My journey from overbleached, heat-damaged hair to – what I hope will be – a return to its former (healthy) glory is well-documented. After years of prioritising colour and styling, my strands started ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Social media is debating whether “protein ...

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The journey from short to long hair often faces a common obstacle: weak and damaged ends. Understanding how to maintain healthy ends becomes crucial for achieving your desired length while maintaining ...

This article was reviewed by Knox Beasley. If you have dry hair, chances are that it’s damaged. If you have damaged hair, chances are that it’s dry. Hair damage and dryness aren’t the same thing, but ...

You’ve spent hundreds on hair products promising to solve your dry, oily, or damaged hair problems, but the most effective treatments might already be sitting in your kitchen pantry. Natural remedies ...

If you’re struggling with split ends and breakage, shedding, or brittle strands, the best hair masks for dry, damaged hair could be just what your tresses need. These in-shower hydrators may be your ...