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r/HaircareScience↗

Scientifically-supported information about haircare

This subreddit aims to provide resources for achieving better hair quality through scientific research in trichology, physiology, chemistry, and biology

1.1M subscribers120 posts / mo in Sep 2026107 authors / mosince 2013

r/HaircareScience has 1.1M members (+5.2% over the last 12 months). It gets about 120 posts a month from 107 people. Top topics: Scalp Issues, Hair Loss and Thinning and Bleached and Damaged Hair.

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How r/HaircareScience has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+5.2%in 12 months · +0.7% in 3 months · +0.2% in 1 month
Oct 20261.1M
Growing1.1M subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/HaircareScience

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−9.8%vs Sep 2025 · −40% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026120
QuieterPeaked at 1.7k in Oct 2024
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/HaircareScience

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Scalp Issues3.9%
  2. Hair Loss and Thinning2.8%
  3. Bleached and Damaged Hair2.6%
  4. Shampoos and Conditioners2.5%
  5. Frizz Management1.9%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. The Beauty Brains
  2. Wiley
  3. ScienceDirect
  4. Springer
  5. MDPI

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research