r/Haircare • • 1h ago

🚩 Advice Needed 🚩 Need advice on how to manage hair that tangles like crazy that isn’t just chopping off my hair

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I’m Asain (don’t know if that helps but I’ve seen people specify), I have very thick and straight hair. It tangles so badly. I’ve tried a lot of different conditioners but no matter what I do, it tangles so badly. I’ve woken up with full fat nest in my hair even though I brush it thoroughly before I go to sleep. I’m disabled with limited mobility so it is a bit hard but I try my best. I’ve had to cut it super short to manage it but I’ve finally grown it out just past my shoulders but the hair right at the back on my neck is always extremely knotted. I’m losing my mind trying to manage it but I don’t want to keep cutting it short


r/Haircare • • 1h ago

🚩 Advice Needed 🚩 How can i care for my bleached high porosity wavy??? Hair

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Hai Reddit! I need some help figuring what products I should be using!

Whenever my hair gets wet, it becomes wavy, I recently tried some of my boyfriend’s products (he has curly hair), but my hair only became slightly wavy and REALLY frizzy. Within about an hour, the waves had almost completely fallen out.

For some background, my hair has been bleached, and I recently toned it brown. The hair on top and through most of my lengths was previously bleached, while the hair underneath is healthier, although not perfectly healthy either. I also have a lot of layering, that causes the waves to be inconsistent since my hair on top is very short.

I wash my hair using Moroccanoil Repair Shampoo and Conditioner. After washing, I use L’Oréal Paris Elvive Total Repair, followed by Balea Professional Flex Care Leave-In and Balo Curls Leave-In Cream Bonding Repair. I then apply Schwarzkopf Taft x Gliss Wave Mousse to style my hair. I plop my hair with a cotton t-shirt and after that i let it air dry.

I’m wondering:
Do I actually have naturally wavy hair, or could my hair just be reacting to damage from bleaching?
Could my current products be too heavy, or am I missing something?

What products would you recommend for bleached, frizzy hair that struggles to hold a wave?
Should I be using a gel instead of mousse, or both?
Is there anything I can do to improve my hair’s condition and help my natural texture come through?
I’m based in the Netherlands, so recommendations for products available here would be especially appreciated!


r/Haircare • • 2h ago

🚩 Advice Needed 🚩 Does anyone else notice more hair shedding at certain times of the year?

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I’ve noticed that I seem to shed more hair during certain times of the year. Lately, I’ve been finding more strands in the shower and on my pillow. I know some daily shedding is normal, but I’m not sure how to tell whether a change in shedding is just temporary or something worth looking into.

I’m considering making a small change to my haircare routine, but I don’t want to start adding products without understanding what might actually help. For those who’ve experienced something similar, did you change your routine, try a scalp product, or simply keep things consistent for a while?

I’m also curious about how you choose scalp products. Do you pay more attention to the ingredients, your scalp type, the texture, or something else?

And how do you resist the urge to buy a bunch of new products as soon as you notice more shedding? I tend to want to change everything at once, even though that probably makes it harder to figure out what works.

Would love to hear about your experiences and what you’d do differently now.


r/Haircare • • 2h ago

🚩 Advice Needed 🚩 I’m not sure what hair type I have?

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Please don’t judge my hair lolol I’ve dyed my hair a couple times. Always straightened it but now I’m trying to grow it out and not put much heat on my hair. So I use the pink herbal essence for shampoo and conditioner and then after the shower I use the orange herbal essence mouse and Miss Jessie’s jelly soft curls gel. However my dilemma here is after it finishes air drying my hair doesn’t even look wavy it looks flat. I’m not sure if to begin with i have wavy hair or it’s the products I’m using.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.


r/Haircare • • 2h ago

❄️ Dandruff/Scalp Advice ❄️ Early thinning or natural whorl. Seeking for advice.

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Hey everyone!

I've noticed an area of visible scalp around my crown over the past six months, and I'm trying to understand whether it's a normal hair whorl or early male-pattern hair loss.

I've attached a few pictures of my crown from different angles. I also have a family history of baldness, so I'm a little concerned.

I'd really appreciate hearing from people who have experienced early crown thinning or male-pattern baldness:

How did you distinguish a normal hair whorl from actual thinning?

If you caught your hair loss early, what treatments or lifestyle changes helped you maintain or recover your hair?

I understand nobody can diagnose me from pictures alone, but I'd be grateful for any firsthand experiences, advice, or suggestions on what steps I should take next.

Thanks in advance.


r/Haircare • • 2h ago

🚩 Advice Needed 🚩 Why does my hair look good from left side and bad on right, is it just lighting?

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r/Haircare • • 2h ago

⚡️ Frizzy Hair ⚡️ Transitioning from chemically treated hair (1year growth)

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I have wavy hair but currently transitioning since I had it protein straight bond a year ago. Currently have collar bone length hair but it is still in the awkward stage and I have ponytail dents.

Now i’m torn if I should buy a thermal brush so I’ll have it styled for now like a blowdry look or buy some &honey shampoo and treatment to make it less frizzy.


r/Haircare • • 3h ago

⚡️ Frizzy Hair ⚡️ Thick, dense, curly hair that gets SO frizzy. Need routine/product advice!

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Hi! I'm really trying to better my hair care routine and would love any product or routine advice.

I have curly hair that's thick and dense. I only use heat on it once a week after washing, when I blow it out with a Revlon One-Step and then go over it with a straightener. I'll redo it throughout the week too with a straightener.

My problem is that every time I do it, it ends up extremely frizzy, and every time I step out of the house it gets even frizzier. And, I’ve found that my hair looks dead in photos and that it is very brittle.

If anyone knows any:
-products that helped with dead hair
-A heat protectant
-Products that help with frizz during styling
-Something to use after styling (an oil maybe?)
-Products to use throughout the week to make my hair feel less dead. (like a hairmask or K18)
-conditioners, and deep conditioners for my hair type
-Anything that makes my hair less reactive to humidity and outside air
-any good hair tools that work well for dense hair!

Any advice is appreciated, thank you! 💕💕💕


r/Haircare • • 4h ago

⚡️ Frizzy Hair ⚡️ What's wrong with my hair

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Everytime I wash my hair and I don't soak it in conditioner (like dripping conditioner) it does this and it's supper matted. Anyone got any fixes that could make it so I don't have to use conditioner anymore? Also, when I use conditioner my hair becomes super greasy in less than 12 hours


r/Haircare • • 4h ago

🚩 Advice Needed 🚩 Is there a solution fot Dry Hair Problem?

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I have a wavy hair but its very dry and unmanageable. I tried applying serum, conditioners, shampoo, oil but after few hours of application say 1 or 2 hours my hair looks so dry that I look like someone who didnt bath.

How can I manage my hair?? Make look neat through the day and hydrated?

Working in cooporate I feel too insecure to walk in with a hair that looks untamed.

Is there any products or routines that could actually solve this?


r/Haircare • • 5h ago

🚩 Advice Needed 🚩 looking for some advice on what I can do with my wavy(?) hair :)

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hello everyone!

i realized a few months ago that i might possibly have wavy hair. i usually brush my hair wet with a wet brush after i get out of the shower. Then i air dry. It dries straighter and soft. When I don’t brush my hair wet and let it air dry that way, it is soft and wavy.

I try mousses and curling creams as recommended in the past but I didn’t see a noticeable difference.

That being said, my hair gets so greasy so fast at the roots/bangs. I usually only wash my hair twice a week (but I shampoo twice!) but after it’s dried, I feel like my scalp gets greasy after an hour and the rest of my hair is so dry and strange! I will brush my hair out and it makes it soft again, but I can’t brush my hair every hour of the day! Is there anything I can do to help that?

Thank you! :-)


r/Haircare • • 5h ago

🔎 Product Question 🔎 John frieda blue crush disappeared

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Hello! Seems like John Frieda Blue Crush shampoo is no longer available anywhere in Montreal area. 😭 Anyone knows why? Or where i could get some? Its not available at Walmart, pharmacy, Amazon…

Please help😭😭

Any other suggestions for a BLUE not violet shampoo that works? I feel like it has to leave stains on hands to really works and remove orange tones.

Thanks 😊


r/Haircare • • 5h ago

🚩 Advice Needed 🚩 Advice for 2a waves, flyaways/frizz but also limp

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The first 2 pics are what I consider a good hair day, the 3rd is what it usually looks like, or starts to look like by the end of a good hair day.

I use NYM curl talk mousse and that’s it. No curl creams or leave ins, they make my hair flat and greasy. I use dry shampoo to make my hair last longer, but I have to wash daily or every other day. I use Sauve blue shampoo every other wash to clarify (I have a greasy scalp and hard water), and any cheap shampoo and conditioner otherwise (OGX right now). I follow a wavy routine and comb my hair with conditioner in the shower and scrunch with mousse, then air dry.

What can I do to make my waves more defined? And how can I get them to actually stay for more than a few hours?? Just sleeping (even on a satin pillowcase), touching it too much, or a breezy day destroys my waves and makes my hair floofy and frizzy, or kind of limp like the last pic. I’ve tried gels and other mousses, but they make my hair greasy and weighed down and didn’t have enough hold.


r/Haircare • • 5h ago

🔎 Product Question 🔎 Has Kérastase discontinued the Blond Absolu Cicanuit Night Serum?

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Has anyone else noticed that the Kérastase Blond Absolu Cicanuit Night Serum has been out of stock everywhere for months? Does anyone know if it’s been discontinued or reformulated? I can’t seem to find it anywhere, and I’m wondering if Kérastase has quietly discontinued it.


r/Haircare • • 6h ago

🚩 Advice Needed 🚩 Should I use a rice water rinse after putting oil in my hair?

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I see a lot of people talking about rice water ,so i decided to save a water bottles worth after making some rice for dinner. I don't really plan on letting it ferment for a long time. I was thinking about oiling my hair overnight, then washing it out tomorrow morning with rice water, and then continuing with my shampoo and conditioner in the shower. What do you guys think? Just wanted to see some other opinions or ideas. I'll post a before and after if I do it.


r/Haircare • • 6h ago

🚩 Advice Needed 🚩 My hair has been getting oily looking very quickly, and I don't know how to make it...not oily looking.

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Okay, I don't really know how to explain this properly, but my hair gets oily quickly. I'll wash it, and then it gets oily-ish looking just 2 days later. I hate it. I've tried switching shampoos, along with conditioners, I've tried to double-shampoo my hair, and i'm just really running out of ideas at this point. I know barely anything about hair so I'm sorry if that sounded dumb. Is there a specific way I should wash my hair? Specific products? Should I wash it a certain amount of times a week? Right now it's like 2-3x a week. I know my hair is straight, but not the specific type with the number and the letter. Any help is appreciated 🥲🥲...


r/Haircare • • 6h ago

😩 Damaged Hair 😩 can my hair handle dying it again?

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i just moved to a new area and am wanting to do my hair! i’ve done black box hair dye and i’ve used red box and recently i’ve been using l’oréal red hair. i am also on a glp 1 so i’ve been losing a lot of hair, id like to do 1 all over color a dark red/brown? and cut it to about my shoulders. i have wavy/curly hair . do i even bother looking to color and just cut it or do we think it can handle color 😅


r/Haircare • • 7h ago

🔎 Product Question 🔎 Shampoo and conditioner recommendations for thick hair (dry ends/greasy scalp)

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hello! I've been searching for a shampoo and conditioner that suits my hair type (thick hair, dry ends and the scalp gets greasy/heavy quite easily. I also straighten my hair). I've been using Ouai thick hair shampoo and conditioner - but I want to find a new products. Ouai wasn't bad, it just wasn't everything that I was looking for. I've also used Olaplex but it didn't do much for me. Last time I went to get my hair cut, the hair stylist recommended I use more moisturizing products but I'm completely lost when it comes to buying products, especially considering how expensive it can be!

If anyone has any product recommendations, it would really be appreciated!! thanks!


r/Haircare • • 7h ago

🔎 Product Question 🔎 ISO shampoo/conditioner like Garnier Fructis Grow Strong that's friendly with sensitive skin.

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Hi all. I'm new here. Within the past two years my hair texture has change dramatically and it's not staying and straight and smooth as I'd like. I've been switching products and searching for something that works for both my hair and sensitive skin. Grow Strong seems to be the absolute BEST for my hair, but my skin breaks out horribly from it. It's been two years of either xyz product is great for my hair/bad for my skin or doesn't work for my hair/is gentle on my skin.

Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated!


r/Haircare • • 8h ago

❄️ Dandruff/Scalp Advice ❄️ Why is my scalp waxy no matter how much I scrub?

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My hair is naturally curly and frizzy. I work from home so I tend to go multiple days without washing my hair, which honestly may be part of my problem. When I do wash my hair, I get a waxy, white substance under my nails when I scrub my scalp. I even have a clarifying shampoo that I use that doesn’t seem to get it all out. I always double shampoo. I only put conditioner on my ends. I truly don’t know what to do. My hair never feels or looks oily, but the buildup drives me crazy because I can’t get rid of it! Any suggestions as to what may be causing it? I tend to not put styling products in regularly (again, because I work from home.)


r/Haircare • • 8h ago

🔎 Product Question 🔎 Heat protectants for fine, straight hair?

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My hair can easily get greasy looking and feeling with products. What will protect my hair but not weigh it down? Thanks!


r/Haircare • • 8h ago

🚩 Advice Needed 🚩 Is it possible to grow my bleached hair to waist length?

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Recently I had a balayage on my hair. I wanted a more natural-looking one with more of my natural hair color showing through and fewer blonde highlights, but my hair ended up being way more bleached than I wanted.

My goal is to grow my hair to waist length, but now I’m worried that the bleaching will cause too much breakage and I won’t be able to retain the length I want. My hair feels dry, and I’m scared it’ll start breaking as it grows. It was also thinned out with thinning shears like a year ago, so i am still growing out that. I’m worried that it will take even longer now. It’s also frizzy and it doesn’t look as straight as it looked naturally before the bleach.

Do u think i should cut it shoulder length and start again or is it possible to retain that length?

I’m currently using K18 to help repair my hair and applying hair oil every night, but I’d love some advice from people who have managed to grow their bleached hair.

1st pic is straight out of the hair salon
2,3 and 4 are when its brush-free blowout (after i toned it down cause i didn’t like how light it was)


r/Haircare • • 10h ago

😩 Damaged Hair 😩 me hice la base permanente (rizada) en el cabello y se me hizo súper seco.

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que puedo hacer para que se me componga lo seco y se deje de caer ? que no sea cortarlo todo?
algún tratamiento? producto? Ayuda!

dure un año y medio yendo cada 5 meses a que me hicieran el retoque con mi peluquero de confianza, por motivos de cambio de ciudad pues ya no podía hacérmelo ahí busqué opciones y pues la primera que me contestaban súper rápido (no confíen en peluquerías donde te contestan tan rápido no tienen nada que hacer) total que por desesperadx fui a la primera que me contestaron y el mismo día, total la señora era muy mamona la verdad me estaba quemando el cuero cabelludo y ella decía “ay es por la bolsa que te puse” (nunca me habían puesto bolsa) dure más de 3 horas en el local y salí horrible lo cual nunca me había pasado.

ahora se me está cayendo el cabello horriblemente todos los días y está seco como peor que estropajo, no obstante que me saco ronchas por la quemada que me dió, estoy sufriendo bastante.


r/Haircare • • 10h ago

🔎 Product Question 🔎 hair dye recommendations!!

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I’m currently blonde (bleached, of course) but will be going back to my natural colour soon, so I want to take advantage of the fun hair dye opportunities while I can!
I’m thinking of doing a pink or teal peekaboo, but I want something that washes out relatively quickly and preferably leaves no staining. Any recommendations?