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How to Take Care of Your Natural Hair If You Have Scalp Eczema Original

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By Ayren Jackson-Cannady
| Allure Verified
If you are wearing your hair in its natural texture, unmanipulated by heat or chemicals, but also managing scalp eczema, keeping your natural hair healthy can be a bit complicated. Between flakes that hide under coils, itches that show up mid-style, and products that promise moisture but deliver flare-ups instead, it’s easy to feel like your hair and your scalp are working against each other.
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Doctors explain what really happens when you stop taking Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs

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By Ayren Jackson-Cannady
| Currently
Maybe the nausea finally won. Maybe you hit your goal weight and decided you were done. Maybe your insurance stopped covering it (one of the most common reasons people quit taking GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic or Zepbound). Whatever the reason you came off a GLP-1 medication, you're far from alone: Within two years, nearly three in four people taking these medications for weight loss stop, according to a 2025 study of 125,000 patients. You might assume stopping a GLP-1 is all about weight regain.
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Wegovy vs. Ozempic: What's the difference if they're the same GLP-1 drug?

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By Ayren Jackson-Cannady
| Currently
At this point, you've probably heard of Ozempic. Maybe you've heard of Wegovy too. What you may not realize is that they're actually the same medication at their core: Both contain semaglutide, are made by the same manufacturer and work through the same basic mechanism. So what's the difference? Quite a bit, actually. While Ozempic and Wegovy share the same active ingredient, they're approved for different uses, prescribed at different doses and often covered differently by insurance.
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