What items and requirements are included in hair health care?

The core of hair health care revolves around the two major directions of scalp ecological maintenance and hair shaft damage repair. From daily home care to professional hospital intervention, it covers the entire process from detection to targeted care. It is not a single hair care or hair loss prevention operation.

The most debated topic on the Internet right now is "Is professional care a tax on IQ?" Some people think that they can still achieve the effect by buying expensive skin care and anti-hair loss essences at home, and there is no need to spend a lot of money to go to a theater.； The other group believes that theaters have instruments and professionals, and the results are much faster than messing around at home. In fact, both opinions are reasonable. The key depends on your corresponding needs. I met a 27-year-old internet operator girl before. She stayed up late every day to catch up on projects. Her hair was so oily that she could curl it up in the afternoon, and her hair seams were getting wider day by day. Before that, I had stocked up on several hundred yuan of oil-controlling shampoos and Internet celebrity anti-hair loss essences at home, and applied them twice. It didn't work for half a month. Later, when I went for a professional test, I found out that her scalp cuticles were too thick and she was in the early stages of seborrheic dermatitis. The essence she applied was completely blocked by thick oil and old dead skin cells, and could not penetrate around the hair follicles at all, which was a waste of good products.

Talking about the specific maintenance content, you must first condition the "soil" of your scalp. After all, whether your hair grows long and healthy depends 80% on the condition of your scalp. Whether you are at home or going to a hospital, the first step must be testing. Formal testing uses a 200x dermatoscope, which can clearly see the density of hair follicles, secretion of sebaceous glands, excessive Malassezia bacteria, and the degree of keratin accumulation. It is much more reliable than guessing in front of the mirror. For corresponding care after the test, you can choose targeted care products for home use, such as those containing piroctone ethanolamine salt for those with a lot of oil, and those containing ketoconazole for those with a lot of dandruff. For hospitals, there will be more auxiliary introduction items, such as using mild enzymes to metabolize old dead skin cells, and then using ultrasound or microcurrent to introduce the essence with corresponding functions. If there is inflammation or anti-hair loss needs, low-energy red light will also be used. There is also a controversial point here: many people think that red light is just for heating and is useless. In fact, clinical dermatology departments do use LLLT with compliant power to assist in the treatment of male alopecia and scalp inflammation. However, household red light combs are generally not powerful enough and you have to persist for more than half a year to see the effect. Compliant equipment from theaters will have faster results, but you must also be careful not to burn your scalp with off-brand equipment.

After talking about the care of the "soil" of the scalp, let's talk about the care of the hair "seedlings" themselves, which is the repair of the hair shaft. Many people think that the hair shaft is dead, and if it is broken, it can only be cut. In fact, it can also improve the toughness and smoothness of the hair by filling the gaps between the hair scales. The commonly used hair masks and baking oils are basic and suitable for daily slightly frizzy hair. If you often perm and dye your hair and the ends of your hair feel like hay and break when you pull it, you can try small molecule protein infusion, which is what everyone often hears as "protein correction." "Yes." Oh, yes, this topic is quite controversial now. Many people say that protein correction is just straightening, and you will pay IQ tax for damaged hair. In fact, it depends on the product ingredients: regular protein filling uses hydrolyzed keratin, which does not contain high-concentration softeners. It just fills the lost protein back into the gaps of the hair scales. It will not change the structure of the hair itself. It will just smooth and shine after it is done. It will not stick to the scalp like straightening. ； The kind of "protein correction" that claims to last for more than half a year is actually a softener with a high concentration of cysteine ​​added secretly. It is essentially an ion perm, which will indeed damage the hair cuticles. You should pay more attention to the ingredient list when choosing.

As for maintenance requirements, there is actually no unified KPI. The most important thing is not to overdo it. Don’t wash your hair with water exceeding 40 degrees Celsius, don’t sleep with your hair wet, and don’t scratch your scalp with your nails. If these small details are done well, it will be much more useful than spending thousands on a lady’s shampoo. Don’t think that the more frequent the care, the better. For example, scalp exfoliation should be done once a week at most for oily scalps, and half a month or even once a month is enough for dry or sensitive scalps. I once met a young man who used strong cleansing sulfate shampoo every day to control oil, and also went for deep cleansing twice a week. As a result, the scalp barrier was damaged, and he got contact dermatitis. The dandruff fell on his shoulders like snow. It took several months to heal.

In the final analysis, hair care is a long-term matter. You don’t need to blindly follow the trend and buy Internet celebrity products, and you don’t need to think that theater-level products are necessarily good. You just have to understand the condition of your scalp and hair first, and choose a plan that suits you.