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Why Does Hair Science Make People So Angry? The Psychology Behind the Pushback in Black Hair Care I received a comment recently that genuinely made me stop and think because the question wasn’t really about shampoo, grease, oils, or even hair. The commenter explained that she had gone into a Black hair forum and shared some of the things she had learned from me and other content creators who discuss hair care from a scientific perspective. She wasn’t attacking Black women. Sh

From Herb to Human Cell: How the Digestive System Processes Butterfly Pea, Peppermint, Mugwort and Chamomile Why the Gut Matters When a person consumes an herb such as blue butterfly pea flower, peppermint, mugwort, or chamomile, the body does not simply send that herb directly to the hair, skin, brain, or other organs. The plant first enters a highly specialized biological processing system: the gastrointestinal tract. The digestive tract mechanically and chemically processe

Softee Hair Grease, Lanolin & Black Hair: Why I Question What Years of Greasing the Scalp May Have Done

WHAT I BELIEVE GREASE IS ACTUALLY DOING TO THE HAIR AND SCALP Occlusion, Sebum, the Scalp Microbiome and Why “Soft” Does Not Automatically Mean Healthy By Cyn Smith, aka Cyn Doll Hollictic Research Scientist Holistic Hair + Scalp Research A quick introduction before we get into the science: I started my career as a cosmetologist, but I didn’t stop at learning how to do hair. I wanted to understand the biology and science behind what I was seeing, so I took my education furthe

Why Hair Doesn't Simply Grow It Responds By Cyn SmithFounder of Cynple Apothecary | Creator of The Verdant Code™ For generations, the conversation around hair growth has revolved around a single question: How do I make my hair grow? It's a question that has fueled an industry worth billions of dollars. Every year, new oils, serums, supplements, shampoos, and treatments promise thicker hair, faster growth, and miraculous transformations. Yet despite the endless products and ad