I've been preparing guides to pattern hair loss management, the second will be available in my shop in late October 2025.
In doing that, I've been collecting and sorting a curated list of products.
After making those lists - I can't go anywhere online or on social media without seeing persistent, emotion-grabbing ads for hair loss products. red avocados liven up dreary typewritten documents
And you know what? It really irritates me. Because I know that it stresses out people who are researching hair loss for themselves.
Advertising is meant to wedge itself between the "thinking" part of your brain and the emotional part.
With the best intentions you set out to find good products - but here's this product in a great-looking package, promising everything you hope a product will do. And look at these amazing before-and-after photos! 🤩 Is now a good time to mention that brands (in the U.S.) don't have to prove their product fulfills its promises unless the product is FDA-approved to treat a disease?
And here's another problem: How do you set aside the influence of influencers? So what if all the cool people are using hair loss product "B?" That may be completely wrong for you. The way they are using it might be wrong for you. hair loss does not happen to chatbots nor should this be copied
That is why I became a certified Trichologist to add to my hair analysis service.
A Trichologist like me, sees your hair loss as a riddle to be solved, starting with a thorough assessment. I have lots of tools and ideas to help you solve it. This is a real service where you interact with a real person, with follow-up built in.
Follow-up is motivating. Hair-loss-care is a new habit for lots of us. And if that treatment just sits on the shelf after a few weeks if you feel discouraged, it's definitely not going to work.hair loss does not happen to chatbots nor should this be copied
A company selling you a product just sees you as another sale. (Unfair? Maybe. But also - undeniable). Whether your hair loss improves is not their problem.
Thinking caps ON, everybody! Until next time...
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Hiii! I tried the recipe from your blog to remove mineral buildup caused by hard water using a mixture of two and a half cups of distilled water (each cup is 6.5 oz) (480 ml in total) and 1/8 teaspoon of citric acid because my hair is long. The first time I did it, I washed my hair twice with shampoo, applied the mixture on wet hair, and didn’t rinse it with my shower water—I just let it drip and dry. After it dried, my hair felt a bit strange but not sticky, and the next day when I washed again with shampoo and conditioner my hair felt great the best !. The second time (this Sunday), I washed twice, applied the same mixture but left it on for about 7 minutes, and then rinsed it with my regular shower water (which is hard). After rinsing, my hair felt gummy, like coated, so I washed again with shampoo and used conditioner, but even now it still feels stiff or weird from the roots. I think the issue was leaving it too long, rinsing with hard water ?, and using shampoo again after?. Even when I washed it again the next day, it still feels a bit hard or stiff, especially from the roots. I want to do it again this Friday but I’m not sure if I should rinse it or leave it in like the first time. I’m afraid the sticky or hard feeling will happen again. So I wanted to ask you If it's okay to leave it in without rinsing, or should I rinse with my normal shower water (hard)? And should I leave it on for less than 3 minutes? or for how long exactly should i leave it in.
ReplyDeleteHi Alexandra! I think your assessment was spot-on. You don't want to use acidic rinses too often. You don't want to leave them on too long. It's possible that the rinse affected how the shampoo and conditioner you used after, felt in your hair. But also, we just can't do this to our hair too often. The pH is quite low and there is potential for damage.
DeleteThink of it this way: The benefits have to outweigh the potential risks. The *benefit* is - removing minerals that accumulate for weeks. The *risk* is causing increased porosity if used too often.
We need a good balance between then two. Hard water treatments are usually used every 3-4 weeks. I wouldn't recommend doing an acidic rinse too often. I usually tell clients - repeat a treatment as often as you get the same good result. If you don't get a good result - you probably did it too soon or are using it too often.
I think 3-5 minutes is a good amount of time to leave that rinse on - if you're going to rinse it out and condition after.
Thank you so much for your explanation ❤️; it really helped me understand a lot. For the next time I do the rinse, is it necessary to rinse it out afterward? The first time, I didn’t rinse it with water and just let it drain because I was afraid that the hard water would affect the result of the rinse. The second time I rinsed it with my regular hard water. I’m not sure if using hard water affects the result.
DeleteI think the only way to know for sure is to try it again. Personal experience and Maybe 1 or 2 clients experience is that not rinsing out an acidic rinse usually leaves hair with a sticky/coated feeling. I think most of us with hard water just rinse out the acidic rinse with our usual tap water. I know it feels a little counterproductive! But we work with what we have. And there will still be a difference from the rinse-treatment - even after rinsing with hard water. Give it at least 2 weeks between hard water treatments. Most people need to go longer between acidic rinses (hard water treatments), it depends on how your hair tolerates them.
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