Name: Hair Experts Debunk 15 Hair Myths | Debunked
Uploaded: 2022-06-22T16:56:42.000Z
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"Hair grows faster when you constantly cut it."

"You have dandruff because your scalp is dry."

and a trichologist is a scientist of the hair and scalp.

I'm a New York-based board-certified dermatologist

Dermatology is the study of the skin, scalp,

And today we will be debunking myths about hair.

Kingsley: Hair grows around half an inch a month,

and cutting it won't speed up that process.

different phases of the hair-growth cycle.

Howard-Verovic: And right now on your scalp ...

Howard-Verovic: And then the rest are waiting to fall out.

So hair is not going to grow faster if you cut it,

but it will look nice if you get your trims regularly.

Dandruff is also known as seborrheic dermatitis,

an overgrowth of naturally occurring yeast

on your scalp called the Malassezia yeast.

And they are lipophilic, which means they love oils.

"Washing your hair every day is bad for you."

It's a myth, but there is some fact in there.

You want to treat your scalp just as you treat your skin.

So you want to make sure it's properly cleansed.

You want to make sure you have good hydration on the scalp.

Fine hair like mine, if I don't shampoo daily,

and therefore you have more oil glands on your scalp,

because every hair is attached to an oil gland.

Howard-Verovic: Sometimes the sebum has a hard time

leaving the scalp to the tip of the hair.

because you think that maybe coily hair or textured hair,

So the more you wash, the more you hydrate.

"Shaving causes hair to grow back thicker and darker."

So when you shave, you just make the ends blunt,

grow thicker and darker, but it actually doesn't.

Howard-Verovic: If you were to wax, you're taking the hair

out of the follicle. So it's still going to grow back.

If shaving did make our hair grow back thicker,

"Air-drying your hair is better than blow-drying."

is really scrunching or constantly tugging

Or, you know what, I know some people who "air-dry,"

but they're, like, running out of the house,

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