Hair care trends worth the money, and three that are not
Bathroom shelves are full of hair products. Here we sort the trends with one question: does this do anything for hair, which cannot heal itself?
Worth it
Less rubbing while you sleep. For seven or eight hours a night, your hair rubs against your pillow. A smoother pillowcase, in silk or satin, means less rubbing and fewer tangles to brush out in the morning. It is not exciting, but it is cheap and it works.
Heat protection before heat. Not after. The protection has to be in your hair when the straightener closes. For heat styling, this is the habit that helps most, and the one people most often do in the wrong order.
Scalp care, for your scalp. The scalp is skin, and skin reacts to what you put on it. Be clear about what you are buying: a healthier scalp is a reasonable goal, but a cosmetic will not make hair grow back.
A fixed amount. Most people use too much product or too little, and neither works well. A product that gives you the same amount each time solves more than you might expect.
Overrated
"Repair" as a promise. Bond-building products are based on real chemistry and can improve how damaged hair behaves and feels. But they cannot bring hair back to its original state, because hair is not alive. Read "repair" as "temporarily improved", and these products become useful instead of disappointing.
Rice water and other kitchen remedies. Harmless, sometimes pleasant, and not supported by evidence. If you enjoy it, go ahead, but do not expect results.
Devices that promise hair growth. Hair grows from the root, under the skin. Anything sold as a cosmetic works above the skin. If a device affects hair growth, that is a medical claim, and it should be backed by the kind of clinical trial that cosmetic brands do not run.
In short
Almost everything that helps hair is protection, not repair, and most of it comes from habits, not products: lower heat, less rubbing, fewer washes, the same amount each time. Products help by making these habits easy to keep.
That is why we use a capsule. Ellips Hair Vitamin is a leave-in cosmetic treatment in a 1 ml capsule. It smooths hair, makes it easier to comb and helps protect it from heat up to 220 °C. It does not repair damage and it does not grow hair. The research page explains what we can and cannot show you.