GUIDE

How to take consistent hair progress photos

Use the same views, preparation and lighting where possible, record the date and real intervention, and treat photos as documentation rather than proof.

Topic: Results & Progress

How to use it

Repeat the same views — Clinical hair-photography guidance emphasizes consistent, standardized views so serial images are easier to compare.

Keep preparation consistent — Try to keep parting, hair state, distance, camera position and lighting similar. Note when conditions differ rather than hiding the difference.

Record the real context — Write down the date, products or treatments used and important routine changes. A photo documents appearance; it does not isolate causation.

Do not turn documentation into a promise — Before-and-after imagery can imply an efficacy claim. Public use needs clear context, appropriate support and separate permission from the person photographed.

IMPORTANT LIMITS

The cited protocol was developed for clinical photography. It does not prove that a treatment worked, and consumer self-photography may not reproduce clinical conditions.

Whether a particular image is misleading depends on the full context and net impression. This claim summarizes FTC advertising guidance and is not legal advice.