Fashion & Beauty
This trend is unstoppable.
The #nopoo and #noshampoo movements that have been trending on social media in recent years appear to be gaining momentum among teenage boys and young men.
But experts warn that stripping shampoo can cause dandruff, irritate the scalp, inhibit hair growth and make scalp problems worse.
“Itchy scalp symptoms mean people scratch and break hair from the roots,” London-based dermatologist and scalp specialist Dr. Anastasia Telianou told the Daily Mail this week. told.
“But we also find that when sweat, oil, and dirt block the hair follicles, the hair doesn’t grow as efficiently as possible,” she added.
Terrinow said that refraining from shampooing can cause irritation and peeling, which should be treated with antifungal shampoos.
“If you don’t clean your scalp properly, your microbiome, the collection of bacteria and fungi that lives on your scalp, can become imbalanced,” she explained.
“When that happens, a yeast called Malassezia can grow,” Telianou continued. “Malassezia causes dandruff because the yeast feeds on the oil produced by the scalp, and this process releases byproducts that irritate the scalp.”
A 2021 study published in the Journal of Skin Appendage Disorders found that people who wash their hair less often have an increased risk of hair loss.
Still, some TikTokers claim that their hair has improved by not using shampoo.
Kainoalam, who goes by @kainoalam on TikTok, posted a video in the fall saying her hair had gotten darker since she stopped using shampoo seven months ago.
“When I stopped shampooing, my hair became much more wavy, thicker, textured, and smelled much better,” he said.
But some TikTok commenters said they’ve tried the shampoo-free method and don’t want to repeat it.
“My hair started falling out and my dandruff increased,” one person claimed.
“Bro, I tried it and I almost went bald (I didn’t shampoo for a year),” another person shared.
“I’ve been doing it since the beginning of January and my hair is getting flaky, thinning, frizzy and dry. Apparently my hair isn’t made that way,” said a third. I lamented.
The newspaper has contacted Lam for comment.
Last year, Hamza Islam, who goes by @humza.islam on TikTok, posted a video teaching his followers how to stop using shampoo.
In the clip, he instructs people to thoroughly clean their hair and scalp with a cleansing shampoo before tossing it out with the conditioner.
He recommends purchasing a board whistle brush, a wide-toothed wooden comb, and a shower filter.
He said people who practice this method should also use water instead of shampoo or conditioner and spend more time massaging their scalp.
In a video posted in 2022, Islam said the beginning of her shampoo-free journey was a “living hell,” but now her hair is much healthier.
The newspaper asked the Islamic side for comment.
His method is called “hair training”.
“The idea behind hair training is to ‘train’ your hair, and indeed your scalp, to only need to be washed every so often. For some, this means a week; for others, this means I mean a month,” Sam Carpenter, educator at global hair care company EIDEAL, told Healthline in November.
“This comes from the idea that chemicals such as sulfates (found in many hair care products) dry out the hair and cause an overproduction of natural oils, and by training the hair and scalp to produce natural oils. It’s based on the idea of returning to a healthy state.”
But Carpenter warned that not washing your hair enough can lead to hair loss.
Dermatologists also advise against cutting out shampoo from your daily routine.
“This approach is based on the theory that simply washing your hair with water conditions the scalp and produces the right amount of oil to keep your hair in optimal condition. However, there is no evidence that this is the case. ,” Dr. Angela Tewari, a London-based hair dermatologist, told the Daily Mail.
“Additionally, the scalp and hair accumulate dirt, oil, and sweat, which require surfactants to effectively remove them.” [i.e. cleaning detergents]. “Water alone cannot remove dirt and oil,” she added.
Doctors say shampoos are less harsh on your hair than they used to be, and if you’re having a negative reaction to them, you’re using the wrong shampoo.
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