And one more thing from an old lady-- you’re going to be 30 and 40 and 50 ANYWAY-- so if you want to be a cosmetic chemist--GO FOR IT! I became a pharmacist in my late 30s, and a friend of mine went to medical school in her 40s! It’s never to late to follow your dreams!❤️
You can do it! I went to esthetics school at 48! I honestly think I was a better student then, than I would've been when I was a teen. One of the reasons I decided to become an esthetician, is because of the lies the beauty industry tells woman of all ages, but especially middle-aged women. It's crazy! Always follow your dreams, no matter your age! Good luck!
@@taylordillingham4669 Oh girl, 25 isn’t too old at all. People in higher education are (typically) mature enough to wrap their heads around having older peers. Also in college, nobody knows anyone so it’s quite easy to fly under the radar (if that’s a concern you have).
As a curly girl, I am so mad at how prevalent hair type is when selling products. When I stopped using my hair type as a benchmark for if a product would work for me and use my porosity instead. It completely changed how my hair is now. And I wish I would have know sooner because it would have saved me so much grief and money
This!! I have waves and the emphasis on hair type made me so confused. My hair isn’t completely straight or completely curly and it was so overwhelming. After I started paying attention to porosity instead I’ve been so happy with my hair
@@violetfox2444 The fastest way is to drop a strand in a glass of water. If it floats you have low porosity (your hair cuticles is closed) and if it sinks that is high porosity (your cuticle is open). If it is in the middle, you have a medium porosity (your cuticle is not fully closed). Manes by Mel has a lot of great videos on porosity, what it is and how to care for your hair based on it. Let me know if you have any questions!
As a curly haired black woman I learned that majority of brands that target my hair type are not good as they're oil based and don't hydrate the hair. I went to a curly hair salon and they used water based products and my hair never looked or felt better
I think with the "hydration" thing you're absolutely right. For those of us with curly hair that dries out quickly/those that live in arid climates, moisturizing (ie preventing loss of moisture within the hair) is a necessity. But moisturizing is a coating that helps retain moisture/prevents frizz by sealing in moisture within the hair itself, rather than purporting to add additional "hydration" which is impossible
Curly hair still needs hydration though, not just for breakage but for the curls to be defined and not frizzy. Silicon also blocks hair from receiving moisture from the environment so curly hair types do need to avoid products with silicon in them, not because they "work differently" but so their hair doesn't become frizzy.
@@jordanlevitt1638 didn't mention silicone at all - I have curly hair myself so I'm well aware that it weighs hair down. But hydration does not equal moisturization. No haircare product can add hydration, it's physically impossible - they can only moisturize and encourage retention of moisture, and you're right in that this can come from the environment as well. But hydration is the process of water saturation in the hair, which can only come from water, be that during washing or environmental. Moisturizing encourages retention and absorption, but doesn't physically add hydration in and of itself. Breakage and frizz occurs from the loss of moisture within the hair, which is why conditioner, moisturizing products, and curl definers are key. But if anything purports to offer to add hydration, they're scamming you
I come here for solid hair advice! Your recommendations for Pureology, Redkin Acidic Bonding, Olaplex and k18 brought my hair BACK from bleaching breakage! So thank you so much Abbey!!
Another big one to call out that I encountered a lot just working in the industry; split end mending! The hairs on your head, especially the ones that have really grown out, are not alive -- there's no 'mending' what's already long gone. All that product is doing is weighing down your lengths and temporarily sealing any damage (if you're lucky). Trust your stylist for a little trim or to remove those dead ends, it's much more worth it!
I love this kind of video! Even as a scientist myself I totally get sucked into marketing claims. Like you said, it’s helpful to know what’s a scam and what’s real so we can be smart consumers and put our money in the right places to get the results we’re looking for.
Curly hair needs hydration though, not just for breakage but for the curls to be defined and not frizzy. Silicon also blocks hair from receiving moisture from the environment so curly hair types do need to avoid products with silicon in them, not because they "work differently" but so their hair doesn't become frizzy.
@@jordanlevitt1638 as a chemist, you should know there is no such thing as hair "hydration". It's not physically possible to hydrate a strand of hair. It's a marketing gimmick for products that *condition* the hair like silicone which creates a water-resistant barrier that is easily removed by surfactants
@@Madamchief Mofo I'm not saying curly hair products hydrate hair. I'm saying products with silicon blocks hair from receiving hydration from the bloody environment. Hence, products with silicon in them are not good for curly hair. This chick is using "lets exploit crappy marketing gimmicks" as a way to lead you to false assumptions. She's acting like curly hair doesn't need different products from straight hair when that's not true. This has shit all to do with products hydrating hair. Conditioner isn't easily removed either.
Literally love how you’re taking courses to continue to be educated and knowledgeable about the beauty industry!! I hate to see so much misleading information out there and think more “influencers” need to do the same!!
The biggest lie about hair growth has always come from my female hairdressers who constantly try to chop off my hair and tell me it will make it grow faster. BS.
I cant believe theyre still pushing this myth garbage. It doesnt even make sense how hair can grow by trimming the bottom end. Personally, id stop seeing anyone professionally if they lied like this just to make money off me, how can they be trusted?!
Honestly I never understood that logic… if you’re chopping the ends of your hair how does it makes the roots grow faster?? Won’t you get stuck in a cycle and forever have that same hair length? My bf’s mom always had thin hair and hair care professionals told her if she shaved it, it would grow back stronger and healthier. Such bs it did the opposite actually
I’ve always heard it explained as getting rid of the breakage stops it from traveling up the hair shaft so you’re new growth isn’t getting cancelled out by the breakage at the ends. If you don’t have a lot of damage and split ends, you don’t need as frequent trims.
@@PansyFanGirl that makes so much sense thank you! But the thing is they tell you “it will grow faster” when in reality it just prevents your hair from further damage :/ (which is good ofc but not exactly what they’re trying to sell us)
@@PansyFanGirl You may be correct, but then tell me it will break off less (which has never been true for my hair) not that it will grow faster. I object to the verbiage.
i feel so validated in this! people rarely believe me when i say these things (it was nice when customers did listen when i worked at ulta!). i’m both a total science nerd and a beauty/haircare/skincare lover, it was so nice to see this vid in my recommended! 💗
Theres a big difference between promoting longer hair/ hair growth and treating androgenic alopecia. A lot of biotin etc type products (that should just be for non-sufferers who want longer hair) prey on people with androgenic alopecia since its so widespread
Hi Abbey, The false advertising for products to say that it's going to make your hair is so misleading and it shows how people can be talked into thinking this is true and that it will make the products you purchase into thinking that you're going to have thicker, fuller and luscious hair. Thanks so much for this video and after watching all your haircare videos as to what's good and not good for the hair type I trust your opinions 💯.
I am really confused over the "shampoo won't fade hair dye" thing... Have you tried washing dyed hair with just water and conditioner and then washing it with shampoo? It's literally visible how much colour comes off
I feel like hair texture is so under appreciated. I have dark blonde 2c curly/wavy hair, but my hair texture (aka the diameter of individual strands) is very fine. I have good density, so it doesn’t look thin, but it gets weighed down sooo easily. 99% of the time, my choices for products are based on whether or not it will work without weighing my hair down. Natural blondes tend to have finer textured hair, while darker hair tends to be coarser. That’s why I think a lot of the blonde curly girls use methods that lighten the load, like the bowl method (applying product, dipping hair into a bowl of water, scrunching the excess water and product into the bowl, then repeating to essentially evenly distribute a more diluted version of the product). People with darker/coarser hair tend to have better results with heavier conditioners, creams, gels, thicker serums, and most products promoting shine bc they usually contain silicones that can weigh the hair down (not hating on silicones though!). People with lighter/finer hair do better with spray leave ins, lightweight mousses and foams, texture sprays, and lightweight or dryer oils. If I were a haircare company, I’d definitely develop products geared towards texture types rather than the “outcomes” of a product. Like I usually avoid shampoos and conditioners that are marketed as volumizing because I worry they’re not going to condition my hair enough, but in reality those are probably the best formulas for my hair. The best hair I’ve ever had was when I used the big sexy volume shampoo. I was known as somebody with “great hair.” The best curls I had were when I didn’t even condition after that 🙈 But nowadays I’m so preoccupied with my hair being ~nourished~ that I’m trying to force it to have volume with styling, needing to worry more about nourishing it from all the heat and mechanical damage, and then weighing it down all over again! I honestly didn’t even realize all that until just now, so I’m going straight from here to order that shampoo so I can bring back my great hair days!
Wait, thank you for bringing this up. I feel like what people really don’t talk about is one. Your hair type. Meaning, straight, wavy, curly, coily. And then, in those sub categories. There are different hair textures. For example, you can have straight hair, but it’s gonna be fine/thin. meaning, no matter what you do. Your hair is just gonna be fine and thin and that’s your hair texture. On the other hand, you could have straight hair and have extremely thick hair. And then, we get to the wavy/curly/coyly category. You could have curly hair and have extremely thin hair. And the same goes with wavy and coyly. Also, your ethnicity and your race is going to be a very big factor as to what type of hair you were going to be born with. For example, my ethnicity is Middle Eastern. And I mean it is a stereotype that Middle Eastern’s and Indians have very thick hair, but it’s true. We do. My hair tends to be very thick and coarse, and is completely different than somebody who is white. i’m also a curly girl, so I have to use products for curly girls. Also, what you said about blonde hair being thinner? It literally blew my mind because all the people with blonde hair that I know have pretty thin hair.
I work in a well known beauty store (and am also a newly licensed esthetician) and I’ve been watching videos to expand my knowledge on products. I just so happened to come across your videos and I really enjoy how knowledgeable you are and are direct with it. Thank you for these videos!
Thank you for this Abbey! Like many others, I grew out my hair during the pandemic. My best discoveries: Vit D prescribed by my MD for osteoporosis prevention (had great benefits for my hair too), co-washing and no poo, olive oil on bottom half of my hair before washing to lock in moisture, scalp massage, washing with a zero soap shampoo bar and ditching hair color, styling products and heat tools.
The "adds hydration" claims are even appearing in the d-i-y cosmetic formulation sphere! There's one home formulator i'm specifically thinking of, who adds HA and glycerin to (chemically based) conditioners to "hydrate the hair." Sigh ... Abbey, videos like this are why I subscribed to your channel. You don't need a PhD to be a science journalist, which is what you are.
I have learned that I have to read the ingredients and see if it is oil based or water based. I am a 2A (hair straightened in profile pic). I am very oily prone no matter the steps I've taken, for example, by day 3 of dry shampoo trying to extend a wash like hair people suggest. I looked like dry doughed Betty Spaghetti. I try to avoid oils because I'll just end up looking like I'm constantly rocking a stringy wet look.
Curly hair needs hydration though, not just for breakage but for the curls to be defined and not frizzy. Silicon also blocks hair from receiving moisture from the environment so curly hair types do need to avoid products with silicon in them, not because they "work differently" but so their hair doesn't become frizzy.
Excellent video. I would love a hair growth focused video looking into scientifically verified or at least studies methods, supplements, etc we can use to promote better hair growth
@@AbbeyYung I have a few products I’ve been wanting your thoughts on, but I didn’t think you would cover hair growth since it varies so greatly due to each individual’s underlying cause of hair loss. Since I’ve been diagnosed with androgenic alopecia, I’ll try anything if you say it works ❤ one thing all hair loss specialists (doctors) agree on, is with androgenic alopecia you have 5 years to intervene from the time you first notice your hair thinning! 😱 And by the time most people notice their hair thinning, they’ve lost more than 50% of their hair 🫣 Help Abbey 😟
I get that this wouldn't be the same as going to school and sitting in a class for a subject. But nothing is stopping you from looking up a syllabus and buying and reading the textbook for a class. I have done this once since undergrad and will probably continue to do it.
omg literally!! i will sneak on courses website pages and write down textbooks and associates' names and start there XD who said i cant learn 2587092767283642 things at once XD
Hey Abbey! I really appreciate that you help educate us all on haircare from a scientific point of view, not just by blindly reading labels and reviews of products. Understanding haircare from this side helped me so much in my haircare journey! :) Please, can you give us your opinion on the whole Monat branding and its' crazy promo that has been around for a while now? I would really like to know your opinion. Thank you so much!
If I could give you 100 thumbs up, I would, Abbey. Among the vast numbers of beauty influencers, you stand way above the rest. We need to hear it straight, and you are the rare one who does that.
The mechanics of hair is not something I realized I need to learn about, but this is so very informative. For a tiny amount of time in high school, I wanted to be a cosmetic chemist. I got my undergrad in chemistry. I have since switched to something completely different (graduating with a masters in counseling psych in a few weeks), but this is so fascinating!
I am an oily gal. At 42, I've fought oily scalp and skin my entire adolescent and adult life. The conventional wisdom for YEARS has been wash your hair with highly-stripping ingredients and just condition the ends. As I've learned more about skincare - oily gals NEED moisture - I've tried to apply those same principles to my haircare. (Also, blonde wavy hair with some texture, but not a lot). Over the last year especially I have stopped heat styling (I'm also having issues with hair loss because 42, thyroid, etc.). Instead of no conditioning, I use scalp moisturizers/conditioners that are right for my skin type. This has DRASTICALLY changed the level of oil and sebum in my hair. I could, if I wanted to, go two days without washing, but I don't because I walk and sweat everyday. I appreciate how much Abbey shares what she's learned! Also, here's my hair routine if you care: Daily cleansing conditioner (because I have a sensitivity to glycol and CCs tend to leave it out) 1-2 times a week with a light moisturizing shampoo and conditioner After air-drying, I work a small amount of hair oil through the ends for taming Comb when wet Brush at night The end. I recently traveled and did not take my routine with me, I regretted it big time (different minerals in the water that just didn't do well). Next time, I WILL take my daily CC!
I just see the anti-aging as targeting the characteristics of aging hair, not literally making it younger. I have found that some work better on my 55 year old hair that used to look like yours with little to no effort and is now frizzy, wavy, less dense - basically fairly unmanageable.
As a curly girl I always thought the that the products added moisture since that’s all I hear! So interesting to hear that it isn’t 🤔 good information to know and dive into myself.
This course sounds super interesting, you are always so educated on ingredients in this channel. I would love a video on how to hydrate dry hair if I’m not supposed to buy those hydrating products.
The point is that the ONLY thing that can hydrate something is water. So unless a product is adding water to the inner part of your hair or something, it is not hydrating, it is conditioning or moisturizing. Marketing just says hydrating because... it sounds better I guess. But there is no hair care product that can hydrate your hair. Only lots of water can do that.
Love these kinds of videos. Unfortunately such debunking takes a long time - as science does - and usually, by the time the science becomes well-known, some clever marketing people have already found the next big thing to hype up for no reason. As someone with incredibly little and thin hair myself, though, I do feel like hair products targeted towards my hair type do help - not because they're targeted towards a specific structure, but because I feel like they perhaps contain a lower amount of conditioning agents? Or maybe a different set of them? I definitely remember my hair looking very greasy after less than a day when I used highly conditioning products ("for very damaged hair" because that's what I thought I was able to fix using them hahah), until I swapped to something specifically for thin hair, and I feel like it keeps my hair looking clean but still feel nice for longer. It may also just be a different set of cleansing agents, of course, which maybe suit my scalp a bit better. But yeah, I'm so over hair product elitism.
Through trial and error I've discovered products that work really well with my hair, and of course my routine is nothing like any "curly girl method" or anything. I have wavy hair, and to bring out the waves I skip the conditioner and use a moisture hair mask and a protein one and then a leave in conditioner. I also only shampoo once or twice a week. I literally tried everything cause my scalp was always itchy and my hair was always dry, straight, and lacking shine. As soon as I started using hair masks instead of conditioner my hair started to get ringlets and it got really glossy. It would be nice if hair care was just straightforward with no gimmicks.
You said that protein added to regular hair products doesn’t do much. Does that mean that protein sensitivity is a myth? Or the “moisture-protein balance” ad they call it?
Abbey I have a video type idea. Maybe your viewers could send you their hair situation and you could give them advice. Ofc saying you are not a professional and all that stuff, but for example I'd die to get your opinion on my hair situation because I'm kinda lost. Maybe you could do that once every few months - I'm sure viewers would love it!
The relative humidity is so on point! I’ve lived in a tropical coastal city in Brazil that humidity is for most of the year above 90%. When I stayed in Los Angeles for the winter months my hair suffered! I never had hair dried like that in my entire life. Once I got back to Brazil, my hair went back to shiny and hydrated.
Thank you so much for making this video! Re: your request for additional topics, a deep-dive into scalp products, common claims, common ingredients found in these products and what they can actually do and can't do would be so cool. I'm seeing so many more scalp products entering the market these days, with oils making claims to clarify or help hair growth and all these ingredients brands say are what is doing the things they claim to do, and it's so difficult to keep up and evaluate whether or not those claims can be valid or if those products are things we should be spending money on (if that makes sense)
These companies better be careful these days. People are more educated and aware. They can easily be sued for misleading. Just look at the current Starbucks lawsuit.
I've found K18 to be the biggest scam going right now. Check out all the 1, 2 and 3 star reviews on Sephora and you'll get an idea of what happened to the hair of all of my friends who tried it. Either nothing at all, or actual damage! I feel so bad for them! Luckily I listened to the blow out professor who calls out what a scam product this is and didn't fall for the hyper-hype. Buyer definitely beware on this one.
Can you talk about how products improve your hair if they don’t hydrate it? Is it just temporary improvement or can you make any permanent change to the lengths of your hair? Sorry I’m really confused about this.
Abbey could you pls make a current self tan tutorial pls? For people who have never use self tan drops before? either on TH-cam or on tik tok pls. Love you 💞
Makes sense about the ingredients don’t need to be different for specific hair types. Cause the description will say it’s good for wavy curly straight thin thick… I thought it was a scam but guess not lol👍🏻
Would love to hear more about aging hair and how to handle it..thinning and fine. And more about heat protection. As someone bwith older very thin and fine hair I would love to know how best to use heat protection and what it can offer. Not heat styling is not an option for my shorter fine hair.
Thank you for this. My hair texture has changed throughout my life- it was stick straight during childhood, curled at puberty, and was curly until I had my first child at 31 years old. Now it’s barely wavy but also very dry. I’ve also lost significant amounts of hair after each pregnancy and have had to change up what I do with my hair a lot as a result. I’d be interested to know if there’s any scientific explanation behind these changes!
The inkey list salicylic acid scalp treatment... We (myself n my son) have eczema patches on scalp he also has dandruff.. this scalp treatment helps A LOT.. the ordinary peptides hair serum has helped with hair shedding but took over 6 weeks to notice the change... Advanced Clinicals makes a tea tree oil serum I use on scalp for itch.
I feel like I've sacrificed hair quality in my search for my quantity because I've been losing hair for so many years due to thyroid. So many of these products (bondiboost etc) dried my hair out like crazy for little to no "new" regrowth because they aren't actually drugs! Thank you for your information 💜
I wish you had mentioned one of the most prevalent marketing scams: repairing split ends. The only way to rid your hair of split ends is to cut off the damaged ends. All the product does is coat the hair so it seems like the hair is repaired, but the split ends are still there underneath the product build up. I once purchased the shampoo and conditioner set from a well-known (aka highly advertised) scented brand that claimed to repair split ends. I ended up with WORSE split hair from just a week of using that product. I threw it away, got a haircut soon after, and researched ways to properly take care of my hair.
Interesting! I learned this about skincare, and when something is professional/medical versus non-medical grade, but didn't realize it was similar for hair care.
Love this. Even as a hairstylist I love to tell people what is a scam and be able to give the best education to my clients as possible. “Beauty brains” is the best podcast ever for these topics (haven’t watched the whole video yet not sure if you’ve mentioned it)
Hey Abby, I am currently watching the video, and that can be said about skincare too, and everything else. Marketing is such a wide area. I just use products that I know will work and what I can afford. I would have liked to take the course, it sounds interesting. In my opinion, marketing is a scam. You would have to use products for a long time to actually see results, you can't, unless you use it for years. Anyway, keep up the good work 😊
Thank you for doing so much research for this video and sharing it. I was really intrigued by the hair growth portion of the video. I use bondi boost and purchased it at Ulta. I could have sworn it said "hair growth" verbatim. So I went and checked and the Ulta website currently lists the product as "Hair Growth Shampoo" not "HG Shampoo"!!! I found that interesting! It definitely misled me and is a lot of the reason I purchased it
Oh, I forgot to tell you I love your channel! It's so informative and the fact that you actively continue to educate yourself on the topics you discuss, help me to really trust in the information that you are giving me
I would suggest that leave on scalp serums work because they dissolve product, dirt, oil and exfoliate over time. Maybe they are created to work at the next wash, not exactly that day. Think about how many face creams are not put in on and wash it off immediately.
So Abby, after taking this class do you plan on making any changes to your hair care routine? I prefer regular sulfates to other non-sulfate shampoos because the others seem more stripping
the chemical makeup is the same but the structure is different. and there have been studies that show that some ingredients are very beneficial to coily hair specifically. like you said, the structural makeup is the same so these ingredients obviously weren't more beneficial in that way but that they significantly improved the mechanical/physical properties (but not chemical of course). Like how hydrolyzed jojoba esters were consistently more effective on textured hair than non-textured hair, particularly African textured hair types. I think that's why we see a difference in ingredients because of different needs. I just think it would've been helpful to point that out. That's why some products marketed for coily hair is horrible on straight hair. Not horrible because it does anything chemically but because it's too heavy. And some products for say, fine straight hair might not be "slippery" enough for someone with a coilier hair type.
You could totally still become a cosmetic chemist if you want. Getting a degree isn't limited by age. Go for it! This video was very informative. It confirmed what I already knew and I also learned some new things, thanks! Also, while it's true that different hair types don't need different ingredients...they definitely need different amounts of certain ingredients. Products formulated for straight hair (especially conditioners and stylers) do not work well on my coily hair...it's just a waste of money if I buy them. They're usually not conditioning enough or do not have enough hold for lasting styles or just make frizz worse. And my fave coily hair marketed products are usually way too much, too intense for my straight haired friends. When you mentioned different hair types benefitting from different textured products, perhaps that's what you were alluding to?
As a curly haired white girl from a smaller country with fewer haircare product available. I need this info to navigate what we have what to buy. Thanks for the video❤
hey Abbey! Great video :-) but one little correction when it comes to the difference in hair follicles for curly versus straight hair there are chemical differences in the bonding. Hair is made up of disulfide bonds and in curly hair they become saturated with hydrogen bonds that are easier to break and bend without the structure of the disulfide bonds. from my understanding any sort of damaged hair has this type of saturated sulfide bond
Thank you!! Curly hair totally reacts differently, I know from experience that I cant use the same products that are advertised for straight hair. It's very tricky but with research I typically find a solution.
Thank you so much for this video, is it possible to get a video about how to combat humidity and frizz? Sometimes you can't really remove yourself from the environment so what can you do?
To hide balding spots, use a $2 eyeshadow to hide the scalp...instant fuller looking hair..those spray on root touch ups are great too..on ALL your patchy spots...expensive though...
I found out that DMDM Ingredients in shampoo is very dangerous for our hair that have caused hair loss for a lot of people. I always check on back of shampoo to see if there’s DMDM and Sulfates which a lot of false advertising products have. By the way, I bought ACURE per your recommendation. So far I like it but still get little bit breakage and shedding. I’ll keep using it while I research for something that works for my hair. Great video Abby
Its so interesting how this differs from what we learn when becoming a hairdresser. The reason the sulfate thing became a thing is because in general they’re stronger cleansers, opening up the hair more and thus making it easier for the dye to escape. (Also a ph thing) You could argue that since hair is naturally hydrophobic because of the layer of oil that surrounds the strand, a harsher cleanser that strips that layer more, would let in more water making the dye dissolve, and not repleaneshing that oil to those strands to protect them, would let them be more vulnerable to the elements. What’s also interesting is that those same products are made by cosmetic chemists. The topic is probably so much more complicated. Anyways, stan Jojoba oil and don’t underestimate a good conditioner
Thats like saying a cake will be dry and powderg because its mostly flour. Formulation matters and they make sulfate cleansers that are much gentler now
Wow I had no idea about the hydration myth!! What about heat protection? I blow dry and straighten my hair pretty often, but my heat protectant claims to hydrate, and that the "protein and AA work deeply in the hair fiber". Is heat protectant a myth too??
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and illustrating how clever use of language can trick us into thinking a product will do something it can't actually do. The best hair care purchase I've made recently is argan oil. I use Pureology shampoo and conditioner and love them (thank you Abbey!) but my hair can benefit from some extra help. My hair is dry and applying the oil lightly to the bottom half once a week before shampooing has helped my hair look more silky and less like doll hair.
Hi Abbey! Could you please, please, pretty please tell us about salon keratin treatments? I would love to know what you can find out about them. (Thanks as always for such great content)
Would love some insight into sulfates and parabens! Are they actually bad for us? Should we avoid them at all cost? Or are they less harmful than we have been lead to believe?
Loving your videoa Abbey. I started caring about hair health a few months ago and I am really appreciating your reviews and videos! I really appreciate your focus on research as someone who is taking their masters of science in nursing. I have hard water and previously colored hair and noticed I was getting breakage and had dull, frizzy fine hair. Ive changed to washing once a week, using k18 and a clarifying rinse. I now use leave in conditioner and oils which have been really helpful. Today is my wash day so Im going to be trying the wow dream coat which I am hoping will tame some of my fly aways as Iwork towards having stronger hair that has less breakage.Thanks for putting out amazing content...loving your makeup n beauty tips too. Sending you good vibes always!
M S, I have similar hair to you. I also use k18 and wash my hair once per week but would love to add "leave in conditioner" and "hair oils" to my routine. Which ones do you recommend?
@@summersadie3687 I have been loving the pureology color fanatic leave in condition... for oils, it kinda depends what I am feeling. I really like argan oil or moroccon oil.. I think its a bit less about the oil type and rather the fact you are using them nightly and before you wash your hair as a bit of a protectant. Also would like to say that I had better results with leave-in and redkens blow out cream than with just the Wow dream coat...so food for thought.
So, I’m confused, because I have been consistently told that in drier climates I need to add more moisture to my hair (I have curly hair) and to use moisturizing shampoos and conditioners and to add moisturizing leave-on creams as well. I’m clearly missing something and would genuinely love it if someone could explain it to me. If it helps I have generally pretty healthy hair that curls in on itself the longer it gets.
You can't hydrate your hair, but you can condition it... by adding oils or silicone or other ingredients that "grease" or coat/protect the hair. And this is generally what conditioners do. (It is the use of the word "hydrate" that is misleading, since conditioning your hair has nothing to do with adding water to your hair.)
Hey Abby, I forgot to ask, since you have taken the course and did your research, has it changed your opinions of the products that you have reviewed in the past, did it change your mind?😜
And one more thing from an old lady-- you’re going to be 30 and 40 and 50 ANYWAY-- so if you want to be a cosmetic chemist--GO FOR IT! I became a pharmacist in my late 30s, and a friend of mine went to medical school in her 40s! It’s never to late to follow your dreams!❤️
my therapist went back to school in her 40s and just turned 80. she’s the most wonderful person i’ve ever met and has helped and inspired me so much
You can do it! I went to esthetics school at 48! I honestly think I was a better student then, than I would've been when I was a teen. One of the reasons I decided to become an esthetician, is because of the lies the beauty industry tells woman of all ages, but especially middle-aged women. It's crazy! Always follow your dreams, no matter your age! Good luck!
Thank you for this. I feel like I’m too old to go to school because I’m 25 and all of my friends are graduating. This helps me thank you
Excellent advice - I heard this from someone many years ago and it led to me getting my degree as well.
@@taylordillingham4669 Oh girl, 25 isn’t too old at all. People in higher education are (typically) mature enough to wrap their heads around having older peers. Also in college, nobody knows anyone so it’s quite easy to fly under the radar (if that’s a concern you have).
As a curly girl, I am so mad at how prevalent hair type is when selling products. When I stopped using my hair type as a benchmark for if a product would work for me and use my porosity instead. It completely changed how my hair is now. And I wish I would have know sooner because it would have saved me so much grief and money
Agreed.
This!! I have waves and the emphasis on hair type made me so confused. My hair isn’t completely straight or completely curly and it was so overwhelming. After I started paying attention to porosity instead I’ve been so happy with my hair
Hey, how do tou choose by porosity? I really need to know 🥺💜 thx in advance
@@violetfox2444 The fastest way is to drop a strand in a glass of water. If it floats you have low porosity (your hair cuticles is closed) and if it sinks that is high porosity (your cuticle is open). If it is in the middle, you have a medium porosity (your cuticle is not fully closed). Manes by Mel has a lot of great videos on porosity, what it is and how to care for your hair based on it. Let me know if you have any questions!
Exactly but idk what my hair porosity is!!!!
As a curly haired black woman I learned that majority of brands that target my hair type are not good as they're oil based and don't hydrate the hair. I went to a curly hair salon and they used water based products and my hair never looked or felt better
Amen and Hallelujah 👏
Wow
Could you please share which ingredients (water-based) you usually look for? My hair is 3c with some maybe 4a and some 2c or 3a. 😅
I think with the "hydration" thing you're absolutely right. For those of us with curly hair that dries out quickly/those that live in arid climates, moisturizing (ie preventing loss of moisture within the hair) is a necessity. But moisturizing is a coating that helps retain moisture/prevents frizz by sealing in moisture within the hair itself, rather than purporting to add additional "hydration" which is impossible
Curly hair still needs hydration though, not just for breakage but for the curls to be defined and not frizzy.
Silicon also blocks hair from receiving moisture from the environment so curly hair types do need to avoid products with silicon in them, not because they "work differently" but so their hair doesn't become frizzy.
@@jordanlevitt1638 didn't mention silicone at all - I have curly hair myself so I'm well aware that it weighs hair down. But hydration does not equal moisturization. No haircare product can add hydration, it's physically impossible - they can only moisturize and encourage retention of moisture, and you're right in that this can come from the environment as well. But hydration is the process of water saturation in the hair, which can only come from water, be that during washing or environmental. Moisturizing encourages retention and absorption, but doesn't physically add hydration in and of itself. Breakage and frizz occurs from the loss of moisture within the hair, which is why conditioner, moisturizing products, and curl definers are key. But if anything purports to offer to add hydration, they're scamming you
yess like products w aloe vera or something that attracts moisture to the hair and seals it
I don’t think they can seal water in the hair. Where did you get that idea from?
@@planckismus perhaps a better word is "occlusive" or preventing moisture loss. Anyway, no need to be hostile about semantics
I come here for solid hair advice! Your recommendations for Pureology, Redkin Acidic Bonding, Olaplex and k18 brought my hair BACK from bleaching breakage! So thank you so much Abbey!!
😭 this makes me so happy to hear!!!
Mee too 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Same!
Took a Screen shot of this comment, thankyou!
@@elysianjameson9151 you’re welcome! I’d say I saw some results instantly but overall over a six month period? Good luck!
Another big one to call out that I encountered a lot just working in the industry; split end mending! The hairs on your head, especially the ones that have really grown out, are not alive -- there's no 'mending' what's already long gone. All that product is doing is weighing down your lengths and temporarily sealing any damage (if you're lucky). Trust your stylist for a little trim or to remove those dead ends, it's much more worth it!
I love this kind of video! Even as a scientist myself I totally get sucked into marketing claims. Like you said, it’s helpful to know what’s a scam and what’s real so we can be smart consumers and put our money in the right places to get the results we’re looking for.
Couldn’t agree more!!
I'm stoked you're continuing your education Abbey! Don't limit yourself to a college degree. You are the people's cosmetic chemist 😉
Curly hair needs hydration though, not just for breakage but for the curls to be defined and not frizzy.
Silicon also blocks hair from receiving moisture from the environment so curly hair types do need to avoid products with silicon in them, not because they "work differently" but so their hair doesn't become frizzy.
@@jordanlevitt1638 as a chemist, you should know there is no such thing as hair "hydration". It's not physically possible to hydrate a strand of hair. It's a marketing gimmick for products that *condition* the hair like silicone which creates a water-resistant barrier that is easily removed by surfactants
@@Madamchief Mofo I'm not saying curly hair products hydrate hair. I'm saying products with silicon blocks hair from receiving hydration from the bloody environment. Hence, products with silicon in them are not good for curly hair. This chick is using "lets exploit crappy marketing gimmicks" as a way to lead you to false assumptions. She's acting like curly hair doesn't need different products from straight hair when that's not true. This has shit all to do with products hydrating hair. Conditioner isn't easily removed either.
Literally love how you’re taking courses to continue to be educated and knowledgeable about the beauty industry!! I hate to see so much misleading information out there and think more “influencers” need to do the same!!
The biggest lie about hair growth has always come from my female hairdressers who constantly try to chop off my hair and tell me it will make it grow faster. BS.
I cant believe theyre still pushing this myth garbage. It doesnt even make sense how hair can grow by trimming the bottom end. Personally, id stop seeing anyone professionally if they lied like this just to make money off me, how can they be trusted?!
Honestly I never understood that logic… if you’re chopping the ends of your hair how does it makes the roots grow faster?? Won’t you get stuck in a cycle and forever have that same hair length?
My bf’s mom always had thin hair and hair care professionals told her if she shaved it, it would grow back stronger and healthier. Such bs it did the opposite actually
I’ve always heard it explained as getting rid of the breakage stops it from traveling up the hair shaft so you’re new growth isn’t getting cancelled out by the breakage at the ends. If you don’t have a lot of damage and split ends, you don’t need as frequent trims.
@@PansyFanGirl that makes so much sense thank you! But the thing is they tell you “it will grow faster” when in reality it just prevents your hair from further damage :/ (which is good ofc but not exactly what they’re trying to sell us)
@@PansyFanGirl You may be correct, but then tell me it will break off less (which has never been true for my hair) not that it will grow faster. I object to the verbiage.
i feel so validated in this! people rarely believe me when i say these things (it was nice when customers did listen when i worked at ulta!). i’m both a total science nerd and a beauty/haircare/skincare lover, it was so nice to see this vid in my recommended! 💗
Theres a big difference between promoting longer hair/ hair growth and treating androgenic alopecia. A lot of biotin etc type products (that should just be for non-sufferers who want longer hair) prey on people with androgenic alopecia since its so widespread
Correct 💯 there’s a lot of confusion between hair growth and AGA.
Hi Abbey, The false advertising for products to say that it's going to make your hair is so misleading and it shows how people can be talked into thinking this is true and that it will make the products you purchase into thinking that you're going to have thicker, fuller and luscious hair. Thanks so much for this video and after watching all your haircare videos as to what's good and not good for the hair type I trust your opinions 💯.
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I am really confused over the "shampoo won't fade hair dye" thing... Have you tried washing dyed hair with just water and conditioner and then washing it with shampoo? It's literally visible how much colour comes off
I feel like hair texture is so under appreciated. I have dark blonde 2c curly/wavy hair, but my hair texture (aka the diameter of individual strands) is very fine. I have good density, so it doesn’t look thin, but it gets weighed down sooo easily. 99% of the time, my choices for products are based on whether or not it will work without weighing my hair down.
Natural blondes tend to have finer textured hair, while darker hair tends to be coarser. That’s why I think a lot of the blonde curly girls use methods that lighten the load, like the bowl method (applying product, dipping hair into a bowl of water, scrunching the excess water and product into the bowl, then repeating to essentially evenly distribute a more diluted version of the product). People with darker/coarser hair tend to have better results with heavier conditioners, creams, gels, thicker serums, and most products promoting shine bc they usually contain silicones that can weigh the hair down (not hating on silicones though!). People with lighter/finer hair do better with spray leave ins, lightweight mousses and foams, texture sprays, and lightweight or dryer oils.
If I were a haircare company, I’d definitely develop products geared towards texture types rather than the “outcomes” of a product. Like I usually avoid shampoos and conditioners that are marketed as volumizing because I worry they’re not going to condition my hair enough, but in reality those are probably the best formulas for my hair. The best hair I’ve ever had was when I used the big sexy volume shampoo. I was known as somebody with “great hair.” The best curls I had were when I didn’t even condition after that 🙈 But nowadays I’m so preoccupied with my hair being ~nourished~ that I’m trying to force it to have volume with styling, needing to worry more about nourishing it from all the heat and mechanical damage, and then weighing it down all over again!
I honestly didn’t even realize all that until just now, so I’m going straight from here to order that shampoo so I can bring back my great hair days!
Wait, thank you for bringing this up. I feel like what people really don’t talk about is one. Your hair type. Meaning, straight, wavy, curly, coily. And then, in those sub categories. There are different hair textures. For example, you can have straight hair, but it’s gonna be fine/thin. meaning, no matter what you do. Your hair is just gonna be fine and thin and that’s your hair texture. On the other hand, you could have straight hair and have extremely thick hair. And then, we get to the wavy/curly/coyly category. You could have curly hair and have extremely thin hair. And the same goes with wavy and coyly. Also, your ethnicity and your race is going to be a very big factor as to what type of hair you were going to be born with. For example, my ethnicity is Middle Eastern. And I mean it is a stereotype that Middle Eastern’s and Indians have very thick hair, but it’s true. We do. My hair tends to be very thick and coarse, and is completely different than somebody who is white. i’m also a curly girl, so I have to use products for curly girls. Also, what you said about blonde hair being thinner? It literally blew my mind because all the people with blonde hair that I know have pretty thin hair.
I work in a well known beauty store (and am also a newly licensed esthetician) and I’ve been watching videos to expand my knowledge on products. I just so happened to come across your videos and I really enjoy how knowledgeable you are and are direct with it. Thank you for these videos!
Would love to see video on hair loss and thinning and products that actually can help.
As a licensed cosmetologist most is all BS. Thank you, for putting the truth out there.
Thank you for this Abbey! Like many others, I grew out my hair during the pandemic. My best discoveries: Vit D prescribed by my MD for osteoporosis prevention (had great benefits for my hair too), co-washing and no poo, olive oil on bottom half of my hair before washing to lock in moisture, scalp massage, washing with a zero soap shampoo bar and ditching hair color, styling products and heat tools.
I took the same course and it was so eye opening! I walked away thinking everything shared on social media about hair is wrong! 😂
The "adds hydration" claims are even appearing in the d-i-y cosmetic formulation sphere! There's one home formulator i'm specifically thinking of, who adds HA and glycerin to (chemically based) conditioners to "hydrate the hair." Sigh ...
Abbey, videos like this are why I subscribed to your channel. You don't need a PhD to be a science journalist, which is what you are.
Soo interesting! Thank you ❤️
I have learned that I have to read the ingredients and see if it is oil based or water based. I am a 2A (hair straightened in profile pic). I am very oily prone no matter the steps I've taken, for example, by day 3 of dry shampoo trying to extend a wash like hair people suggest. I looked like dry doughed Betty Spaghetti. I try to avoid oils because I'll just end up looking like I'm constantly rocking a stringy wet look.
Curly hair needs hydration though, not just for breakage but for the curls to be defined and not frizzy.
Silicon also blocks hair from receiving moisture from the environment so curly hair types do need to avoid products with silicon in them, not because they "work differently" but so their hair doesn't become frizzy.
Excellent video. I would love a hair growth focused video looking into scientifically verified or at least studies methods, supplements, etc we can use to promote better hair growth
Adding to my list!
Watch Dr. Dray she talks so much about hair growth.
@@AbbeyYung I have a few products I’ve been wanting your thoughts on, but I didn’t think you would cover hair growth since it varies so greatly due to each individual’s underlying cause of hair loss. Since I’ve been diagnosed with androgenic alopecia, I’ll try anything if you say it works ❤ one thing all hair loss specialists (doctors) agree on, is with androgenic alopecia you have 5 years to intervene from the time you first notice your hair thinning! 😱 And by the time most people notice their hair thinning, they’ve lost more than 50% of their hair 🫣 Help Abbey 😟
I get that this wouldn't be the same as going to school and sitting in a class for a subject. But nothing is stopping you from looking up a syllabus and buying and reading the textbook for a class. I have done this once since undergrad and will probably continue to do it.
omg literally!! i will sneak on courses website pages and write down textbooks and associates' names and start there XD who said i cant learn 2587092767283642 things at once XD
Hey Abbey! I really appreciate that you help educate us all on haircare from a scientific point of view, not just by blindly reading labels and reviews of products. Understanding haircare from this side helped me so much in my haircare journey! :) Please, can you give us your opinion on the whole Monat branding and its' crazy promo that has been around for a while now? I would really like to know your opinion. Thank you so much!
If I could give you 100 thumbs up, I would, Abbey. Among the vast numbers of beauty influencers, you stand way above the rest. We need to hear it straight, and you are the rare one who does that.
The mechanics of hair is not something I realized I need to learn about, but this is so very informative.
For a tiny amount of time in high school, I wanted to be a cosmetic chemist. I got my undergrad in chemistry. I have since switched to something completely different (graduating with a masters in counseling psych in a few weeks), but this is so fascinating!
I am an oily gal. At 42, I've fought oily scalp and skin my entire adolescent and adult life. The conventional wisdom for YEARS has been wash your hair with highly-stripping ingredients and just condition the ends. As I've learned more about skincare - oily gals NEED moisture - I've tried to apply those same principles to my haircare. (Also, blonde wavy hair with some texture, but not a lot). Over the last year especially I have stopped heat styling (I'm also having issues with hair loss because 42, thyroid, etc.). Instead of no conditioning, I use scalp moisturizers/conditioners that are right for my skin type. This has DRASTICALLY changed the level of oil and sebum in my hair. I could, if I wanted to, go two days without washing, but I don't because I walk and sweat everyday. I appreciate how much Abbey shares what she's learned!
Also, here's my hair routine if you care:
Daily cleansing conditioner (because I have a sensitivity to glycol and CCs tend to leave it out)
1-2 times a week with a light moisturizing shampoo and conditioner
After air-drying, I work a small amount of hair oil through the ends for taming
Comb when wet
Brush at night
The end.
I recently traveled and did not take my routine with me, I regretted it big time (different minerals in the water that just didn't do well). Next time, I WILL take my daily CC!
I just see the anti-aging as targeting the characteristics of aging hair, not literally making it younger. I have found that some work better on my 55 year old hair that used to look like yours with little to no effort and is now frizzy, wavy, less dense - basically fairly unmanageable.
Is that why older women mostly have the grandma perms and really short more masculine haircuts?
@@sail253 Older women usually have shorter hair cause that's what they were used to even in their youth. Especially before the 60s
As a curly girl I always thought the that the products added moisture since that’s all I hear! So interesting to hear that it isn’t 🤔 good information to know and dive into myself.
Instant follow
This course sounds super interesting, you are always so educated on ingredients in this channel. I would love a video on how to hydrate dry hair if I’m not supposed to buy those hydrating products.
The point is that the ONLY thing that can hydrate something is water. So unless a product is adding water to the inner part of your hair or something, it is not hydrating, it is conditioning or moisturizing. Marketing just says hydrating because... it sounds better I guess. But there is no hair care product that can hydrate your hair. Only lots of water can do that.
Love these kinds of videos. Unfortunately such debunking takes a long time - as science does - and usually, by the time the science becomes well-known, some clever marketing people have already found the next big thing to hype up for no reason. As someone with incredibly little and thin hair myself, though, I do feel like hair products targeted towards my hair type do help - not because they're targeted towards a specific structure, but because I feel like they perhaps contain a lower amount of conditioning agents? Or maybe a different set of them? I definitely remember my hair looking very greasy after less than a day when I used highly conditioning products ("for very damaged hair" because that's what I thought I was able to fix using them hahah), until I swapped to something specifically for thin hair, and I feel like it keeps my hair looking clean but still feel nice for longer. It may also just be a different set of cleansing agents, of course, which maybe suit my scalp a bit better. But yeah, I'm so over hair product elitism.
Through trial and error I've discovered products that work really well with my hair, and of course my routine is nothing like any "curly girl method" or anything. I have wavy hair, and to bring out the waves I skip the conditioner and use a moisture hair mask and a protein one and then a leave in conditioner. I also only shampoo once or twice a week. I literally tried everything cause my scalp was always itchy and my hair was always dry, straight, and lacking shine. As soon as I started using hair masks instead of conditioner my hair started to get ringlets and it got really glossy. It would be nice if hair care was just straightforward with no gimmicks.
Hey Abbey, that's so great that you're continuing your education on subjects that you're passionate about. I love this style video ❤
I’m so glad 🥰
You said that protein added to regular hair products doesn’t do much. Does that mean that protein sensitivity is a myth? Or the “moisture-protein balance” ad they call it?
Abbey I have a video type idea. Maybe your viewers could send you their hair situation and you could give them advice. Ofc saying you are not a professional and all that stuff, but for example I'd die to get your opinion on my hair situation because I'm kinda lost. Maybe you could do that once every few months - I'm sure viewers would love it!
The relative humidity is so on point! I’ve lived in a tropical coastal city in Brazil that humidity is for most of the year above 90%. When I stayed in Los Angeles for the winter months my hair suffered! I never had hair dried like that in my entire life. Once I got back to Brazil, my hair went back to shiny and hydrated.
Thank you so much for making this video! Re: your request for additional topics, a deep-dive into scalp products, common claims, common ingredients found in these products and what they can actually do and can't do would be so cool.
I'm seeing so many more scalp products entering the market these days, with oils making claims to clarify or help hair growth and all these ingredients brands say are what is doing the things they claim to do, and it's so difficult to keep up and evaluate whether or not those claims can be valid or if those products are things we should be spending money on (if that makes sense)
These companies better be careful these days. People are more educated and aware. They can easily be sued for misleading. Just look at the current Starbucks lawsuit.
I've found K18 to be the biggest scam going right now. Check out all the 1, 2 and 3 star reviews on Sephora and you'll get an idea of what happened to the hair of all of my friends who tried it. Either nothing at all, or actual damage! I feel so bad for them! Luckily I listened to the blow out professor who calls out what a scam product this is and didn't fall for the hyper-hype. Buyer definitely beware on this one.
Can you talk about how products improve your hair if they don’t hydrate it? Is it just temporary improvement or can you make any permanent change to the lengths of your hair? Sorry I’m really confused about this.
Abbey could you pls make a current self tan tutorial pls? For people who have never use self tan drops before? either on TH-cam or on tik tok pls. Love you 💞
Makes sense about the ingredients don’t need to be different for specific hair types. Cause the description will say it’s good for wavy curly straight thin thick… I thought it was a scam but guess not lol👍🏻
Yes I read those descriptions very carefully… took me a while but good marketing is a powerful thing
Would love to hear more about aging hair and how to handle it..thinning and fine.
And more about heat protection. As someone bwith older very thin and fine hair I would love to know how best to use heat protection and what it can offer. Not heat styling is not an option for my shorter fine hair.
I really wish there was a video like this for skincare!!!
I have fine, curly hair and it's more important that a product won't weigh my hair down than if it's for curly hair.
Excellent, because I've been having the worst hair recently and have tried way too many products that don't help.
I hope it gets better soon! ❤️
@@AbbeyYung Thank you! I'm going to look back on your videos, but I'm looking for recommendations for fine hair. ❤️ Thank you for all your research!
Thank you for this. My hair texture has changed throughout my life- it was stick straight during childhood, curled at puberty, and was curly until I had my first child at 31 years old. Now it’s barely wavy but also very dry. I’ve also lost significant amounts of hair after each pregnancy and have had to change up what I do with my hair a lot as a result. I’d be interested to know if there’s any scientific explanation behind these changes!
I'm so glad I found this video. I've been a fool for misleading hair care marketing my whole life
The inkey list salicylic acid scalp treatment... We (myself n my son) have eczema patches on scalp he also has dandruff.. this scalp treatment helps A LOT.. the ordinary peptides hair serum has helped with hair shedding but took over 6 weeks to notice the change... Advanced Clinicals makes a tea tree oil serum I use on scalp for itch.
I feel like I've sacrificed hair quality in my search for my quantity because I've been losing hair for so many years due to thyroid. So many of these products (bondiboost etc) dried my hair out like crazy for little to no "new" regrowth because they aren't actually drugs! Thank you for your information 💜
I have thyroid issues as well and the Bondi Boost HG shampoo was so drying for my hair. Couldn’t use it long enough to see if it helped with growth.
I got Bondi Boost to help with my hair growth, and it was so expensive. I tried it out and I hated the way it felt. Worst $60 I ever spent
I don’t even know what to do with my hair now-- it’s all been a lie!
I really appreciate your educational videos! I'm on a journey to find my holy grail hair products and your videos help so much.
I wish you had mentioned one of the most prevalent marketing scams: repairing split ends. The only way to rid your hair of split ends is to cut off the damaged ends. All the product does is coat the hair so it seems like the hair is repaired, but the split ends are still there underneath the product build up. I once purchased the shampoo and conditioner set from a well-known (aka highly advertised) scented brand that claimed to repair split ends. I ended up with WORSE split hair from just a week of using that product. I threw it away, got a haircut soon after, and researched ways to properly take care of my hair.
Briogeo?? 😏
OMG THE BRIOGEO DID THAT TO MY HAIR IS THAT WHAT UR TALKING ABOUT
Interesting! I learned this about skincare, and when something is professional/medical versus non-medical grade, but didn't realize it was similar for hair care.
Love this. Even as a hairstylist I love to tell people what is a scam and be able to give the best education to my clients as possible.
“Beauty brains” is the best podcast ever for these topics (haven’t watched the whole video yet not sure if you’ve mentioned it)
So...I should cancel my function of Beauty subscription?
The Bondi boost one plainly said “supports hair growth” in the description you showed
OMG I'm still on the intro.. your hair and makeup are beyond flawless in this vid!
Hi Abbey. This video was very informational. I learned a lot and will think twice before buying shampoo/conditioner just by it’s claims.
So glad to help!
Hey Abby, I am currently watching the video, and that can be said about skincare too, and everything else. Marketing is such a wide area. I just use products that I know will work and what I can afford. I would have liked to take the course, it sounds interesting. In my opinion, marketing is a scam. You would have to use products for a long time to actually see results, you can't, unless you use it for years. Anyway, keep up the good work 😊
Thank you for doing so much research for this video and sharing it. I was really intrigued by the hair growth portion of the video. I use bondi boost and purchased it at Ulta. I could have sworn it said "hair growth" verbatim. So I went and checked and the Ulta website currently lists the product as "Hair Growth Shampoo" not "HG Shampoo"!!! I found that interesting! It definitely misled me and is a lot of the reason I purchased it
Oh, I forgot to tell you I love your channel! It's so informative and the fact that you actively continue to educate yourself on the topics you discuss, help me to really trust in the information that you are giving me
I would suggest that leave on scalp serums work because they dissolve product, dirt, oil and exfoliate over time. Maybe they are created to work at the next wash, not exactly that day. Think about how many face creams are not put in on and wash it off immediately.
Yeah I’ve learned that different textures of hair are attributed to the follicles and how the hair grows from the follicle
How you get hydrated hair if you don’t get it from the products we’re using?
So Abby, after taking this class do you plan on making any changes to your hair care routine? I prefer regular sulfates to other non-sulfate shampoos because the others seem more stripping
the chemical makeup is the same but the structure is different. and there have been studies that show that some ingredients are very beneficial to coily hair specifically. like you said, the structural makeup is the same so these ingredients obviously weren't more beneficial in that way but that they significantly improved the mechanical/physical properties (but not chemical of course). Like how hydrolyzed jojoba esters were consistently more effective on textured hair than non-textured hair, particularly African textured hair types. I think that's why we see a difference in ingredients because of different needs. I just think it would've been helpful to point that out. That's why some products marketed for coily hair is horrible on straight hair. Not horrible because it does anything chemically but because it's too heavy. And some products for say, fine straight hair might not be "slippery" enough for someone with a coilier hair type.
THANK YOU!!
You could totally still become a cosmetic chemist if you want. Getting a degree isn't limited by age. Go for it! This video was very informative. It confirmed what I already knew and I also learned some new things, thanks! Also, while it's true that different hair types don't need different ingredients...they definitely need different amounts of certain ingredients. Products formulated for straight hair (especially conditioners and stylers) do not work well on my coily hair...it's just a waste of money if I buy them. They're usually not conditioning enough or do not have enough hold for lasting styles or just make frizz worse. And my fave coily hair marketed products are usually way too much, too intense for my straight haired friends. When you mentioned different hair types benefitting from different textured products, perhaps that's what you were alluding to?
As a curly haired white girl from a smaller country with fewer haircare product available. I need this info to navigate what we have what to buy. Thanks for the video❤
hey Abbey! Great video :-) but one little correction when it comes to the difference in hair follicles for curly versus straight hair there are chemical differences in the bonding. Hair is made up of disulfide bonds and in curly hair they become saturated with hydrogen bonds that are easier to break and bend without the structure of the disulfide bonds. from my understanding any sort of damaged hair has this type of saturated sulfide bond
Thank you!! Curly hair totally reacts differently, I know from experience that I cant use the same products that are advertised for straight hair. It's very tricky but with research I typically find a solution.
Thank you so much for this video, is it possible to get a video about how to combat humidity and frizz? Sometimes you can't really remove yourself from the environment so what can you do?
Abbey always helping is through our journey ! What about leave-in-treatements and leave-in creams?
you're my favorite hair youtuber!!!!!! you're also really pretty and smart!! thank you for making these videos for us for free
🥺🖤 thank you so much!
I really appreciate your dedication to the science behind products for true information education
This was a fantastic video! So much information!! It may be hard to get hair sponsorship now lol because you debunked every company's "benefits " 🤣
To hide balding spots, use a $2 eyeshadow to hide the scalp...instant fuller looking hair..those spray on root touch ups are great too..on ALL your patchy spots...expensive though...
I found out that DMDM Ingredients in shampoo is very dangerous for our hair that have caused hair loss for a lot of people. I always check on back of shampoo to see if there’s DMDM and Sulfates which a lot of false advertising products have. By the way, I bought ACURE per your recommendation. So far I like it but still get little bit breakage and shedding. I’ll keep using it while I research for something that works for my hair. Great video Abby
I have to say I absolutely love this video. It’s a breath of fresh air in this space and I keep coming back to it time and time again!
I would love a dedicated video on how the same products may work for different hair textures
*Abby the scalp whisper* 😲
Gosh i love all this information especially about hair hydration thank you ❤️
Its so interesting how this differs from what we learn when becoming a hairdresser. The reason the sulfate thing became a thing is because in general they’re stronger cleansers, opening up the hair more and thus making it easier for the dye to escape. (Also a ph thing)
You could argue that since hair is naturally hydrophobic because of the layer of oil that surrounds the strand, a harsher cleanser that strips that layer more, would let in more water making the dye dissolve, and not repleaneshing that oil to those strands to protect them, would let them be more vulnerable to the elements. What’s also interesting is that those same products are made by cosmetic chemists. The topic is probably so much more complicated.
Anyways, stan Jojoba oil and don’t underestimate a good conditioner
Thats like saying a cake will be dry and powderg because its mostly flour. Formulation matters and they make sulfate cleansers that are much gentler now
Wow I had no idea about the hydration myth!! What about heat protection? I blow dry and straighten my hair pretty often, but my heat protectant claims to hydrate, and that the "protein and AA work deeply in the hair fiber". Is heat protectant a myth too??
Before i even start the video i must admit that function of beauty have always been a bit sussy so thank you for covering this!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and illustrating how clever use of language can trick us into thinking a product will do something it can't actually do. The best hair care purchase I've made recently is argan oil. I use Pureology shampoo and conditioner and love them (thank you Abbey!) but my hair can benefit from some extra help. My hair is dry and applying the oil lightly to the bottom half once a week before shampooing has helped my hair look more silky and less like doll hair.
Hi Abbey! Could you please, please, pretty please tell us about salon keratin treatments? I would love to know what you can find out about them. (Thanks as always for such great content)
Very interesting! So glad you're continuing your education in any way possible - and helping us out as well. A big thank you!!!
Would love some insight into sulfates and parabens! Are they actually bad for us? Should we avoid them at all cost? Or are they less harmful than we have been lead to believe?
I wish people would clue in that NOTHING will make your hair grow faster if it's just something you're applying to your hair.
Loving your videoa Abbey. I started caring about hair health a few months ago and I am really appreciating your reviews and videos! I really appreciate your focus on research as someone who is taking their masters of science in nursing. I have hard water and previously colored hair and noticed I was getting breakage and had dull, frizzy fine hair. Ive changed to washing once a week, using k18 and a clarifying rinse. I now use leave in conditioner and oils which have been really helpful. Today is my wash day so Im going to be trying the wow dream coat which I am hoping will tame some of my fly aways as Iwork towards having stronger hair that has less breakage.Thanks for putting out amazing content...loving your makeup n beauty tips too. Sending you good vibes always!
so many good products love it 😍
M S, I have similar hair to you. I also use k18 and wash my hair once per week but would love to add "leave in conditioner" and "hair oils" to my routine. Which ones do you recommend?
@@summersadie3687 I have been loving the pureology color fanatic leave in condition... for oils, it kinda depends what I am feeling. I really like argan oil or moroccon oil.. I think its a bit less about the oil type and rather the fact you are using them nightly and before you wash your hair as a bit of a protectant. Also would like to say that I had better results with leave-in and redkens blow out cream than with just the Wow dream coat...so food for thought.
Thanks for your suggestions m.s. I shall give those products a try :-).
So, I’m confused, because I have been consistently told that in drier climates I need to add more moisture to my hair (I have curly hair) and to use moisturizing shampoos and conditioners and to add moisturizing leave-on creams as well. I’m clearly missing something and would genuinely love it if someone could explain it to me. If it helps I have generally pretty healthy hair that curls in on itself the longer it gets.
You can't hydrate your hair, but you can condition it... by adding oils or silicone or other ingredients that "grease" or coat/protect the hair. And this is generally what conditioners do.
(It is the use of the word "hydrate" that is misleading, since conditioning your hair has nothing to do with adding water to your hair.)
Can u review Brad Mondos hair care line?
Have you talked about why olaplex works? And if there’s similar ingredients in another product that we can buy to get the look for less??!
Hey Abby, I forgot to ask, since you have taken the course and did your research, has it changed your opinions of the products that you have reviewed in the past, did it change your mind?😜
Hey Abby, I don't have Telegram, so I can't respond that way. I think this is Spam. Thanks
@@joeleeashley3853 it is spam. Ignore it.
Ok, thanks for letting me know 🙂
I love your very informative video! I hate these marketing ploys for all sorts of cosmetics.