Tight Hairstyles and Traction Alopecia: Early Warning Signs
Traction alopecia is hair loss caused by repeated pulling from tight or heavy hairstyles. Early action matters because long-standing traction can b...
THE SCALP JOURNAL
Better hair starts with a better wash.
Simple guides for fine hair, flat roots, breakage and scalp care.
Hair Extensions and Thinning Hair: What to Know Before Booking
This article explains the risks and best practices for using hair extensions on thinning hair, highlights the limited role of shampoo, and advises ...
Heat Styling and Hair Breakage: A Lower-Damage Routine
Learn how to lower heat‑styling damage with practical tips, the right temperature, and proper drying, plus when to use a gentle shampoo for finer‑l...
Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein for Fine and Fragile Hair
Hydrolyzed wheat protein adds temporary body and smoothness to fine, fragile hair without changing follicle density; use it wisely, cleanse with a ...
Ginseng in Hair Care: What Research Suggests
Ginseng has mechanistic and preclinical hair research, but shampoo-specific human evidence is limited. It is best treated as a supportive botanical...
Pumpkin Seed Extract and Hair Care: Evidence and Limitations
Pumpkin seed oil has some human research in oral and topical formats, but that does not prove a rinse-off pumpkin seed shampoo regrows hair. Here i...
Biotin Shampoo: Useful Cosmetic or Marketing Shortcut?
Biotin deficiency can affect hair, but evidence does not support routine biotin supplementation or biotin shampoo as a regrowth solution for most p...
Centella Asiatica for Scalp Care: What We Know
Centella asiatica is better supported for skin/barrier and wound-related topical research than for hair growth. Shampoo use should be framed as sca...
Aloe Vera in Shampoo: Scalp Comfort and Formula Support
Aloe vera in shampoo can contribute to scalp comfort and formula feel, but it is not proven to regrow hair. Learn what matters more than a single b...
Saw Palmetto in Hair Products: Promising, but Not Proven
Saw palmetto has limited oral and topical alopecia research, but the evidence is not strong enough to claim that a rinse-off shampoo meaningfully b...
Hyaluronic Acid for the Scalp: Hydration Without the Hype
Hyaluronic acid is well established as a topical skin-hydration ingredient, but that evidence does not prove that rinse-off hyaluronic-acid shampoo...
Niacinamide for the Scalp: Why It Appears in Hair Care
Niacinamide has solid topical skin-barrier evidence, but that does not make rinse-off niacinamide shampoo a proven hair-growth treatment. Its most ...