20 year old female. I’ve had SD since I was a child. I don’t get dandruff, however my scalp gets sore, itchy in certain areas and my hair fall worsens. What I’d usually do is go to the pharmacy to get a salicylic acid cream (note: idk how many of you reading this are Americans, but in Slovakia if you tell the pharmacist you have seborrhea, they will make the solution for you), apply that on my scalp for a couple hours and wash out with shampoo thoroughly - problem gone for the next year or longer.

Until this year. Man it’s been bad. My symptoms:

• bad hair fall, worst it’s ever been, comes out in chunks (from all over, I’d say)

• scalp suddenly got oilier (I used to be able to wash it every other day, even every three days, now it gets oily in a day) and the smell of dirty hair is also not nice

• gets itchy occasionally

• no dandruff yet

I tried 2% salicylic acid with absolutely zero effect, switched out about 10 different shampoos (currently using Eucerin’s revitalizing one which has been... the least useless let’s say). My hair is thinner than ever.

It helps to wash it a lot. The longer I leave it, the worse the hair fall and the sores, as well as itchiness.

Main question: Since I’ve had good success with salicylic acid in the past, would it be perhaps advisable to go for a 5% solution instead of 2%?

And other feedback from people with similar issues would be greatly appreciated.

Bad hair fall, seborrheic dermatitis. Salicylic acid?


Hey everyone, for about a year and a half I’ve noticed a really excessive amount of dandruff to the point that casually rubbing my head for a few seconds will leave a visible layer on whatever surface I rubbed it above. My scalp has had these little chunks or scabs almost that I can just scratch off and a lot of these chunks are around the hairline, which I have noticed has been pulling back noticeably especially in recent months.

I also have what I can only describe as dandruff on my eyebrows as well, and my face sometimes flakes but not really like my scalp and eyebrows do. It’s extremely embarrassing to say the least, and I need to see a dermatologist about it very soon. I just wanted to check and see if anyone here could shine some light on what it might be. Thanks for taking the time to read this!

https://imgur.com/gallery/Kky4Y1p

I’ve had a lot of dandruff with large flakes and irritation for a while and I can’t figure out what it is, could anyone help?


I have pretty fine, straight hair that I have been washing every 3-4 days since getting a balayage done on it.  Before dying, I would wash my hair every morning and let it air/blow dry, and it would look fine.

Now I'm having issues with my hair looking very messed up after i sleep on it.  i try to put it up in a bun, but that usually doesn't stay up because my hair is very fine and silky.  I wake up with my "baby" hairs sticking out at a 90 degree angle from my face and unable to be tamed without gel, and the back of my head will be an odd combination of flattened hair and exposed scalp, with random chunks of hair kinked and sticking straight out from my skull.  It makes it almost impossible to wear my hair down if I've slept on it because the hair around my hairline and in the back is so messed up.

Is there anything I can do to make my hair stay smoother and be less disrupted from sleeping on it? I don't understand how people are able to make their styles last for so many days when my hair can't even handle 1 night of being slept on.

How to prevent hair from getting ruined by sleeping?


Dandruff-fighting Shampoo+ conditioners??

My entire life, I’ve been fighting a dandruff issue. My scalp has always built up small chunks of dandruff and I’ve always felt uncomfortable from the immense amount of dandruff fallout. I’ve gone to the dermatologist many times throughout my life, and don’t want to be dependent on these products, as they tend to dry my hair. Can someone suggest some reliable commercially bought shampoo+ conditioner?? I don’t have a price limit, however I’d like to get a bang for my buck. THANK YOU!! 🥺

Dandruff fighting Shampoo + Conditioner??


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I've been experiencing hair loss in chunks like this for a few months. I started taking vitamin D supplements and Saw Palmetto, +SugarBearHairCare which has slowed it, but I'm 24 and have always had a full head/do not know how to deal with this shedding. I really don't know what to do. Any advice?


For some backstory I've had this issue for nearly seven years, starting in sixth grade when my mom gave me a sew in. It was my first one ever and she told me that it'd be itchy at first, but it would be fine once i got used to it.

However, the itching nerver stopped and I found myself digging my nails into my scalp anxiously. Once I told her she took it out straight away and my scalp was a mess. Chunks of dandruff, open sores everywhere, dried blood on my roots, bald spots you name it. Turns out I was allergic to the weave.

A few months later we began to notice i got yellow dandruff now, that wasn't dandruff like it was as "cottage cheese" my mother described. It piled up on my scalp along with dandruff.

 She simply said I had fungus and ever since I've had to wash my hair atleast 1-2 times a week with my black/Hispanic hair types and constant waves/curls.

But every other picture or video I see about hair fungus is completely different. Is it an infection? Or worse? I just want to know so I can ask my mother if we can see a doctor soon.

Is it hair fungus or something else?


Hello members of HaircareScience, for the past two weeks, I have been experiencing a very flaky scalp. (Too long didn't read at the bottom) When I wake up, I would see my pillow case coated with small tiny white flakes. I don't think it's dandruff because upon research, dandruff is supposed to be bigger chunks of skin and its usually yellow and greasy. My scalp is not greasy, its dry as fuck. Not only that, I've had eczema on the part of my arm where it bends since I was a child. However, for the past five years, I have not gotten any except now. I have an eczema outbreak on my neck and on my arms at the same time my scalp started to get really bad. I don't think its a coincidence that I also recently started my first year of college and to be frank, it has been quite stressful as I am taking more classes than average. So I guess maybe stress plays a factor as well. I've also lived in California my entire life so its been really dry since starting like last month. I've also bought a humidifier but that doesn't seem to be doing much. I would want to go see a dermatologist but I just dont have enough time, It would probably have to wait until I am on break or if i am really desperate I will try to plan an appointment. Sorry if this sounds like a rant but my skin condition has really been messing me up mentally these past couple of weeks and I know there are some people with far worse conditions than me so I guess this may sound kind of bitchy but nonetheless, I'm trying to look for solutions.

I've posted pictures to my pillowcase the morning I wake up and also the eczema on my arms(these things happened at around the same time). I'm also a male (if that makes any difference)

Pillow case: [https://gyazo.com/3b6bb49354da01bc3472930e4894ee6b](https://gyazo.com/3b6bb49354da01bc3472930e4894ee6b)

Neck : [https://gyazo.com/25b7148234513367acc3c30a497283e8](https://gyazo.com/25b7148234513367acc3c30a497283e8)

Arms : [https://gyazo.com/c111a0150c55301bf344adb72a1517a8](https://gyazo.com/c111a0150c55301bf344adb72a1517a8)

My current routine is using tresemme Botanique Nourish with coconut milk and aloe vera daily as my conditioner  daily and I only shampoo like two - three (max) times a week using paul mitchells lavender mint shampoo. I also use the coldest possible water every time in my showers. I've done some research and apparently, this could be Seborrheic dermatitis and Tgel and nizoral apparently works but then some people say that using it constantly and diminish its effects over time so they recommend to switch up shampoos every month or so. I would be willing to give it a try but I'm not sure what my skin condition is for sure. Could it just be really dry scalp or could it be Seborrheic dermatitis. I also drink a shit ton of water daily (3 40oz bottles) and also take vitamin D... so I don't think dehydration and vitamind deficiency is an issue.

I'm sorry if this post was too long

TLDR: Dry flaky scalp during winter and eczema on arms and neck. Need help

Recent itchy and flaky scalp (Desperate Need for Help)


I can scratch off small, yellow, solid chunks of what seems to be sebum from my scalp. The more I scratch them off, the more there seems to be. Not sure if this is normal and it's just a bad habit of picking.

It usually doesn't itch until I pick at it. Recently, it gets unbearably itchy when I go for runs. After picking, I notice dandruff throughout my hair but otherwise I don't get dandruff. Also get a strong smell of unwashed hair after picking at it for a while.

Saw a derm about it a few months ago and they said they didn't see anything but prescribed me ketoconazole shampoo. Used it a few times but it left my hair like chalk so I stopped.

I shower once every other day. Tried switching to sulfate free, silicone free without avail. Tried 3 different shampoos and 3 conditioners. Massaging and using a comb on my scalp while showering doesn't help either. Only thing that helped a bit was a clarifying shampoo.

Chunks on scalp


I’ve been dealing with this for two years. Suddenly my scalp started itching really bad and all the oil on my head disappeared. I used to get the occasional dandruff too but I haven’t had it since this started. My hair is breaking off in chunks, im guessing because there’s no oil anymore but I’m not sure. I used to go about three days before my hair would get oily. Now I can go weeks and it’s as if I just washed it - there’s no oil (just had a baby and taking a shower was the last on my list of priorities lol).

I have thick long hair that’s wavy. I’ve never had issues with breakage and could use heat everyday with no real damage. In general my hair has always been strong and healthy until recently. Now all I do is just oil up my hair from collarbones down and put it in a low braid with a silk scrunchy only at the end of the braid. Most of the breakage is around the crown of my head down to my shoulders.

Things I’ve tried: acv rinses, low poo, no poo, coconut oil,cutting out protein treatment, tea tree oil, castor oil, hyaluronic acid, head and shoulders, t-gel, hydrocortisone scalp treatment, low temp showers, curly method, stopped using heat for six months, switched from towels to T-shirts to dry hair after showers, and got silk pillowcases.

I’ve seen my endocrinologist and hormones are fine and I have no deficiencies. Saw a dermatologist and they had me try ketoconazole 2% shampoo. It only made the itching worse, like so bad it almost drove me crazy so I stopped using it. Planning on going back once things settle down with the baby. Just lookin for a hint of what it could be or how to treat it. Thank you for any input!!

Itchy oil-free scalp and hair breakage


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Chunks of my hair just aren't growing (and haven't for over a year). It's becoming really distressing. What can I do?


When I was younger,  my hair used to be really smooth and wavy and pretty, but when puberty hit, so did the frizz. We tried treating it but nothing ever really worked. At this point my hair is dry, frizzy, uncontrollable, and as stated in the title, constantly falling out. I don’t use any products on it and I don’t use heat products on it. I honestly don’t even care about the frizz I just want my hair to stop falling out.

Thank you!

I’m 21 years old(F) and every time I get in the shower, brush my hair, or even run my fingers through it huge chunks of strands fall out. What can I do to stop this?


I’m about a level 8-9 blonde after working it up for years. I went to a hair salon wanting to get rid of my brassiness and get my roots done, maybe go a little lighter.
Long story short, my roots and reddish-orange and brassy, I’m sure some strands in my hair are still warm as well.
My hair is shedding a lot, breakage and loss everywhere.
She was in a rush and acted like nothing was wrong. She was in such a hurry that she asked me to comb and blow dry my own hair, I combed it, paid, and then left. I wouldn’t say chunks of hair are falling out but right after I brushed a few clumps out. I’ve put in so much time, effort, and money into regrowing my hair after getting a bob.
I know it’s going to need at least an inch trimmed off, which kills me because I just got 2 inches off about 3 months ago.
What about my brassy roots? I promise toner cants fix this, they’ll need to be lightened again & then toned.
I just don’t want to damage my hair even more, and I don’t want to walk around with hot roots.

I literally had to pull over on my drive home because I got lightheaded and dizzy from my panicked crying and hyperventilating.

What should I do?

Edit: She barely rinsed my hair as well, maybe 10 seconds to rinse out shampoo and then another 10 to rinse the the conditioner. When I got home I rinse it thoroughly for a few minutes and then used my purple shampoo and let it sit for a few minutes, followed by the purple conditioner for a few minutes, and then finally an in shower conditioner hair mask for about 5 minutes. Rinsed it for a few more minutes and then ended with a cold rinse for about 30 seconds.

My ends seem pretty fine, a little dry, but they didn’t really get bleached. I have so many fly always on my head from the hairs breaking near the scalp. I’ve never wanted to die so much in my life

Hair stylist left bleach in my hair for too long and it’s damaged.


Before Nizoral I had really flakey hair, like my scalp would produce really huge chunks of dandruff. I’ve looked everywhere for a solution (T-Gel, Apple Cider Vinegar, no poo) but none of those worked. It wasn’t until I started using Nizoral (The 1% one) That I’ve noticed major improvements. After only a few weeks I was able to easily run my hands through my hair without some big flakes falling down. Anyways now I think I am dandruff free, but I believe the Nizoral shampoo caused another type of flakiness which is dry scalp. Nizoral is pretty damaging to the hair and my hair became really dry and straw like, my scalp would produce extremely tiny flakes in the hair, which is not really noticeable unless you’re up close to my hair, and they’re hidden deep in the hair so you wouldn’t be able to tell, but because the texture of my hair became dry, and I started producing tiny flakes I figured that now I have to deal with dry scalp, which is fine I’d take this over having the big dandruff flakes I had, but what should I do now to help combat the dry scalp? I’ve limited the amounts of Nizoral I use but I don’t know what else I should do.

Nizoral works for dandruff, but caused dry scalp???


So I have naturally brown hair. I finally built up the courage to dye it extremely blonde, almost to a white. I have a hairstylist I trust very much, and who I’ve known for years. She says because my hair is virgin (aka I’ve never dyed it or done anything crazy to it), it would be relatively easy to colour.

So I sit in the chair, she puts the bleach on, and puts plastic over my hair. All the standard stuff. The bleach needs to sit for around 45 minutes to get to the lightness she’d need to then tone it for the white/blonde colour.

After about ten minutes, my head starts getting really hot. Pretty typical, as bleach is heavy duty stuff. But then it starts to get real hot. Like, devils cornhole hot. I literally had to grab my hair and lift it off of my neck because it hurt so much. I immediately called my stylist over, and she peeled the plastic off ASAP, and straight up steam came out. Not normal. I also got a nasty chemical burn on the back of my neck where the plastic was touching.

She washes it all out right away, and thankfully my hair didn’t come out in chunks like I thought it would, it just wasn’t as light as she wanted, and the bleaching is uneven because of the places that got too hot.

She asked me what type of products I’d been using on my hair, and I said a generic coconut oil shampoo and conditioner, and a heat protectant spray. She gave me free salon quality products for my blonde hair, and was able to make it look totally wearable, just not how light I wanted it, and with some slight uneven colouring. She said she’d book me to come back in a month, we’d do a strand test, and if everything is fine, she’d correct it and get it to the perfect colour I wanted for free.

She’s a great stylist and is super knowledgeable. I don’t put this on her or her skills at all, I’m just curious if anyone has had a similar experience where their head almost caught on fire from a chemical reaction, or if anyone knows why this might have happened

TLDR: my stylist bleached my brown hair, and believes a product I was using had a chemical reaction with the bleach, leaving me with not-quite-perfect blonde hair and a nasty burn on my neck.

UPDATE:

So my hair is getting healthier the more I take care of it, and my burn is completely healed. I’m waiting a couple more weeks, and then we’re going to slowly put brown back in, using the blonde as highlights/balayage. I’m going to gradually take it back to full brown. It’ll take a while, and will take upkeep, but it’ll be better in the end. Don’t think I’ll be doing anything to drastic to my hair again! Thanks for all the help guys, I appreciate it!!

My hair started smoking after bleach


I posted a couple days ago about losing chunks of hair post weave-removal (I’m Hispanic). Had the weave for just one month. I couldn’t take the high maintenance so I had it removed. I was horrified when chunks of hair fell out. But I was even more horrified after taking [this]( https://imgur.com/a/wd06ecR) Snapchat video earlier. I have never seen my hair this thin or balding... I really tried to take care of my weave but clearly I did something wrong.

I’m profoundly discouraged. You have no idea. The hairdresser was even admiring how thick my natural hair was. I don’t want to think this is irreversible. I’m not sure if it is. I just need help and feedback. Hell, even some comfort. Whatever helps me or others with this issue.

Thank you.

What ACTUALLY helps traction alopecia?


I’m reading about hair loss from sew-ins (I’m Hispanic if that’s important), and many sources say this is IRREVERSIBLE..... I am fucking terrified. My hair has never been thin and I’ve never had bald spots. The bald spots are more towards the edges of my hair.

I literally spent $800 for the hair and sew-in process just to feel pretty with long hair again. I couldn’t take the constant high maintenance so I just had it removed and was horrified with how my scalp looked after. I’m so depressed to be honest, and just need the truth on if this is irreversible or not. It’s only been one month.... why did this happen to me?

Please help, or even offer comforting words because I frankly feel even uglier. Thank you.

Just took out my first-ever sew in weave after one month, last night. Chunks of hair fell out and now I’m noticing bald spots and thinning roots. Really need info and advice.


This Saweetie shadow has big star shaped chunks of glitter. That can't possibly be safe for the eyes?


I FINALLY received my Rainbow Spill and Skyscraper Rose (x2 - I wanted free shipping), along with the bag. I was one of the first ones to order it after the site went back up after the initial crash, and didn't get mine until yesterday evening, nor did I get it delivered to my doorstep (I'm in the Middle East). Had to go pick it up from the local post office, which was a huge hassle (long waiting lines, disgruntled office workers, 15 minute drive to and from my place).

Packaging: A+. Minimum plastic involved, recyclable packaging, and the attention to detail was stunning. The gold lipstick casing and the boxes they came in are absolutely beautiful. The turquoise blue bag is a gorgeous touch as well, and a welcome addition to my makeup-related collection.

Skyscraper Rose: A solid A. Maybe A+. Beautiful texture, gorgeous colour, did not emphasise dryness and felt comfortable on the lips. Minimum staining once removed. Survived a full-on meal of salmon, large chunks of roasted veggies, and salad with olive oil dressing. I like it so much that I am planning on keeping the backup I bought of it. However, I'm not sure about giving it an A+ because I haven't worn it out for a night of drinking, dancing, and late-night binging on shawarma yet. Will report back when I do, if anyone is interested

Rainbow Spill: B-. Yep, I'm passing this one on. It's definitely a ~lewk~ on my light-medium, possibly olive skin tone, especially with a darker lipliner, but it's just too NEON. I already have a By Terry lipstick I bought on sale here that pulls absolutely neon and pink on me, and I just don't wear it enough to justify having a second, similar colour around. I was also shocked to see that it emphasised dryness on my lips that I didn't even know I had. I had lip balm on underneath. I had buffed away at my lips before I started, as I always do. And yet, there were the lines and flakes. I just turned 30. Am I even supposed to have these lines? Why is this colour so freaking neon on me? Was this lewk worth the staggering £26 price tag? So many questions.

What did you guys think of the lipsticks you bought? I feel like I'm glad I passed on Go Lightly and Love of My Life. I am also glad I got Skyscraper Rose. I am planning on swatching the colours I have next to Huda Beauty's Bachelorette and Spring Break (read somewhere on Reddit that they maybe the exact same lipsticks as Rainbow Spill and Skyscraper), and if they are the same, I'll just go ahead and cry in my -£78 from my bank account, even though I don't even own the Huda Beauty ones but they are just more accessible for me where I live.

Lisa Eldridge's Summer Collection


I was in Sephora yesterday and came across her highlighting palette. I swatched it and it was so chalky and full of chunks of glitter. I really like Casey and think she's great but was surprised at how bad it was. Has anyone else tried it and liked it?

Has anyone else tired Casey Holmes' Smashbox Spotlight Palette?


I’m so annoyed.

I ordered the full-size OUAI St. Barts Hair & Body Mist from Ulta, and it arrived looking… questionable. The liquid is cloudy and has white chunks floating throughout it. I already own the travel size of the exact same mist, and it’s crystal clear, so it’s not like I don’t know what it’s should look like.

I reached out to Ulta customer service expecting them to replace it or refund it since it appears to be defective.

Instead, they offered me a $5 courtesy credit.

A $5 credit for what looks like a defective product? Seriously?

I’m not looking for a coupon to buy something else. I just want the product I paid for to arrive in usable condition. If I wanted a mystery science experiment, I wouldn’t have spent almost $30 on a body mist.lol

The comparison photos make it pretty obvious something isn’t right. I just don’t understand why customer service’s first response is “here’s $5” instead of replacing the product.

Has Ulta customer service gone downhill, or did I just get unlucky?

Ulta offered me a $5 credit for a defective $28 OUAI body mist 🙃


I got hair tinsel done today at an Ulta in MD. I left extremely happy with the service and my stylist. However, I later realized that the knots used to install the tinsel are HUGE. Upon further inspection, it is clear that the stylist installed two doubled strands of tinsel around clumps of hair, rather than one strand of tinsel around a single strand. Now I cannot brush my hair without causing horrible knots with the tinsel all wound up in them. It is pulling out whole chunks of 5-10 strands of hair at a time. Has anyone else had this experience???? It’s clear that either whoever is teaching tinsel installation at this store should not be or the stylist has gone totally rogue on her technique because I have had tinsel in my hair for two years straight now from several different vendors and this has never been a problem.

Bad tinsel application—something to look out for!!


I just opened my first full size pink drink from Sunday Riley and it got chunks in it. My mini from the set did not look like that. Are the chunks normal and I just need to shake it orrrr..?

Sunday Riley Pink Drink - is that normal?


I’ve always used just a plain beauty blender branded sponge for my makeup. Foundation, contour, blush, and bake. All the same classic sponge shape. But mine is now crusty and old and missing chunks and I think it’s time to lay her to rest.

What sponges do you swear by? Brand? Size? Shape? (Just sponges btw please, I don’t use brushes as I find it’s hard for me to achieve my desired sheer-ness without it becoming streaky and uneven with a brush)

I usually do a pretty sheer base with a non-Ulta available brand foundation, a lil NARS concealer, and then CT contour and milk blush. (Used to bake more often but I haven’t been loving my current one ((just some random drugstore brand)) and wouldn’t mind a rec on a translucent setting powder that isn’t super talc-y)

Thanks in advance!!

Looking for a new sponge blender!


Pull up a chair, friends!  It's time to break your brains with some IMPORTANT ULTA MATH related to Returns!

Remember percents and fractions back in pre-Algebra?  They're here to haunt you again.

* LONG story short:  for huge orders when you're using points and you don't know how many or how few items you might need to return?

* Either plan to return *everything*, or buy in store and get a bunch of gift receipts.

Below are two examples that show why it might not look like you're getting back the "same" amount of points, and why you definitely aren't getting back the same value in dollars.

[Employees, please point out anything that I've gotten wrong here.]

SINGLE-ITEM, SINGLE-TRANSACTION PURCHASE:

Let's say you buy a single $250 item, and use all 2000 of your pts (a value of $125) to pay for half of it, and pay the remaining $125 via a non-Ulta credit card.

If you do that, you still earn points on the part you pay for with credit.  You might spend 2000 pts, but you'd earn 125 base pts, plus another 62 pts if you're diamond.  A diamond would lose 2000 pts, but gain 187 pts.

Those 187 pts, all alone in your rewards points pool, are only worth $3.00.

RETURNING THE SINGLE-ITEM PURCHASE:

If you return that one item, you would get back $125 on your card, and you would get back 2000 points.

BUT.  Ulta will also *take away* the 125 base points and the 62 diamond points that you "earned" from the cash part of the purchase.

So as a lump sum in your points total, it might look like you're only getting back 1813 pts...  (2000 - 187), which for now only has a value of $80.

PAUSE FOR POINTS CHART!

Remember, the value of points varies based on how many you have!  The complete cycle repeats again after every 2000 points chunk.

Go look at the Ulta pts chart up to 4000 pts / $250:
https://www.reddit.com/r/MUAontheCheap/s/rygHpbj52B

* 100 pts by themselves?  Worth only $3.
* 1950 pts together?  Worth $86.
* Add on *fifty more points*?  Now that 2000-point chunk is worth *$125*!

*Those fifty points essentially have a value of $39 extra dollars!!!*

BUT.

If you add 100 more points on top of that 2000 / $125 chunk?  You're at the bottom of the cycle again.  2100 pts only has a value of $128, since *those* 100 pts at the bottom of the cycle are only worth $3 more.

That is why we always say only to redeem points in chunks of 2000 pts!

Okay, back to the next example.

MULTIPLE-ITEM, SINGLE-TRANSACTION PURCHASE:

Ulta Math gets more complicated if you only return part of an order, because they prorate the amounts proportionally.

Let's say that you spend $250 total at Ulta buying multiple items.  You'll still redeem  2000 pts to pay for $125 of it, and use $125 credit to pay for the rest.  You'll still earn 187 pts overall (if diamond).

But if you buy 4 items that have different prices, Ulta will split the points and money across each of your items.

This is where those percents and fractions come in.  A $100 item in a $250 order makes up 2/5 of the order. And that means:

* A $100 item in a $250 order is 40% of the order.  You can multiply by 0.4 to see how much that is.
* You basically "paid" 40% of your cash / credit towards that item.  (40% of $125 = 125 x 0.4 = $50)
* But *the points also get split!*  You basically paid 40% of your points towards that item.  (40% of 2000 pts = 2000 x 0.4 = 800 pts)
* On the flip side, that item would earn you 40% of the points for the order.  (40% of 187 pts = 187x 0.4 = 74 pts)

BUT.

If you only return that single $100 item from that $250 order...  that 40% all happens in reverse.

RETURNING *PART* OF A MULTIPLE-ITEM TRANSACTION:

* You will get back $50 of the $125 onto your credit card.
* You will only get back 800 of the 2000 pts into your rewards points balance.  [800 pts = $30 value by itself]
* They *take back* 74 of the 187 pts you earned.
* By itself, that chunk of 74 points wouldn't even get you $3 off...  BUT.  800 pts - 74 pts = 726 pts.
* That 726 point chunk now only has a value of $23.50.

THIS IS WHY YOU SHOULD NEVER PURCHASE ANYTHING ON THE SAME TRANSACTION AS A RETURN!

Long story short, due to the way the Ulta points change value, based on how many points you have, it's sometimes going to seem like they have taken money or points away from you.

If you expect to get all 2000 points back when you only return some of the items from a multi-item transaction, you will be disappointed.

If you spend 2000 points to get $125 off, and then return 40% of an order, you might think you should get back 40% of that $125 value...  but you won't.

Yes, $125 x 0.4 = $50.  No, you're not going to get back that value.  You're going to get back the points spent, minus the points earned.

They give you back the *proportional number of points*, not the value of all the points you used.

THUS ENDETH THE LESSON.

NOTE:  This doesn't even *begin* to touch on cases where you buy four items in one transaction that each have different multipliers, where you also use a dollar-amount coupon, and where you return *one* of three items that qualified for a "buy two get one free" promo...

😬🫠😬🫠😬🫠

Ulta Math, Points, and Returns


Hi! I recently bought the Coola sun silk drops from my local Ulta for pick-up. The packaging itself is really really dirty and beaten up but the tape that sealed the box didn’t look like it was tampered with so I didn’t really care too much about the appearance of the box. Well, I just sat down and opened the box to a bottle that is basically almost half-empty with what appears to be product chunks around the top.

Now, I’ve never purchased a product from Coola before so I am unsure if this is the actual amount that is sold. I am a bit skeptical now to put it on my face… I read some reviews on Ultas website and everyone said the consistency is extremely runny/watery, so seeing the item I received with chunky product clumped on the top makes me even more nervous about using it as this happens with some of my skincare that has expired…

Sorry to ramble, just wanted to ask if this is normal for this kind of product? 😔🤦🏼♀

Was this tampered with or Is this normal?


Even if you think none of your accounts have been hacked, you may want to reconsider.

If a perp is able to verify that an Ulta acct exists for any given email address, they're already halfway there.

They can also log in to your email acct,at which point they can use that acct to see what other places use that email address (like accts with other stores).

And they can send password resets for any of those accts (like, bank) to your now-compromised email address.  If fast enough, they might click & delete before you get a notification.

You may want to check each of your email accts at a site like https://haveibeenpwned.com/

Yes, including work email, personal email, that secret email, the other secret email, the hobby email...  even stuff like your "facebook email" that just forwards anything to your current email address used to log in to the site.

Even if you think you have great passwords?  There are new data breaches daily.  Now is a really good time to update:
* email acct passwords
* bank acct passwords
* shopping accts you use the most
* backup email accts listed on sites you use the most (do you want to keep using those backup email addresses?)

Don't reuse any passwords or password stems / repeated chunks within passwords.
Do use things like UPPERCASE, lowercase, numbers, and symbols.
Do try to make passwords at least 12 to 16 characters long.

Remember that your account can be hacked without it being obvious!  The fact that you only have $3 in points (for the moment) doesn't matter.  The fact that they didn't change your password (yet) doesn't matter.  They can try to get in now, and just monitor what you typically do online.

It's also a good time to make sure there aren't any keyloggers on your laptop or desktop, to check for sketchy fake apps on your phone or tablet, and to check the app and browser history for any devices you or family members use.  Especially if you have kids or teens who sometimes borrow your device for things.

[My biggest actual monetary loss was via my then-9yo, who both sneaked a card and hacked a device to buy $1300 of hints and guesses for games played on the family tablet.  Yes, Thirteen HUNDRED.]

Password and acct security


ive had my full sized bottle for 2 months now and i used it every day and its always came out like a mist, but today when i went to use it, it comes out in chunks, and doesnt come out as a mist. i dont know what happened as i used it yesterday and it was fine. i leave it in a drawer w my other hair items and its never been an issue. i dont understand what happened and it was expensive so do u think i can get a refund or a replacement?

bumble and bumble primer for heat protection solidified


I am at my wits end with the new stylists (6 months) in my salon. We don’t have an EM so I am covering salon and with what I have learned I will NEVER take on this role.

I am not a stylist but I am a master esthetician and spent years running my books, building a clientele and selling services so for the most part it’s been going fine with my competent stylists. They know the technical stuff and I support them on the business side.

We have 2 new(ish) stylists and they will be the absolute end of me. They cannot do a single service well, I’m talking well over 80% redo rate. I have no idea how they passed their technical interviews because they cannot even do the most basic services.

When I was a baby esthetician and made mistakes I learned, but not these two. It’s always the clients fault, never theirs.

Here are some small examples of the fuck-uppery recently:

Lady came in wanting Kelly clarkson highlights and she used her fingers to pick up 10 sections of hair on the top and slapped 40vol on it. She had box dye. It was horrific and the lady got a refund.

Went on lunch while a client had bleach on their hair and came back after 50 minutes because chipotle had a long line. Another stylist realized and rinsed her after she’d had the 40vol on already bleached hair for an hour and 20 minutes. Her hair was like gum.

Took a client that booked online and she did not call to confirm the appointment 2 hours before closing. Client booked for a partial highlight but wanted a full platinum card, with black hair down to her waist. She just started slapping on bleach, no sections and no plan and left her there to cook until 45 minutes after closing. That’s 2 hours and 45 minutes of 40 volume bleach. She rinsed it out and her hair was a mixture of fire engine red, bright yellow and orange. She starts applying bleach again. When the guest left at midnight and I am LIVID because we closed at 6 she charged her for a partial highlight. That lady’s hair was destroyed and she promptly called and asked for a refund the next day.

They both refuse to use a comb when doing haircuts and will not use any kind of a plan to section the hair. One did all the layering before cutting the length off on one guest. I had a woman come in with a kid in tears because his haircut was so bad she was keeping him
Home from school the next day.

They will not do proper consultations and just wing it on the spot.

I saw one doing foils and after grabbing hair with her fingers she put color on it, folded the foil and squeezed it to achieve a “foliage” look. There was no sectioning, it was all random chunks of hair. That lady got a refund too.

I have partnered with every single person I can partner with on this and the answer is always to train them. They will not accept help from the two master stylists that are begging them to stop what they are doing and have offered to partner with them on full services to coach them.

I sent them to training and they just come back and talk shit.

I block them in Bella and have them do computer trainings for days on end on basic techniques and they sat and scrolled on their phones the whole day.

Apparently I cannot fire them for this so here I am to rant. I am just exhausted.

Sales manager rant about stylists.


I just got this in the mail today. It looks like black pigment and chunks of glitter but it doesn’t mix in at all. Has anyone else gotten one like this before?

Problem with juice infused lip oil


Alright guys I'm feeling pretty dumb right now and hoping someone who's better at math would be kind enough to help

So I'm seeing that you can only redeem 4000 points in an online order.

Is there a specific conversion amount that translates to you getting your full dollar amount in points even if you spend them in smaller chunks?

Since the points are worth more per point as you get more of them how do you navigate this limit on online orders without losing any of the dollar value?

Thanks in advance guys sorry I'm freaking dumb and everything I want is online only

Points Math?


I have a decent chunk of points I’m saving with a few things on my wishlist, but I just like hearing what other people spend big point chunks on :) I have enough fragrances & hair tools which seem to be pretty common, but I am open to all ideas!

What’s your favorite thing to spend points on?


A couple of months ago I went into an ulta to try and keep my hair a blonde color (already very very blonde).
The hairstylist spent 9-10 hours bleaching my hair and "accidentally" dyed my hair brown. I was gaslit when I started crying and told me it was blonder and its just the lighting and after some of the toner washes out it will look much brighter. I went home and almost immediately washed my hair 10x with dawn dish soap (per the stylists recommendation). Because I haven't been a brunette in years I was constantly crying and even wearing a hat in my own damn house, the next day my fiance made the call for me cause I could not stop crying. I went in the next day and they tried to correct by doing another about 7 hour bleaching (this was the only free session they gave me after they had promised much more). So, anyone who is a brunette probably knows after going from brown to blonde your hair is going to be orange. Which was the result of my hair.
They told me they would give me a free deep conditioning treatment (pureology hydrate purple bottle for free). Since I literally did 2 back to back services in 2 days. At the register the manager put the code in and ran off and only gave me a 20% off discount. At this point, still crying because my hair is orange I just left.
Besides destroying the color of my hair turning it into a orange color and only offering one hair service and a "free" deep conditioner (which instead of free only got a 20% discount), i asked for a refund for the first treatment which they refused,, promising me "girl we're gonna fix this and get you back to normal". The 3rd time coming in I stayed another 5 hours to get it to once again a lighter shade of blonde..which just came out less orange but still pretty damn orange (they did not want to bleach too heavily to not damage the integrity of my hair) but i already have chunks that have fallen out (massive) leaving literal stubble and raggedy hair.

 I was curious if there is any way to get compensated for the following hair treatments and corrections to fix my hair which they still had not turned back to even a closer color of the blonde i was. I also tried reaching out to the district manager and she never returned my calls. We don't know what to do. Ulta beauty said they can't offer me any more free treatments and nothing else they can do.

Any advice could help

Ulta ruined my hair


Ok, so technically speaking, before I made a purchase on July 7, I had a points balance (PB) of X495. And I know that since I've been writing that balance down for weeks (that was a constant balance and I didn't make any purchases for a hot minute). A purchase on July 7 earned me 87 points, so a total of X582. A week later, I made an exchange on July 14 which reaffirmed my thoughts on the bottom of the receipt: X582 points. Cool. Whatever.

The two purchases on July 16 earned my account a point each. So I should have X584 points, right? Not according to Ulta. I'm still at X582 points. And to clarify, I'm not bitter about not having two points; I'm bitter because this is the **THIRD** time this has happened with my PB in the past year. First, it was about 14 points, then it was another 8, and now 2. Not the biggest amounts, but definitely sketchy. And I've checked my credit card transactions (I have the regular one) to make sure, so I wasn't losing bonus points from them.

Of course with it being the third time the issue arose, I contacted CS. They claimed that the PB was correct on their end and even before July 7, I had a PB of X493. So the current total of X582 is correct.

Uh. . . no?

I had to ask them to search between January and now for a points deduction of 2 anywhere on my account, but to no avail. So I'm deciding to give it a month or so to see if my next credit card statement will say anything. If not, I don't know what I should do. . . .

And to really add even more cherries on top of my sundae, my gift card (GC) balance a few weeks ago just dropped 12 cents. Again, not a big deal or amount. But considering I buy discounted GCs, I have a log on my phone that tells me the balances and numbers of each card, and consolidating them makes things much easier. Cool, right? Well, twelves pennies decided not! Again, when I contacted them a few weeks ago, I wanted to see if any purchase utilized my GC for $0.12. And I update my GC balance after each transaction where I used it, so I have no idea where they went, and CS didn't have a definitive answer either. And again, they are discounted GCs, so I'm more than willing to give up a few cents. But with the track record I'm seeing from them so far, I really don't know.

TL;DRish/conclusion: So moral of the story, I'm paranoid. Obviously, with the amounts I mentioned, I'm not mad, and I shouldn't be. Missing 24 points across a span of a year isn't the end of the world. But like, I just wanna know what's going on! Why are points and cents just disappearing?! What if larger chunks of points and money decide not to exit anymore one day? Do I not have a case then, y'know? I hope maybe I'm just blowing the issues out of proportion, but part of me says that this isn't legal, so. . .take that as you will.

Let me know if you have similar issues and how attempts to resolving them went. :)

So, uhhh...are you guys having glitches with your points balances and gift card balances?


I’ve been getting Joico’s purple shampoo for about 2 years but recently I noticed that the bottle looks different. It’s silver & purple instead of just a purple bottle. Is this the same formula with a new look? It’s listed as “new” online & has no reviews so I’m just confused & don’t wanna buy it if it’s not the same.

Also, now that the liter sale is here (if you can even call that a sale??) I think I’m gonna pick up a new brand to try. I have professionally bleached blonde hair with a white ashy tone & dark blonde lowlights. I’ve heard Redken, Paul Mitchell, & Pureology are really good, but some of the reviews say that their shampoos turned their blonde hair green/orange &/or made their hair fall out in chunks?? Can anyone tell me if that’s user error (ex. leaving it on too long) or if any of these brands are known for doing this. What’s y’all’s overall recommendation?

Joico??


My hair is about 2.5 feet long, and yesterday a hairdresser convinced me to let her cut two “face framing pieces” (and 6 inches off the bottom…). I’m putting that in quotes because so far the pieces are just two \~8 inch long lank greasy chunks of hair that are either unnoticeable or look like the result of falling asleep too close to an excited toddler with scissors (I may be exaggerating, but not by much). I can add a photo if needed but would prefer not to since last time I posted here I got some creepy messages.

What the hell do I do with these things until they grow out? I have to say that I’m kind of useless when it comes to hair. I can do two styles on myself (braid, shoddy bun) and usually just wear it down. I also don’t own any hair products other than a hairbrush and shampoo/conditioner, not even a hair dryer. The stubs (as I’ve taken to calling my new additions) look ridiculous in all of the updos I’ve tried. I’m open to learning new (easy) styles or investing in some (very cheap) products if you have recommendations.

What to do with “face framing pieces?”


Long explanation, actual question is further down!

I’ve been trying to grow my hair out for years to the length it was back in my college days, about to my lower back. Currently, it sits at its longest right about bra band length. I’ve had set backs after having kids, and then I lost a ton of hair two Mays ago after getting an unusual illness (I was so sick I had to be hospitalized). Several months after that experience, and after my hair was regrowing, I went to a stylist and explained I just wanted a trim, and that my hair was really thin after everything. I guess she decided the solution was to thin my hair more, and she cut out literal chunks underneath. My hair was shorter than I ever wanted and so thin, I hated it and felt like progress was set back even more.

Since then I’ve been afraid to get it professionally cut. I have trimmed it once myself (maybe twice) but I feel like I’m just making the process drag out and possibly doing it wrong.

So on to the question…

If I want long hair, is is better to try growing it longer, as in past where I want it, then cut it back to the length I want & remove dead ends at that point….or better to cut off dead ends now and then keep up with regular trims?

I’m so worried it will just keep getting cut back to this length I don’t like and it’ll never be long. Furthermore, I am so scared to let someone cut it and not make it worse and I’m not sure how to get over that fear.

Thanks if you got this far!

Traumatized from my last “trim” — what do I do now?


Does this look as bad as I think it does? I definitely did NOT want this much hair cut off in the front but she cut off chunks of hair. It looks like my hair is a completely different length in the front. Is this salvageable? I really don’t want to have to cut off too much more to have to fix this if I don’t have to, I’ve kept it long for years and would prefer to cut as little as possible

Bad face framing- is this salvageable?


In a lot of media you hear about the historical tradition of cutting your hair after the end of a relationship. It's supposed to signify a new chapter, leaving stuff behind, and maybe grief.

I find I'm doing the opposite. I'm growing my hair (and nails) out and plan to go longer than it's ever been before. This is freedom for me, finally able to be myself and plan for the future.

For contex:

My ex was extremely oppressive, banned all my favorite hobbies and started cutting my (always long) hair just to make me cry. In horrible uneven chunks.

I finally left him. The whole end of the relationship was a very traumatic experience. My hair was unevenly back to about shoulder-length at that point. And rather than wanting to cut it in symbolism... I want to grow it out.

I've done some research on protecting ends, preventing breakage, and low-tension styles. Do y'all have any personal advice on how to grow my hair out the longest it's ever been as an expression of my freedom and just because I love having really long hair?

Growing my hair out after the end of a bad relationship


Anybody else have these short seemingly broken chunks of hair near your nape, under the rest of your hair? I take really good care of my hair (3 ft long): I use a silk pillowcase, microfiber towel, protective styles, gentle brushing/detangling, oils, making sure it's not getting caught on bags/seatbelts/necklaces etc etc and have been for years but I just noticed this starting to worsen about a year ago. When I try to braid my hair, these short hairs stick out or escape and it doesn't look or feel good. I often wear my hair in a low loosely twisted bun secured with a silk scrunchie at home and to sleep; could it be that my hair is too heavy to support its own weight properly and as a result is pulling on the hair at my nape (even though I can't feel any tension or tightness)? I've been putting hair oil on the short hairs to try and protect it. I also use a hair stick instead of a scrunchie for buns occasionally. Any advice on how to style, help grow it out, or otherwise manage this is greatly appreciated!

Annoying short hairs on both sides of nape, driving me crazy


Hello! I have long hair but the hair from my part keeps breaking at about 6 inches in chunks that essentially look like shag cut layers while the rest of my hair is long. I don’t dye or use heat so I’m really not sure what is happening, has this happened to anyone else?

Mid- shaft hair breakage


I’ve noticed one or two split ends throughout my hair and i’ve been thinking of going to a salon to get my hair dusted. I’ve heard that it takes really long so I’m worried that they’ll agree but then end up lobbing off chunks of my hair to speed things up (unfortunately has happened to me in the past :() is dusting more of an ‘at home treatment’ or do most salons offer it too?

would hairstylists be willing to do hair dusting treatments?


Hi guys! I've noticed that every year, when it starts to get colder, my hair starts to fall out in huge quantities. It also becomes really static, and huge chunks of hair get stuck to pretty much all pieces of clothing that I wear, and I find myself constantly having to use one of those tape rollers/pluck them out, because it's SO irritating. The only slight solution that I've found it applying some hair gel to my hair, but it also stops working after a while. I'm just wondering if anyone else seems to have these issues in colder months, and if you have any tips or tricks to help with this. Thanks :)

Constant hair loss in colder months


First picture: now
2nd picture : December 2024
3rd picture: June 2025, styled and from the front.

I only started to notice something was wrong 4months ago but I’m sure it all started before that. I’m 2 years postpartum but still breastfeeding so my hormones have not gone back to normal yet. For some reason, I thought postpartum hair loss would never get me. In fact, I had the best hair I ever had in my life !!! But then, I started being alarmed when chunks of hair would fall out in the shower, and i also realized my hair stopped growing. Blood tests showed that I was extremely low in iron and folic acid, so I immediately started supplementing those as well as Iron IV.

I did a 360 on my hair ! Changed my hair brushes to more gentle ones. Started a heavy regiment of supplements : iron, zinc, vitamin C, biotin, collagen, folic acid, omega 3, magnesium, vitamin D3+K2 & msm. And added oiling & serums to my routine. It’s been 2 months now. I have seen some improvement as far as how much hair falls out in the shower but the appearance of my ends is just very bad….

I had a goal of reaching waist length and then hip length…cutting it seems like going backwards…

What would you do ? Also I would love to hear from your experience when it comes to postpartum hair loss.

Tragic postpartum/iron deficiency hair loss. Help !!


Hi there! I am a 25 year old gal with very long hair and I am concerned about hair loss. My hair length is to about the small of my back/ right above my hips. Recently I feel like I’ve been shedding a lot more hair than usual. I took a shower today and so much hair came out when I was shampooing it and running my hands through it. It doesn’t come out in chunks, just individual strands. I will add that before the shower I took tonight, I hadn’t washed my hair for 3 days. I also was not brushing my hair as throughly as I usually do during those days, maybe only once a day before work, and was kinda just throwing it up into a hair clip. But even during the day when I run my hands through my hair sooo many strands come out. I have included a photo of the amount of hair that came out, but I am just curious if this is normal or I should be concerned. Thank you all!!

TLDR; I am concerned I am losing too much hair, but also wasn’t attending to my hair as good for a bit.

Is this a normal amount of hair loss?


So i have horrible sebhorric dermatitis. I have recently started using a ketoconazole shampoo as recommended and do it every other day (I was told by the dr to do it every other for like 6 weeks then go down to 1x per week.) I legitimatrly HAVE to wash my hair every other day or I get really horrible build up on my scalp that bleeds, scabs, burns, flakes, (TW KINDA GROSS) and I get like spots that look like dandruff but then I scratch it and then these "chunks" come off my head and like leak this clear puss out of it. it gets bad enough that like I have had like penny sized scabs that bleed along my hair line/temples in the front.

The ketoconazole helps my scalp somewhat but I still have sooooo many flakes and stuff that i have to like pick/finger comb them out of my hair especially along the temples and front hairline area multiple times a day and it never ends. I have about mid back length hair and it does NOT seem to get longer. I take biotin daily bit only started about a month ago. Please help me figure out a way to help it grow and make it shiner but that wont mess up my scalp????? Idk if i need like a massive detox of some sort? ive tried so many thibgs. Tea tree oil/shampoos. Apple cider vinegar rinses. T gel. Head and shoulders. Selson blue. Dove. Loreal all of them including salon products. Years ago (they were still like old milk bottle looking bottles then) i used healthy sexy hair and my HAIR was so healthy shiny etc but my scalp still had issues. Loreal and dove seem to work well as I have a LOT of hair but its very fine/no volume and pretty damaged due to the scalp issues and lots and lots of dye/bleaching but I keep the ends trimmed professionally. Please help any advice appreciated as I am so sick of suffering with this. It grosses me out that my head has these sores(?) And scabs and everyone can see the massive flakes just chilling in it CONSTANTLy like if i rubbed the top of my head above my forehead it would still look like its snowing (gross ik sorry) its so bad and embarrassing as I work in a professional office environment. I need shine, strength, repair, and scalp hair advixe and budget friendly also appreciated :( I kinda think it might be needing a detox of sorts. Bug not sure how

TL;DR please help. sebhorric dermatitis issues. Im sick of the pain from thesores on my embarassibg flakes everywhere in my hair. Currently use nizoral (ketoconazole) and Dove love your lasting length.

Previously tried:
Usually dove shampoo abd conditioner(ol for hair not scalp)
Tea tree oil
Some kind of bottle of stuff from the dr I cabt remember but could only put at the hairline it was oil/liquidy
Literally every anti dandruff i could find
(Loooooong ago) healthy sexy hair (amazing for my hair but my scalp has gotten much worse since so im not sure)

Sebhorric dermatitis and long hair. HELP!!!!


Hey everyone! I’m currently in recovery mode from a bit of a self-inflicted hair disaster and could use your advice.

A few months back, I gave myself some curtain bangs… which quickly turned into uneven side chunks. I also somehow took off about 3 inches more than I meant to while trying to “even it out.” You live and learn, right?

Right now I’m sitting at around 19 inches, and my plan is just to let it grow and keep it healthy. But I’d really appreciate any tips on:
• Blending the grown-out curtain bangs with the rest of my layers
• Avoiding that awkward flip-out phase as they get longer
• Any growth-boosting methods (without relying on heat!)

For reference:
• I don’t use heat on my hair. I stick to heatless curls most of the time.
• I do a coconut oil mask once a week, and keep my routine pretty minimal.
• I’ve been using Sun-In here and there (yes, I know 😅) — you can probably see the band in the photo.
• I haven’t had my hair professionally colored in almost a year. I’m a natural level 7, and I’m slowly trying to let my natural color grow in, while using the Sun-In to keep things looking blended/lightened for now.

Help recovering from DIY curtain bangs + accidental 3” chop


The two other pics are just before I bleached my hair and fried the shit out of it. Then it took 3 years to completely grow out and I was cutting it every few months so my hair was pretty short for a while. Then I developed anorexia for an entire year and over half my hair fell out (im being serious i had huge bald chunks) and now its been a year since then and my hair has doubled in thickeners and length.

I have the same length as the other pics but back then I didn’t take care of it/ knew how to. Now I use hair oils and I don’t wash kore then once a day. I was washing twice a day before cuz I worked at a restaurant and I felt gross. And I also learned what products work best for me( only in the last month lol) I also cut my own split ends and I trim myself every couple months by splitting my hair into sections and chopping the very ends.

I have ALWAYS loved long hair so I am very exited to see how long I can go now since I’m actively taking care of it and eating healthy food and protien.

I will make a separate post tomorrow with pics of every product I use for my wavy/curly dry hair to help anyone else with my hair type.

But I use basically any shampoo and conditioner as long as it smells good. But every third day I use a very heavy hair conditioner in the shower for 10 mins. And I put the coconut ogx clear bottle oil and Moroccan oil on my mids and ends. And I put a very tiny amount of rosemary oil on scalp. I don’t do it as often as maybe I should cuz it’s very itchy and I also hate the feeling of it.

First pic now.


Hi all,

I got a curly perm about two years ago now, and I always comb my hair out in the shower after having a hair mask in. For a very long time now, I have been losing very very large amounts of hair after I brush it. I've tried to narrow it down to understand why I'm losing such large chunks of hair over months at a time, and I can't seem to pinpoint any environmental factors. (birth control, diet, stress) Could combing my hair be causing it to fall out? Again, I'd like to point out that it's been falling out in consistently large amounts for months.

Brushing Wet Hair After Curly Perm?


I made the mistake of getting a “devacut” and the woman destroyed my hair. I just wanted my layers to be textured to accentuate my wave and I mistakenly thought that’s what a curly cut / wavy cut would do but she left me with big chunks cut out of my hair and “texture” that starts so high I can’t even figure out if a bob would help at this point.

should I just wear my hair up for an entire year? I am so devastated. would a bob help this situation? or am I overreacting to how bad it is? there are parts at the bottom layer that are SO thinned out they just frizz up and look damaged even though there are no split ends. I also don’t think the layers are blended at all (?) or even … am I wrong?

It also just won’t curl/wave anymore in the back except the under layer which is over textured and stringy — you can see on the more wavy photo where my hair isn’t brushed out.

does it seem like this would grow out ok or is it worth it just to chop all this mess off since that’s what is inevitable anyway?

is this haircut bad enough to warrant a bob :/


Hair introduction: Hip length, wavy ish, strands with varying thickness, med-low porosity. Very “Appalachian”/“irish” hair type.

TL;DR: resistance fondant extensioniste for length or genesis strengthening? Which is actually better for achieving lengths and soothing mechanical damage?

Problem I: Most of my damage is mechanical damage. Very rare use of heat (blow drier <5x/month). Most of my breakage and split ends are in the middle of my length. Like boob length. It wasn’t an upsetting issue until problem II —>

Problem II: December 2024 I used a rice bar shampoo & conditioner and my hair broke off in clumps at the root. Now those chunks are long enough to blend but the ends of them are still kind of crunchy. Can’t cut them much shorter without them standing straight up again.

Now everything looks good from the last 5” to the end. But above has two areas of different types of damage (ear length and bob length).

Story & Context: I finally made a product swap. After using the same shampoo and conditioner for 9 years, my mom gifted me some fancy little shampoos and conditioner bars. I was excited bc no plastic. Worst fear came true and it caused the aforementioned chunks. Immediately went back to tried and true set. Researched hair products and wanted to try kerastase. Bought the fondant extensioniste conditioner and within a week it made a huge difference. Softer, stronger, smoother. But I wonder if this is pointless compared to the genesis conditioner. If they both do the same thing but Genesis does it better, should I buy that instead?

Kérastase


I got a haircut today.

For reference my hair was and currently technically is around 30 inches. At its longest it was 36 inches, blunt cut and thick. There came a point last year where that was too overwhelming for me, so after 6 years of trimming it myself I scoured the internet for a long hair specialist in my area and I thought that I had found that. This was my 3rd time seeing her. The previous two trims were excellent, gave my hair some movement while still maintaining overall length.

Today before she began we briefly consulted and I asked for what we had done before. It has been about six months since my last appointment. I asked for LONG layers and some shaping. She asked if I wanted to "lighten it up a bit" and I thought I understood what that meant. We've done that before (I thought) but it was always through the ends / mid length. We cut my hair dry, for the record. I strongly prefer this.

Anyways, she took the thinning shears and cut AT THE ROOT in the back of my head. I started to panic then she did it again higher up. I felt the cold from the shears on my scalp. I stopped her and asked what she is doing, she assured me it was what we had done before, I asked why so close to the root and she said it was normal. Seeing that pile of like chunks of 2 feet long strands of my hair made ne almost burst into tears but I held it together and trusted the process, though I do not believe that this is how my hair was handled last time.

Ever since I left I've been stewing over it. My hair length looks fine I guess, but it feels so. thin. I've tried to talk to my mom and my two best friends but nobody seems to understand the extent of dread and anxiety I am feeling. I know it wasn't my stylist intention, but I feel violated and never would have agreed to that if I had known explicitly what was going to happen to me.

Thinning shears at the root. I am just floored. Not only does my hair feel like a shell of what it was but now I expect to grow out frizzy spiky flyaways at the root for...I don't know. My hair being thick is what makes it look so healthy at this length. It will take years for that hair to grow back. Just why. Thanks for letting me vent.

I am spiraling


My friend took the first photo yesterday and I couldn’t believe how long and thick my hair looks again.

It’s been a journey since Covid, after always having naturally thick long hair. I started losing chunks and it really depressed me. I also wasn’t looking after my hair the best, as I was just clueless and always kinda lucky till then. I decided to cut a heap off bc I just hated it looking so thin! ( I can really find any photos of this time, probably within reason lol)

Anyways just wanted to share my happiness bc I’m always lurking around here and get so inspired by everyone else’s success😍

Just to clarify again the first photo is now, second is 16 March 2024 and last is of me 6 years ago and where I want to get back to!

1 year hair growth plus my hair from 6 years ago!


The long and short of it... I fell next to my dinner last night working late and managed to fuse a couple of rice grains tight next to the roots of my hair. Really don't want to have to cut them out, the clumps aren't significant but I have a lot of growth going on atm and just hit 70cm long at the back so would break my heart to have to cut random chunks out. Already tried brushing through and showering, but it seems bonded to the hair kind of like keratin extensions? Never had them but that's the feel it's giving. TIA!!

Help getting dried rice out of hair 🥴


I had Covid really bad back in 2021 and it caused for me to develop TE (telogen effluvium). I was losing chunks of hair everyday and I felt so helpless. People started noticing and pointing out that I was balding in certain spots and it finally got to a point where I told my husband to just shave all my hair off. My hair before was definitely nothing to brag about lol. It had years worth of heat/bleach/box dye damage and what felt like endless split ends BUT I’m glad I got it shaved off because I got a redo! It was definitely a long journey but I’m sooooo ecstatic with how my hair is now. I’ve finally come to learn to love my natural hair 🖤🫶🏻🥹

Enjoy the photos of my hair from 2021-2025. The last photo is my hair today.

I shaved off all my hair in 2021


I was diagnosed with PCOS last year and by that time my hair was already thinning and I lost the ability to maintain the length. In the last few months my hair shedding has increased and I now have sizeable chunks missing in the back :( How much should I chop off and how the heck am I supposed to get the length back? Pics 1-4 are current and 5-6 are my old length from years ago

How to grow long hair with PCOS?


A few times a month I lose a lot of hair all at once - like 500-600 or more hairs that just come out as chunks and then normal/little amounts until it happens again in a few weeks

I used to have short hair and I didn't really pay attention to shedding - Is this something I should look into or normal? this has been going for a while and I don't feel like I lose more hair on average (also I had a normal full blood and thyroid panel a while ago)

Very excessive hair shedding a few times a month (regardless of how much I brush) is this normal?


okay so it is very evident, the misstrust there is in general in hairstylists, and I think most people have gone through a hairstylist trauma expirience, I have many manyyy times, and the misstrust is mostly people who take care of their hair routine so are now very aware of what the hairstylist is putting or doing to your hair,  and honestly I can remember SO many things that had happened, I am trying to not generalize, but common, I (and I really believe many other people) have gone throught a lot with hairstylists, Once i got suspended from school because I didnt wanted to get my cap off, I was ashamed and really really insecure from an expirience that I clearly asked for an all brown natural hair color (this is REALLY simple in my opinion) IDK why they bleached my hair ? When it didnt needed, they “convinced” me its was the best “choice” (In this time I rely completly on hairstylist because I didnt understand basic hair theory) conclusion my hair turned out ORANGE like legit orange red Bad, I was younger so I was scared to say something to the hairstylist, even tho I had appointment with the OWNER thinking he is not going to mess this up, other times like, how they brush your hair is SO AGRESSIVE, like once I had head ache from the aggresive brushing, when I went for a “dead ends cut” half of my hair was chopped, last I can remember I wanted to fresh up my bangs and OMG I was watching CHUNKS of hair being cut, hairstylist was on something his hands where extremely shaky, they took out chunks that DIDNT needed to be cut off, I wanted a simple bang cut, nobody understands how much time I spended taking care of my hair to just see CHOP CHOP CHOP so easily? Its like its another “client” for them, when like you spend years trying to take care of your hair, for ut to be treated so poorly sometimes,  already had my bangs so this was suppose to go easy, but no, they DO what they want! IDK WHY but most of the time, they just do what they want, idk if for them it is what it should be, but I dont care, I learned to do everything now, cut my own hair, color my own hair, and my hair NEVER looked this great🙏🏻 and since I was 14 I was regularly getting my hair done with stylist, < even with all the “extra hair mask for protection” when they are doing your hair, my hair was SO thin, so breakable, just so bad, it was always a waste of money honestly, and I have way more stories, now my hair is only touched by me, veryyy few times i go get a bang trim, and still get comments like “your hair gets tangled alot right” and im like, mm no, it actually doesnt, idk I just feel they try to make you believe YOU NEED TO FIX something, when NO, I adore long hair and just dont understand how most stylists hate it, they always want to chop it off, but well here goes my opinion. please take care of your hair, inform yourself on basix hair theory, I think that is the first step in your healing hair journey.

The misstrust in hairstylists


I've severe hairfall. My hair comes out in chunks in my scrunchie and I see it fallen everywhere in the house - floor, bed, couch etc. It's making me worried. Any tips to prevent hair fall?

I feel it's worsened since last year because I am under a lot of stress. On top of that my iron levels and Vit D levels are not great.

Hair fall help!!!


Really need some advice…

So I have really long hair, I’ve kind of made it my personality and my hair is essentially the one thing I really cherish about myself.
I’ve also been clinically diagnosed with anxiety since I was young and struggled a lot with that in a bad way - my point being I’ve been quite stressed for a long period of time (I’m 29)
My hair has started falling out about 2 months ago, not massive chunks that I’m balding, but a significant amount after already brushing it once or twice. I usually have to vacuume my apartment everyday because there’s lots of little strands all over the floor. Keeping in mind I’ve been told because I have long hair to not be fooled and also that “hair falls out”. I’ve had long hair for a LONG time and not once has it ever fallen out anywhere near this extent, I understand hair does fall out naturally and maybe weather conditions could play a part but this has been happening for a few months now and the mass of my hair is becoming less and less.

I told my GP and she said we’ve done the basic blood tests (prior) that could indicate any reason my hair might be falling out, I think she said iron, thyroid, b12 from memory. I have also told my psychologist and because her and I speak about stress and stress related things of course she’s going to come to that conclusion as well, but something doesn’t feel right, I am also eating clean - the most I ever have, really cutting out bad ingredients and eating organic when necessary. I have put a lot of things in place to mitigate my stress for a while now like yoga, breath work, cold showers, heavy and mild exercise, social interactions, gratitude, affirmations and stretching which has helped me a lot.
I’m so terrified as time goes on my hair will keep falling out and there will be nothing left, i don’t know what kind of professional to talk to or what to do…

I need some advice


This stylist BUTCHERED my hair! I simply said I wanted just a few more light layers on top to break up the heaviness, and look what she did! The rest of the hair looks great, but for some reason she took a giant bulky chunks out of the front layers, it looks like a shelf! I added a picture of what it looked like before for reference. It's only in the front where it looks so awkward, the rest of it looks fine.. But my wedding is coming up in a month, and my hair looks like crap! It actually looks WORSE curly, which is how I wanted to wear it for the wedding 😭 Several years of growth just chopped off in an awkward way, I'm devastated. Any advice on what I could do to make it more blended without taking off length? I don't like "feathering" layers btw bc for some reason cutting my hair like that bothers my scalp.

HORRIBLE haircut help!!


This stylist absolutely BUTCHERED my hair! I asked for new layers on top, and it looked fine, until she cut what seemed like giant chunks out of the front layers!! She said she was "connecting" the layers, but how does this lol connected??

Now it literally looks like I have a short haircut in front, and a long haircut in back. I'm getting married in a month, and my hair looks like garbage!! 😭 I don't know what to do to fix this, the layers in front are so chunky and clumped together. It looks like a SHELF on top. It also looks awkward braided (which I always wear it) bc the layers are so clumpy. I don't know how to fix it without going shorter and then I won't be able to pull it back without hair hanging down anymore. I'm devastated, it took me so long to grow my hair. this long! Any suggestions?
Also, I can't "feather" the layers on top bc I have a sensitive scalp and that always bothers it. My hair likes blunt cut layers, but not this blunt! Why did she cut it like this??

TERRIBLE haircut, what should I do??


This is mostly venting with a dash of what’s your thoughts?
 Today was the day I finally submitted to the 3 inch trim that I so desperately needed.
 While my hair was tailbone length, the last 3 inches was so thin that thick chunks ended in 5 strands. Why? I *think* a mix of damage and postpartum hair loss.
 I’m sad af to see it go, even just those 3 inches. I’m 4’9” so that’s a LOT on my body. I’m now back to just hitting waist length.
 I really don’t believe it’s my terminal length, as I said, so moving forward I’m babying my ends. I’ve recently been sleeping in my bonnet every night, with a little oil on my ends every night to every other night. I switch between Mielle rosemary mint (which has castor oil) and the Aussie Miracle Moist Intense Moisturizing oil. I also use the Aussie Miracle Repair bond protecting serum once or twice a week.
 I’m hoping this routine can stop this happening again. What do you think?

Rip tailbone length hair


Hi everyone! To be clear, I’m not giving up on my long hair journey. My hair was getting pretty long, maybe the longest it’s ever been.  I think my hair was mostly healthy, as I’ve been obsessive about trimming split ends/etc. But, I wore it up in a ponytail or bun all the time—any time I would let it just flow freely, I felt like my hair just looked lifeless and unflattering. The ends had a bit of that “rough” feeling, like when you slide your fingers down a section of hair, it’s smooth up until the bottom inch or two, which feels rough. It was long (for me), but i realized that I didn’t actually like how it looked right now.

So, I just cut a bunch of that rough hair off. My hair looks completely different. I didn’t try and cut a certain style, I just went through and took individual chunks to get the rough ends off. When I finished, I was like omg what have I done. Because it’s definitely a good bit shorter, and it’s not all one length anymore.

But then I started to not regret it as much. My hair feels so much softer and bouncier and healthy now, and my natural waves are coming out. It feels “alive” again, if you know what I mean.  But a part of me feels a bit regretful that I cut off a lot of length lol. I think aesthetically it looks better on me. And it’s so much healthier. I guess I just sacrificed some length for my hair health & style. Idk how to feel though 😅

Can somebody reassure me I made a good decision (or at least one that will benefit me in the long run, since I cut off all the dead rough ends) lol!!

PS: sorry for the creepy blurred faces 🤣

I cut my hair.


Tldr: I went to get a haircut at a salon, and she chopped it up in a way I've never seen anyone do...

There are haphazard layers where chunks on top are longer than chunks in the middle, and the bottom most layer is like 5" longer than the rest -- it looks like a weird mullet. My curls are also very stringy at the ends now :(

Do I get it chopped to even it out even if it means I have shoulder length hair? Or do I grow it out and just try to do damage control / blend it myself at home?

My hair was the best thing I had going for me, so I'm super bummed

First 3 pics are of the cut, last 3 are of my usual/desired thickness in order from newest to oldest within the past 8 months. It was mid-back length when it got chopped.

Hair stylist butchered my hair (pics included)


Hello! I have been looking for an oil for my hair to promote growth and picked up the Mielle Rosemary Mint Oil Light. Upon doing further research, it seems to be a big hit or miss for people. I have fine hair, but a good amount of it (2A/2B).

I have also seen claims that this is not meant for my type of hair and is more suitable for low porosity hair, silk press hairstyles, and protective styles- none of which I have, however, the ingredients seem to be okay for anyone to use.

Since the "rosemary oil" trend is blowing up right now, I have seen a flurry of people claiming their hair fell out in chunks, they saw more damage than improvement, etc. It looks like a great product, so I am just confused if I should use it as my hair is not necessarily for its listed suitable hair type.

Mielle Rosemary Mint Oil (light) for fine hair (2A/2B hair)?


I noticed lately that i have chunks of short hair all over my head especially at the crown of my hair. I really don’t know what it is.
My hair background: my hair is curly and at hip length. i don’t use heat on my hair, never dyed it and i don’t use any damaging products.I just braid it or put it up in a bun.
As for my health, i used to have very thick hair as a child but after a few years of getting my period i started noticing that my hair is becoming thinner and thinner (i have very heavy periods). I was diagnosed with iron deficiency anemia in 2021 and since then i have been taking my iron supplements on and off. For now, i have been taking a very high dosage for 3 months so hopefully it is hair growth but i really cannot deffrentiate between hair growth and breakage especially because these are chunks not individual hairs.

What is this?


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Dead curly/dry ends on only certain chunks of hair


Maybe two years ago I stained/melted off several chunks of hair and swore off the at home chemical experiments. After a long journey of growth and TLC, I finally feel like I’m seeing the results of my efforts!


I had a very bad platinum card in march 2022, causing my hair to break off in chunks from being so damaged. Since then, I’ve been trying to grow my hair back out. I also started experiencing hair loss in late 2021 and started using minoxidil 5% topical on my scalp and it has been a life saver. My last haircut was Dec 13, 2022. My goal is to get my hair down to my waist. Hoping it will be that long around summer time. Happy New Year everyone!

One year of hair growth!


My hair has a lot of flyaways/frizzies and I'm not sure why! For the pics, in order we have the front and back of my hair while brushed and tamed, then the top of hair while more tousled after moving around, and some examples of my flyaways.

I know I have some short strands. I had some hair loss while on the birth control implant so I have some new growth after getting it removed some months back, I think. But my hair has always had some frizzy flyaways. I'm not sure if that's normal? I might just be too judgy about my own hair lol. I am very gentle with my hair and I baby it a lot. I haven't used heat on it in over a year. And even then it was just once for an event where I crimped it. I condition it, use hair oil, and I pretty much always wear it in a braid or two because it is such a tangly mess otherwise. And I know braids are protective.

I used to bleach my hair, but all of the bleached bits are now grown out and cut off except for two small chunks in the front. So it isn't hair coloring breakage. My hair is fine in texture and super soft but I think that makes it tangly? I am heavily considering cutting off my hair cause I used to have short hair for years and it was fine. But I do really love how my long hair looks when I just finish brushing it and don't move LOL.

 I've always wanted long hair, but it's becoming such a pain :( I also just trimmed off like an inch so I don't think it's a me needing a trim issue. I was  using a biotin conditioner but I think it was overloading my hair with protein. So I switched to a more oily and moisturizing conditioner and did the same with shampoo and that has helped a little bit.

Do you all have any advice on how to tame the flyaways until they hopefully grow out or something if breakage/new growth is the issue? Or any ideas on why my hair is so unruly? Thank you 🙏🏻

Excessive frizz and flyaways


A few months ago I had long hair that I loved (and was admittedly pretty vain about). I did a diy hair mask and made the mistake of sticking a black cap on and sitting in the sun thinking it would absorb better. It did not. It burned off huge chunks of my hair. My stylist tried to blend it to keep the length, but it still looked terrible. Today I finally sucked it up and cut it, and I feel a LOT better...even if it's going to be short for awhile.

Just posting as a reminder that losing length is sometimes the better move.

I bit the bullet


Hello. I have these huge chunks of baby hairs at the back of my neck, I always do my best to incorporate them into my braid but for some reason they always fall out. It makes my braid look very messy because I have a whole chunk of hair just hanging there... How can I prevent these strands from going out of my braid? Thank you

Whole strands flying out my braid - how do I prevent this?


I've gone through quite the journey to get my hair as full as it is now, but my current goal is to get my hair to be butt length. For some reason I feel like my hair has trouble growing passed the length it is now. Any tips on what I could be doing to help retain length?

Here's my routine:

Wash and deep condition 1× every 5-7 days
Oil scalp/ends every couple days
Scalp massage w/wooden brush daily
Detox shampoo once a month
Bonding treatment once a month
Scalp exfoliation 2×/month
Rarely use heat, only bleached some chunks once and don't color treat

Any tips welcome!

Want longer hair but hair seems to plateau at lower back length


I was at a bar and a jealous girl with serious issues within herself went at me and obviously ripped a couple of strands of my long hair, leaving me with short bits that probably range from chin length to bra-strap length, waist length, and some hairs also fell all the way from the bulb.

If you’ve ever had chunks missing like me, could you share your experience re-growing the hair spots? In my case I personally decided long ago I’m not cutting any hair, so it will probably look uneven in the affected areas for a while, and that’s what I would like to figure out a bit better.

Do you think in maybe a couple years the affected spots will grow to almost match the length of the unaffected strands

Additionally, do you recommend any products natural or not that could benefit me? Thanks in advance 💚

Mid-thigh length hair was attacked, pulled and ripped…


Sooo my (24f) hair is just at the bottom of my bra strap and it grows relatively fast. I went to the salon almost a year ago and cut about 5-6 inches off (from waist to a bit below collar bone) and added long layers to try and grow it back healthy, and 6 months ago had another 4 or so inches cut off to remove remaining breakage. Right now I have barely any split ends at the ends of my hair, if I hold chunks of it and look there are basically no broken ends, yet somehow my hair looks just as ragged and dry as it did when I used to treat it poorly and never trim it. It feels crunchy and dry from my ear downwards no matter what I do. It has always been the this way and it doesn't seem to matter what I do, some routines or products make it feel a little softer but on the whole... it's straw. Looks shiny under direct light but rest of the time it's so dull :(

I have never used hair dye, nearly always air dry after washing, wash max 2-3 times per week (very oily roots), only brush after washing to minimise breakage, heat style maybe couple times a month (with heat protectant) and never wear tight updos etc, use a hair mask at least every week for 20 mins, use leave in conditioner and l'oreal extraordinary oil to add moisture, clarifying shampoo every few weeks to counter hard water area, and I've tried Olaplex no 3 a handful of times in recent months. I've naturally got thin hair which has improved after months of iron/vitamin supplements and eating better but nearly all my hair is still straggly and dry. Freshly cut hair feels a bit better but it still gets rough and fuzzy just a couple weeks after. Am I just not meant to have long hair or am I doing something wrong :(

I was considering balyaging my hair later this year but I don't think the bleach is going to do me any favours

Dry af hair help


I posted a while ago in r/henna asking for before and after pictures of henna hair dye for my hair type, and couldn't find much, so I thought I would post my own. But gallery posts are not allowed there, so I thought this might be somewhat useful to someone here too.

My (42f) hair is about mid-back in length, fairly thick, and coarse with a slight natural wave. I had a balayage bleach job done about a year ago, and then new salon foils to go with it in January. I henna'd my hair at the end of April.

My routine is pretty straight forward. I wash and condition once a week with whatever is cheap and tickles my fancy. Currently it's Dove brand from Costco. I add a cheap heat protectant spray, currently its tre semme, then blow dry, and sometimes curl it. Then all I do for the rest of the week is add a light oil product in the morning, currently ogx coconut oil spray, and brush it 3-4 times a day (yes even when curled, I love the feel of my hair when it's brushed). Sometimes I'll add dry shampoo on a Friday.

The first pic is my before pic on the day I henna'd it. About 6 days after its last wash.

The second pic was my best attempt to show off my mud bun to my husband, it's not great, but I thought the visual might help explain the process.

The third  pic was right after I'd henna'd, washed, conditioned, and blow dried it.

And the fourth  is a week later, after I'd washed, conditioned, blow dried, and curled it.

I take very few pictures in my life and don't have any in natural light, I'm afraid, I apologize for the poor quality. But it definitely sparkles in the sunshine.

This was my process.

I mixed about half a 500g bag of 100% henna with warm coffee until it was all moistened around 11am and placed it near the stove, in a clean plastic take-out container with a lid, while I was baking to keep it air-tight  and slightly warm.

Around 2pm I added more hot coffee and stirred vigorously until I liked the consistency.

Then I went and sat in the tub, nude and slathered in coconut oil, (my skin was very soft afterwards) to apply it.

I used the method where you start with a small chunk of hair at your crown, slather it in mud, then wrap it into a bun. Then just keep going in a spiral, mudding new chunks and adding them to the bun. I used my shower attachment to clean any messes as I went and I had no staining on my skin or bathroom. It took me about 45 min to an hour to apply, but I'm sure it'll be faster next time, I really went slow this first time.

Then I put on a shower cap and a towel wrap,  filled the tub with a nice hot bubble bath, lit a candle, grabbed a drink, and read my book for about 4 hours.

Before I drained the tub, I laid down and soaked my hair in the water and massaged as much mud off as I could. The water was sooo gross looking after that.

I immediately took a shower and washed my hair, it took about 3 shampoos to feel clean, and 3 conditioners to make it feel nice again. When I was done, I blow dried it and that's what you see in picture 2.

I really like how it turned out. I used just over half of the mixture I made, and froze the rest. My roots are just starting to show so in a couple of weeks I'll defrost it and try to figure out how to do root touch - ups.

My thought is to do the bun wrapping method again, but for each chunk, only add it straight to the roots and then throw a little squirt of conditioner into the rest of the henna in my hand and apply that to the length before wrapping it. But I haven't decided for sure yet if anyone has better ideas.

Henna hair before and after


I'm probably making this post a little late in the game, but late is better than never when it comes to doing the best for our hair, right?

Tailbone length, fine, curly/coily, dye in length from over a year ago, top is non-dyed hair. Rare/occasional low heat straightening.

TLDR: used Nix lice shampoo which left my hair feeling very dry, what's my best bet for combating the dryness? Coconut oil makes my hair feel like straw. Then had to use the lice comb on my wet, stripped hair. Could feel and hear the hair being squeezed and pulled between the tight tines. (Immediately put in a leave-in for the night) how much damage can I expect? Is there any way to help my hair recover from the mechanical stress? How to protect my hair if I have to do the shampoo again? How to protect my hair when I do the post-treatment combing in about a week? How to help my scalp heal from the scratching and irritation from the lice? Also could use some advice from anyone who has dealt with lice before, this is my first (and hopefully last) lice experience.

Backstory that's largely irrelevant:

So for a couple weeks I've had the WORST itchy scalp. I started a new job that requires I wear a hat throughout my shift right about when the itching started, and since my head would get sweaty in my hat for 9 hours straight, I attributed the itching to a fungal issue. Plus I sleep with a satin bonnet so my head is covered quite a bit. I was also still only washing 1x per week.

I tried a tea tree treatment that supposedly helps fight fungal infections, and when it didn't improve, I reexamined my hair care routine and thought it was because I started a habit of just not rinsing my conditioner out and I was suffering from build-up and/or a bad reaction to the coconut oil in my conditioner. Used clarifying shampoo, only conditioned the ends and rinsed my new coconut-free conditioner out completely. Pure coconut oil makes my hair feel dry, but generally doesn't bother my hair when it's in a conditioner with other ingredients, but I read that it can clog pores and thought my follicles were jammed.

Nothing worked.

Then today on my lunch break while sitting in my car, I was scratching the hell out of my scalp and came up with tiny dark brown/black specs under my nails. I then proceeded to look closely at my scalp and saw a bunch of white chunks on my hair about an inch from my scalp. When I tried to pull them off, they were stuck. That's when it clicked that it might be lice, so I looked it up on le goog, and all the symptoms/signs fit. After (my now very stressful day at) work, I panic ran to the store and bought Nix lice shampoo, the one made of mineral oil meant to drown the beasts.

I drenched my hair, let it sit for the prescribed time and started to wash it out. As it lathered, I could feel my hair turning to straw. I scrubbed suuuuuper well, and lathered it up for a while before I rinsed it out. I followed it with my conditioner (which I rinsed out really well also to be sure I didn't have any shampoo left).

I then spread some of the lice removal solution (CVS brand) meant to make combing easier throughout my hair (glycerin, propylene glycol, basically a lubricant I guess), and sat down for my boyfriend to comb my hair with the lice comb. He was as gentle as possible, but since my hair was wet it was really elastic, and I could feel/hear how tightly my hair was being ran through the comb. (MAJOR shout-out to my man for doing this for me, he was so sweet to me while I was in lice panic and damage dread).

I'm now sitting in my (freshly laundered) bed with a head full of Garnier sleek and shine leave-in (I got it for the amodimethicone-heavy formula). I plan on sleeping with it in my hair, and probably leaving it in until a wedding I'm attending on Friday in hopes I can have my pretty hair for that day.

Bottom line questions: pure coconut oil dries my hair, what might be best to get some moisture back into my hair? How much damage has been done by having so much tension put on every strand of hair on my head with the comb? Can it be fixed at all? Any other advice for this predicament? How can I better prepare for my next combing in a couple days to see if it worked? And if I need to re-treat for lice?

How to protect and care for my hair during/after lice treatment???


I just really love wearing it down at work and struggle with buns and protective styles anyways 😂  I especially love wearing it down when it's Windy and learn absolutely nothing every time I have to spend long chunks of time untangling it 😅

Anyone else enjoy wearing their hair down and learn absolutely nothing every time they have to untangle it? 😁


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should i dye or re do those chunks of color and do my bangs suit my face?


2 years ago I got diagnosed with bipolar 2 and took some medication that caused my hair to fall out. I am so attached to my hair so it really made me depressed. Chunks of hair fell out every single day
After a year of constant care my hair stopped falling but it never returned to its old state (very thick and very long)
Because my hair caused me to depressed and I was obsessed with it for a year other than the fact I have long severe depressive episodes I stopped caring about my hair.
It’s so weak and thin now. I want something low maintenance that will make my hair grow thick again other than minoxidil and oils (I also checked my vitamins and I’m taking supplements now)

I’m so done with my hair


This is my first time growing out my hair in my entire life and the first time my hair has been below my shoulders. Two years ago I had major hair loss caused by Love Beauty Planet Shampoo. chunks of my hair fell out. I was devastated. It made me terrified to experiment with shampoos. I had some similar issues with other sulfate free shampoos but not to that extreme. I’m currently using Pantene. Any shampoos or conditioners I buy are either too greasy or too dry on my ends. What is a good shampoo and conditioner that you recommend?

Looking for a new shampoo


Is this hair breakage? Or new growth I started minoxidil around 7 months ago my dr switched me to pill form vs the topical and I keep finding chunks of short hair on my head in clusters idk what I’m doing at this point lol this is a few hrs after wash and condition and put leave in conditioner too


I have three feet of flat, pin-straight hair with no volume. I was curious if I could get some opinions on the true damage of getting a professional perm in 2022. I haven't box dyed my hair in about four years but if I remember correctly I did use henna about four years ago and I haven't used heat on my hair in about three-four years (besides a cold blow dry on the scalp every now and then). I was curious If I get a perm just once would there be noticeable damage or could I have chunks of hair fallout?

Perm damage


Hi everyone, my hair reaches my mid back but recently chunks of it have been falling out. It isn’t anything super noticeable, but whenever I go to comb it or take a shower there’s a lot of fallout. Is there anyway to fix this problem? I feel like at this rate, I’m probably going to be bald.

The only hair product I use in addition to shampoo and conditioner is Hask’s hair oil. Should I try using something else in addition to those, like rice water or castor oil?

Any advice will be appreciated!

Tips on making hair thicker?


I have a lot of scabs and eczema in my hair as I pick out massive chunks a lot. Is there any shampoo or conditioner which will help reduce the skin thickness and flakiness in my hair?

Shampoo/conditioner recs for scabs/eczema/dandruff in long thin wavy hair?


By being GENTLE. That's more important than avoiding heat, washing less, using quality ingredients, anything. Brushing gently and detangling by hand and overall being careful is the #1 tip.

That leads me to my issue... I've wanted to get my hair lightened subtly (not balayage not ombre, something more subtle than either) for 4 entire years. I've had two consultations in that time and both times they grabbed a brush and started ripping it through my hair while talking. I would NEVER let such a violent individual do my hair lmao. I hold my hair above where I'm brushing, I'm so careful, idk how professionals haven't realized that you can't just yank the brush through haphazardly. That rips out chunks where the knots are!!!

I also watch videos of ppl doing hair and it's the same thing, they just rip the brushes through especially when there's product/color in (to distribute it).

Is it worth communicating I expect gentle brushing? Or just keep my virgin hair and give up my dream lol.

how I grew my hair extremely long