r/HaircareScience

Can you post your project here?

Advertising products is prohibited unless it's a recommendation with scientific discussion and no affiliate links. Posts asking for personal help or product recommendations should go in the weekly advice thread.

Before you post: Advertising is banned. Product recommendations are allowed with scientific discussion and no affiliate links. Personal help requests go in the weekly advice thread.

The rules, in their words

1. Source Your Facts: If you're making a statement of fact, you must provide a scientific source. If the information comes from somewhere non-scientific (your experience, a blog), you must make that clear and not frame the statement as fact. Do not tell others to look things up for themselves - the burden of proof is on the person who first posts something. Read more about what qualifies as a source [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/HaircareScience/comments/m49hyj/haircare_science_research_guide_part_1_what/)
2. We Are Not Your Doctor: Do not ask for medical advice or attempt to give any to anyone else. If you want to discuss a particular condition it must be in an impersonal way and it must not ask for how to diagnose. This applies for any discussion involving medical conditions or symptoms that are beyond the realm of haircare science, including (but not limited to): excessive scalp redness, itchiness, flakiness, bumps & lesions, and hair loss.
3. Post Advice Requests in the Weekly Advice Thread: Please post requests for personal help/recommendations in the weekly Haircare Advice megathread. Sort posts by "hot" and the latest should be stickied to the top. Read more about what makes a post specific vs. vague [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/HaircareScience/comments/mnkzdc/updates_to_subreddit_rules_guidelines/)
4. No Repetitive Posts: In order to keep the subreddit uncluttered, questions that are frequently posted will be removed. Before posting, use the search bar first to see if your question has already been discussed.
5. This is a Science Subreddit: r/haircarescience is not the place to ask for styling preferences - try other hairstyling subreddits for that. Pseudoscience, chemophobia, or other anti-science rhetoric will be removed and repeat offenders banned.
6. No Advertising: Advertising a product without any scientific discussion is prohibited. Product recommendations are allowed as long as it is not repetitive and you do not ask to take the conversations to DM or post affiliate links. We have a zero tolerance policy for advertising (includes promoting your own social media) or shilling MLMs.
7. Be Respectful: Scientific arguments may sometimes occur, but always treat other users with respect. No harassment/racism/sexism/etc. will be tolerated. If you are combative or rude when others ask you to provide sources, you may be banned. This rule also applies to your communication with the mod team.
8. No Asking for Advice on Hairloss or Balding: Rule Number 8: No asking for advice on balding or hair loss of any kind. If you have any questions about hair loss, balding or thinning please consult a medical professional. Other subreddits you might be interested in include r/tressless and r/askdocs
9. This is Not a Product Review or Recommendation Sub: --Product ingredient lists don't really tell us much about the product, formulation matters. --If you're looking for product reviews, try another sub, or google it. --Same applies to posts asking for dupes of a specific product. --Posts asking for help checking a product ingredient list for "harsh" or "harmful" ingredients will be removed as it promotes chemophobia.
10. This is Not a Hair Coloring or Styling Sub: For hair color advice, try r/hairdye or r/fancyfollicles. For hair styling advice, start at r/hair. For wavy/curly-specific styling, start at r/Wavyhair or r/curlyhair.
11. This is not a DIY subreddit: Post has been removed as this is not a DIY subreddit. Try r/DIYbeauty.
12. No Advising on Water Issues: Water is too complicated and local an issue to attempt to diagnose over reddit. It is a local infrastructure issue not a haircare issue. Please do not try to advise others on their water.