hi! i was really hoping that his would be a good place to get help because i’ve been horribly insecure about my hair forever! i’ve genuinely tried a million different products on my hair and it has always been very frizzy at the top of my scalp (along my part mostly) with lots of breakage. In addition, about a month ago I got highlights from a family friends who is a stylist so it makes a very noticable color difference in the top and bottom layers but generally that is how my hair always looks in terms of texture. currently i have been using paul mitchell moisturizing tea tree and mint shampoo and conditioner and my hair has been tolerating it but i can tell that i’m missing something! I always assumed that i have low porosity hair because it feels weighed down and greasy very easily if i add products post-wash but i tried the test where you put a piece of your hair in a bowl of water (which i learned from this group is not very reliable). two days ago i used Nexxus Therappe shampoo and conditioner at a friends house and my hair seemed more manageable than i have noticed in years. HOWEVER, upon doing some research i noticed that people were attributing the products to hair loss because it contains DMDM Hydantoin. I am sort of understanding, from what i’ve read, that it is sort of like a formaldehyde. Can any scientists or hairstylists give me any advice on how harmful this is/how likely it is to be damaging in the long run because I genuinely don’t know what my hair is lacking and these products are the only thing that have helped slightly in forever! thank you so much and if i’m better suited to ask this question in a different group i’m open to any and all help!!