u/Achlys07

my hair feels weird after showering here. sticky near the scalp, dry/frizzy on the lengths, and more hair comes out while combing.

i don’t know if this is hard water, product buildup or just my scalp reacting to UAE weather.

thinking of keeping it simple: clarify once in a while, use a gentle shampoo normally,  bebodywise serum only on clean scalp, and maybe an Olaplex No.3/No.8 type mask for the lengths because my ends feel fried.

also switched from normal towel rubbing to a soft microfibre towel because i think i was breaking half my hair after wash.

women in Dubai/Abu Dhabi, what helped with this hard water hair feeling?

are builder communities actually replacing courses now, or is it just FOMO?

keep seeing the take that you don't learn AI from courses anymore, you learn by shipping under pressure with other builders. what got me thinking about it: growthx is running a hermes buildathon, one day, in person, build by day demo by evening, no panels.

I'd genuinely rather be in a room where 100 people have to ship by evening than sit through another "future of AI" talk. but is that real or just community FOMO dressed up? for the senior folks, did a course or conf ever actually move the needle for you, or was it always just doing the thing?

saw a few "which checkout app" threads so figured i'd share since we've been on flexype about 6 months.

cod heavy fashion brand on shopify, cod was ~65% and rto was killing us (~30%). looked at gokwik, shopflo, breeze, went with flexype mostly because pricing was clearer and partial cod was easy to set up.

the main thing that helped was partial cod, it only asks the risky orders to pay a bit upfront and leaves everyone else alone. that took a real bite out of our cod rto. otp checkout being faster was a nice bonus but partial cod was the actual reason.

couple of honest things. the risk rules need tuning, first couple weeks we were too aggressive and annoyed some genuine cod customers before we loosened it. and it does nothing for delivery side rto, if the order ships and bounces (wrong address, nobody home) that's a courier problem, we use a separate tool for that. so it's only half the rto picture.

one thing i was worried about that turned out fine, it sits on top of our existing razorpay so we didn't have to switch gateways.

rto went ~30 to ~17 over 6 months but some of that's the other tool and the prepaid push too, hard to credit one thing.

would i use it again, yeah for our case. if you're small or your rto is mostly addresses and courier stuff, probably not worth it. happy to answer anything.

will be in Hyderabad for maybe 8 months.

flat has no purifier. buying RO feels waste. cans also annoying if cooking daily.

renting purifier better ah? any experience?

any UAE moms here dealing with postpartum shedding?

i knew hair fall after pregnancy can happen but seeing clumps in shower is still scary. UAE weather is making it feel worse because my scalp gets sweaty, ends are dry, and i barely have time for a routine.

i’m keeping it realistic: gentle wash, conditioner only on ends, no tight bun even though mom bun is tempting, Be Bodywise hair growth serum at night when i remember, soft towel, and trying to eat enough protein.

not looking for miracle cures. just want to know what helped you get through this phase without panicking every wash day.