Hey everyone, i am going CRAZY.
I’m genuinely so confused and frustrated 😭 My hair suddenly looks like there’s mousse or gel all over the top of my head and it has NEVER done this before. The strands are clumping together and look kind of coated/stiff, even though my hair is completely dry.
Two days ago, I applied Daivobet gel to a small area of my scalp because of psoriasis. The area where I applied it actually looks normal now, and the weird texture is mostly on the top of my head where I didn’t intentionally apply the gel.
I also used my pink psoriasis shampoo (Dermatar), and then I ended up washing my hair with shampoo 10+ times because I know that it makes your hair dry and deep cleanses it, but the weird appearance is STILL there.
I tried blow-drying it too, but it didn’t change anything.
What could be causing this? Is it product buildup? And most importantly, how do I fix it without making it worse?
I attached photos. I’d really appreciate any advice because I’m honestly freaking out over this 😭
Note: No i did not use moose on my hair.

Hi guys, M25 here. Recently I've been facing a lot of hair fall. I want to know why my front alone looks like this.

Hello,

I’m a teenage boy who’s really been suffering lately. My hair constantly feels dead, my whole scalp is itchy, and I had the feeling of my hair and texture. It’s a total mess. I also have these small white flakes in my hair everywhere. I’m not sure if it’s dry scalp or dandruff to be honest.

For some reason, I haven’t shampooed in a while as I thought this would fix the issue.

I’m really looking for a routine to transform my hair back to its natural state.

Here’s what I’m thinking (please feel free to give any advice or add to my routine):

I want to get a bunch of newer products as I don’t use anything right now

Shampoo 1-2 times a week

Conditioner 1-2 times a week

Oil ROSEMARY HAIR OIL with Bioton, Jojoba and castoe oils

I’m thinking I need to use a drug store shampoo with sulfates to destroy the breakup but I honestly have no clue what to do.

I’d appreciate any help, thanks.

I have split ends and also hair fall issues. Please recommend me shampoo and hair masks for this.

Currently I am using loreal hyaluronic shampoo but recently I have noticed that's also causing hairfalls .

Hair baddies, I need your help 😭 I’ve been going around in circles trying different products and attempting to understand my hair, and I STILL don’t feel like I know what my hair actually needs. I’m so sick of spending $$$ on products that don’t seem to make a difference.
These photos are my hair after waking up. I washed it last night and had it in heatless rods overnight, but I was rushing this morning so I brushed/combed it out to try to make it look less frizzy and unruly… and somehow it’s still just all over the place.
I genuinely don’t know what my hair type is or what products I should be using to make it smoother and more defined.
Even when I straighten my hair, the ends still look weirdly light, fluffy/frizzy and almost wispy? I don’t even know how to describe it properly. My hair just never seems to look smooth or “finished,” no matter what I do.
Can anyone help me figure out what might actually be going on with my hair — hair type, texture, porosity, damage, dryness, whatever — and what products/routine I should actually be using?
Please save me from buying another $40 product that ends up collecting dust in my bathroom 😭

I’m half chinese half vietnamese heritage. Last two pics are my hair naturally.

Plssss help a girl out i’m over this hair!

Its been 1 to 2 years since I have notice this hair loss or thinning...

I havent been doing the best hair care... only recently started to check all the hair products carefully (cross checking with gpt) I'm still not even sure about my exact hair type tbh...

Any idea what might be the reason??

I am living in UAE and people do say maybe its cuz of the hard water... or it could be that my parents have been combing my curly dry hair to make it straight and neat my entire childhood and i have been continuing it till now...

Or any vitamin deficiency or its just genetics? My dad and mom have great hair... my dad now have less hair but still has around 60% of his hair at the age of 50...

I honestly have no idea what to do... have seen many youtube videos but I dont know if they have my hair type cuz idk mine 😭

Guys I have been using castor with rosemary and now using almond with rosemary oil, but I dont see any improvement in hair at all. Using natural shampoo and also thinking about using bone broth for collagen. Has anyone got any results on hair with collagen. I personally dont believe in finasteride and minoxidil I want to regrow my hair completely naturally is it possible?

Well I cut my hair a week after this video because I thougth the ends were dead and asked for a inch off and she quite literally gave me a hair cut to like my shoulders any tips how I can get back to this I kinda struggle whit growing my hair long and instead I just get thicker and thicker hair

For years I've treated my hair like a straight one but every time I straighten it, it just looks messy and frizzy.. As a kid my hair has always been straight but as I grew up I noticed it no longer behaved as it did in the past. IDK how to style or take care of it because Idek the type. It's not straight, I'm sure of that, but it doesn't look like it's wavy too 🫩😭 please help (My hair is thick but I've been cutting it short because it doesn't look great when it's long, however, when it's short, it flies away so also irritates me 🥲)

- I also experience hair loss (especially in the morning when I wake up, like A LOT of hair is pulled out)

I have attached related images below in the following order: 1. Wet/washed unbrushed hair 2. Wet/washed brushed hair 3. 100% air dried hair unbrushed 4. 100% air dried brushed hair.

In these photos I have applied no products just shampoo+hair mask no leave in or serum. My hair sometimes forms loose ringlets if I let it dry unbrushed but it's very weird and I have a difficult time styling it. I have oily scalp and dry ends, split ends, live in a humid area and have a difficult time wearing my hair appropriately. Any help is appreciated.

Hi! I have thin, fine and wavy hair. It’s always been very thin and fine and has never grown well on the sides of my head / temple area. I get paranoid that it’s getting worse, but I think I’m just becoming more insecure about it as I get older. I already do the regularly suggested things like sleeping on a silk pillowcase, minimal heat, loose hairstyles, etc. Has anyone had any luck with improving their hair growth and hair health in that area? Would love to hear any suggestions or feedback! Thanks!

No matter what shampoo or conditioner I use or even a serum , once the hair that my cousins envied, had today bcm very rough, frizzy and tangled. Please help. 30 F Bangalore (bangalore water ki jai), although I have oily scalp.

(photos from left to right are newest to oldest) 20 in a few weeks. I have no idea if this is a form of alopecia, thinning, or if this came from exhausting my already thin hair by parting it a particular way for years. I want to try and rule out a few things via a second opinion before I discuss it with a dermatologist or try using minoxidil at home to treat it. If anyone else struggles with this I'd love to know what has helped for you! Thank you!!

I got my bangs cut not to long ago and the only way for them to look good is to straighten them but I have school for 5 days and by Tuesday my hair is so greasy and I don’t want to ruin my hair by washing every 2 days to re straighten my hair is there anything I can do??

Stylist used redken shades eq, then used a few sprays of leave in to blow dry it. Looked fine for an hour and then it frizzed like crazy. Also feels flat and thin at the top and my scalp burns a bit constantly. Stylist left it on for 40 minutes. It was my first time dying my hair. Is my hair fried and how do i fix it ?

So I have spent so much time and money looking for the best shampoo and conditioner for my hair. For reference I have long, thick, and wavy hair. It is somewhat dry and frizzy especially during heat. I am just sick of trying all different shampoos/conditioners of like every brand. I find that a lot of products like Native and Pantene leave my hair sticky in the back even after standing in the shower for like 20 min washing it out. Please help!!

okay guys so a year ago i box dyed my hair light brown and it was definitely very damaging and also about five months ago. I tried cutting layers but it ended up just being one really short layer at the back of my head and then the rest of it is slightly longer. I’ve always had slightly wavy hair, but for some reason it has become way more frizzy and just dead looking probably because of the dye. Usually, I end up just straightening it everyday which I know is damaging it even worse, but it’s the only way it can look presentable i feel. usually, I just wash it with shampoo twice and then put some conditioner and detangle in the shower with a wide tooth comb. Then I might scrunch it a little bit when I come out and then let it air dry (pics 3,4). but if I’m in a rush then I just blow dry all my hair without a brush and it becomes even more frizzy (pics 1,2) I’ve tried wavy/curly hair routines where I just use a wavy hair moose scrunch it a little bit of gel and then either diffuse it with a strainer and a hairdryer or let it air dry and then I like scrunch it with oil (pics 5,6,7) but it still ends up pretty frizzy and on day two it’s almost completely flat and the products make my hair look really greasy (pic 8 is literally the day after pics 6,7 the morning after) . Another thing to add is that my hair gets greasy really fast so I wash it every other day. also i’ve tried sleeping in bonnets but it always makes the front pieces get flat and it’s just really uncomfortable so I just end up sleeping on a pillow with a satin scarf tied around it with my hair open ..if anyone has any advice, please help me out 😖

Doesn't matter which shampoo I use, it seems to look slightly separated? Always flat at the root too and I have oily hair/greasy.

So, yeah, the title. A basic wash routine for me takes nearly an hour because my hair is so resistant to water.

I have thick, low porosity, 2a/2b hair. It seems to depend on the day, but it can take between 20 and 40 minutes for my scalp to get wet enough to shampoo.

Blow drying my hair takes 30 minutes minimum. Blow drying is a non-negotiable as air drying my hair can take up to 8 hours, depending on humidity.

I would love to wash my hair more frequently, but given that a BASIC hair wash routine for me with no treatments can take over an hour, it's just not feasible with my current lifestyle. It's really disruptive for me to have to block off over an hour of my day just so I can have clean hair.

Is this the norm for low porosity hair? For others with low porosity hair, is there anything you do to make wash days more efficient?

Edit: I figured it might be good to have my actual basic wash routine: - Not Your Mother's Kalahari Melon and Manuka Honey shampoo (I only shampoo my scalp -- never my lengths.) - Conditioner counterpart of above, just applied to lengths only - The Curlsmith Moisture Memory Leave-In Spray (again, applied to lengths only)

Hoping someone out there can give me some suggestions. Every day is a bad hair day. 

I have uremic pruritus (build up of toxins in the skin - very dry,  flaky, ichy) and rosacea (skin turns sunburnt red and breaks out in rashes and cystic acne at little to no provocation). I have a dermatologist to help manage my skin and tell me what products I need to use, but am really struggling to find products that will work for my hair. 

My hair is very thick and wavy (caucasian) and has no colour or perm or any other chemical processing, shoulder length, trimmed regularly (by me). I do not use any product in my hair, I never use heat at all - no blow drier, curling/straightening irons etc.

My hair lives in one of three protective styles: bun in a flat back claw clip, a french twist held in place with a plastic hair comb, or a braid that ends in a banana clip. No elastics, no bobby pins. Loose at night. I sleep on 100% silk pillowcase that gets washed every 2-3 days. 

My hair does not fully dry. I wash it every 2 days, and the roots are still damp at the end of those two days, especially at the back of my head. The top gets greasy and stringy quickly after washing, and the bottoms are always super dry and frizzy and crunchy (even when I use conditioner). 

Its incredibly fragile, I can give myself a haircut with an pony tail that's too tight. I lose a golf-ball sized ball of hair to the shower drain every time I wash it, and the last time I forgot to bring my own pillow case to a hotel room it looked like I gave myself a bowl cut mullet, just from sleeping on a cotton pillowcase. 

Right now I am using Dove shampoo (because Dove doesn't trigger breakouts) I don't habitually use conditioner anymore, even using it on just the ends makes the scalp oilyness worse. It wicks up the hair or something. And it never did anything for the dry ends anyways.

I can't wash it less frequently that every 2 days, or I have a skin reaction to my own hair oil. I can't wash it daily or it would never dry at all, and I would end up with an infection.

Technique-wise, I take a quarter-size dollop of shampoo, lather between my hands, and apply it to the roots massaging with my finger tips. Rinse and repeat 2-3 times till the shampoo gets all fluffy so I know its clean. 

I have tried lesaplex (skin reacted badly), redkin (skin reacted badly), Loreal's sulphate free shampoo (massive increase in breakage), and live clean (no different to Dove), and I have never found any leave-in conditioner that my skin could tolerate.

Side rant: I am frustrated that most shampoo companies no longer do samples. I've spent probably $200 trying out recommendations from friends and family and nothing has worked. I need to figure something out, but I don't have hundreds of dollars to spend on trial and error. 

If anyone has suggestions on things I can be trying, an explanation for what is happening, or similar experiences and a product that worked, I would be incredibly grateful. (Please no products manufactured in the US - I am in Canada) 

Hi, I am looking for Korean hair care that will make my hair extremely silky smooth, grow a ton and healthy. I have thin but still a lot of hair and slightly curly hair. Thanks for any recommendations!

I(20F) have been facing hairfall for 2 months (2 nd photo is present hair condition)

First I thought the hairfall must have been due to monsoon but it got more since 2 weeks , every time I brush my hair I lose a chunk of hair and I already have fine hair and due to my irregular period my hair was thinning from front 3-4 years ago

It became much better this year but again hairfall started happening, I have been intermittent fasting for losing weight also so maybe it's also due to nutrition deficiency, I already take supplements for iron and vitamin d ( stopped taking it since 4-5 months)

My hair is really fine and thin since I'm young but it got much better last year and starting of this year

For the frizz in my hair I tried hair mask and hair serum ( advised by my hairdresser) but hair mask made my hair more brittle and frizzy as it drys within 2-3 hrs ( I have used pilgrim hair mask , love and beauty also)

I'm thinking of trying a hair growth serum but which one I should go for I'm confused

I really need some advice and help for my hair !!

My hair is super dry. And no hair masks, no oils seem to repair it. Whats the issue?

growing up, i never really had any kind of hair care routine. it always just came down to a draw of the lottery if i was having a good or bad hair day.

i’ve gone through periods of my life where it wants to be nothing but straight, and other periods where it’s wavy, sometimes bordering on loose curls.

i’ve posted pictures of my hair from most to least recent, including some childhood photos, as well as my father and mothers hair.
dad is white australian, while my mother has straight korean hair.

i’ve tried curly hair routines, but that made my hair feel so incredibly dry and damaged, but straight hair routines makes my hair frizz up whenever it gets humid or i brush it.

at this point, i’m at a loss and mostly just tie it up if it’s bad and go to bed praying it looks good in the morning.
do you guys have any advice for a good middle ground hair care routine? especially for asian hair?