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How to dry your hair, according to science
What's the best way to dry your hair? Is it towels, hair dryers or just letting it dry naturally? Here's what the science says.
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0:00 Intro
0:20 Hair and water, hydrogen bonds
2:14 Wet vs dry cuticle
3:43 Hair and heat
4:18 Bubble hair
5:34 Air vs heat drying study
6:38 Is air drying actually more damaging? Hygral fatigue evidence?
7:51 Styling
9:28 Dandruff
10:08 Time and effort, microfibre towels, wet to dry straighteners
11:41 Summary and my personal approach
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🙋🏻 I'm Michelle, a chemistry PhD, cosmetic chemist and science educator, here to explain how beauty products work, debunk myths, and help you make smarter decisions about your skincare, hair and makeup!
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  • @PumpkinMozie
    @PumpkinMozie 8 годин тому

    I have to admit that as a naive high schooler back in the 00s I absolutely fell for the anti-paraben hype and it actually made me so paranoid. If I had to borrow a skincare item from someone and it had paraben in it I’d freak out and fixate on how cancer was probably forming in my body from the small application. I guess that’s what internet insanity will do to you. I still feel uncomfortable seeing the word in an ingredients list all these years later even though I know better now.

  • @hellobaby5112
    @hellobaby5112 8 годин тому

    I have never had healthier hair from blow drying…temporarily it will look smoother but it is never healthier than air drying for me. It could be user error but i also often need to wash my hair sooner from blow drying.

  • @nupt9473
    @nupt9473 9 годин тому

    Love the content. What's the science on heat protectant products?

  • @warlokyx
    @warlokyx 10 годин тому

    True, but also if formulated with tranexamic acid cetyl ester salts then that takes care or the carboxylic acid portion of the problem and can be argued that this would provide better transdermal penetration. That said this would still pose the problem of hydrolysis of the ester back into the active igredient, but carboxylesterases tend to be promiscuous enzymes and wouldn't that be a fair assumption to just happen in the tissue itself? Would love to hear your input.

  • @PumpkinMozie
    @PumpkinMozie 11 годин тому

    Looool I remember makeupalley.

  • @hayesedwards4883
    @hayesedwards4883 12 годин тому

    I thought that was to stop bleeding

  • @nickmagrick7702
    @nickmagrick7702 12 годин тому

    I have never needed to use sunscreen, ive only burnt myself when ive been outside for 3 hours plus in direct sunlight on a particularly hot day. I think its naive to think that sunscreen has NO risks and ALL of the chemicals used in the products are safe and healthy.

  • @anonomous7936
    @anonomous7936 12 годин тому

    How are sun protective clothing and hats not so much better?

  • @MissAllaHayes
    @MissAllaHayes 13 годин тому

    Being a Lab Muffin fan is wishing you were Michelle and realising you are Omar. I'm so with him on pop tops. All they do is fall on the floor. Completely pointless and very annoying.

  • @miuixtli
    @miuixtli 13 годин тому

    I'd like to learn of heat protectors for hair actually work and how much. Is there anything that makes some particularly more effective than others?

  • @anonomous7936
    @anonomous7936 13 годин тому

    It breaks down in the sunlight and creates free radicals all over.

  • @platinum_noelle
    @platinum_noelle 13 годин тому

    So, interesting fact: the shampoos from the brand Paul Mitchell almost all have MCI, and i havent checked but i think my stylist uses a shampoo that uses one of those ingredients in it, too, because when my step-mom had me using the Paul Mitchell shampoo, my scalp would itch like crazy, all the time. And when i would get my hair cut, my stylist talked about my scalp flaking when it never did before, and claimed i wasnt washing my hair enough, when i was (which was honestly kind of embarrassing, bc my step-mom and sister then would claim the same thing). After i ran out of that shampoo, i switched to a different brand for curly hair, and my itchiness and flaking miraculously stopped. Now, getting another hair cut after getting a hair wash by the stylist, i got a few days of itching on my scalp in recovering from, which is why I'm thinking it's one or both of those ingredients i may be allergic to.

  • @_DROM_
    @_DROM_ 14 годин тому

    33:17 - Wait till that girl has a look at what is in the ham she eats 😂😂😂

  • @katibah34
    @katibah34 14 годин тому

    A and B are the same guys different angles. is the study faked? there are competitors that pay for that kind of dodgy studies

  • @HolldollMcG
    @HolldollMcG 14 годин тому

    I know adecdotes are not science, butI adore my tretinoin. The tret purge was rough, but after a few weeks, I noticed a drastic improvement in the texture, evenness, and sensitivity of my skin. My acne was so bad I had to sleep with ice packs on my face to ombat the itch and burning. Now, I get the occasional pimple, but it goes away after a couple days of tretinoin. I've even notice my "11s" fading from my forehead! I will use this till I'm dead and buried.

  • @Joerpg84
    @Joerpg84 15 годин тому

    This is the best UA-cam video I have seen in a long time. Calling out their fear mongering misinformation on social media to eventually link and sell their “clean beauty” products which are actually worse. If people want clean beauty, then you do you, but don’t demonise clinically studied products that are tested and made safely for us. We have toxicologists for a reason, and when we make pharmaceutical meds or skincare, many people don’t realise we have to state the exact required concentration of the right preservative to protect it from microbial contamination which is actually protecting user, and if we didn’t put a preservative, we would have to explain why, and it might be a simple thing like ointment doesn’t contain water etc. it’s like another seller said “don’t buy anything with a chemical sounding ingredient and only buy natural from plants” …I said would you prefer “Dihydrogen Monoxide or Poison Ivy?” 😆

  • @_DROM_
    @_DROM_ 15 годин тому

    Did the joke actually go over anyone's head? I laughed so hard!

  • @sebastiancorral7791
    @sebastiancorral7791 15 годин тому

    For a second there I thought you were being serious 🤣 The world has gotten to that point.

  • @audriiiiroberts3030
    @audriiiiroberts3030 15 годин тому

    Oh shit, I’m so tired. I almost took all of this at face value, and sent it in a group text to my whole family + post it on fb. I’m so glad I didn’t 😅 This is great, like great concept. Literally lol

  • @eto2352
    @eto2352 16 годин тому

    all the misinformation can be explained by two things: Profits and Dunning-Kruger Effect

  • @hayesedwards4883
    @hayesedwards4883 16 годин тому

    I feel like you should be the voice of Siri.

  • @eggsberts
    @eggsberts 16 годин тому

    i can’t wait to buy your book 🩷 thank you so much for everything you do !! you’re such a gem 💎

  • @gwhitcom
    @gwhitcom 17 годин тому

    So helpful! I like my hair slightly damaged - it’s short, fine and silky, so it has much more body after bleaching it!

  • @platinum_noelle
    @platinum_noelle 17 годин тому

    Don't call it aqua, call it by its real name, dihydrogen monoxide 😤

  • @caycesavage7580
    @caycesavage7580 17 годин тому

    Just got your book in the mail, woohoo!

  • @SamanthaParker-ir2gq
    @SamanthaParker-ir2gq 18 годин тому

    You had me at first. Geez my critical thinking needs some work. 😅

  • @DrGiantG
    @DrGiantG 18 годин тому

    Akway…..🤔

  • @blueravenforhim
    @blueravenforhim 18 годин тому

    In Spain doctors recommend tretinoin for acne, face warts and hyperpigmentation. I use 1 mg formula for hyperpigmentation 3 times a week and you have to follow the instructions so you don’t get burns. I tolerate it but if you wash your face less than 30 min before putting on tretinoin it burns like hell and you can get worse pigmentation if using it in the morning. And yes, you peel like a lizard 😅 but it works. Never used it as anti-aging though. I use Xhekpon with hidrolized collagen, cheap and also recommend by my doctor 20 years ago. Pharmacies don’t usually sell Tretinoin without prescription, but mine has known me for 25 years and she knowns ı don’t abuse prescription drugs😅 so I buy mine every two years for hyperpigmentation treatment.

  • @powertea1878
    @powertea1878 19 годин тому

    I mean i got so many rosemary bushes around my house it wouldnt hurt to make it myself and use it so its whatever :p

  • @_DROM_
    @_DROM_ 19 годин тому

    Full disclosure, I don't know Saladino as a person, so I can't speak about him in that regard. However, I dislike him in a level you can't even imagine, only because he seems to sit down and do half the research he needed to do before opening his mouth. There's a lot of good stuff in what he says, yes, to a certain extent, like all his research. People need to take what he says as a starting point, not gospel. Bobby and Huberman don't even appear anywhere for me anymore. It's so much non-sense, I disliked a ton of their shorts so they wouldn't pop up for me. It worked. I haven't seen their content in a long while.

  • @MissEllieAlice
    @MissEllieAlice 20 годин тому

    I'd be really interested in your opinions/research on heat protectants and what your recommendations would be 😊

  • @GuidetteExpert
    @GuidetteExpert 20 годин тому

    Is there a video on effects on foods that contain vitamin A versus Tretinoin on skin renewal. I don't seem to see any video about that on youtube to compare the results and with amounts and timeline.

  • @GuidetteExpert
    @GuidetteExpert 20 годин тому

    Is there a video on effects on foods that contain vitamin A versus Tretinoin on skin renewal. I don't seem to see any video about that on youtube to compare the results and with amounts and timeline.

  • @deadinside8719
    @deadinside8719 20 годин тому

    Back the hero Paraben

  • @Theplasticdiaries
    @Theplasticdiaries 21 годину тому

    20:53 This is my top pick for the body. I have a tonne of sensory issues with sunscreen and this one is the only tolerable one I’ve found - it’s actually dry touch!! In contrast to Omar’s description of “pleasantly plastic” 😂, I think there is absolutely no detectable smell at all and I have Hyperosmia. It’s not my choice for the face though, I like my face to be a tad lighter weight.

  • @mistertutunga
    @mistertutunga 21 годину тому

    As true as this might be, why would the sun be harmful to us? It gives life to the planet and we've been living under it since the beginning of times...

    • @Samroble1
      @Samroble1 20 годин тому

      Shes getting paid by the sunscreen companies. Just disregard her big pharma crap.

  • @HollyWeird_Tea
    @HollyWeird_Tea 21 годину тому

    What about international brands of sunscreen

  • @Theplasticdiaries
    @Theplasticdiaries 21 годину тому

    Yes!!! Without beauty bloggers, and now skincare influencers, a hell of a lot less Australians used sunscreen properly or even knew that it was one of the biggest weapons we have in anti-aging.

  • @trime7791
    @trime7791 21 годину тому

    I recently got the Biore Aqua Rich sunscreen on your recommendation. It is my first Japanese suncsreen. I love it. Its affordable and the texture/consistency is nice, not thick at all but akin to watery ;). It wears very well with makeup on top. Thank you for sharing your expertise! I will continue to take your advice

  • @tomokokurokiirl
    @tomokokurokiirl 22 години тому

    why is everyone so shocked and saying it's a lot. I thought this was common sense?? I've even seen some say to use 3 finger lenghts instead of 2 before

  • @ajaykeshav2726
    @ajaykeshav2726 22 години тому

    My jaw dropped at the first one about to unsubscribe then I realised how dumb I was being

  • @millalaure
    @millalaure 22 години тому

    93% of all people who consumed aqua are dead by now. Nearly all people who are still alive consuming aqua, will likely die in the next 100 years💔💔

  • @chhavimonga
    @chhavimonga 22 години тому

    Girl I LOVE your content but pleaseee explain if Hyaluronic acid used on hair actually makes damaged hair weaker or stronger because I've heard so many opposing views by doctors and just people who tried it out and I wanna know scientifically what it does !! Thank you sm <3

  • @lelalu101
    @lelalu101 22 години тому

    I would love to hear about the chemistry behind the chlorine "removing?" Products for after swimming in the pool.

  • @gia-ivlved
    @gia-ivlved 23 години тому

    Yes make the video on the ingredient list 😊

  • @gia-ivlved
    @gia-ivlved 23 години тому

    How to detangle hair according to science?

  • @minacayy
    @minacayy 23 години тому

    if a sunscree isnt aussie approved, does it mean its not good enough for protection in australia? Or does it mean that australia didnt update their uv filter rules yet?

  • @kmhollenbeck
    @kmhollenbeck 23 години тому

    My copy was just now delivered! It’s beautiful!! I’m excited to sit out in the sun and finally read it…with sunscreen of course.

  • @jillianzahniser4806
    @jillianzahniser4806 23 години тому

    Hey this week I saw a book that looked like yours at the store Five Below here in the US, they were selling it for $5, and it had the same title and your name and UA-cam channel on the cover and it looked similar to yours but the design was a little bit off. Are these genuine copies, I know your book is selling for $22 at other retailers so I was really confused. Let me know!

  • @lxcky21
    @lxcky21 День тому

    People in my country don’t like aluminum in their deodorant and I’ve been really struggling to find something that can do the job since I’ve moved back. Some of these no X and Y selling points are just weird 😅