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Winter Hair Care 101: How to Protect Your Hair from the Cold

Winter hair woes are a very real thing. Between the blasting indoor heat and the frigid, windy air outside, your poor tresses are stressing out f...

What Is a Hair Cuticle? Let's Ask Dr. Joe Cincotta

Every hair strand is made up of three layers, the cuticle, cortex and the medulla. What is the hair cuticle? The hair cuticle is the outermost s...

How to Air Dry Hair Without Frizz (and Why Your Hair Puffs up in the First Place)

Air dried hair that lays smooth and sleek, giving that perfectly tousled I-woke-up-like-this finish is the dream. In reality? Most of us aren’t ble...

Hair Loss in Women: What Are Some of the Common Causes?

Seeing larger than usual clumps of your hair in the shower drain can be shocking (not to mention scary!). There are many reasons for hair loss – so...

How to Stop Frizzy Hair in Humidity: Expert Tips & Products That Actually Work

Humidity: it’s the silent saboteur of smooth, glossy hair. You spend time perfecting your style, only to step outside and—poof—your strands double ...

Frizzy Straight Hair: How To Care For And Style Your Hair

You have straight hair, but it's always frizzy. It feels like you've tried every product out there, but you can never seem to get rid of the frizz....

Static Hair: What Is It & How Do I Get Rid of It?

Is your hair crackling with electricity, full of fly-aways and literally standing on end? It’s a shockingly common problem! But what exactly causes...

Hard Water & Hair: A Guide to the Signs, Effects & Solutions

Does your hair constantly feel stiff, dry? Does it look dull and dingy? Does your color lose a little more clarity with every shampoo… even t...

Unhealthy Ingredients in Shampoo: Everything You Need to Know

What exactly is shampoo? Isn't it just for when I wash my hair - to get my hair and scalp clean? Well, that was the original intention! But ove...

Is Alcohol Bad for Your Hair? The Truth About Cetearyl Alcohol vs. Alcohol Denat

When it comes to hair care, “alcohol” is one of the most misunderstood ingredients. You've probably heard conflicting advice: “Alcohol is drying!” ...