5 Things I'd Never Do To My Hair Again...
Summary
TLDRIn this video, the creator reflects on their hair care journey, highlighting significant changes and learnings. They discuss overcoming hair damage from over-bleaching, becoming a certified trichologist, and discovering healthier hair coloring techniques. The creator also shares their updated hair care routine, emphasizing the importance of frequent scalp washing, embracing sulfate-based shampoos, and using oils over pre-shampoo masks. They debunk the myth of 'hair training' and encourage viewers to find personalized hair care solutions.
Takeaways
- 🚫 The video creator experienced hair loss and breakage in college, initially mistaking it for a hair loss condition rather than damage from overprocessing.
- 🔬 After realizing the importance of hair strand health, the creator began focusing on hair care, marking the first evolution in their hair journey.
- 🧪 The creator's hair was overprocessed with bleach due to a stylist's improper technique, leading to significant damage.
- 📚 Becoming a certified trichologist and learning about hair science marked the second major evolution in the creator's hair care routine.
- 💇♀️ The creator changed their hair coloring method, moving from full-head bleach to a high-lift tint and colored gloss to reduce damage.
- 🚿 They now wash their hair more frequently, up to three times a week, to maintain a healthy scalp and promote hair growth.
- 💧 Contrary to previous beliefs, the creator no longer fears using deep-cleaning shampoos, including those with sulfates, for effective cleansing.
- 🛑 The creator debunks the myth of 'hair training' and emphasizes the importance of frequent scalp washing for optimal hair health.
- 🚫 They no longer nitpick ingredients in hair care products, understanding that a holistic approach to product formulation is more beneficial.
- 🛁 The creator stopped applying hair masks before washing and instead uses oil treatments, finding them more effective and enjoyable.
Q & A
What was the first sign of hair loss the speaker experienced?
-The first sign of hair loss the speaker experienced was a loss of density or hair thickness due to breakage during college.
Why did the speaker initially think her hair was falling out?
-The speaker initially thought her hair was falling out from the root because she didn't realize that the loss of density was due to breakage.
What significant change in hair care did the speaker make after realizing the importance of hair strand health?
-After realizing the importance of hair strand health, the speaker stopped overprocessing her hair with bleach and focused on improving her hair's health.
What professional certification did the speaker obtain related to hair care?
-The speaker became a certified trichologist, which is a professional certification related to hair care.
How did the speaker's stylist contribute to the damage of her hair?
-The speaker's stylist contributed to the damage by repeatedly applying bleach on top of bleach without being careful enough, leading to overprocessing.
What is the difference between a high lift tint and bleach according to the speaker?
-A high lift tint does not lighten hair to the extent that bleach does, and it won't turn hair white as easily as bleach. However, it requires lighter natural hair to lift from.
Why did the speaker change her hair washing frequency?
-The speaker changed her hair washing frequency to more than once a week because she learned about the importance of maintaining a healthy scalp for optimal hair growth.
What is the speaker's stance on hair training?
-The speaker believes that hair training is a myth and not a scientifically proven method for promoting healthy hair growth.
Why did the speaker stop being afraid of using deep cleaning shampoos?
-The speaker stopped being afraid of using deep cleaning shampoos because she learned that effective cleansing does not automatically mean a shampoo is stripping or damaging, and it can actually lead to a cleaner scalp and healthier hair.
How has the speaker's approach to reading ingredients in hair care products changed over time?
-The speaker used to nitpick ingredients to avoid certain ones, but she now understands that there are no ingredients that need to be actively avoided in hair care products, and she trusts the formulation expertise of cosmetic chemists.
Why did the speaker stop using hair masks before washing her hair?
-The speaker stopped using hair masks before washing her hair because she found that using an oil treatment, like the OGX hair oil, provided better results and felt more comfortable on her hair than a thick, creamy mask.
Outlines
💇 Hair Journey Evolution and Learnings
The speaker reflects on their hair journey, which began with a loss of hair density due to breakage in college. Initially, they thought they were experiencing hair loss from the roots and sought medical advice. It was only after realizing the importance of hair strand health that they began to evolve their hair care practices. The speaker shares their discovery of hair science and becoming a certified trichologist. They discuss the damage caused by over-bleaching and the importance of finding a careful stylist. The video is intended to be the first in a series discussing changes in hair care routines and practices over time.
🎨 Transitioning from Bleach to High Lift Tint
The speaker discusses the shift in their hair coloring practices, moving away from full-head bleach to a high lift tint. They explain that while both processes cause damage, the high lift tint does not lighten hair to the same extreme degree as bleach. This change was made to reduce damage while still achieving a desired color. The speaker also mentions using a colored gloss to balance and add warmth to their hair. They encourage viewers to consider less damaging alternatives for hair coloring and to consult with their stylists for personalized advice.
🚿 Changing Washing Frequency and Embracing Deep Cleansing
The speaker shares their updated hair washing routine, which includes washing their hair more frequently than once a week. They emphasize the importance of a healthy scalp for hair growth and debunk the myth of 'hair training.' They explain that washing the scalp regularly is crucial for maintaining scalp health and preventing issues like yeast overgrowth. The speaker also discusses their change in attitude towards deep-cleansing shampoos, including those with sulfates, which they now use without fear of overuse. They advocate for effective cleansing and the importance of understanding hair care product formulation.
🧴 Preferring Pre-Shampoo Oil Treatments Over Hair Masks
The speaker describes their preference for using oil treatments, such as OGX hair oil, over traditional hair masks before shampooing. They find that oil provides better conditioning, detangling, and protection benefits than pre-shampoo hair masks. They also mention their dislike for the texture and feel of hair masks compared to the more pleasant experience of using oil. The speaker has stopped using hair masks before washing and now exclusively uses them in the shower, reflecting a change in their hair care routine.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Hair Density
💡Dermatologist
💡Hair Science
💡Overprocessed Hair
💡Trichologist
💡High Lift Tint
💡Colored Gloss
💡Scalp Health
💡Sulfate-Based Shampoos
💡Deep Conditioning
💡Hair Masks
Highlights
The individual's hair journey began before starting on YouTube, with the first experience of hair loss due to breakage in college.
Initially, the person thought hair loss was due to roots, not realizing the impact of hair strand health.
After connecting the dots, the focus shifted to hair strand health, marking the first evolution in the hair journey.
The discovery of hair science post-college led to an obsession with learning about it, marking the second major evolution.
Overprocessing with bleach was a significant issue, causing irreversible damage despite not being the original goal.
The person became a certified trichologist, significantly advancing their hair care knowledge.
A new, careful stylist was found to prevent further damage from hair coloring.
The person's hair journey is dynamic, with changes as new information and testing are conducted.
A new series on the channel will discuss past and current hair care routines and practices.
The person no longer gets a full head of foil bleach, opting for less damaging alternatives.
High lift tint is used instead of bleach to reduce damage, despite still causing some harm.
A colored gloss is applied to balance and add warmth to the hair color.
The person now washes hair more frequently to maintain a healthy scalp, contrary to previous practices.
The myth of hair training is debunked, emphasizing the importance of frequent scalp washing.
Deep cleaning shampoos, including sulfate-based ones, are now embraced for their cleansing benefits.
The person has stopped nitpicking ingredients and trusts the formulation expertise of hair care products.
Pre-shampoo hair masks have been replaced by oil treatments for better results and application experience.
Transcripts
my hair Journey has really evolved since
my time here on YouTube but that journey
is one that started before I even
started posting videos here on YouTube
because the first time that I ever
experienced a loss of density or hair
thickness because of breakage was back
in college I just didn't realize that
that's what was causing the loss of
density at that time I thought that my
hair was falling out from the root I was
going to the dermatologist to get blood
work done to see if I had a hair loss
condition when I started connecting
those dots and realizing that I needed
to focus on the health of my hair
strands to improve my hair is when the
first evolution of my hair Journey began
which was after I graduated college a
few years after that is when I
discovered that hair science was even a
thing and I became obsessed with
learning about it but in the time
leading up to that is when my hair was
getting overprocessed with bleach over
and over and over which to be very clear
was never my goal in the first place I
have seen a couple comments saying that
I fried my own hair and I'm like why
would I do that on purpose purpose I
obviously wanted to be blonde but I
never wanted it to get to that level and
unfortunately I was just seeing a
stylist at the time who wasn't careful
enough with the way that she was
coloring my hair she was putting bleach
on top of bleach on top of bleach and I
didn't realize it until it was too late
since then I have learned so much more
about hair care than I ever knew before
I've become a certified trichologist and
I have completed the second major
evolution of my hair Journey oh and of
course I found a new stylist she's she's
amazing by the way I'll list her
information below if you're in the
Minnesota area and in bringing the
internet right along with me throughout
this journey I have seen a lot of
questions about what I actually changed
along that Journey what did I do then
that I don't do now what do I do now
that I didn't do then and everything in
between and because my hair journey is
Ever Changing as I learn more as I test
more I loved this as an idea for a new
series on my channel where I discuss
everything that I used to do or not do
on my hair care Journey and in my hair
care routines that I do or not do now
did that make any sense at all hopefully
you're picking up what I'm putting down
so let's dive into that if you do notice
some like stuffiness throughout this
video if I sound a little congested
that's because I
Amat
cat what are they feeding
you this chick sounds good and the last
video I filmed I said like my throat
hurts so bad because I've been filming
for hours and like just talking so much
joke was on me because that was actually
my first symptom of Co it was a rough
week it sure was but I'm finally feeling
a lot better I just have like a little
bit of remaining congestion so I'm like
I need to get back to work and back to
life I have a mortgage to pay I got
bills to cover let's do this let's start
off with probably the most obvious one
which is that when I get my hair colored
I no longer get a full head of full foil
bleach I see comments all the time on
Tik Tok like well you obviously just
stops bleaching your hair and that's why
it's healthy now I'm like do you know
how bleach Works once you bleach your
hair at all really but especially to the
level that I did the damage is done
changing the way that you color your
hair after that is not going to reverse
the bleach damage that you have it's not
going to reverse those chemical changes
that happen in your hair when you get
your hair consistently bleached like I
did there literally are chemical changes
taking place internally that cause
damage when you get your hair colored
but especially when you get it
repeatedly bleached there can be a
chemical change that happens that is
irreversible and too far gone for even
Bond rep pair products to fix so again I
say all of that to illustrate the fact
that when the damage is done the damage
is done changing the way that you color
your hair yes later on can absolutely
help to make sure that that doesn't
happen again but that doesn't reverse
the damage that is already there unless
you're going to shave your head and
start all over you have to take Serious
precautions to protect your hair so that
it doesn't snap off while it's growing
out so I obviously did take Serious
precautions but of course I don't color
my hair that way anymore because number
one I don't even like the way that that
looked but number two I don't want that
to happen to my hair ever again so I am
going to list an Instagram post below
that explains exactly what my stylist
does to my hair she wrote out the exact
color details so that will be available
to you essentially what I have been
doing for probably like 2 and 1 half
years now if I had to guess is a high
lift tint instead of bleach that's
something that of course is still going
to cause damage but it doesn't lighten
your hair to the level that bleach does
like your hair is not going to turn
white from a highle tint like it can
with bleach so easily the trade-off with
that is that you have to have lighter
hair naturally in order for your hair to
lift from it so that works for me
because I naturally am a blonde just a
very dark one and then on top of that I
get a colored gloss to just like balance
everything out and bring some warmth
into it so that has obviously worked so
much better for me I'm able to protect
the health of my hair as much as
possible without having that extreme
level of damage while still having great
color that I really love that doesn't
mean that that is exactly how you need
to get your hair colored in order for
you to have healthy hair definitely not
I just say that to encourage you to
think about different ways that you
could potentially get your hair colored
that will give you a color that you
still love but isn't as damaging as what
you're doing now if you are somebody
that is getting your hair colored in a
way that is extremely damaging like I
was so definitely chat with your stylist
about that they will help you to figure
out what makes most sense for your hair
type what's realistic for you but I do
think that over time oh my God like the
difference that that can make is huge
but obviously that does not mean that my
hair is not getting damaged in the
process of getting colored because it
absolutely is that is just how Color
Works whether it's a high lift tint
whether it's bleach whether it's actual
dye it's all causing damage and I have
been very open about the fact that I use
heat multiple times a week so I'm not
somebody that never gets my hair color
never uses heat and that is why I've
been able to grow healthy hair mm-m that
is certainly not the case I have had to
go through a lot of trial and error a
lot of product testing a lot of routine
testing and a lot of research to figure
out a way to protect my hair because of
everything I do to it cuz like I said
I'm not letting that happen to my hair
again Over My Dead Body so aside from
that cuz I felt like I had to address
the obvious first in order for us to
talk about the rest of the video another
major change that I have made throughout
my hair journey is that I now wash my
hair more frequently when I first
started posting videos on YouTube I was
washing my hair once a week but that was
like 5 years ago now which is crazy to
think about and that is not something
that I do anymore and I've talked to you
guys at length about why I decided to
start washing my hair more frequently
why I moved away from the once a week so
I'll list a couple videos below where I
address that in more detail if those are
videos that you haven't seen yet and you
haven't you know heard my thoughts on
this but in short I'll just kind of
summarize that by saying that I now have
a much better understanding of how
important a healthy scalp is in
promoting healthy hair growth and that
one of the most important ways to
maintain a healthy scalp is to wash it
frequently hair training is not real
that is a myth that we have all been fed
for years and years and years I believed
it oh my God I totally believed it I had
videos on how to train your hair news
flash you can news flash you're not
going to again jokes on me I actually
posted an entire video talking about all
the science that I discovered at one
point that really helps to illustrate
why it's not possible to train your hair
I think that that was like one of the
most eye-opening things for me to
discover but even if hair training was
somehow possible you still would want to
wash your scalp relatively frequently to
maintain Optimal Health in order to
allow for optimal healthy hair growth
because not doing that leads to a
buildup of things that lead to an
unhealthy scalp and subsequently
unhealthy hair growth like just for one
example yeast and overgrowth of yeast is
directly linked to a lot of different
scal conditions and one of the best ways
to mitigate that is to wash as
frequently as possible I am also a
realistic person though and I understand
trust me I get it as somebody with a lot
of hair that the wash day process is so
timec consuming and not all of us have
time for that every single day most of
us don't so my top recommendation is to
figure out a washing frequency that
feels manageable for you I am personally
maxed out right now at 3 days a week I
just I cannot fathom a world in which I
added a fourth day like it's just not
happening like I said I'm realistic and
that's something that is working really
well for my scalp right now but that
doesn't mean that that is the right
answer for everybody while we're on the
topic of washing let's talk about
something related that has definitely
changed for me since the start of my
hair journey and that is that I am no
longer afraid of overusing deep cleaning
shampoos including shampoos that are
sulfate based I could use a little more
gloss I feel like we have been
subconsciously taught throughout the
last you know however many years in the
hair care space that deep cleansing
effective cleansing is bad and maybe not
outright you're not necessarily seeing
Brands say that but we are constantly
being inundated with terminology like
sulfate free non-stripping you name it
anything in that realm we see those
things constantly in Hair Care marketing
and that has definitely made people
afraid to effectively cleanse their
scalp and hair even if like I was saying
it's not necessarily this conscious
thought it's not like people are like
I'm afraid to have a clean scalp it's
that people think that I shouldn't be
using shampoos with sulfates I can't use
clarifying shampoos more than once a
week or it's going to strip my hair but
the truth is that having effective
cleansers in a shampoo does not
automatically mean that that shampoo is
going to be stripping and it also
doesn't mean that that shampoo is
automatically going to be damaging
because there are other ingredients that
chemist add to shampoos to make sure
that those things don't happen and since
learning that and getting you know as
much of a rasp as I am able to on Hair
Care formulation without actually having
a cosmetic chemistry background because
keep in mind I'm not a cosmetic chemist
in learning as much as I've been able to
I have felt confident in using shampoos
that contain sulfates and using these
shampoos that are labeled as detox
clarifying like deep cleansing anything
like that every single time I wash my
hair and all that has happened is that
my hair and my scalp feel better than
ever so much so that I now dread having
to test out sh shampoos that only
contain gentle cleansing agents because
I know I know what's going to happen my
hair is going to look greasy more
quickly it may look greasy immediately
that happens sometimes my scalp's not
going to feel as good it's probably
going to feel itchy more quickly my hair
is not going to feel as light and
refreshed and free Hello free from we
down I think is what I was trying to say
I just have such a better experience in
using
shampoos that believe it or not actually
shampoo actually give me a good clean
like they were meant to do in the first
place and my god do I wish that I had
done that sooner known everything that I
know sooner was able to like really just
turn off all of the noise coming at us
that tells us that those kinds of things
are bad for us like at one point I
literally thought if I used a shampoo
with sulfates in it that my hair was
going to fry off girl it was the bleach
it was not the sulfates and even though
I do think that it's going to take quite
some time I'm hopeful that brands are
going to start to turn things around and
start to formulate shampoos that give
you a really good cleanse again which is
what they're supposed to do because a
massive brand has already done this
based on customer reviews with one of
their biggest shampoos which is the
L'Oreal everpure bonder pair shampoo
that is one that originally only had
gentle cleansing agents was thicker more
dense I actually just talked about this
in my last video which was a drugstore
Bond repair Showdown but that shampoo
was reformulating ated and now the main
cleansing agent is the main cleansing
agent that is in their clarifying
shampoo which I love to see that makes
me really hopeful that even if we don't
get shampoos that have sulfates we at
least have more options that actually
have effective cleansers like enough
with a baby shampoo cleansing agents
we've had enough we're not babies we
have sebc dermatitis and dandruff I feel
like that's a good segue into another
major change that I've made I haven't
done this in years but I think it's
worth bringing up especially while we're
on this topic and that is that I do not
nitpick ingredients when I am selecting
a hair care routine don't get me wrong
I'm of course still looking at the
ingredients in products I like to
understand what's there at I would say
like a relatively high level but it's
more so to see like oh are there these
kinds of ingredients in this that I know
are scientifically proven to strengthen
and repair hair and not to pick out
ingredients that I want to avoid like I
remember back when I thought I had
protein overload on my hair which I
didn't I was reading through ingredients
list with a fine tooth comb and if there
was a single added protein in a product
I wouldn't use it cuz that was going to
make my protein overload worse in my
head I learned better and learned that
that's not how that works and I don't do
that at all anymore because I understand
that I'm not a cosmetic formulator I
have spoken with enough cosmetic
chemists to understand that there are no
ingredients that we need to actively
avoid like that anyway but even still we
will never know exactly what is what
just in looking at an ingredients list
the only person that will know that is
the person who formulated the product so
that's why I have stopped doing that
over the past few years I don't think
that there's any value in doing that
you're not going to improve the health
of your hair in doing that because like
I said there's nothing that you need to
avoid that is in a shampoo or a
conditioner or any sort of hair care
product that you can find on the Shelf
at your store obviously like allergies
and things like that aside do you want
to say hi to everybody look at this
beautiful girl is your name Elsie look
at this beautiful girl I love you baby
the next thing that I no longer do is
not as deep of a conversation as the
last one but something I still see
questions on from time to time and that
is if I ever put hair masks on before
washing my hair like before even getting
in the shower to wet it or I guess after
I wet it before I get in to shampoo it
and that is something that I have
stopped doing altogether I stopped doing
that a while ago I think really the
transition probably happened when I
started using that OGX hair oil my
beloved coconut oil that is something
that I use as a pre-shampoo oil
treatment so you could kind of consider
that like my pre-shampoo hair mask but
because I'm putting that oil all over my
hair there's no point in me putting a
hair mask on on top of that that oil is
really serving the purpose that any
pre-shampoo mask would which is to
condition to tangle make your hair
softer smoother shinier to protect it
better and I feel that I get way better
results when I use an oil oil for that
purpose than I ever did when I used a
mask like I have a specific vision of a
hair wash routine video that I did years
ago where I think I used like the bioio
avocado hair mask that green one I feel
like I was slathering that on dry hair
or maybe I got my hair wet that compared
to the results that I get with that OGX
hair oil night and day difference I feel
like it's not even a comparison the
results I get are so so much better and
I also like the feeling of oil in my
hair before I wash it so much better
than like a thick creamy deep
conditioning mask I don't know if it's
just me but I started hating the way
that that felt like putting this Gloppy
mask on my hair before I even got in the
shower versus this like silky oil I mean
obviously it still feels like you have
product in your hair but it's just a
really different application experience
it's different in the way that it feels
while it's sitting in your hair and I
just think oh honey did I just whack you
I'm sorry I just like oils so much
better for that purpose and I now stick
to using masks exclusively in the shower
all right we are actually going to wrap
this video here I have so many other
things that I want to share but I feel
like a lot of my videos lately have been
so so long like up to an hour in some
cases but I feel like it'd be nice to
have this series just be a bit more
bite-sized where instead of trying to
fit like a million talking points into
each video I can talk about a handful of
things per video and then share these
videos more frequently if you would like
to see them and if you would like this
to be an ongoing series you licking my
microphone so let me know if that's
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