Made a massive difference when I started pat drying my hair, it became more softer and smoother instead of roughly and vigorously rub drying my hair, making my hair dry… I feel like this should be common sense but apparently not to me since I found out about this just recently 😅

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    16 hours ago

    Yep.

    Another tip is you might be shampooing too often but this will depend on your hair type. I have curly hair and shampooing more than once a week kills my hair.

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      7 hours ago

      I’ve found that my hair responds best to using the absolute smallest amount of shampoo I can get out of the bottle, like literally a single drop the size of the tip of my pinky. More than that and I get dried out. I’ve tried using none at all and the oils in my hair start forming into more complex polymers and it gets unpleasant.

    • Secret Music 🎵 [they/them]@piefed.blahaj.zone
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      15 hours ago

      Also what I’ve found is that different brands can make a difference, even if they’ve both got the same gimmick eg. for dry hair etc.

      Sometimes a particular brand just agrees with you less than another one and it can help trying different ones for the one that works best.

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      14 hours ago

      I don’t think it’s just the hair type but also your oil production. I also have curly hair and it’s completely untameable if I don’t shower & get it wet, but it’s very oily and unpleasant if I shower and don’t shampoo it.

      There might be a middle ground available with other hair products but I can’t stand the feeling of product left in my hair so I’ve left myself with only one real option.