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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

Bask & Lather Hair Products: A Scientific Ingredient and Consumer Safety Analysis Before we get into Bask & Lather, hair-growth oils, rosemary oil, peppermint oil, scalp irritation, shedding, follicular occlusion, product buildup and contact dermatitis, I need everybody to understand exactly what we’re doing here. I’m approaching this conversation as a scientist. My job tonight is not to tell you what product to buy, what product to throw away, or what company you should or s

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

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

Most people detangle their hair at the exact moment hair is most vulnerable. Wet hair swells, stretches, and experiences more friction. For textured, curly, coily, or long hair, that often leads to unnecessary snapping, tangling, and stress during wash day. Cynple Satin was created to change that process completely. This is not a traditional hair oil.This is a pre-wash botanical detangling oil formulated to: Create slip on dry hair Help reduce friction before shampooing Suppo