Okay, fabric semi expert here (I'm a dressmaker) - so the reason that cotton and linen make your hair feel crunchy and worse when you go to bed with damp hair, is because as plant fibres, they soak up moisture. But silk is a protein fibre, and it doesn't do that so much. It also has less friction, as you noted.
Another dressmaker here, fully agreeing with you. Also like to point out to people that satin is NOT a fibre - it is a way to weave fabric. Personally I would stay away from polyester satin, I see plenty of people talk about silk while pointing at a polyester satin textile. It doesn't really breath and in case of fire it will melt on your skin just like plastic melts while natural fibres will turn into ash. So you can have cotton satin (makes for quite nice sheets tbh) Polyester satin (the super slippery and shiny sheets that you just glide off) Silk satin is a thing too but I haven't seen it in sheets (not that I have looked very hard) but you can definetly get silk sheets. I also like to sleep with a silk cap, it's easy to pack with incase of travels and I get to sing to my husband "I bringing sexy cap--" which makes him roll his eyes like a teenage girl.
@@pinkunicorn8794 are the silk sheets a twill, perhaps? I've never actually seen them, and I'm too poor to afford them. I have made a silk satin bonnet though, and it's the best thing I've ever done for my hair. I couldn't imagine using poly satin (it's hot and sticky and generally unpleasant, though I am biased against polyester generally- I'm a historical dressmaker, so it's natural textiles only for me), though I think it would at least prevent the friction and the moisture wicking. I don't get why people wear it, tbh. It's wrapping yourself in plastic. Way too hot and sweaty, afaic. And yes, one of my bug bears is people saying "silk or satin". That's not an OR type of thing. As for what I use, as I said I use a silk bonnet, and I have (very pretty 18th century style) cotton velveteen pillow cases and quilt cover, and normal cotton sheets. I'm not generally a fabric snob (except for my hatred of polyester), but no denying that silk is definitely the way to go for bedlinen if you can afford it. Though I'd probably go for a linen quilt cover in summer to keep things cooler. Silk can get pretty warm.
@@katherinemorelle7115 My mother used to call some of the 100% polyester fabric clothes, that was all over clothing outlets here in SA about 10 - 15 years ago, plastic bags. 🤣 I am not a fan of artificial fibres either. Terrible for hot weather, irritating to skin and in my personal experience, really bad for exczema.
Why have I never figured this out?! I have several of those at home, never use them, and have wanted a silk scrunchie for YEARS! This is what I am making today!
I learned on Blowout Professor how to shampoo the scalp and that changed my life. He says to use salon shampoo, but I found that the technique is the most important. As long as I section my hair and apply shampoo directly on the scalp, massaging it with the finger tips (no nails) and do that for all my hair sections, any shampoo works. Yes, even really cheap ones that almost feel like detergent, but those ware too aggressive so if I need to use those, I dilute them with water and no issues so far. I can go much longer without washing without itchy head. I used to need to wash every other day and still had dandruff and dryness but now dandruff is almost gone, frizz is getting better, all is better. I just pay better attention in the conditioner
@@halfmoon3017 It's just risky to you because you may hurt yourself and create scabs. But if you are used to it and don't hurt yourself, might be ok. I'm also not a professional
@@halfmoon3017If you need to use nails to clean your hair but are afraid of scabs, try getting a scalp scrubber/massager! It works basically as nails but they are soft to prevent scratching your scalp
A silk sleeping cap straight up changed my life. Ditch the scruchie for bed time and get a cap. It will be the ONLY topic in your next "top hair care" video, I swear.
A lot of people recommended that to me, but I thought it just worked by preventing a small amount of damage. It’s not like it can reverse damage, so I figured I’d only see a difference after a year or 2, when new undamaged had had a chance to grow out. Wrong wrong wrong! It made an immediate obvious difference. Way more than any conditioner or mask I’ve ever used. More than a $400 professional “defrizzing” treatment that I wasted my money on out of desperation during a very humid summer. I use a straight up satin durag which fits around my hair because I have an almost chin length bob. When I first started using it I suddenly started getting so many compliments on my hair with random strangers asking me where I got it done and what I used on it. Nothing has made a bigger difference to my hair than a goddamn $2 satin durag.
@@StephanieLeighG your life may change again if you pick up a 100% mulberry silk bonnet. They'll cost around $20 but the super breathable natural fiber is So Worth IT!!
@@paIeville You can tuck the band of the bonnet in (all around) and it helps it stay on. Also, you can (if you have short hair) get a wig cap and wear it underneath. my bonnet never slips off when I have the cap on and it’s comfortable.
Great video! Another low cost hack is to use a big old cotton t shirt as a hair towel, it's surprisingly absorbent and I noticed a huge difference in frizz compared to a regular towel
Fellow super thick haired person here. A nape undercut made a huge difference, I second everything you said. More manageable volume, cool neck in the summer, no more tangles. Plus I found a jaw clip that can actually hold up my hair now 😅
For a hair towel I use a camping towel! I’ve been doing this since I was 14. They are so absorbent and soft, and I get the same effect as a tshirt plop on wavy hair. Plus, so portable! I have one from Kathmandu but I have used the Kmart ones and they’re totally fine.
Me too. I’ve been using the same one for 14 years and I’ve finally had to say goodbye as holes starter appearing and now they too big. I will definitely be replacing it with another camping/travel towel.
Can you please do a video about fermented ingredients in skincare? I'm really interested since I see a lot of people like to use those products. Also can you talk about peptides and enzymes in skincare? Love your channel
I've also violently hacked a good chunk of my hair off (undercut). It changed my life because my hair vaguely has an "A" shape when it dries due to how thick it is.
I have thin, fine hair and the Biggest change for me was to 1)switch to professional shampoo ~ I now wash every 4 days and my hair finally feels clean and has volume 2) shampoo twice but actually use much less product (see point 1) 3) silk pillow ~ so much less frizz 4) blow dry my hair, has much more volume and it lasts longer
I have really thick hair, and until quite recently, it was long (during quarantine, it got down past my waist, longest I've ever had it!). I had a lot of trouble with my hair tangling and getting ratty in bed. I did try a satin pillowcase, which I still use because I like it, but the thing that was extremely helpful for me was to wear a satin bed cap. I like the double sided ones, so the satin has a silky side inside as well as outside. The difference in my hair was amazing. My hair didn't spread everywhere and the tangling went way, way down.
The one thing I don't like about diy dry shampoo is that the spray ones seem to distribute so much better (but I'm also fairly certain that's a skill issue lol). I keep telling myself I'll get a fancy hair towel but the old t shirts route is just so much cheaper (and less microplastics!). I'm also too scared to try the nape cut - I love my volume!
I don't think these tips will work for everyone - if you like your current volume I don't think the nape cut would be anywhere near as useful for you, although you could try cutting out less? With higher quality microfibre towels that last a long time, there isn't that much microplastic since they don't shed much - the "microfibres" in microplastic research papers are usually referring to microscopic fibres that come from regular fabrics shedding.
Oh, interesting - I hadn't thought about fiber types shedding differently although in hindsight that makes sense. It's so hard to tell "good" microfiber without feeling them, though... they feel the same to me 😆! Just that weird scratchy feeling like your skin is rough and dry even though you know it's not.
Unfortunately, microfibre fabrics are made from plastic - polyester and polyamide being the main source. Cotton tee-shirts are a useful, gentle option- why buy another plastic -based product when it takes 450-500 years to 'biodegrade'?
Cotton shirts are also very soft. I don't think you need to switch for your hair health. Because I want to avoid plastic products I've bought a bamboo hair turban. It's also very soft but more like a t-shirt I suppose.
2:43 FYI if you have dark hair, and you want to, you can mix a little bit of cocoa powder in to the starch to get the same effect with less of a grey coating :)
It is so funny that you bring up MI and MCI. I figured this out on my own. I hit middle age and became allergic to everything. There was a shampoo and conditioner I became allergic to. So when something else I used started to make me itch I cross referenced the ingredients. MI was the culprit! Now I have to be very careful.
@@helmaschine1885Hershey's cocoa powder costs about 4 dollars. They have a Dutch processed one which is darker for the same price. I assume if you use a lot of it on a regular basis it would last for around 4 months. So 12 dollars per year. How is that expensive?
Hack #2 is so true! I prefer using rice flour, actually, because the extra grittiness is really good for absorbing oil and creating volume PLUS it's more translucent, so it blends into the hair more quickly.
I stopped bleaching my hair and started dying it with henna and cassia obovata. It's been a game changer. Not only does my hair look and feel thicker, the henna has restored the damage. Plus, the copper color lasts so much longer than hair dye.
Great idea. I’m going to stop using permanent color box use and use professional color with 10 volume developer because I’m not lightening my hair and in between use semi or semipermanent to blend roots and instead of coloring regrowth every 4-6 weeks I’m going to recolor 6-8 weeks. I don’t have a ton of grey so in between coloring I use root cover powder or colored dry shampoo to hide roots. I also try not to change colors to often and don’t color mid lengths and ends more than 3 or 4 times a year to refresh color.
So great to see a video about haircare from you! I've been wondering about the scalp products from The Ordinary - their Multi-Peptide Serum, Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA for Scalp and Multi-Peptide Lash and Brow Serum. Just wondering what the science behind these is and can they potentially work, and who are they best suited for? Thanks Michelle! :)
Game changer for me (long hair, very oily, look like grug without volume on top) - tying up my hair in a high bun before going into the shower, and then I wash my hair only at the top at the hairline and the parting (bending my head forward). I do that everyday. It's very gentle and timesaving (compared to daily full wash), and I always have fresh hair. (Full wash only once a week)
I ended up shaving both sides of my head into a big thick mohawk as to avoid migraines lol. Glad to see someone else discussing the practicality of undercuts and sidecuts
My problem with micro fibre towels is that we're washing micro plastics down the drain. As a curly girl I of course bought one but then I realized I was wrapping my hair in petrol chemicals. Today I use a organic cotton flat weave towel. Natural material and no micro plastics.
I'm also allergic to MI/MCI and at least in the US if the concentration is low enough they're legally allowed to leave it off the label, so I try to test products for about a week to see if they trigger a reaction. I also wouldn't be surprised if it's used in fragrance mixes because I've had a lot fewer reactions since I stopped using fragranced products.
Instead of risking the preservation system for the colored conditioner like you mentioned, buy any dye that comes in enclosed packaging (squeeze tube/bottle, just not a open jar) keep it in-shower alongside your conditioner & mix it up then and there in your palms. It also works with shampoos & hair masks! I do this to tone my blonde with violet dye. Since the conditioner dilutes the color it doesn’t stain the hands too much and it’s usually gone from my soap by the end of my shower.
ironically, conditioning my scalp has really helped it stop itching! I have normal to slightly dry skin, so I can easily (and usually do) go a week without washing my hair since it takes so long for the oils to build up. I also live in a desert where the humidity is usually under 15% year-round, so our air only sucks moisture out of us lol. with both of those factors, I find my scalp needs the extra help to stay happy :) that + occasionally using the glycolic acid toner from the ordinary to exfoliate my scalp when it starts to flake from build up has really helped!
I also condition my scalp and generally go a week or so between washings. I also alternate co-washing between shampoos and my scalp and hair thanks me! I just have super, super dry skin
Can I ask about how to adequately treat nape hair? Overall my hair isn’t damaged but the nape hair is awfully damaged, gets tangled all the time and breaks a lot so I have like a “halo” around my nape when I put my hair up in a ponytail.
Very interesting! All your tips were very practical, and explained so well. I might have to pull the trigger on a silk pillow case. I was hoping that wasn’t real 😂
Thank you! Someone recommended trying polyester first - I personally find it staticky and hot, but if it works for you it's definitely more budget friendly!
I was in the market for a new hairdryer and my hair concerns were very similar to yours, so I got the Panasonic Nanoe & Mineral and wow what a difference has it made! Even if it's slightly weaker than my old one, the technology is legit, my hair has so much less frizz! I hope it lasts!
Have u tried the Gamma X cell dryer? I was in Cosmetology school and also worked a Cosmoprof, we had hair stylists come in to buy this dryer for themselves and for their clients that they used this dryer on by request.🥰🥰🥰
Thank you for this information about MI/MCI. About 10 years ago I suddenly started having bumps and spots on my scalp with itchiness. I tried to figure out what ingredient it was that caused it but I put it down to cocamidopropyl betaine. I tried out shampoos from Lush and found that my scalp stopped itching and the bumps went away. Recently I tried a shampoo without realising it contained cocamidopropyl betaine and while it gave me a very slight itch I didn't get the bumps so I realised that probably wasn't the problem ingredient. I had never even heard of MI/MCI but I will make sure to watch out for them now.
Literally easiest and best tip for semi-permanent hair color: wash with cold! water and use shampoo and conditioner for colored hair which will strip the color less and protect it from fading in the sun. And in case someone didn't know - anti dandruff shampoos strip haircolor even more than regular ones. Also as a person with long hair I found a loose low braid is much better for sleep than ponytails, less chance for breakage and stays put better
Ive been doing reverse conditioning for years now, having no idea it was a thing!! I just knew it made my hair feel pretty and considered it to be a quick and dirty hair mask.
I use coconut oil to "pre-poo", leave it in for an hour. A lot of us Indians do this and many even leave it overnight. Hair oil also seems to help the shampoo emulsify better. I also detangle and brush my hair at this stage. Have been using conditioner as hair mask for a while now :) i just leave it in for an hour after shampooing. So after a wash my hair is clean and smooth and not frizzy. My hair is wavy and thick and I don't know how well this would work for fine or straight hair.
I've been seeing a lot of ads for hyaluronic acid in hair care products for "hydration" but was under the impression that hair needs moisture not hydration. What benefits does HA have on hair? Is it just a gimmick?
How water and hair interact is quite complex, it's very different from water and skin - a lot of it depends on the location of the water. I've been meaning to do a video on it but I haven't come up with a good plan yet. This post has some info though: labmuffin.com/hair-frizz-science-water-hydrogen-bonds/ Hyaluronic acid could potentially help, but I think it's more likely to be counterproductive - it's probably more of a marketing ingredient and there are other ingredients in the product doing the actual work.
Oily scalp goes away post-menopause. Your recommendations are often only for younger women like yourself. Believe or not that oily T-zone does go away and scalp is dry.
Yes! What do you do? I don't get oily at all on my scalp. So I stretch my wash for upto two weeks. Even then I don't wash it because it has become oily but my dandruff starts to increase by then.( I don't know if it's dry or oily dandruff)
Nape undercut! It's amazing help when growing hair out from short cuts. It gets rid of these messy strands messing the back as you're trying to grow the top and sides. .
So glad I watched until the end, as I have very short thin hair (pixie cut) and none of the tips (except the silk pillowcase and the DIY color conditioner) would apply (I’m literally a blue haired old lady 😂). I was even about to skip to the next video. Then you mentioned the MI and MCI. I have the exact same reaction. Now I know what to look for. Thank you so very much. ❤💜💙
I use a makeup brush to apply matt transparent powder (the makeup compact kind) to the hair around my face. I have eyebrow piercings and they get upset if I spray anything in the vicinity of them, so applying mattifying powder with a makeup brush has been a game changer
"Or whatever else you need to grab. I don't know your life. " This. This is why I come here. It's not just the fantastic science backed information, it's the laughs😂
If you have very silky thin hair or just hair where silk scrunchies don't grip and slip out, then you can try velvet scrunchies:) little tip that for some reason I haven't connected for wayyy too long
Dry shampoo wrecks my scalp and broke me out and I literally had chunks of scalp come off. Thankfully my hair is pretty good and I brush it well every day and the oils from my scalp spreading it which helps it getting gross. I also have only shampooed my scalp since I was a teen as my sister was a hair dresser and it works so much better. I also get a nape undercut as even though the fibres are really thin but I have so much of it. I also typically need only to wash my hair once a week or once a fortnight, more frequently in summer and less in winter. Brushing all the skin cells and oils from root to tip keeps my scalp from building up.
as someone with highly bleached and coloured hair, I can recommend trying out using a hair mask instead of a conditioner for the "reverse conditioning" technique! I might be wrong, but usually hair conditioners are lower in ph and can make your hair feel more stiff and crunchy, whereas hair masks tend to give me a softer and more flexible result. conditioners used to be be made to restore the natural ph balance but often our shampoos aren't as acidic nowadays as they used to be in the past. that could also mean that conditioners are less acidic nowadays, I'm just giving an uneducated guess here, limiting my knowledge to what I heard from hairdressers.
It could also be a protein/moisture balance thing Hair products that have proteins are gonna strengthen the hair (and if there’s too much maybe make it kinda crunchy lol) and moisturizers soften the hair, too much tthough will make the hair a bit stringy i think or stretch too far and not bounce back to how it was
What do you think of apple cider vinegar rinse? I've been using it for a while due to ultra-hard water causing my scalp to fall out, and it seems to work. Even after I got a water filter, I still keep using it as it makes my hair super shiny and soft, more than any hair mask. Wonder if there're any side effects with using it
My 17 yo daughter has found having the same type of undercut to help make her hair so much more manageable. She has so very much very strong hair. I did make her wait until she was 16 so it wasn’t an impulse decision. Cruel mother!
Do you have a recommendation for an antidandruff shampoo and washing powder that isn’t irritating? My whole family seems to get itchy scalps to varying degrees and two of my boys have eczema. I asked the dermatologist we’ve been seeing and he was absolutely no help. He made me feel like I was overreacting.
I have very fine hair which breaks easily because, y'know, fine. I've been looking at silk pillow cases for a while and I think you might've just sold me on actually giving them a try. I'm going to get a balayage in a few weeks so I'm also motivated to try and take even better care of my hair since I know that's going to damage it.
my hack for making semi-permanent hair dye last longer/getting more out of my money: leave it on for longer and dilute it with conditioner. -ESPECIALLY IF YOU WANT PASTELS. unless ur going for a really specific colour, ur better off buying a tube of dye in whatever colour u want and diluting it with a white conditioner (some conditioners are kinda pink or yellow and might affect how it turns out) -depending on how dark/pigmented the colour is, u can get away with mixing it with conditioner and it'll still turn out as bright as the box. i usually only use about a teaspoon of dye to a 1/4 or 1/3 cup of conditioner (rough estimation) and leave it on for a few hours -sometimes i sleep with it in my hair in a plastic bag overnight (and a towel over my pillow). this can also stain your hair which works in my favor, since i tend to do red/orange/pink/purple and they're easy to dye over each other when i want to change (if you want to frequently change colours i wouldn't recommend this) -also doubles as a hair mask!
Baby powder as dry shampoo. Put in before bed and plaid your hair. TRUST ME. I have dark hair, nothing can be noticed. LIFE CHANGING. My bff’s mom told me eight years ago I haven’t stopped since! Irritation is pretty unlikely since it’s made so that it doesn’t irritate baby skin
Urgent question: does heat protectant work? The couple of sprays that hairstylists use don't actually do anything right? Kind of like spf in foundation? This has been bothering me for the past couple weeks
Hi! There was a trend on RUclips a couple of years ago to refuse shampoo. All you had to do was wash your hair with water. What do you think about this? Can not shampoo help with dry dandruff?
Before watching, I'd like to ask whether it'd be possible for you to talk about APKH (acquired progressive kinking of the hair) caused by CTE (chronic tellogen efluvium). The hair shaft is so twisted, bent and crinckled, it's like having pubic hair on your hair. Just worse. Thin, hard, twisted, bent, crinkled (APKH) and shorter and less strands by the year (CTE) hair.😔🔫
Always appreciate you Muffin: Dryer and fine hair (but lots of it thank goodness!). No more colour. Soooo, during lockdown I left it alone except a gentle wash and condition 2x/week for two years. I use coconut oil on ends before a wash to protect. I do not use heat on it until 75% dry. I use all of your tips and my layered, below shoulder hair is healthier and more beautiful than ever.
😂 The part on crocodile clips killed me. I'm guilty of not finding better clips to hold back my hair. Now I have short hair so it's not a problem anymore! Except it is because I still have thick hair. I'm looking into this and seeing if there are ones that look OK for going outside
I have chronically bleach damaged hair...K18 was total waste of$$ for me $130 +shipping. I followed instructions meticulously...save your money. Im actually about to start with Camelia oil and see if that helps.
I have so much hair, very thick and gets hot in humid weather. I would never do an undercut though no matter how much it makes sense for me to eliminate tangles around the nape. Really limits hairstyles too.
So many good tips!! Some i already do, I just feel validated by you mentioning them haha Thankyou for listing those ingredients, I think I might be allergic to them too!
Sorry what is the math on the per hair thing? Does bleaching supplies cost a lot more elsewhere? When doing it myself It's like $10 max for supplies and if I were to get it done at a salon it would cost ~200 if I wanted cut and color with lightening.
My hair is black and long, it gets taken to white over 8 hours and only a few hairdressers specialise in doing it for Asian hair, so it cost about $750 AUD in 2020 (but I only go once every 2 years)
@@LabMuffinBeautyScience I forget how sheltered I am living in the bay area, I personally know a few people who specialize in doing bright colors particularly in Asian hair, it would cost around $200 USD to get what you'd want at somewhere like Glama-Rama! in San Francisco. I'm so sorry you have to pay so much to get good hair. I had no idea it was so expensive there, thank you do sharing!
Okay, fabric semi expert here (I'm a dressmaker) - so the reason that cotton and linen make your hair feel crunchy and worse when you go to bed with damp hair, is because as plant fibres, they soak up moisture. But silk is a protein fibre, and it doesn't do that so much. It also has less friction, as you noted.
Another dressmaker here, fully agreeing with you. Also like to point out to people that satin is NOT a fibre - it is a way to weave fabric. Personally I would stay away from polyester satin, I see plenty of people talk about silk while pointing at a polyester satin textile. It doesn't really breath and in case of fire it will melt on your skin just like plastic melts while natural fibres will turn into ash.
So you can have cotton satin (makes for quite nice sheets tbh)
Polyester satin (the super slippery and shiny sheets that you just glide off)
Silk satin is a thing too but I haven't seen it in sheets (not that I have looked very hard) but you can definetly get silk sheets.
I also like to sleep with a silk cap, it's easy to pack with incase of travels and I get to sing to my husband "I bringing sexy cap--" which makes him roll his eyes like a teenage girl.
@@pinkunicorn8794 are the silk sheets a twill, perhaps? I've never actually seen them, and I'm too poor to afford them. I have made a silk satin bonnet though, and it's the best thing I've ever done for my hair.
I couldn't imagine using poly satin (it's hot and sticky and generally unpleasant, though I am biased against polyester generally- I'm a historical dressmaker, so it's natural textiles only for me), though I think it would at least prevent the friction and the moisture wicking. I don't get why people wear it, tbh. It's wrapping yourself in plastic. Way too hot and sweaty, afaic.
And yes, one of my bug bears is people saying "silk or satin". That's not an OR type of thing. As for what I use, as I said I use a silk bonnet, and I have (very pretty 18th century style) cotton velveteen pillow cases and quilt cover, and normal cotton sheets. I'm not generally a fabric snob (except for my hatred of polyester), but no denying that silk is definitely the way to go for bedlinen if you can afford it. Though I'd probably go for a linen quilt cover in summer to keep things cooler. Silk can get pretty warm.
@@katherinemorelle7115 My mother used to call some of the 100% polyester fabric clothes, that was all over clothing outlets here in SA about 10 - 15 years ago, plastic bags. 🤣 I am not a fan of artificial fibres either. Terrible for hot weather, irritating to skin and in my personal experience, really bad for exczema.
@@katherinemorelle7115 I don't manage to keep a silk bonnet on, but I love my silk pillow cases!
Oooh cool, thank you for explaining that!
You’re the first hair RUclipsr in a long time who hasn’t acted like needing to wash your hair often or every day is a war crime. Thank you!
thats cuz shes much more than just a hair youtuber
ong she made me feel a lot better about how often i have to wash my hair
Hair hack: if you're crafty and don't want to shell out the money for silk scrunchies, you can make your own from silk satin thrift store neckties.
Oh that's brilliant!
Why have I never figured this out?! I have several of those at home, never use them, and have wanted a silk scrunchie for YEARS! This is what I am making today!
I would spring for silk nighties - cheaper per yard, and silk neckties can have Nasty treatments to them especially if they are old
I made my silk pillow case from cheap thrifted maxi gown.
Love this !!
I learned on Blowout Professor how to shampoo the scalp and that changed my life. He says to use salon shampoo, but I found that the technique is the most important. As long as I section my hair and apply shampoo directly on the scalp, massaging it with the finger tips (no nails) and do that for all my hair sections, any shampoo works. Yes, even really cheap ones that almost feel like detergent, but those ware too aggressive so if I need to use those, I dilute them with water and no issues so far. I can go much longer without washing without itchy head. I used to need to wash every other day and still had dandruff and dryness but now dandruff is almost gone, frizz is getting better, all is better. I just pay better attention in the conditioner
I know I don't know any better than a professional but using nails kind of helped me.
@@halfmoon3017 It's just risky to you because you may hurt yourself and create scabs. But if you are used to it and don't hurt yourself, might be ok. I'm also not a professional
@@cferracini Thanks for the reply 🩷
@@halfmoon3017If you need to use nails to clean your hair but are afraid of scabs, try getting a scalp scrubber/massager! It works basically as nails but they are soft to prevent scratching your scalp
A silk sleeping cap straight up changed my life. Ditch the scruchie for bed time and get a cap. It will be the ONLY topic in your next "top hair care" video, I swear.
A lot of people recommended that to me, but I thought it just worked by preventing a small amount of damage. It’s not like it can reverse damage, so I figured I’d only see a difference after a year or 2, when new undamaged had had a chance to grow out. Wrong wrong wrong! It made an immediate obvious difference. Way more than any conditioner or mask I’ve ever used. More than a $400 professional “defrizzing” treatment that I wasted my money on out of desperation during a very humid summer. I use a straight up satin durag which fits around my hair because I have an almost chin length bob. When I first started using it I suddenly started getting so many compliments on my hair with random strangers asking me where I got it done and what I used on it. Nothing has made a bigger difference to my hair than a goddamn $2 satin durag.
@@StephanieLeighG your life may change again if you pick up a 100% mulberry silk bonnet. They'll cost around $20 but the super breathable natural fiber is So Worth IT!!
any time ive tried to sleep with something on my head it comes off during the night…
@@paIeville You can tuck the band of the bonnet in (all around) and it helps it stay on. Also, you can (if you have short hair) get a wig cap and wear it underneath. my bonnet never slips off when I have the cap on and it’s comfortable.
I've also got a silk bonnet now but it makes my hair get greasy soooo much quicker than it did before :(
Great video! Another low cost hack is to use a big old cotton t shirt as a hair towel, it's surprisingly absorbent and I noticed a huge difference in frizz compared to a regular towel
I'm going to try this tonight! Thanks for the tip!
The perfect hair towel doesn’t cause frizz and it absorbs way more than the cotton tshirt. And it’s inexpensive at around $20.
@@BbGun-lw5vi I might just be broke, but $20 is expensive af for a hair towel 😶
@@omniscient.nescience I get that. But I bought the Aquis waffle weave hair turban and it’s lasted me 10 years and it still looks great.
Fellow super thick haired person here. A nape undercut made a huge difference, I second everything you said. More manageable volume, cool neck in the summer, no more tangles. Plus I found a jaw clip that can actually hold up my hair now 😅
For a hair towel I use a camping towel! I’ve been doing this since I was 14. They are so absorbent and soft, and I get the same effect as a tshirt plop on wavy hair. Plus, so portable! I have one from Kathmandu but I have used the Kmart ones and they’re totally fine.
Me too. I’ve been using the same one for 14 years and I’ve finally had to say goodbye as holes starter appearing and now they too big. I will definitely be replacing it with another camping/travel towel.
After switching to silk pillow cases I can't go back again, cotton feels like sandpaper now, lol.
same! I bought two and I bring one with me when I sleep anywhere else lol
My husband say the same thing! 😂 I bought the silk pillow cases for me and he ask where are his silk pillow cases.
@@glomendez2248😄👍
I'm the opposite, I weirdly went off them after several years of using them every night. Suddenly out of no where they started giving me the ick. 🤷♀️
@@catetanenbaum2418 More details plz. What happened ? TIA
Can you please do a video about fermented ingredients in skincare? I'm really interested since I see a lot of people like to use those products. Also can you talk about peptides and enzymes in skincare? Love your channel
Arrowroot powder is also great dry shampoo and face mattifying powder
I've also violently hacked a good chunk of my hair off (undercut). It changed my life because my hair vaguely has an "A" shape when it dries due to how thick it is.
It's the best!!
I have thin, fine hair and the Biggest change for me was to 1)switch to professional shampoo ~ I now wash every 4 days and my hair finally feels clean and has volume 2) shampoo twice but actually use much less product (see point 1) 3) silk pillow ~ so much less frizz 4) blow dry my hair, has much more volume and it lasts longer
@A Simple Girl I’m using Purology Pure Volume range
Wow I wish I had the problem of too much thick hair... 😅 *Cries in Northern European blond*
Oh man, I'm northern UK blonde....too much too thick...curly...I'm a Viking :(
Me too. I have androgenetic alopecia 😢
Cries in bad genes
I have really thick hair, and until quite recently, it was long (during quarantine, it got down past my waist, longest I've ever had it!). I had a lot of trouble with my hair tangling and getting ratty in bed. I did try a satin pillowcase, which I still use because I like it, but the thing that was extremely helpful for me was to wear a satin bed cap. I like the double sided ones, so the satin has a silky side inside as well as outside. The difference in my hair was amazing. My hair didn't spread everywhere and the tangling went way, way down.
corn starch is nice but honestly tapioca starch is even better!
The one thing I don't like about diy dry shampoo is that the spray ones seem to distribute so much better (but I'm also fairly certain that's a skill issue lol). I keep telling myself I'll get a fancy hair towel but the old t shirts route is just so much cheaper (and less microplastics!). I'm also too scared to try the nape cut - I love my volume!
I don't think these tips will work for everyone - if you like your current volume I don't think the nape cut would be anywhere near as useful for you, although you could try cutting out less?
With higher quality microfibre towels that last a long time, there isn't that much microplastic since they don't shed much - the "microfibres" in microplastic research papers are usually referring to microscopic fibres that come from regular fabrics shedding.
Oh, interesting - I hadn't thought about fiber types shedding differently although in hindsight that makes sense. It's so hard to tell "good" microfiber without feeling them, though... they feel the same to me 😆! Just that weird scratchy feeling like your skin is rough and dry even though you know it's not.
Maybe you could use a sifter? :3
Unfortunately, microfibre fabrics are made from plastic - polyester and polyamide being the main source. Cotton tee-shirts are a useful, gentle option- why buy another plastic -based product when it takes 450-500 years to 'biodegrade'?
Cotton shirts are also very soft. I don't think you need to switch for your hair health. Because I want to avoid plastic products I've bought a bamboo hair turban. It's also very soft but more like a t-shirt I suppose.
2:43 FYI if you have dark hair, and you want to, you can mix a little bit of cocoa powder in to the starch to get the same effect with less of a grey coating :)
It is so funny that you bring up MI and MCI. I figured this out on my own. I hit middle age and became allergic to everything. There was a shampoo and conditioner I became allergic to. So when something else I used started to make me itch I cross referenced the ingredients. MI was the culprit! Now I have to be very careful.
cocoa power ((without sugar!!)) can be used as dry shampoo too, and it's less obvious in darker hair :)
😂way too wasteful and expensive!
@@helmaschine1885Hershey's cocoa powder costs about 4 dollars. They have a Dutch processed one which is darker for the same price. I assume if you use a lot of it on a regular basis it would last for around 4 months. So 12 dollars per year. How is that expensive?
I laughed so hard at your analogies in this video! You have a great sense of humor!
I’ve heard for homemade dry shampoo, if your hair is dark you can mix a little cocoa powder in with the corn starch.
Hack #2 is so true! I prefer using rice flour, actually, because the extra grittiness is really good for absorbing oil and creating volume PLUS it's more translucent, so it blends into the hair more quickly.
Where do you get rice flour?
@@ZoeMC369 I live in California, the Land of Alternative Flours, so I found some Bob's Red Mill randomly at Food 4 Less lol
@@ZoeMC369 you can also find it at Asian supermarkets too (which we also have a lot of)
Japanese / Asian grocery stores should carry it. I know my local Japanese grocery store has it for making your own mochi.
I stopped bleaching my hair and started dying it with henna and cassia obovata. It's been a game changer. Not only does my hair look and feel thicker, the henna has restored the damage. Plus, the copper color lasts so much longer than hair dye.
Great idea. I’m going to stop using permanent color box use and use professional color with 10 volume developer because I’m not lightening my hair and in between use semi or semipermanent to blend roots and instead of coloring regrowth every 4-6 weeks I’m going to recolor 6-8 weeks. I don’t have a ton of grey so in between coloring I use root cover powder or colored dry shampoo to hide roots. I also try not to change colors to often and don’t color mid lengths and ends more than 3 or 4 times a year to refresh color.
I’ve been reverse conditioning due to dry ends & scalp issues from conditioner on it :) glad to know there is a term for this
So great to see a video about haircare from you! I've been wondering about the scalp products from The Ordinary - their Multi-Peptide Serum, Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA for Scalp and Multi-Peptide Lash and Brow Serum. Just wondering what the science behind these is and can they potentially work, and who are they best suited for? Thanks Michelle! :)
I would love to see a video from her on those products, especially the multi-peptide serum!
Game changer for me (long hair, very oily, look like grug without volume on top) - tying up my hair in a high bun before going into the shower, and then I wash my hair only at the top at the hairline and the parting (bending my head forward). I do that everyday. It's very gentle and timesaving (compared to daily full wash), and I always have fresh hair. (Full wash only once a week)
The shampoo doesn't sneak into the rest of the hair?
@@missbeaussie No, not really. I also only use a tiny bit of shampoo, and massage it with my fingertips.
Love your sense of humour-and great tips!
Your hair looks so healthy and your shirt is so awesome! 🤩
I ended up shaving both sides of my head into a big thick mohawk as to avoid migraines lol. Glad to see someone else discussing the practicality of undercuts and sidecuts
Did it help the migraines?
@@missbeaussie following as well! ❤
Babypowder works great as well. I keep it in a loose powder Container with large sponge thing
My problem with micro fibre towels is that we're washing micro plastics down the drain. As a curly girl I of course bought one but then I realized I was wrapping my hair in petrol chemicals. Today I use a organic cotton flat weave towel. Natural material and no micro plastics.
I'm also allergic to MI/MCI and at least in the US if the concentration is low enough they're legally allowed to leave it off the label, so I try to test products for about a week to see if they trigger a reaction. I also wouldn't be surprised if it's used in fragrance mixes because I've had a lot fewer reactions since I stopped using fragranced products.
Yeahhh for purple tresses !!
I also luv Dr. Rupa Wong's . . .she is a fab eye specialist in Hawaii...her
colour would look lovely on you too.
Adding cocoa powder to the starch really helps for darker hair colors
Instead of risking the preservation system for the colored conditioner like you mentioned, buy any dye that comes in enclosed packaging (squeeze tube/bottle, just not a open jar) keep it in-shower alongside your conditioner & mix it up then and there in your palms. It also works with shampoos & hair masks! I do this to tone my blonde with violet dye. Since the conditioner dilutes the color it doesn’t stain the hands too much and it’s usually gone from my soap by the end of my shower.
ironically, conditioning my scalp has really helped it stop itching! I have normal to slightly dry skin, so I can easily (and usually do) go a week without washing my hair since it takes so long for the oils to build up. I also live in a desert where the humidity is usually under 15% year-round, so our air only sucks moisture out of us lol. with both of those factors, I find my scalp needs the extra help to stay happy :) that + occasionally using the glycolic acid toner from the ordinary to exfoliate my scalp when it starts to flake from build up has really helped!
I also condition my scalp and generally go a week or so between washings. I also alternate co-washing between shampoos and my scalp and hair thanks me! I just have super, super dry skin
I found normal shampoos made my scalp itchy and dry. Since o started using products without the polyquats it’s really improved
I'm a big fan of corn starch as dry shampoo, it makes my hair look better and so slippery
Can I ask about how to adequately treat nape hair? Overall my hair isn’t damaged but the nape hair is awfully damaged, gets tangled all the time and breaks a lot so I have like a “halo” around my nape when I put my hair up in a ponytail.
Very interesting! All your tips were very practical, and explained so well. I might have to pull the trigger on a silk pillow case. I was hoping that wasn’t real 😂
Thank you! Someone recommended trying polyester first - I personally find it staticky and hot, but if it works for you it's definitely more budget friendly!
I was in the market for a new hairdryer and my hair concerns were very similar to yours, so I got the Panasonic Nanoe & Mineral and wow what a difference has it made! Even if it's slightly weaker than my old one, the technology is legit, my hair has so much less frizz! I hope it lasts!
To add onto your dry shampoo hack - mixing cocoa powder in to darken the colour works well for darker hair shades
Have u tried the Gamma X cell dryer? I was in Cosmetology school and also worked a Cosmoprof, we had hair stylists come in to buy this dryer for themselves and for their clients that they used this dryer on by request.🥰🥰🥰
I use potato starch in water to refresh my curls and it's perfect I love starch. And I'm still in my NIN phase at 35 😅
Heehee! You call them crocodile clips, and over here (in Canada) we call them alligator clips!
Thank you for this information about MI/MCI. About 10 years ago I suddenly started having bumps and spots on my scalp with itchiness. I tried to figure out what ingredient it was that caused it but I put it down to cocamidopropyl betaine. I tried out shampoos from Lush and found that my scalp stopped itching and the bumps went away. Recently I tried a shampoo without realising it contained cocamidopropyl betaine and while it gave me a very slight itch I didn't get the bumps so I realised that probably wasn't the problem ingredient. I had never even heard of MI/MCI but I will make sure to watch out for them now.
Literally easiest and best tip for semi-permanent hair color: wash with cold! water and use shampoo and conditioner for colored hair which will strip the color less and protect it from fading in the sun. And in case someone didn't know - anti dandruff shampoos strip haircolor even more than regular ones.
Also as a person with long hair I found a loose low braid is much better for sleep than ponytails, less chance for breakage and stays put better
Ive been doing reverse conditioning for years now, having no idea it was a thing!! I just knew it made my hair feel pretty and considered it to be a quick and dirty hair mask.
Could you do a tips video on how you style and maintain your fringe? I just got one and I'm having a hard time adjusting.
Thanks for this.
I'm thinking of colouring my hair for the 1st time, but I'm a bit nervous about ongoing upkeep and self applying the colour.
I use coconut oil to "pre-poo", leave it in for an hour. A lot of us Indians do this and many even leave it overnight. Hair oil also seems to help the shampoo emulsify better. I also detangle and brush my hair at this stage. Have been using conditioner as hair mask for a while now :) i just leave it in for an hour after shampooing. So after a wash my hair is clean and smooth and not frizzy. My hair is wavy and thick and I don't know how well this would work for fine or straight hair.
I've been seeing a lot of ads for hyaluronic acid in hair care products for "hydration" but was under the impression that hair needs moisture not hydration. What benefits does HA have on hair? Is it just a gimmick?
How water and hair interact is quite complex, it's very different from water and skin - a lot of it depends on the location of the water. I've been meaning to do a video on it but I haven't come up with a good plan yet. This post has some info though: labmuffin.com/hair-frizz-science-water-hydrogen-bonds/ Hyaluronic acid could potentially help, but I think it's more likely to be counterproductive - it's probably more of a marketing ingredient and there are other ingredients in the product doing the actual work.
Oily scalp goes away post-menopause. Your recommendations are often only for younger women like yourself. Believe or not that oily T-zone does go away and scalp is dry.
Yes! What do you do?
I don't get oily at all on my scalp. So I stretch my wash for upto two weeks. Even then I don't wash it because it has become oily but my dandruff starts to increase by then.( I don't know if it's dry or oily dandruff)
Nape undercut!
It's amazing help when growing hair out from short cuts. It gets rid of these messy strands messing the back as you're trying to grow the top and sides. .
Oh wow, never thought of conditioner on the ends, shampoo and do it again. Thank you!
So glad I watched until the end, as I have very short thin hair (pixie cut) and none of the tips (except the silk pillowcase and the DIY color conditioner) would apply (I’m literally a blue haired old lady 😂). I was even about to skip to the next video. Then you mentioned the MI and MCI. I have the exact same reaction. Now I know what to look for. Thank you so very much. ❤💜💙
My mom had really thick hair and used to do this undercut in the back thing all the time. It works!
Cocoa is a great dry shampoo for dark hair. It works better than most store bought dry shampoos I've used!
I use a makeup brush to apply matt transparent powder (the makeup compact kind) to the hair around my face.
I have eyebrow piercings and they get upset if I spray anything in the vicinity of them, so applying mattifying powder with a makeup brush has been a game changer
"Or whatever else you need to grab. I don't know your life. " This. This is why I come here. It's not just the fantastic science backed information, it's the laughs😂
If you have very silky thin hair or just hair where silk scrunchies don't grip and slip out, then you can try velvet scrunchies:) little tip that for some reason I haven't connected for wayyy too long
+1 to an undercut! SO much more comfortable, and I can finally have a blunt-ish hairstyle! 😄
Dry shampoo wrecks my scalp and broke me out and I literally had chunks of scalp come off.
Thankfully my hair is pretty good and I brush it well every day and the oils from my scalp spreading it which helps it getting gross.
I also have only shampooed my scalp since I was a teen as my sister was a hair dresser and it works so much better.
I also get a nape undercut as even though the fibres are really thin but I have so much of it.
I also typically need only to wash my hair once a week or once a fortnight, more frequently in summer and less in winter. Brushing all the skin cells and oils from root to tip keeps my scalp from building up.
Long time ago pediatrician told me *not* to use corn starch from grocery store, use commercial brand, the grocery type can cause yeast infection.
Corn starch reminded me of 18th century European hair care. Which used starch and pomade. Hmmm.
as someone with highly bleached and coloured hair, I can recommend trying out using a hair mask instead of a conditioner for the "reverse conditioning" technique! I might be wrong, but usually hair conditioners are lower in ph and can make your hair feel more stiff and crunchy, whereas hair masks tend to give me a softer and more flexible result. conditioners used to be be made to restore the natural ph balance but often our shampoos aren't as acidic nowadays as they used to be in the past. that could also mean that conditioners are less acidic nowadays, I'm just giving an uneducated guess here, limiting my knowledge to what I heard from hairdressers.
It could also be a protein/moisture balance thing
Hair products that have proteins are gonna strengthen the hair (and if there’s too much maybe make it kinda crunchy lol) and moisturizers soften the hair, too much tthough will make the hair a bit stringy i think or stretch too far and not bounce back to how it was
You mean the shampoos aren't as basic/neutral? Hair's natural pH is slightly acidic.
What do you think of apple cider vinegar rinse? I've been using it for a while due to ultra-hard water causing my scalp to fall out, and it seems to work.
Even after I got a water filter, I still keep using it as it makes my hair super shiny and soft, more than any hair mask. Wonder if there're any side effects with using it
Vinegar rinsing is great! It’s like a toner
So what you're saying is we can stay in our eternal NIN phase without looking like Trent in the 90's. Sick 👌🏼
Wow this is so simple and basic, it's obviously useful. This is a great video
Oh I am absolutely doing the color in conditioner hack, that is amazing!
My 17 yo daughter has found having the same type of undercut to help make her hair so much more manageable. She has so very much very strong hair. I did make her wait until she was 16 so it wasn’t an impulse decision. Cruel mother!
Can you do a video or instagram post talking more about MIs and MCIs?
Do you have a recommendation for an antidandruff shampoo and washing powder that isn’t irritating? My whole family seems to get itchy scalps to varying degrees and two of my boys have eczema. I asked the dermatologist we’ve been seeing and he was absolutely no help. He made me feel like I was overreacting.
I have very fine hair which breaks easily because, y'know, fine. I've been looking at silk pillow cases for a while and I think you might've just sold me on actually giving them a try. I'm going to get a balayage in a few weeks so I'm also motivated to try and take even better care of my hair since I know that's going to damage it.
I’m so amused by this Grug character 😆
10:09 thrifty queen reusing olaplex bottle ! Love it !
my hack for making semi-permanent hair dye last longer/getting more out of my money: leave it on for longer and dilute it with conditioner.
-ESPECIALLY IF YOU WANT PASTELS. unless ur going for a really specific colour, ur better off buying a tube of dye in whatever colour u want and diluting it with a white conditioner (some conditioners are kinda pink or yellow and might affect how it turns out)
-depending on how dark/pigmented the colour is, u can get away with mixing it with conditioner and it'll still turn out as bright as the box. i usually only use about a teaspoon of dye to a 1/4 or 1/3 cup of conditioner (rough estimation) and leave it on for a few hours
-sometimes i sleep with it in my hair in a plastic bag overnight (and a towel over my pillow). this can also stain your hair which works in my favor, since i tend to do red/orange/pink/purple and they're easy to dye over each other when i want to change (if you want to frequently change colours i wouldn't recommend this)
-also doubles as a hair mask!
Baby powder as dry shampoo. Put in before bed and plaid your hair. TRUST ME. I have dark hair, nothing can be noticed. LIFE CHANGING. My bff’s mom told me eight years ago I haven’t stopped since! Irritation is pretty unlikely since it’s made so that it doesn’t irritate baby skin
Urgent question: does heat protectant work? The couple of sprays that hairstylists use don't actually do anything right? Kind of like spf in foundation? This has been bothering me for the past couple weeks
They do, but it does depend on distribution: labmuffin.com/how-do-heat-protectant-hair-products-work/
@@LabMuffinBeautyScience thanks a lot
Hi! There was a trend on RUclips a couple of years ago to refuse shampoo. All you had to do was wash your hair with water. What do you think about this? Can not shampoo help with dry dandruff?
what lip color are you wearing? it's perfect!
Thanks! It's Revlon Toast of New York
Have you tried K18? What were your impressions?
Before watching, I'd like to ask whether it'd be possible for you to talk about APKH (acquired progressive kinking of the hair) caused by CTE (chronic tellogen efluvium). The hair shaft is so twisted, bent and crinckled, it's like having pubic hair on your hair. Just worse. Thin, hard, twisted, bent, crinkled (APKH) and shorter and less strands by the year (CTE) hair.😔🔫
Always appreciate you Muffin: Dryer and fine hair (but lots of it thank goodness!). No more colour. Soooo, during lockdown I left it alone except a gentle wash and condition 2x/week for two years. I use coconut oil on ends before a wash to protect. I do not use heat on it until 75% dry. I use all of your tips and my layered, below shoulder hair is healthier and more beautiful than ever.
When you say silk, do you mean actual silk or the one made of polyester? Genuine silk is actually pretty expansive.
Girl, what are you wearing on your lips? Such a pretty shade
😂 The part on crocodile clips killed me. I'm guilty of not finding better clips to hold back my hair. Now I have short hair so it's not a problem anymore! Except it is because I still have thick hair. I'm looking into this and seeing if there are ones that look OK for going outside
could you please teach us about K18 and if the science behind it is actually science or advertising smoke
I have chronically bleach damaged hair...K18 was total waste of$$ for me $130 +shipping.
I followed instructions meticulously...save your money.
Im actually about to start with Camelia oil and see if that helps.
@@msimpson2779did camellia oil help ?
Always enjoy the videos! So much useful content!! I am loving that lip color. I don’t see it mentioned, do you mind if I ask it’s name?
I have so much hair, very thick and gets hot in humid weather. I would never do an undercut though no matter how much it makes sense for me to eliminate tangles around the nape. Really limits hairstyles too.
So many good tips!!
Some i already do, I just feel validated by you mentioning them haha
Thankyou for listing those ingredients, I think I might be allergic to them too!
Big up to the girlies with thick hair problems. My three-stranded self could never. Lol ✨
Sorry what is the math on the per hair thing? Does bleaching supplies cost a lot more elsewhere? When doing it myself It's like $10 max for supplies and if I were to get it done at a salon it would cost ~200 if I wanted cut and color with lightening.
My hair is black and long, it gets taken to white over 8 hours and only a few hairdressers specialise in doing it for Asian hair, so it cost about $750 AUD in 2020 (but I only go once every 2 years)
@@LabMuffinBeautyScience I forget how sheltered I am living in the bay area, I personally know a few people who specialize in doing bright colors particularly in Asian hair, it would cost around $200 USD to get what you'd want at somewhere like Glama-Rama! in San Francisco. I'm so sorry you have to pay so much to get good hair. I had no idea it was so expensive there, thank you do sharing!
Would you mind sharing what lipstick you are wearing? I love the color. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and your Hacks!
Love all of your content. Thanks 👍.
Thank you!
Ah yes…my mom’s old ancestral recipe for dry shampoo. The miracle of corn starch!I only put conditioner at the ends
Hi , Have just subscribed and loving your videos 👏🏻👏🏻 Can I ask what brand and colour your lipstick is please I love it❤
I've been doing the reverse conditioning because I don't have patience to wait for the conditioner to do it's thing after I already shampoo
Reverse conditioning is my thing, but I condition my scalp and all my hair, rinse, the shampoo it all out, then condition from my ears down.
Thank you for your video it is so helpful. I know you have straight hair but do you have any advice specifically for curly or wavy hair?