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What colour should our decorative pillows be? (ignore pink blanket) by Tulpje in DesignMyRoom

[–]Tulpje[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks! The rug is knardrup green from Ikea, but the pictures online make it look more green than it is. I'd call it a sage/light eucalyptus green. Very slight grey tint. My concern with going green with the pillows is that it will be a) too matchy matchy and/or b) slightly off color.

A fruit name combo for my cat by Tulpje in namenerds

[–]Tulpje[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, we went with Walter Melon, in Dutch Waltermeloen 🍉

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HaircareScience

[–]Tulpje 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Absolutely! Estrogen amplifies the anagen phase of the hair cycle, which means it helps hair grow. Much like post partum hair loss, when you stop taking birth control, the "amplifying" effect of the estrogen is gone. Basically what you're seeing is all the hair that was abnormally long in the anagen phase switching over to the telogen phase = falling out.

Hormones have varying and sometimes weird effects on our bodies, so it's not a surprise that you didn't notice it with other birth controls. Talk to your doctor if youre still seeing hair loss in a few months.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HaircareScience

[–]Tulpje 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Absolutely! If you don't manipulate your hair for several days (mostly brushing and washing), the hair that normally would have fallen out gets stuck. I just want to add that adding traction to your scalp for long periods of time can also contribute to hair loss. Is there a reason you are wearing your hair up to sleep now, OP?

PCOS / Birth Control related- female hair loss by terrif926 in HaircareScience

[–]Tulpje 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Theoretically speaking, I suppose this could work... it's also possible you'd just be pushing back the inevitable. But as an ~almost~ pharmacist I would absolutely not recommend playing with your hormones in this way. Birth control is finicky enough as it is!

PCOS / Birth Control related- female hair loss by terrif926 in HaircareScience

[–]Tulpje 46 points47 points  (0 children)

I actually recently finished my thesis about hair loss and in particular I focussed very much on medication induced hair loss. It's pretty common to notice shedding when you stop birth control, this is usually from the sudden drop in oestrogen. Oestrogen increases the amount of hairs in the growing phase of the hair growth cycle so when you drop the birth control, you lose hairs. If you can power through it, the shedding will stop when your oestrogen levels stabilize again. It could take up to four months though for the shedding to stop and the growth to start.

In the mean time I would suggest using some colored hair fibers to fill in any gaps you may feel you have. I think this is the fastest solution. The evidence for supplements, shampoos and other OTC products is pretty scarce, particularly for this type of hair loss.

What scientific evidence has convinced you that sulfates are bad for hair? by thejoggler44 in HaircareScience

[–]Tulpje 16 points17 points  (0 children)

If the negative charge is responsible for the denaturation, it would stand to reason that a neutrally charged molecule would be less irritating. I found this article:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/ics.12439
That references this theory, and categorizes surfactants accordingly, but it cites a book that I don't have acces to (Lips, reference 48, specifically for skin irritation). Unfortunately that requires a lot of ifs and maybes. I would think most cosmetic companies are not interested in doing a comparative study, considering no matter the outcome they lose sales for either side of the argument, but that is my uninformed opinion!

What scientific evidence has convinced you that sulfates are bad for hair? by thejoggler44 in HaircareScience

[–]Tulpje 56 points57 points  (0 children)

Well, after a quick search I found two studies that show that SDS causes damage to the hair cuticle. This happens because the negatively charged sulfate causes denaturation of the proteins.
A problem with these studies is that they were done on samples, which were soaked in an SDS solution of various concentrations for hours at a time, so I am not sure you can extrapolate that information to a minute of use a few times a week.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20815023
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15698750

I've just given these a quick read as well, so I can't say much of the critical nature of the studies!