Frizz
Flakes
Bad cut
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You have heard all of these.
People repeat them online until they start to sound true. We checked every one.
So we went and checked.
Most hair advice is written to sell you something. We read the studies instead.
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01 Flakes mean a dry scalp
Flakes usually come with an oily scalp.
Measured on people
Oil feeds the germs behind them, so antifungal shampoo clears flakes where oil makes them worse. Buildup and dryness flake differently.
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02 Cold water is better
Cold water does not seal the cuticle or add shine.
Mechanism, not measured
The cuticle is the scales on the outside of each strand, and what flattens them is pH and product, not temperature.
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03 Air drying is safer!
Air drying trades one kind of damage for another.
Measured on hair
In one lab test, heat wore down the surface while air drying weakened the cement holding it together.
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04 Never use silicones
Silicones are safe to use.
Measured on hair
They smooth the surface so hair tangles and frizzes less, and the heavy ones build up like butters and oils until you clarify.
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05 Curls need a leave-in!
A leave-in is optional. You can skip it or keep it.
Reasoning
Start with a gel. It's what holds the curl. A leave-in is an extra: it can add slip, and some help hold the curl too. What matters is what's in it. If yours works, keep it.
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06 Wash less often
There is no single right number.
Reasoning
It depends on how fast your scalp gets oily, how much you sweat, what you put in your hair, and whether your scalp itches or flakes. Washing less is right for some people and wrong for others. Wash when your scalp needs it, not on a fixed rule.
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What we mean by evidence-backed.
The Oove standard
Evidence-backed means a claim stands on real research, data, or careful testing.
This is how every pick in your manual is chosen. We explain our reasoning and cite the studies, so you can always check.
Read the full standardWhat people read from your hair.
Same face. Different hair. Different answer.
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Healthier
The same woman, with damaged hair, was rated older and less healthy.
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Younger
Fuller hair made the same face read younger.
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Confident
Strangers rated men with visible flakes as less confident.
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Attractive
Healthy hair lifted attractiveness. Messy hair cancelled it.
All of it comes down to the condition your hair is in. That is the part a good routine can change.
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What you get.
We build it from your answers and your photos. Seven parts, and it opens on your phone.
Use the arrows for all seven
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01
Hair
Your pattern, your damage, and how thick your hair really is.
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02
Why
The cause behind each problem.
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Scalp
What your scalp is doing.
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Products
What to buy, what to keep, what to stop. With prices.
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Routine
Wash, apply, dry, refresh. In order, with how much.
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Cut
The cut that suits your face and your hair.
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Card
Everything you need to know, on one page.
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Your manual is built around hair condition, which is what a routine can actually change, rather than around a texture category. That applies whether your hair is straight, wavy, curly, coily, thinning, or damaged.
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