issue that can be devastating for a woman’s self-image and emotional well-being. Many factors can lead to hair loss. Continuing our talk about simple practices that can transform your hair, let’s talk about one type of hair loss that can be avoided just by the way you practice hair care. […]
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Nov
Nov
Hair Care: a world of possibilities and uniqueness Do you know how many hairs you have in your head? Considering most of the scientific data available, there’s a consensus that, in average, a head has around 100,000 hairs. But the hair density (hair/scalp area) varies by ethnicity, age, scalp region and scalp conditions. As a […]
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Nov
Nov
Hair grows from the scalp (from a root in the bottom of the follicle). So, contrary to a popular belief, cutting your hair does not affect your hair growth. But trimming the hair helps to remove and prevent split ends. The split ends can hinder hair growth, since the hair breaks easier. To have a […]
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Oct
Oct
The number of hairs per head depends on the hair density (hairs/scalp area). The hair density varies by ethnicity, age, scalp region and scalp conditions such as male and female pattern alopecia. Considering most of the scientific data available, there’s a consensus that, in average, a head has around 100,000 hairs. Some scientific studies suggest […]
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Oct
Oct
The common way that we measure the thickness of hair is based on measurements of the individual hair fibers diameter. The picture below illustrates what we measure on hair using specific equipment (imagine a line passing through the center of a hair fiber). To have a good statistic on the changes of hair diameter (or […]
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Sep
Sep
In general, you get more split ends the longer your hair gets, but it’s possible to keep a beautiful, long hair with very few or no split ends. Split ends are the result of the deterioration of the hair cuticles, so the internal part of the hair (cortex) starts to be visible. It happens because, […]