Why Is This Ingredient In My Conditioner?

©Science-y Hair Blog 2013 I’ve wanted to post this for a while, but it makes me feel a bit subversive because I’m going to tell you that wha...

Steamy Hair

The steamer and diffuser, hose not shown - better to use a hose to prevent burns. My hair loves humidity. I don't worry about frizz - it...

Bad Things That Happen to Hair

This is an extremely low-effort post on my part. I'm linking you to a site with some fantastic pictures of chemical damage, high heat d...

What's Cookin': Vegetarian Protein Treatment for Hair

One word. Beer. ©Science-y Hair Blog 2013 I have been wracking my brain for a vegetarian protein treatment which would give "I want to ...

Relative Humidity - Juicy Air

The last post was all about the dewpoint. On a normal day, that's the measurement that tells you how much water you might expect to be i...

Seasons are Changing - Dewpoint Visual Aid

Doubtless you have read about dewpoint and what it means for wavy and curly hair. Generally, wavy and curly hair looks better when there is ...

How Coarse Hair is Different

Ken and his plastic hair. One of the greatest differences for medium to coarse hair vs. fine hair is an element of flexibility. In cosmetics...