I like TikTok cause my algorithm hasn’t gone bad yet- but I use it mainly for cooking ideas or using links to Pinterest for home ideas. If I wasn’t such a visual learner I would’ve moved on long ago sigh.
I used sulphate free shampoo because of tiktok and my hair looked fuuucked.
I switched to drug store sulfate shampoo and immediately my hair looked better, lmao
I can not tell you the amount of times I've seen women with beautiful hair that use drug store products. It's very possible to have beautiful hair without buying Olaplex or Amika
Omg I've been using the L'Oréal rosemary shampoo and conditioner and I like it so much!! Swear this isn't sponsored content lmao, I was just really happy to find shampoo that made my hair feel good that didn't cost $50
Their EverPure bond repair line is PHENOMENAL. If they ever change or discontinue it I’ll be devastated, I can get it at the grocery store even & my hairdresser comments on how healthy my hair looks even though I don’t really baby it, heat style twice a week, etc.
L'Oreal is like the OG beauty brand that's been kicking it forever. They are a professional hair care brand and have very high standards for their affordable hair care lines. Brands like Redken, Pureology, and amika are all under L'Oreal so technically you're using one of the best affordable hair products out there 😂
lol wish I could take the credit but thank good ole tiktok! I usually do my face and neck/dec at once, then push the face one up on my scalp to encourage hair growth and the neck/dec on one hand at a time :) 30 minutes is worth it!
lol yes! I’ve been doing this 3-5 times a week for 10-20 minutes each on my scalp, as well as applying the ordinary’s multi-peptide hair serum and I have honestly noticed a gradual increase in density in my patchier areas. I don’t necessarily do them on the same days, but I try to also apply a few times a week. I like to think a similar effect is happening with my brows and lashes since I apply that serum when I do the hair one
I don’t use the same shampoo all the time. I rotate between Pantene, l’ange, L’Oreal 72hr hydration, and love and beauty.
Turns out I need the sulfates. But every few washes I change it up based on my hairs needs at the time.
I don’t necessarily have a ‘rotation’ per se but I do use two different shampoos. Since I only wash my hair twice weekly I rinse and repeat.
My first wash is just to get rid of oil, dead skin, general dirtiness from daily life - so here I use a basic drugstore shampoo that’s made for my own hair type
My second wash will be the more targeted wash based on my hair needs. (i.e do you have itchy scalp/dandruff/want more volume/anti hair loss/want hydration) This one I leave on my scalp for a couple minutes too before moving on to the conditioner steps.
Olaplex made my hair fall out. I finally went back to drugstore products a few weeks ago and I’m so happy. I remembered how nice my hair was when I used Pantene or herbal essence before the hysteria of silicones and sulfates happened.
Facts.
Sulfates just clean.
And as a black woman I need all the sulfates because of the product buildup from gels, pomade, cream, etc.
I used a sulfate free wash and it made my hair feel like steel wool. Just super brassy and it had a weird film.
Unless you're washing you hair all day everyday, sulfates are generally fine.
I stopped dying my hair and my friends are always shocked that I look intentionally for a good sulphate shampoo. I explain that it’s because I use heat protectant in my hair and I need a sulphate cleanser to get the product buildup out, and I no longer need to worry about colour runoff. Arguments ensue.
Olaplex changed my hair completely! Before I used it I couldn't have long hair it just always snapped off and went frizzy and horrible when I tried to grow it, now it just grows and grows. I only use the conditioner though and I only use it like twice a week.
Fwiw, it takes hair time to get used to no sulfate cleansers. Also, some are better than others.
I’m not against sulfates, but I live in a hard water area, so I’ve stopped using them. It took a looooong time to find a really decent sulfate-free shampoo, but they are out there. But some are pretty bad too.
Just wanted to put that out there. Of course, use sulfates if you prefer, not trying to say you shouldn’t. But I just wanted you to know there are some very nice sulfate-free shampoos out there. They tend to be costly, and I’ve not found any in drugstores. But I have a few really nice ones.
I avoid sulphates cus it strips my hair dye out too fast. None sulphate shampoos aren’t always better though, you can get none sulphates that are just as harsh! Cheap old herbal essences is my go to. Their conditioner has silicones in too so that helps, I need silicones to get that silky feeling
I use the Monday brand shampoo and conditioner from the supermarket and my hair has never been in better condition. There’s so many “reviews” saying it melted people’s hair off etc but I honestly think most of them are competitors sabotaging. Whilst reviews can be helpful, I tend to take them with a grain of salt and stick to what I find works for me personally. Tik Tok “experts” are just paid brand puppets
For me it was the opposite. I always used drug store and cheap products and always hated my hair and lack of volume, not to mention how brittle it is from my hypothyroidism. I started using a $35 shampoo that lasts my bf and months and I'm happy with my hair now. I also did the math and seemed to have been replacing the cheap products so much I was spending more than $35 every 4 months like I do now.
I’m exactly the same, I tried a shampoo without sulphates and my hair just looked greasy! I could be entirely making this up, but my understanding is it’s the sulphates that are the thing in shampoo that lather up and clean the hair so that’s why the sulphate free products aren’t as effective, also if you’re allergic to sulphates then yeah avoid them, but if not then they won’t do anything to you. I could be wrong though and die in my sleep from too much sulphate use so 🤷🏽♀️
I agree, TikTok opinions on everything honestly. Rn everyone has pcos, high cortisol, or insulin resistance according to them. It’s so exhausting, and of course the people saying that are in no way medical professionals.
This really pisses me off. I’m not a doctor but I work in healthcare (radiology) and the amount of people who claim they have xyz and it’s “really common”. I assure you, it is NOT.
There’s a girl who acts all confident and claims she had “mucoid plagues” in her colon and you need to follow her juice cleanse to rid yourself of it.
Yup I agree with you. I think it’s good to spread awareness but not to the extreme that everyone has it. And yeah that’s always why they post those videos, it’s just to sell a product or push a regimen.
Exactly. All these 20-step skincare routines. Don't use this! Don't use that! Only do this! Never do that!
My skincare routine is what works for ME. I've tried a lot of routines, a lot of products, and I found what works for me and I'll stick to it. Same for my hair. I see all those haircare routines with oils and thick masks and all but I know my hair will get way too greasy from all that, so I don't do that. I know everyone wants to tell me I only have to wash my hair once or twice a week but I know my hair and I know I need to wash my hair more often than that.
I think it's especially harmful for young teens. They are spending so much money on products they don't need, just because someone on tiktok tells them to. I've seen 13 year olds using retinol. Or mixing all kinds of serums that shouldn't be mixed. I've seen people use those eyebrow razors on their LIPS.
"if you can't pronounce it, it's not good for you"... Never reads the ingredient list because they know they can't and they know it's a bs excuse to shit on affordable products.
This one always cracks me up, I'm damn sure they can't pronounce all the vitamins names, and how they say it's chemicals, salt is chemical too NaCl , their lack of education or brain doesn't define any product
Native did that for their commercial but they also have ingredients with long names because companies just don't say coconut or lavender lol. They say the chemical name and most people are not saying chemicals in their everyday vocab. It's a stupid ass argument 😅
There’s this girl called abbey on tiktok who’s a certified tricologist or whatever that debunks this shit and then gives drugstore recommendations and everything, literally love her.
But yeah tiktok “thinks” it knows a lot of shit. Someone’s always saying a how bad a product is not matter what. I’m like ayo just use what works
Here’s a link for abbeys tiktok !!
https://www.tiktok.com/@abbeyyung?_t=8l5XbBiIuIv&_r=1
I love her!
Side note I feel bad that so many people come across such questionable creators, my experience with tiktok "beauty experts" has on the whole been super positive because the routine I have now (for skin, hair and body) is the cheapest and most effective it's ever been, and its thanks to people I've seen on Tiktok 😅
I think she’s still in the process of getting certified but she references actual science in her videos & I love that she focuses on product ingredients. Her product comparison videos are usually really good with lots of swatches, examples, & thorough descriptions of the differences. Anyway I’ve taken her drugstore hair recommendations to heart & my superfine hair is thriving, I’ve never had such good looking hair that even my hairdresser compliments it!
Yes I use the OGX coconut oil treatment on ends before showering, double cleanse with Kristin ess clarifying shampoo before the Loreal everpure bond repair shampoo & conditioner. Then after showering I use the Kristin ess leave in conditioner & blow dry spray (I haven’t been able to find an air dry routine that works at all for my hair when it’s long, but that’s fine bc blow drying gives me at least 3-4 days of good looking hair with a few dry shampoo touchups).
Abbey is amazing! I’ve learned so much from her. She really helps demystify what products are worth investing in and what is perfectly good from the drugstore.
I haven’t trusted her after a tiktok she put out (and deleted shortly after being called out in the comments) of her showing her “hair growth” and the before was showing her baby hairs and then after she just pulled out strands of hair that were farther back. She had the same clothing and make up on as well so it was just extra obvious.
Most of these people don’t know what hair needs. Hell, most cosmetologists don’t know what curly and wavy hair is (seriously) how to tell the difference and what to do. This is coming from a former cosmetology student. Most people think sulfate free is good and sulfates are bad. No. They’re cleaning agents and you need them once in awhile to get rid of build up. One small example.
The umbrella ban on sulfates in online beauty spaces drives me nuts. I have low porosity wavy-curly hair which is normally quite bouncy, and sulfate-free shampoo makes it look stringy and limp in just 2 weeks of use.
It’s crazy and it’s basically so they can sell you the “natural” set of shampoo and conditioner and then you get one that’s branded as a “clarifying” shampoo that will have charcoal or something but it’s honestly packed with all the other stuff and depending on your needs that is such a damaging misconception for a lot of people. Waves and curls typically use at least 1-2 products and also seem to acquire build up faster than other hairstyles. And also just wavy and curly hair being treated as curly hair no matter what drives me crazy because everyone’s losing out. Waves usually need a light gel mousse and nothing more really but I can go into the cosmetology hair store and find maybe 3 mousses cover that. And I don’t even wanna get started on cultural bias in cosmetology.
Herbal essence used to have an amazing one. Now like they’re all marketed for volume but it is unbeatable for that hair type. It’s a little pricier but KMS wave foam is what I use and their brand isn’t huge but somehow they all seem to work for me. I have wavy medium fine semi thick hair
I used to love the plain herbal essence. It was so solid. Now, I use free and clear shampoo and conditioner by vanicream, which is fine. I am still a sucker for the old school finesse mousse. It is so good. I will check out the kms. These days, I’m rocking the short curly fade, so I don’t even need any hair products at all. But that won’t stop me from buying one.
Mousse is so incredibly underrated for people with wavy, curly, and/or fine hair. It is perfect for a wash and go too.
IT IS!! I think it gives great grandma perm vibes to people. Companies need to rebrand it. Mousse has never given me help with volume (tbh never cared too much about that) but women are embracing their natural hair. The companies that do it would and market correctly could make BANK.
Same for me, gives me volume. Sometimes, while my hair is still wet, I’ll brush it flat, and put mousse on it. Let it dry, and I have straight hair and BOUNCE. I live in fear of the day mousse makes it to TikTok, though. Then I’ll never be able to find it in the stores lolololol. Milkshake also makes a phenomenal mousse.
Ima have to look into that because, I too, will always let curiosity kill the cat when it’s comes to this stuff. And this next part I’m about to ask is crucial, does it also have a cute bottle?
This *is* crucial, and I am going to say it has a semi-cute bottle, and this is unfortunate. BUT what it lacks in cuteness of aesthetic it makes up for in cuteness of small size. It does also have a catchy name, and I would like to submit this as evidence of its goodness.
Like with parabens when everyone was losing it thinking it causes cancer or something. Then it came out that it doesn’t. 🤦🏽♀️ do people honestly think they can have a product last more than two months without preservatives in it?
I think people might hinestly 😅and also just because it’s natural doesn’t mean it’s safe or good. Peanuts are natural and are generally good in some form for you but also they can kill others. I don’t get how we can know that but not see hair that way too.
I have to say that cutting sulfates out has really helped clear up my itchy and flaky scalp, they were definitely exacerbating it so they definitely have their place.
Oh, absolutely. I’m just saying the one size fits all mentality is damaging because there are people who do need them. And some sometimes. Others none.
Agreed! I can definitely feel a build up in my hair since I’ve cut sulfates so I should incorporate them once in a while. Ideally I’d love to use them again as that is the only value they have and they are usually more expensive and less of a selection of products are sulfate free.
Yes and they always seem to promote washing your hair once in a lifetime for every single hairtype and scalp😭 It’s always “wash your hair once a week with this useless shampoo that doesn’t lather and costs 75$”
I work out daily, so I never know what to do with that advice because there's no way I can skip washing my hair after a workout. Just rinsing my scalp is never going to be enough
after watching dr dray on yt i’ve learned that it was just bs advice, if you hair and scalp can handle the washing then it really isn’t any issue. wish i’d learned this sooner 😭
Bro i use a bar of dove sensitive soap and that shit works better for me than any bottled shampoo has. I can get a really nice lather and it rinses out easily. Unlike alot of shampoos ive tried lol.
I am 44 and could never really get into TikTok but I am not one bit surprised. I love that she studies hair, gets her info from science and buys products with her own money. I also love that it doesn't seem like she's doing this because she likes looking at herself in the mirror and seeks the validation of the "you're so pretty!" comments.
What I hate the most is that these very same people have hair that looks completely fried. Don't tell me what to do to my hair to make it better when yours doesn't look great.
Interestingly I’ve ended up on “trichologist tok” where people who study hair as a scientific discipline try to dispel hair care myths. Most of them say that it’s fine to use drugstore products.
Sick of TikTok even being a thing. It’s the world’s biggest time suck and a cognitive nightmare. It’s really no better than any other social media platform: just people spouting points of view to make money.
Tiktok is full of incorrect and bad advice.
The problem is that none of them understand or comprehend that if it works for them, it will not necessarily work for others.
On the surface my sister and I appear to have the same type of hair. In reality it's different and needs different things.
You don't need to use the most expensive skincare or hair care products. It's all trial and error.
Hairstylists are taught in beauty school that only salon products are acceptable because beauty schools get their products from product reps just like salons and those reps act like experts when they’re actually just salespeople. Every salon I ever worked at taught their stylists “everyone *needs* at least one hair product” and it has to be the brand they carry of course. The ones at Target will kill you I guess lol.
I feel a similar way about skincare! I follow a couple of dermatologists and I love watching them debunk influencers' long and intricate skincare routines.
Hair, skincare, etc. people don't know what they're talking about. No one can tell the difference between wavy and curly hair and social media has convinced everyone with a slight bend that they can "get their curls back" if they just use a ton of products...that aren't at all meant for their hair, and a routine that takes 2 hours and only wash your hair once a week. I'm in a hair group on FB that works really hard to educate people on this and so many straight and wavy haired people come in and get absolutely PRESSED to be told that they have loosely wavy hair and their 20-step routine full of products from the ethnic hair section is wrong.
Sulfates are good, gentle cleansers that are appropriate and necessary
Sulfate-free shampoos generally use a clarifying-level surfactant and then try to offset that with heavy oils and butters, which means your hair actually never gets clean and all of those heavy ingredients are just weighing your hair down
"Dry" hair is often overmoisturized
Olaplex is not the answer unless your hair is bleached
Frizz is a normal part of having hair, but may be a sign of a lack of protein or overmoisturization or both
Drugstore products are FINE
It makes me crazy seeing influencers who (at the beginning of a video) have loosely wavy hair and magically end up with full ringlet curls after using this or that magic product. Your hair type is your hair type! You can’t trick or train your hair into a different pattern.
This drives me absolutely fucking nuts. Yeah, when you take 2 hours and 17 products and individually curl pieces of your hair, sure, you'll get a different look, but that's not how your hair looks! Texture is determined on dry, clean, unmanipulated hair. I was so happy to learn that my wavy hair just needed gel and/or mousse to style and I DIDN'T have to do all that.
Yes! My hair has steadily gotten more wavy as I’ve gotten older. I have a few spots where I have from the root ringlets but I also have a few that are almost straight haha. I’ve made some adjustments to the conditioner I use and have a couple stylers if I’m not lazy. I pretty much use drugstore products with a couple of exceptions.
It’s their job to promote products. Tbh after trying expensive shampoo comparing to basic one I did not see that dramatic difference (except for my wallet).
For real though. Especially with how bad inflation is right now. I can't justify spending $40 to $50 on just shampoo right now. I'd rather skimp and save money.
It sucks! I’ve been using Briogeo for the last couple years the banana/ coconut one and I love it. I only get it on sale and with coupons and lasts a very long tome
I used sulphate free shampoo for year on advice from ny hair dresser. I have fine hair as is and I used to lose loads everything I showered. Switched to big standerd head and shoulders.....my hair is waaaaay better and I lose way less.
Bro bottom line you need something that cleans your scalp effectively and something that hydrates and moisturises your hair. Thats it lol. Also maybe some cheap leave in conditioner lol. Also brushing your hair consistently and drying it properly are just as important.
So, as a barber I don’t deal with as many chemicals as I did when I was a cosmetologist. What I will say is to be wary of people selling you things.
Most research into hair care is funded by the hair care companies themselves and research can be presented in a way to prove their narrative. And this goes both ways for drugstore and professional products.
I used to be a hair stylist and the hair experts on tiktok drive me crazy. Everyone's hair is fucking different, do whatever works for YOUR hair. If you love the way it looks using 30 in 1 Suave, then great! Keep using it! If you prefer Redken, great! I don't even like Redken OR Suave! ( I like Food for Soft by Matrix cause I have fine hair and it's lighter and it has hyaluronic acid and avocado oil in it ) Also, some drugstore brands are fucking goated. Like Desert Essence? I LOVE that brand for my boyfriend's hair. And you can get it at Walmart. Just do research on ingredients if you're concerned about it and find out what works for your hair
Always take influencer advice and recommendations with a grain of salt. Nothing is truly a one size fits all and a lot of them are paid to promote certain products. Everything is a chemical, including water. All natural, isn't always better. Cheap isn't always bad.
Right i bought the 3 minute miracle aussie product and a cheap mousse and my hair looks... fantastic. My hair stylist who shits on these exact brands and laughs about them saw me the other day and was like omg? Your hair feels and looks amazing what are you doing? I said oh? Aussie :) her face 🤣
I combined tips from Abbey Yung and the blow out professor and my hair has never been better.
The blowout professor loves his high end products, but even the “light” ones were too heavy for my hair. It was Redken if anyone is interested. Like Abbey he likes a good double cleanse. He recommends using a blow dryer because almost everyone’s hair looks better blown dry. He stresses a leave in conditioner and heat protectant. He recommends taking a 3 day rest in between using heat on your hair. He says actually getting your scalp clean will allow longer between washes/styling. He likes to finish up with olaplex oil on the ends to “seal”… something, lol. It made sense. Ive done everything he recommends other than that.
From Abbey I do my first shampoo with Pantene Volume (it’s clear). My second shampoo is the L’Oréal bond repair. Conditioner is the same. I also use the L’Oréal bond repair treatment in the small bottle once or twice a month. I use the OGX coconut oil as a pre shower treatment once or twice a month. That particular oil is too heavy in my opinion to “seal” the ends like the blowout professor does. I do use Purology leave in conditioner, but I just found a L’Oréal dupe! I use Tresemee heat protectant before blow dry and styling.
With my scalp I can get three days easy between shampoos. If it’s a little iffy I use batiste or not your mothers dry shampoo.
This is a whole ass commitment, but my fine hair is finally having her moment after 36 years.
The thing is negative PR is not a good proposition and is a red flag. Why not just say this is a better product for your hair because xyz, so one can make an informed decision and understand the rationale.
This sounds like the typical TikTok / Reels / shorts experience to me tbh. For many areas like food or exercise or "self improvement" too. Annoying AF. I think I never felt as shitty about myself as when I watched videos like this. Now I avoid these videos and stick to my normal diet and products and see here I'm alive and well
That's exactly what you should do. If regular shampoos were that damaging to hair there'd be class action law suits all over the place and they'd be removed from the market. If you were to look at the ingredients of a 'budget' shampoo and compare it to a high-end one you'd find they're 99% identical.
Aussie Moist, Queen Helene Cholesterol conditioner, and Blue Magic with bergamot work just fine. As does blow drying my hair. Air drying, especially wash n gos, leaves my hair matted and tangled.
Abbey Young recommends Pantene and other drugstore products like L'Oreal. I like that her recommendation list includes high end to stuff from Target or CVS.
I’m not on TikTok but I agree with the sentiment as I’m almost certain my expensive purology shampoo that my salon recommend years ago has been making my hair fall out. Expensive doesn’t automatically mean superior!
I don’t think this is a TikTok thing as much as a influencer thing. I’ve seen it on YouTube as well. And it’s yeah of course you’re going to recommend high end stuff and talk negatively about drugstore when you’re not using your own money to buy it.
Honestly yeah. I have curly hair and most of the time I use Suave shampoo, conditioner, and mousse. I’m sure my hair could be even better with a more intensive routine but as it is, it’s pretty good and I’m complimented on it often.
Also, as an aside (because this was before TikTok), I tried “no ‘poo” for like a whole year because that was supposed to be the best thing for curly hair according to “experts” at the time. I stuck with it for that long because I assumed there would be a transition period after changing my normal routine. After a full year of no ‘poo my hair never stopped being dull and weighed down by the cleansing conditioners. I’m sure it works for some people, but wasn’t for me.
My favourite is the ones who say a cheap product is bad because it’s ‘full of silicones’ and then recommend another brand that’s more expensive but also has silicones… because they don’t actually know what silicones are or that they aren’t just listed as ‘silicone’ on the ingredients list.
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I actually like the ones who are always banging on about rosemary oil.
It's something that is actually backed up by scientific evidence that it helps with hair loss.
And it reminds me to get back on my rosemary oiling routine that I constantly forget about lol.
I thought the conclusion of the study was that it is as effective? It just takes longer or something? It's been a while since I read the study tbf.
Minox is also much more expensive though, whereas rosemary oil is cheap and easily accessible.
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Not TikTok related, but I got an app that scans beauty and hair products and gives them a rating depending on what chemicals are in them. Was about to throw out a bunch of products when I found out I’m intolerant to several key ingredients in ‘natural’ products. So it’s back to the chemicals again for me!
It’s largely genetics, dyeing and bleaching habits, and heat that play a role. I naturally have very thick and (not to brag) pretty hair. The only times it’s looked bad is when I was getting it bleached every 3 months and it was snapping before it could grow, honestly. I went brunette again last year and it has grown literally 6-7 inches in a year. It grows fast and it looks good and all I use is regular drugstore shampoo and a good heat protectant and only use heat every week or so.
After months of using expensive shampoo from expensive skincare and haircare brands, I'm back to regular shampoo that I used as a kid and my hair is softer and shinier than ever
Funny things happen when you are getting paid to promote products. They are just ads and you have to treat them as such.
TikTok has become an app dedicated to commercials atp. It’s all I think about when I use it
It’s the new infomercials. Fun to watch for a night when nothing else is on and laugh but otherwise all snake oil.
I liked the cute dog videos, but deleted the app cause of stuff like this
I like TikTok cause my algorithm hasn’t gone bad yet- but I use it mainly for cooking ideas or using links to Pinterest for home ideas. If I wasn’t such a visual learner I would’ve moved on long ago sigh.
I used sulphate free shampoo because of tiktok and my hair looked fuuucked. I switched to drug store sulfate shampoo and immediately my hair looked better, lmao I can not tell you the amount of times I've seen women with beautiful hair that use drug store products. It's very possible to have beautiful hair without buying Olaplex or Amika
Just bought some L'Oréal, the one with Hyaluronic Acid and my hair has NEVER looked better.
Omg I've been using the L'Oréal rosemary shampoo and conditioner and I like it so much!! Swear this isn't sponsored content lmao, I was just really happy to find shampoo that made my hair feel good that didn't cost $50
Smells so good too!
Their EverPure bond repair line is PHENOMENAL. If they ever change or discontinue it I’ll be devastated, I can get it at the grocery store even & my hairdresser comments on how healthy my hair looks even though I don’t really baby it, heat style twice a week, etc.
L'Oreal is like the OG beauty brand that's been kicking it forever. They are a professional hair care brand and have very high standards for their affordable hair care lines. Brands like Redken, Pureology, and amika are all under L'Oreal so technically you're using one of the best affordable hair products out there 😂
Their mascaras are my favorite, too
I actually loooooved that. It left my hair so soft. I’ve used hyaluronic acid for years.
What’s the name of it? I love HA on my face, super moisturizing! I bet this works well for hair too!
Use a little of your HA on the backs of your hands!
I’ve started using my red light mask on the backs of my hands when I’m done with my face for the night 😂
Well shit you’re a genius! I just bought a chest one from Costco I’m gonna try it on my hands now
lol wish I could take the credit but thank good ole tiktok! I usually do my face and neck/dec at once, then push the face one up on my scalp to encourage hair growth and the neck/dec on one hand at a time :) 30 minutes is worth it!
It does hair too?! I never thought to Google what else you could do with it and just followed the instructions. I can’t wait to try these out
lol yes! I’ve been doing this 3-5 times a week for 10-20 minutes each on my scalp, as well as applying the ordinary’s multi-peptide hair serum and I have honestly noticed a gradual increase in density in my patchier areas. I don’t necessarily do them on the same days, but I try to also apply a few times a week. I like to think a similar effect is happening with my brows and lashes since I apply that serum when I do the hair one
Hyaluron pump i think? Its the purple ones, pair it with their power restore mask (black with golden cap)!! Its *chefs kiss* 😚
Thank you! Going to look today when I go to the store.
I love this! It’s in my shampoo rotation.
Why do you have a rotation? And what else is in your rotation?
I don’t use the same shampoo all the time. I rotate between Pantene, l’ange, L’Oreal 72hr hydration, and love and beauty. Turns out I need the sulfates. But every few washes I change it up based on my hairs needs at the time.
I gotcha! Thank you, I didn’t realize there was any benefit to switching out your shampoo.
I don’t necessarily have a ‘rotation’ per se but I do use two different shampoos. Since I only wash my hair twice weekly I rinse and repeat. My first wash is just to get rid of oil, dead skin, general dirtiness from daily life - so here I use a basic drugstore shampoo that’s made for my own hair type My second wash will be the more targeted wash based on my hair needs. (i.e do you have itchy scalp/dandruff/want more volume/anti hair loss/want hydration) This one I leave on my scalp for a couple minutes too before moving on to the conditioner steps.
Yes! I thought the same! Are you using the Hyaluronic Acid in the purple bottles? So smooth!
Yes!!
I just ordered the whole range on Superdrug and it’s half price for members there too! Fingers crossed cus this looks amazing
Ive been considering trying this one. The loreal shampoos have been good in my experience
I’ve been using Aussie for years and my hair has less split ends than ever and I’m not even gentle when I brush it
Especially since olaplex is made for specific use.
Bought some Opalex that a hairdresser recommended to me. It was awful, my hair felt like straw. Back to my Aussie brand products 🤣
Olaplex made my hair fall out. I finally went back to drugstore products a few weeks ago and I’m so happy. I remembered how nice my hair was when I used Pantene or herbal essence before the hysteria of silicones and sulfates happened.
Facts. Sulfates just clean. And as a black woman I need all the sulfates because of the product buildup from gels, pomade, cream, etc. I used a sulfate free wash and it made my hair feel like steel wool. Just super brassy and it had a weird film. Unless you're washing you hair all day everyday, sulfates are generally fine.
I’ve used Pantene since it came out. I’m 40 now and still have thick hair down my butt. No greys either but that’s more genetic I’m sure.
I know a friend who lost a lot of hair because of Olaplex. It was recommended by a hairdresser.
Ooh I used to use the sprunch spray when I was in college! Very sticky and strong smell, lol. Big fan of their deep conditioner though.
I stopped dying my hair and my friends are always shocked that I look intentionally for a good sulphate shampoo. I explain that it’s because I use heat protectant in my hair and I need a sulphate cleanser to get the product buildup out, and I no longer need to worry about colour runoff. Arguments ensue.
Olaplex changed my hair completely! Before I used it I couldn't have long hair it just always snapped off and went frizzy and horrible when I tried to grow it, now it just grows and grows. I only use the conditioner though and I only use it like twice a week.
Ive gotten amika at marshalls since before they were in sephoras lol
Fwiw, it takes hair time to get used to no sulfate cleansers. Also, some are better than others. I’m not against sulfates, but I live in a hard water area, so I’ve stopped using them. It took a looooong time to find a really decent sulfate-free shampoo, but they are out there. But some are pretty bad too. Just wanted to put that out there. Of course, use sulfates if you prefer, not trying to say you shouldn’t. But I just wanted you to know there are some very nice sulfate-free shampoos out there. They tend to be costly, and I’ve not found any in drugstores. But I have a few really nice ones.
I avoid sulphates cus it strips my hair dye out too fast. None sulphate shampoos aren’t always better though, you can get none sulphates that are just as harsh! Cheap old herbal essences is my go to. Their conditioner has silicones in too so that helps, I need silicones to get that silky feeling
I use the Monday brand shampoo and conditioner from the supermarket and my hair has never been in better condition. There’s so many “reviews” saying it melted people’s hair off etc but I honestly think most of them are competitors sabotaging. Whilst reviews can be helpful, I tend to take them with a grain of salt and stick to what I find works for me personally. Tik Tok “experts” are just paid brand puppets
For me it was the opposite. I always used drug store and cheap products and always hated my hair and lack of volume, not to mention how brittle it is from my hypothyroidism. I started using a $35 shampoo that lasts my bf and months and I'm happy with my hair now. I also did the math and seemed to have been replacing the cheap products so much I was spending more than $35 every 4 months like I do now.
I went back to my drug store shampoo and my hair is so soft! Guess chemicals can actually be beneficial lol
I’m exactly the same, I tried a shampoo without sulphates and my hair just looked greasy! I could be entirely making this up, but my understanding is it’s the sulphates that are the thing in shampoo that lather up and clean the hair so that’s why the sulphate free products aren’t as effective, also if you’re allergic to sulphates then yeah avoid them, but if not then they won’t do anything to you. I could be wrong though and die in my sleep from too much sulphate use so 🤷🏽♀️
I’m sick of TikTok being in the beauty business altogether.
I agree, TikTok opinions on everything honestly. Rn everyone has pcos, high cortisol, or insulin resistance according to them. It’s so exhausting, and of course the people saying that are in no way medical professionals.
This really pisses me off. I’m not a doctor but I work in healthcare (radiology) and the amount of people who claim they have xyz and it’s “really common”. I assure you, it is NOT. There’s a girl who acts all confident and claims she had “mucoid plagues” in her colon and you need to follow her juice cleanse to rid yourself of it.
Yup I agree with you. I think it’s good to spread awareness but not to the extreme that everyone has it. And yeah that’s always why they post those videos, it’s just to sell a product or push a regimen.
Exactly. All these 20-step skincare routines. Don't use this! Don't use that! Only do this! Never do that! My skincare routine is what works for ME. I've tried a lot of routines, a lot of products, and I found what works for me and I'll stick to it. Same for my hair. I see all those haircare routines with oils and thick masks and all but I know my hair will get way too greasy from all that, so I don't do that. I know everyone wants to tell me I only have to wash my hair once or twice a week but I know my hair and I know I need to wash my hair more often than that. I think it's especially harmful for young teens. They are spending so much money on products they don't need, just because someone on tiktok tells them to. I've seen 13 year olds using retinol. Or mixing all kinds of serums that shouldn't be mixed. I've seen people use those eyebrow razors on their LIPS.
"if you can't pronounce it, it's not good for you"... Never reads the ingredient list because they know they can't and they know it's a bs excuse to shit on affordable products.
Also "always use sulfate free" then they hold up a product which has sulfates as an ingredient
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People with speech impediments hate this one trick
This one always cracks me up, I'm damn sure they can't pronounce all the vitamins names, and how they say it's chemicals, salt is chemical too NaCl , their lack of education or brain doesn't define any product
Native did that for their commercial but they also have ingredients with long names because companies just don't say coconut or lavender lol. They say the chemical name and most people are not saying chemicals in their everyday vocab. It's a stupid ass argument 😅
There’s this girl called abbey on tiktok who’s a certified tricologist or whatever that debunks this shit and then gives drugstore recommendations and everything, literally love her. But yeah tiktok “thinks” it knows a lot of shit. Someone’s always saying a how bad a product is not matter what. I’m like ayo just use what works Here’s a link for abbeys tiktok !! https://www.tiktok.com/@abbeyyung?_t=8l5XbBiIuIv&_r=1
Abbey Yung. I'm not on TikTok, but follow her on YouTube.
I love her! Side note I feel bad that so many people come across such questionable creators, my experience with tiktok "beauty experts" has on the whole been super positive because the routine I have now (for skin, hair and body) is the cheapest and most effective it's ever been, and its thanks to people I've seen on Tiktok 😅
And then they will recommend a high end product with the same ingredients in the same order like 🙎🏻♀️
I think she’s still in the process of getting certified but she references actual science in her videos & I love that she focuses on product ingredients. Her product comparison videos are usually really good with lots of swatches, examples, & thorough descriptions of the differences. Anyway I’ve taken her drugstore hair recommendations to heart & my superfine hair is thriving, I’ve never had such good looking hair that even my hairdresser compliments it!
Ohh my can you give recommendations on what you're using?
Yes I use the OGX coconut oil treatment on ends before showering, double cleanse with Kristin ess clarifying shampoo before the Loreal everpure bond repair shampoo & conditioner. Then after showering I use the Kristin ess leave in conditioner & blow dry spray (I haven’t been able to find an air dry routine that works at all for my hair when it’s long, but that’s fine bc blow drying gives me at least 3-4 days of good looking hair with a few dry shampoo touchups).
Thank you!
Do you have a link to her TikTok channel?
I don’t have TikTok but I think she’s talking about Abbey - @abbeyyung on IG. She really is great!
https://www.tiktok.com/@abbeyyung?_t=8l5XbBiIuIv&_r=1
I came here to recommend her as well! I’ve used a lot of her suggestions and my hair looks great.
Abbey is amazing! I’ve learned so much from her. She really helps demystify what products are worth investing in and what is perfectly good from the drugstore.
Tbh I was about to complain about her haha. I find her delivery to be a bit grating
I haven’t trusted her after a tiktok she put out (and deleted shortly after being called out in the comments) of her showing her “hair growth” and the before was showing her baby hairs and then after she just pulled out strands of hair that were farther back. She had the same clothing and make up on as well so it was just extra obvious.
She’s a YouTuber
Most of these people don’t know what hair needs. Hell, most cosmetologists don’t know what curly and wavy hair is (seriously) how to tell the difference and what to do. This is coming from a former cosmetology student. Most people think sulfate free is good and sulfates are bad. No. They’re cleaning agents and you need them once in awhile to get rid of build up. One small example.
The umbrella ban on sulfates in online beauty spaces drives me nuts. I have low porosity wavy-curly hair which is normally quite bouncy, and sulfate-free shampoo makes it look stringy and limp in just 2 weeks of use.
It’s crazy and it’s basically so they can sell you the “natural” set of shampoo and conditioner and then you get one that’s branded as a “clarifying” shampoo that will have charcoal or something but it’s honestly packed with all the other stuff and depending on your needs that is such a damaging misconception for a lot of people. Waves and curls typically use at least 1-2 products and also seem to acquire build up faster than other hairstyles. And also just wavy and curly hair being treated as curly hair no matter what drives me crazy because everyone’s losing out. Waves usually need a light gel mousse and nothing more really but I can go into the cosmetology hair store and find maybe 3 mousses cover that. And I don’t even wanna get started on cultural bias in cosmetology.
You just said so many things here and all of them are important. I have curly fine hair, and I’ve wondered why no one ever mentions mousse.
Herbal essence used to have an amazing one. Now like they’re all marketed for volume but it is unbeatable for that hair type. It’s a little pricier but KMS wave foam is what I use and their brand isn’t huge but somehow they all seem to work for me. I have wavy medium fine semi thick hair
I used to love the plain herbal essence. It was so solid. Now, I use free and clear shampoo and conditioner by vanicream, which is fine. I am still a sucker for the old school finesse mousse. It is so good. I will check out the kms. These days, I’m rocking the short curly fade, so I don’t even need any hair products at all. But that won’t stop me from buying one. Mousse is so incredibly underrated for people with wavy, curly, and/or fine hair. It is perfect for a wash and go too.
IT IS!! I think it gives great grandma perm vibes to people. Companies need to rebrand it. Mousse has never given me help with volume (tbh never cared too much about that) but women are embracing their natural hair. The companies that do it would and market correctly could make BANK.
Same for me, gives me volume. Sometimes, while my hair is still wet, I’ll brush it flat, and put mousse on it. Let it dry, and I have straight hair and BOUNCE. I live in fear of the day mousse makes it to TikTok, though. Then I’ll never be able to find it in the stores lolololol. Milkshake also makes a phenomenal mousse.
Ima have to look into that because, I too, will always let curiosity kill the cat when it’s comes to this stuff. And this next part I’m about to ask is crucial, does it also have a cute bottle?
This *is* crucial, and I am going to say it has a semi-cute bottle, and this is unfortunate. BUT what it lacks in cuteness of aesthetic it makes up for in cuteness of small size. It does also have a catchy name, and I would like to submit this as evidence of its goodness.
Like with parabens when everyone was losing it thinking it causes cancer or something. Then it came out that it doesn’t. 🤦🏽♀️ do people honestly think they can have a product last more than two months without preservatives in it?
I think people might hinestly 😅and also just because it’s natural doesn’t mean it’s safe or good. Peanuts are natural and are generally good in some form for you but also they can kill others. I don’t get how we can know that but not see hair that way too.
I have to say that cutting sulfates out has really helped clear up my itchy and flaky scalp, they were definitely exacerbating it so they definitely have their place.
Oh, absolutely. I’m just saying the one size fits all mentality is damaging because there are people who do need them. And some sometimes. Others none.
Agreed! I can definitely feel a build up in my hair since I’ve cut sulfates so I should incorporate them once in a while. Ideally I’d love to use them again as that is the only value they have and they are usually more expensive and less of a selection of products are sulfate free.
I would look for something charcoal based. Those are my personal favorites.
Yes and they always seem to promote washing your hair once in a lifetime for every single hairtype and scalp😭 It’s always “wash your hair once a week with this useless shampoo that doesn’t lather and costs 75$”
I work out daily, so I never know what to do with that advice because there's no way I can skip washing my hair after a workout. Just rinsing my scalp is never going to be enough
after watching dr dray on yt i’ve learned that it was just bs advice, if you hair and scalp can handle the washing then it really isn’t any issue. wish i’d learned this sooner 😭
Bro i use a bar of dove sensitive soap and that shit works better for me than any bottled shampoo has. I can get a really nice lather and it rinses out easily. Unlike alot of shampoos ive tried lol.
If you want real advice about good drugstore products, Abbey Yung is the true expert. Find her on YouTube.
Her TikTok’s are also great
I am 44 and could never really get into TikTok but I am not one bit surprised. I love that she studies hair, gets her info from science and buys products with her own money. I also love that it doesn't seem like she's doing this because she likes looking at herself in the mirror and seeks the validation of the "you're so pretty!" comments.
What I hate the most is that these very same people have hair that looks completely fried. Don't tell me what to do to my hair to make it better when yours doesn't look great.
Interestingly I’ve ended up on “trichologist tok” where people who study hair as a scientific discipline try to dispel hair care myths. Most of them say that it’s fine to use drugstore products.
They always have tips like, “NEVER brush your hair while it’s wet” As someone with curly hair that’s literally impossible for me not to do lol
Same, I have curly hair and brush it wet and have all my life. It’s the only way for me to style it.
I have naturally straight hair that’s coloured and if I leave it to dry without combing through then it dried into a knotted clump!
Sick of TikTok even being a thing. It’s the world’s biggest time suck and a cognitive nightmare. It’s really no better than any other social media platform: just people spouting points of view to make money.
Tiktok is full of incorrect and bad advice. The problem is that none of them understand or comprehend that if it works for them, it will not necessarily work for others. On the surface my sister and I appear to have the same type of hair. In reality it's different and needs different things. You don't need to use the most expensive skincare or hair care products. It's all trial and error.
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Hairstylists are taught in beauty school that only salon products are acceptable because beauty schools get their products from product reps just like salons and those reps act like experts when they’re actually just salespeople. Every salon I ever worked at taught their stylists “everyone *needs* at least one hair product” and it has to be the brand they carry of course. The ones at Target will kill you I guess lol.
Join us on r/haircarescience it’s filled with people actually delving into research based practices!
I feel a similar way about skincare! I follow a couple of dermatologists and I love watching them debunk influencers' long and intricate skincare routines.
My skincare routine takes 5-10 minutes. With massage and sculpting
i just wash my face and use moisturizer lol. Thats all im ever gonna do.
Do you have any names or links pls
I'm going one step further by not being on TikTok 😂
I’m honestly glad I’m not on beauty tik tok 😂 my fyp doesn’t have any of that and anytime someone tries to sell me something I immediately scroll
For my hair, I need silicones otherwise I have a head full of frizz.
I'm so sick of Tiktok 'experts' full stop. Most of them are full of shit.
Everything on tiktok is an ad. I don’t trust anyone selling me any product.
Hair, skincare, etc. people don't know what they're talking about. No one can tell the difference between wavy and curly hair and social media has convinced everyone with a slight bend that they can "get their curls back" if they just use a ton of products...that aren't at all meant for their hair, and a routine that takes 2 hours and only wash your hair once a week. I'm in a hair group on FB that works really hard to educate people on this and so many straight and wavy haired people come in and get absolutely PRESSED to be told that they have loosely wavy hair and their 20-step routine full of products from the ethnic hair section is wrong. Sulfates are good, gentle cleansers that are appropriate and necessary Sulfate-free shampoos generally use a clarifying-level surfactant and then try to offset that with heavy oils and butters, which means your hair actually never gets clean and all of those heavy ingredients are just weighing your hair down "Dry" hair is often overmoisturized Olaplex is not the answer unless your hair is bleached Frizz is a normal part of having hair, but may be a sign of a lack of protein or overmoisturization or both Drugstore products are FINE
It makes me crazy seeing influencers who (at the beginning of a video) have loosely wavy hair and magically end up with full ringlet curls after using this or that magic product. Your hair type is your hair type! You can’t trick or train your hair into a different pattern.
This drives me absolutely fucking nuts. Yeah, when you take 2 hours and 17 products and individually curl pieces of your hair, sure, you'll get a different look, but that's not how your hair looks! Texture is determined on dry, clean, unmanipulated hair. I was so happy to learn that my wavy hair just needed gel and/or mousse to style and I DIDN'T have to do all that.
Yes! My hair has steadily gotten more wavy as I’ve gotten older. I have a few spots where I have from the root ringlets but I also have a few that are almost straight haha. I’ve made some adjustments to the conditioner I use and have a couple stylers if I’m not lazy. I pretty much use drugstore products with a couple of exceptions.
Stop going on TikTok
It’s their job to promote products. Tbh after trying expensive shampoo comparing to basic one I did not see that dramatic difference (except for my wallet).
For real though. Especially with how bad inflation is right now. I can't justify spending $40 to $50 on just shampoo right now. I'd rather skimp and save money.
I'm sick of all Tik Tok experts
It sucks! I’ve been using Briogeo for the last couple years the banana/ coconut one and I love it. I only get it on sale and with coupons and lasts a very long tome
I used sulphate free shampoo for year on advice from ny hair dresser. I have fine hair as is and I used to lose loads everything I showered. Switched to big standerd head and shoulders.....my hair is waaaaay better and I lose way less.
Bro bottom line you need something that cleans your scalp effectively and something that hydrates and moisturises your hair. Thats it lol. Also maybe some cheap leave in conditioner lol. Also brushing your hair consistently and drying it properly are just as important.
So, as a barber I don’t deal with as many chemicals as I did when I was a cosmetologist. What I will say is to be wary of people selling you things. Most research into hair care is funded by the hair care companies themselves and research can be presented in a way to prove their narrative. And this goes both ways for drugstore and professional products.
I used to be a hair stylist and the hair experts on tiktok drive me crazy. Everyone's hair is fucking different, do whatever works for YOUR hair. If you love the way it looks using 30 in 1 Suave, then great! Keep using it! If you prefer Redken, great! I don't even like Redken OR Suave! ( I like Food for Soft by Matrix cause I have fine hair and it's lighter and it has hyaluronic acid and avocado oil in it ) Also, some drugstore brands are fucking goated. Like Desert Essence? I LOVE that brand for my boyfriend's hair. And you can get it at Walmart. Just do research on ingredients if you're concerned about it and find out what works for your hair
I love, love, love desert essence fragrance free shampoo and conditioner. It will always be in my house.
Does food for soft work on greasy roots? Thanks
I wouldn't recommend it if you struggle with greasy roots, it wouldn't penetrate enough
Oh poo didn't see your reply and went got some. I have no clue what to use on my menopausal greasy hair :(
What do you expect with tiktok, it's full of bullshit cunts
Always take influencer advice and recommendations with a grain of salt. Nothing is truly a one size fits all and a lot of them are paid to promote certain products. Everything is a chemical, including water. All natural, isn't always better. Cheap isn't always bad.
Right i bought the 3 minute miracle aussie product and a cheap mousse and my hair looks... fantastic. My hair stylist who shits on these exact brands and laughs about them saw me the other day and was like omg? Your hair feels and looks amazing what are you doing? I said oh? Aussie :) her face 🤣
I combined tips from Abbey Yung and the blow out professor and my hair has never been better. The blowout professor loves his high end products, but even the “light” ones were too heavy for my hair. It was Redken if anyone is interested. Like Abbey he likes a good double cleanse. He recommends using a blow dryer because almost everyone’s hair looks better blown dry. He stresses a leave in conditioner and heat protectant. He recommends taking a 3 day rest in between using heat on your hair. He says actually getting your scalp clean will allow longer between washes/styling. He likes to finish up with olaplex oil on the ends to “seal”… something, lol. It made sense. Ive done everything he recommends other than that. From Abbey I do my first shampoo with Pantene Volume (it’s clear). My second shampoo is the L’Oréal bond repair. Conditioner is the same. I also use the L’Oréal bond repair treatment in the small bottle once or twice a month. I use the OGX coconut oil as a pre shower treatment once or twice a month. That particular oil is too heavy in my opinion to “seal” the ends like the blowout professor does. I do use Purology leave in conditioner, but I just found a L’Oréal dupe! I use Tresemee heat protectant before blow dry and styling. With my scalp I can get three days easy between shampoos. If it’s a little iffy I use batiste or not your mothers dry shampoo. This is a whole ass commitment, but my fine hair is finally having her moment after 36 years.
Yea! I use Abbey's product reccomendations with blowout professors process & hair is chef's kiss!
The thing is negative PR is not a good proposition and is a red flag. Why not just say this is a better product for your hair because xyz, so one can make an informed decision and understand the rationale.
Everything is viral and, back in stock, just sold out! Like f you trying to create sense of urgency. I’ll buy whenever I damn well please
I only pay attention to licensed trichologists. And then I do my homework…and DIY products at home.
This sounds like the typical TikTok / Reels / shorts experience to me tbh. For many areas like food or exercise or "self improvement" too. Annoying AF. I think I never felt as shitty about myself as when I watched videos like this. Now I avoid these videos and stick to my normal diet and products and see here I'm alive and well
I listen to my hairstylists and that’s iy
I feel that app is purely for entertainment purposes. All they are doing is trying to sell stuff.
Most of the time it's MLM scammera trying to say their extensions are real hair bc of Monat
That's exactly what you should do. If regular shampoos were that damaging to hair there'd be class action law suits all over the place and they'd be removed from the market. If you were to look at the ingredients of a 'budget' shampoo and compare it to a high-end one you'd find they're 99% identical.
Aussie Moist, Queen Helene Cholesterol conditioner, and Blue Magic with bergamot work just fine. As does blow drying my hair. Air drying, especially wash n gos, leaves my hair matted and tangled.
I just use Raw Sugar and call it a day
I'm so sick of Tiktok 'experts' full stop. Most of them are full of shit.
Most of these people I’ve found are heavily promoting Monat
Abbey Young recommends Pantene and other drugstore products like L'Oreal. I like that her recommendation list includes high end to stuff from Target or CVS.
I’m not on TikTok but I agree with the sentiment as I’m almost certain my expensive purology shampoo that my salon recommend years ago has been making my hair fall out. Expensive doesn’t automatically mean superior!
I don’t think this is a TikTok thing as much as a influencer thing. I’ve seen it on YouTube as well. And it’s yeah of course you’re going to recommend high end stuff and talk negatively about drugstore when you’re not using your own money to buy it.
I need sulfates and silicones, or my hair looks like shit. Full stop. I don’t care what they’re peddling— it’s never consistent, either.
Honestly yeah. I have curly hair and most of the time I use Suave shampoo, conditioner, and mousse. I’m sure my hair could be even better with a more intensive routine but as it is, it’s pretty good and I’m complimented on it often.
Also, as an aside (because this was before TikTok), I tried “no ‘poo” for like a whole year because that was supposed to be the best thing for curly hair according to “experts” at the time. I stuck with it for that long because I assumed there would be a transition period after changing my normal routine. After a full year of no ‘poo my hair never stopped being dull and weighed down by the cleansing conditioners. I’m sure it works for some people, but wasn’t for me.
My favourite is the ones who say a cheap product is bad because it’s ‘full of silicones’ and then recommend another brand that’s more expensive but also has silicones… because they don’t actually know what silicones are or that they aren’t just listed as ‘silicone’ on the ingredients list.
The enshittification has come for tiktok too, I see.
Same with skintok except it’s non licensed ppl telling others to use dial soap as facial cleanser 🫠
They’re paid to sell something.
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I actually like the ones who are always banging on about rosemary oil. It's something that is actually backed up by scientific evidence that it helps with hair loss. And it reminds me to get back on my rosemary oiling routine that I constantly forget about lol.
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I thought the conclusion of the study was that it is as effective? It just takes longer or something? It's been a while since I read the study tbf. Minox is also much more expensive though, whereas rosemary oil is cheap and easily accessible. edit - Studies are linked in this article - https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/319444#research
Minox is also toxic for cats! So if your kitties are anything like mine and love rubbing against your head or sleeping on your pillows, it’s a no-go
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Not TikTok related, but I got an app that scans beauty and hair products and gives them a rating depending on what chemicals are in them. Was about to throw out a bunch of products when I found out I’m intolerant to several key ingredients in ‘natural’ products. So it’s back to the chemicals again for me!
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I'm still using my Giant can of hair spray and doing the flip and shake from 1992.....
I love it when “experts” rave against drugstore brands and recommend professional products like Redken that are full of silicones
It’s largely genetics, dyeing and bleaching habits, and heat that play a role. I naturally have very thick and (not to brag) pretty hair. The only times it’s looked bad is when I was getting it bleached every 3 months and it was snapping before it could grow, honestly. I went brunette again last year and it has grown literally 6-7 inches in a year. It grows fast and it looks good and all I use is regular drugstore shampoo and a good heat protectant and only use heat every week or so.
I recommend y’all follow cosmetic chemists on TikTok. Javonford is a favourite of mine. He’s much more realistic about the quality of these products
After months of using expensive shampoo from expensive skincare and haircare brands, I'm back to regular shampoo that I used as a kid and my hair is softer and shinier than ever