Progressive web app, it’s like adding an app from your internet browser. Kinda like a bookmark.

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Progressive_web_apps/Guides/Installing

It sounds like you have contact dermatitis, you are allergic to the shampoo you were using. I’m not a doctor, but I am glad you are going to go see a doctor. In the meantime maybe some antihistamines and/or hydrocortisone over the counter at your local store can help.

Here’s a health line article about scalp dermatitis.

There’s also this blog here that talks about scalp conditions.

I’m pretty sure once the allergen has been eliminated that your hair and scalp will recover. It’s probably not worth buying new products yet until the doctor can look at you but if you need products that are more friendly (fragrance free) to eczema and such in the future, there is vanicream/free and clear. Sorry this is happening to you. I had dandruff before and I thought that was really bad, a medicated shampoo prescribed by my doctor was able to clear it so I am hoping your doctor can do the same for you.

That’s too pricy for me but good to know about.

Yeah if I didn’t have curly hair, my hair would look flat and lifeless so always happy it’s at least curly!

Saaame. I use a diffuser to try to help with volume and it doesn’t take a long time to dry but I still would love a thicker mane.

I used to have higher density hair but now I’m struggling with it thinning. It was always fine tho. I would ask a doctor because it turned out I was anemic so I started adding more iron to my diet. I also added more protein shakes since I was also lacking in that department (I rarely eat meat, I’ve been trying to become vegetarian).

You can have some hair loss or even changes after having kids, mine was telegon effluvium from stress and possibly medication. I’ve heard of women going from straight to curly with the hormonal shift. Same with after chemotherapy. I’m not a doctor tho, they could give you better information.

I’ve thought about minoxidil but I wanted to talk to my doctor again about it before going that route. I dread the minoxidil dread shed. I’ve been using the ordinary hair density serum to help with the shedding, it kinda helps but could be better. I also microneedle my scalp once a week with a derma stamp at 1.5mm. On wash day I mix some rosemary oil with squalane oil and leave that on my scalp for a few hours before washing it off. As for multivitamins, I do take them but I’m not sure if they help. They only help if you are missing those vitamins in your body. I take a hair, nails, and skin vitamin, omega 3 6 9 vitamin, and vitamin d3.

I use coconut oil with success but it is true that some people’s hair reacts badly to it. I just quoted the video but maybe should have added a warning to the advice. It felt weird for me to correct a doctor lol

Coconut oil’s “miracle ingredient” is medium-chain triglycerides, a variety of fat or oil. Human sebum (skin oils) only contains around 35% triglycerides in general, and far less (maybe 10-15%) are shorter to medium-chain triglycerides.

In addition to the somewhat unique medium-chain triglyceride content, coconut oil is also high in saturated fats (those which solid at cooler room temperatures). Saturated fats tend to penetrate hair well also. This is another characteristic of coconut oil which may create a problem for hair. The oils produced on our skin contain some triglycerides and saturated fatty acids. But not as much as coconut oil contains.

Coconut oil is so good at penetrating the hair because the medium-chain triglycerides are both small enough to seep between cuticles and they have polarity (a charge) that attracts them to the protein in your hair. Coconut oil is actively drawn to the inner portion of your hair whereas other oils need to seep through slowly. This is unlike most other plant oils. The saturated fats with short carbon chains can slowly soak in to hair as well. No wonder coconut oil can behave so strangely!

https://science-yhairblog.blogspot.com/2014/06/coconut-oil-makes-my-hair-stiff.html

What happened to vlemmy.net? I’m OOTL, all I know is I can’t login or reach the server.

Your hair is gorgeous! Both shorter and longer.

I saw a youtuber that would “clap out the crunch” gently instead of scrunching. Thought that was interesting.

I’ve had the same thing said to me about my hair, when it gets long the weight really weighs it down and my hair goes from coils (bra strap length/bit below shoulders) to waves and spirals (currently at just above my butt). Roots are usually not curly at that point without something to help a little like root clips but the ends get very curly. I remember people telling me during grade school years that my hair isn’t naturally curly because the roots are flat. That I must be curling it with an iron. Wtf. People just like to gatekeep.

Yes you are very right, I just meant very hard water places might be a struggle. I added a map to the post, most places are hard water! Thanks for the info, I’m glad to have someone making suggestions and corrections and I learn new things from too. There were a lot of variations of maps so I went with the most official one I could find.

And yeah, welshiecurlgirl has very pretty hair. Her hair is fine and I think low-ish hair density but it looks gorgeous. She makes it work! She’s studying to be a hairstylist I think.

Your hair is very healthy then, whatever you’re doing is working! I’ve heard adding heat from a cap can help penetrate low porosity hair. I bought one earlier in my journey before I realized I didn’t need it. It’s just a cap with some flaxseeds in it that I would put in for less than 1 minute in the microwave.

My hair is pretty fine, even with gentle care it is still high porosity. Fine hair lacks a medulla and gets beat up easily lol. There’s this textbook about hair a lot of people reference and it describes porosity as how damaged hair is. Also hair stylists use a 5 grade system to measure porosity. I wasn’t sure if I should go more into it about this since the post is already long. Maybe a part 2 is something I can work on in the future. I think I read somewhere that people think very curly hair is coarse but usually it is fine because of all the kinks, there’s just a lot of it.

Like Texas water (at least where my friend lived in San Antonio, I’ve also visited El Paso) is very hard, difficult for washing hair. I used 10 parts water : 1 part apple cider vinegar when I visited there, my relatives used stronger rinses but since I didn’t have the stuff to test for pH I went with a more diluted mixture since I was in a pinch. It was my only time encountering hard water, I was pretty unprepared haha. Where I live the water isn’t that hard so I’ve never had trouble or felt the need for a water softener. All water is going to have some hardness to it unless you have a water softening system, it becomes a problem depending on where you live.

I actually agree, I wouldn’t personally use the alternatives because you can mess up the pH easily but I thought maybe a no-poo person or someone needing something real fast might want to try it. I would recommend using a chelating shampoo instead, you don’t have to worry about the pH and messing up your hair. I should probably make that clearer in the post.

If anyone is missing curly hair content, I have a community at !curlyhair@lemmy.world.

That’s a problem with jerboa though, there isn’t a good way to link anything for jerboa. I could be wrong but I’ve tried different ways and all of them don’t work (they either crash, open in a new tab you aren’t logged into, or don’t work at all).

I agree, there isn’t an in built wiki on lemmy but I was thinking of adding links to a post and pinning the post. I have the links to the r/curlyhair google docs so I don’t think I need to make a whole lot of posts for the wiki but we’ll see.

Why do you rinse your hair every morning? If it gets oily and itchy I guess it can’t be helped but if it is just frizzy, you need emollients in your hair. If you wet your hair you should add conditioner to it especially if you are doing any detangling. I think you need at least a leave-in conditioner or cream. That could be the reason why it is so dry and frizzy. A deep conditioner doesn’t hurt but I don’t expect hair without a styler to last long at all, it would get frizzy fast. I use a leave in conditioner for moisture and gel for hold (stays frizz free longer) in my hair.

Do you use leave-in conditioner or cream? That can really help with keeping your hair moisturized. I think not having enough moisture is why your hair feels dry/frizzy/hay-like. You can try adding in a deep conditioner, Shea Moisture has a manuka honey deep hydration masque you could try. If that doesn’t help, there might be too much protein in your products (your hair might feel stiff, tangly, sticky, and brittle if this is the case). Too much protein is fixed by clarifying to get rid of the protein buildup and then using different products with less protein or a different protein in them or no protein if your hair doesn’t need it. Fine and high porosity hair generally can benefit from some protein, you don’t need it in every product when you’re first starting.

How is your hair’s elasticity? You can test this by when you stretch it, does it bounce back (normal), doesn’t stretch / snaps (need more moisture), does not bounce back when stretched (need more protein). Also how long is your hair? If it is long, your hair might be weighed down by the weight so that’s why it doesn’t curl the first few inches, this can happen with fine hair. Stringiness while wet sounds normal.

Memes about curly hair

Pictures of curly hair

Hair science (ingredients, properties of hair, etc.)