What can scalp care help with?
Everyday care aims to cleanse your scalp and hair while limiting damage during the process. Gentle shampoo helps avoid stripping too much moisture, while conditioner helps reduce breakage, split ends and frizz.
Gentle handling matters especially when hair is fragile or thinning. Comfortable care that you can maintain deserves more attention than vigorous cleansing.
Reference: AAD | Hair care during hair loss
Shampooing: keep it gentle
Choose a gentle shampoo, handle hair lightly and avoid strong pulling. How your scalp and hair feel afterwards also helps you judge whether a product suits you.
If stinging, a rash or discomfort persists after use, stop using the product and ask a doctor before deciding what to try next.
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Conditioning: help reduce damage
Suitable conditioner after shampooing helps reduce breakage and split ends. If needed, a leave-in conditioner or detangler can make combing easier.
Wrap hair in a towel to absorb water and shorten drying time. Comb only as much as needed to arrange your hair, and work through tangles patiently.
Reference: AAD | Hair care during hair loss
Styling: less heat, less tension
Use a lower blow-dryer setting and reduce hot tools such as straighteners and curling irons. Leave hairstyles a little looser rather than keeping hair tightly tied for long periods.
If your hair is already fragile, speak with a stylist familiar with scalp and hair condition before colouring or perming, and discuss a suitable approach.
Reference: AAD | Hair care during hair loss
Understanding the cause gives care a clearer direction
For general hair-care questions, a free scalp check lets a hair therapist review your routine and visible condition. Ongoing thinning deserves a doctor's assessment. Seek medical care first for sudden or patchy loss, or pain, redness, swelling, sores or pus.
References: AAD | Hair care during hair loss · AAD | Signs of hair loss