What does hair health care include?

In fact, the core of current regular hair health care covers three major categories: scalp base maintenance, hair shaft damage repair, and long-term hair care habit intervention. It is really not as simple as applying essential oil and wrapping a heating cap in the barber shop as smooth care as everyone thinks.

Last week, a young girl born in the 2000s came to my studio. She had been bleached three times and permed twice in the past three months. Her hair was so dry that it broke when pulled, and there were always patches of dandruff on her head. As soon as she came, she was asked to make the most popular Thousand Yuan Lady hair mask on Xiaohongshu. I took her to do a scalp microecological test, only to find that she had excessive Malassezia and mild seborrheic dermatitis. She was not suitable for nourishing hair shaft care first. After two weeks of scalp cleansing + anti-inflammatory conditioning, the dandruff disappeared and the scalp was no longer red. Then she started the hair core keratin filling repair project. After a review last month, she found 80% less breakage at the ends of her hair. It doesn’t feel slippery to the touch, but is really tough.

Speaking of which, there are a lot of controversies in this industry. For example, the scalp exfoliation project has been quarreling for several years. Many dermatologists say that a healthy scalp does not require additional exfoliation. On the contrary, it will destroy its own cuticle barrier, making it more sensitive.； However, some skin care professionals believe that for people who often perm and dye their skin, like to use styling products, and have a very oily scalp, exfoliating with a mild enzyme product every half a month can reduce hair follicle blockage and reduce the probability of folliculitis and seborrheic alopecia. In the cases I have come across, as long as you don’t have naturally sensitive skin and you control the frequency, you can indeed see the effect of reducing oil production. However, I have also encountered customers who used body scrubs to rub their scalps at home, and they directly developed contact dermatitis. It was so itchy that they could not sleep all night, and it took almost a month for them to heal.

Many people think that only maintenance items are carried out in the store. In fact, we include daily washing and styling habits guidance as core services. To exaggerate, there was a customer who spent two to three thousand a month on repairs, but the results lasted for at least a week. I followed her for two days and discovered that the temperature of her bath water could reach 60 degrees. Later, I chose a mild shampoo that does not contain sulfate surfactants, set the temperature and humidity requirements for blowing her hair, and required her to apply heat-insulating essence before blowing her hair every time. Now the care effect can last for a month, and her hair quality is much better than before.

Also, oral hair supplements that have been asked a lot recently, are they considered part of the maintenance program? There is no consensus on this in the industry. Some people think it is an IQ tax, and most of the nutrients eaten will not be directed to the hair. ； Some people say that adjusting your diet can indeed reduce hair loss. I generally do not directly recommend supplements to my clients. I always recommend them to check their blood routine and vitamins first. If hair loss is indeed caused by iron deficiency or vitamin B deficiency, supplementing with corresponding nutrients is indeed useful. If you stay up until two or three o'clock every day and eat high-fat and high-sugar foods non-stop, no matter how many supplements you take, you will not be able to cure your hair loss.

By the way, don’t think that hair care is only for girls. In the past six months, almost 40% of the boys have come to me for anti-hair loss care. Most of them are in the early stages of seborrheic alopecia and come for scalp anti-androgenic care + hair follicle penetration promotion care. If you intervene two or three years earlier, you will be bald five or six years later than those who don’t care at all. It is really not nonsense. After all, raising hair is like raising flowers. You must first nourish the soil (scalp), then hydrate and fertilize the branches and leaves (hair), and finally don't mess around in order to grow smooth and thick hair.