Latest Hair Health Care Guide

The latest core logic of hair health care in 2024 is not to pile up expensive shampoos and follow the trend and buy anti-hair loss essences, but to "part your hair first and then take care of it, give priority to adjusting the underlying condition of the body, and actively avoid marketing IQ tax." Understanding these three points is much more useful than spending tens of thousands of dollars on a hair care card.

A while ago, my best friend spent more than 3,000 yuan on a set of anti-hair loss kits from Internet celebrities. She applied the essence on her scalp morning and night. Within two weeks, her hair was so oily that she could cook. She also developed folliculitis on half of her head. When she went to the dermatology department to register, she found out that she was in the early stages of male alopecia. The essence she bought added a lot of occlusive vegetable oil. The sebaceous glands were already active, and now the pores were blocked tightly. Speaking of which, I have to mention the current controversy over the treatment of male alopecia. Western medicine definitely gives priority to recommending the FDA-certified minoxidil + finasteride for men. The effectiveness is indeed over 70%, but there are indeed a small number of people who have poor tolerance and have terrible hair loss during alopecia. Many practical hair care professionals will recommend that such people first use selenium disulfide 2-3 times a week. Use lotion to adjust the scalp environment, reduce the dosage of minoxidil, and use low-energy laser combing to relieve irritation. Traditional Chinese medicine has different views. Most believe that the oiliness and hair loss associated with male alopecia are related to dampness and heat in the body. They will recommend controlling sugar and breast milk and staying up late at night, and drink some moisturizing formulas such as red bean and barley water. There is no absolute right or wrong in the three directions. Only what suits you is useful.

To be honest, the biggest pitfall I have ever encountered is the superstitious belief that "silicon-free is good." I have thick, dry hair, and I followed the trend and used silicone-free shampoo for half a year. The ends of my hair were as dry as dry grass, and a large section was cut off when I combed it. Later, I learned about silicone oil after chatting with Mr. Tony, who has been in the industry for ten years. It is not a scourge at all. There is no clear evidence in the academic community to prove that normal use of compliant silicone oil will cause hair loss. Thick and dry hair originally needs silicone oil to fill the gaps in the hair scales. As long as it is rinsed off when washing without leaving any residue, it will be much better than using silicone-free oil to break the hair. Oh, by the way, here’s another trivia fact. The little white spots on the roots of your fallen hair are not hair follicles, but just normal sebum particles. Don’t be too nervous. Hair follicles grow in the dermis of your scalp, so they can’t fall out so easily.

There is also the issue of hair washing frequency that everyone has been arguing about for many years. There is really no unified standard. I have oily skin in the summer, and I believed the myth that "washing your hair every day will hurt your scalp." I insisted on washing it every two days, and I developed several boils on the back of my head. When I went to the hospital, I was scolded by the doctor, saying that your scalp is so oily that it clogs the pores. If you don't wash it, will it become inflamed and cause hair loss? Later, I switched to a mild amino acid surfactant shampoo and washed it every day, without any problems. If you have dry skin or a sensitive scalp, it's absolutely fine to wash it once every two or three days. Don't insist on not washing it, and don't use strong cleansing soap-based shampoo every day just to remove oil. Do whatever makes you feel comfortable.

Oh yes, there is also the issue of ginger hair growth, which needs to be said objectively. Traditional Chinese medicine does believe that ginger is pungent and warm, can promote local blood circulation, and has a certain auxiliary effect on telogen telogen hair loss caused by postpartum and staying up late. However, if you rub ginger slices directly on your scalp, you will most likely suffer disaster - a lot of People who are allergic to the gingerol in ginger will develop contact dermatitis immediately after applying it, and their hair will not grow back, but will fall out more. Nowadays, regular hair care institutions use ginger extract without irritating ingredients, and the old method of applying it raw is no longer needed.

Last year I stayed up all night for a month working on a project, and the width of my hairline almost doubled. I was so anxious that I bought an imported anti-hair loss essence worth nearly 2,000 yuan. I applied it for half a month but it didn’t help at all. Then I gave up altogether and adjusted my schedule to go to bed before 12 o’clock every day and eat a small handful of the original flavor every day. Nuts, coupled with some iron supplements (I was diagnosed with iron deficiency anemia at the time), my hair grew back in less than three months. To be honest, most people’s hair problems are not caused by washing and care at all. It’s your body that turns on the red light first, and your hair is just an alarm.

I was chatting with a friend from the dermatology department before, and she complained that half of the hair loss patients in the clinic did it themselves. They either followed the trend of applying random things, or believed in the nonsense about preventing hair loss in 7 days and getting hair in 15 days. In fact, growing your hair is a slow process. You have stayed up late for three years, but you can’t grow it back with just three days of shampoo. If you really lose more than 100 hairs every day, go to the dermatology department of a public hospital for a consultation first. A consultation fee of more than ten yuan is much more reliable than buying a product worth thousands of yuan, right?