MANE ISSUES

Over styling hair and excessive shampooing could be damaging your strands and scalp. Karen Alfonso gets to the root cause of it all

- Karen Alfonso

If there's one beauty ritual that's trending on social media, it's scalp care. First emerging on Tik Tok (internationally, because we're only seeing those videos on Instagram, clearly). we saw beauty influencers use The Ordinary's Glycolic Acid on their scalp to exfoliate it and to attempt to prevent dandruff. With the excessive use of styling products, shampoos and conditioners that are heavy for the hair, our scalps are increasingly getting irritated, which, in turn, leads to hair damage. If you identify with this conundrum, here's what to do.

WHAT CAUSES SCALP IRRITATION?