Social networks are a wealth of tricks and recommendations. In them we can find from tips to have soft and smooth skin, to cooking recipes and great ideas to decorate our house and keep it clean as gold. But you also have to be very careful: sometimes, the videos that go viral have no scientific or empirical basis, and can put the health of the person who puts some trends into practice.
Among the topics that are most successful on platforms such as TikTok or Instagram There is beauty: from the routines of skincare even tricks to combat cellulite or makeup tutorials. Social networks have become a great hedonistic spiral where it is difficult to avoid the loop of content that bombards the user so that they consume and try to resemble the impossible filters and models they see on the screen.
One of the latest trends that have gone viral is that of use baking soda as shampoo: This idea, which seems so simple and logical (baking soda is one of the most versatile products we can find around our house) promises to “remove dandruff in just 5 minutes” or “remove excess oil” and we can find it distributed in hundreds of videos and beauty articles.
The trick they propose is to add baking soda to the shampoo (the tablespoons vary depending on who recommends it) and mix it to get a paste that helps against “greasy hair and dandruff.”
Experts debunk the myth of baking soda in shampoo to eliminate dandruff
From Marie-Clari magazine They have consulted with a group of experts to find out in depth what their opinions are. about the trick of putting baking soda in shampoo to eliminate dandruff or oil. From the Cultura salon in Granada, Álvaro Pardo Roldán makes it very clear: “From our experience, we do not recommend using it as a shampoo, since it does not have the properties that a cosmetic can give us. It is true that it is being heard a lot because They say it eliminates excess oil or dandruff and that eliminates waste. “We are a big fan of personalized diagnosis and using a product that is exactly right for your scalp type.”
Specifically, the specialist explains that clients who have tried it “agree that, in the medium term, their scalp ends up becoming irritated” and recommends “it is better to use a specific shampoo for the needs of each scalp.