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Hey there fellows!
I have a question =) Last time I was at the hairdresser, for my sister maintenance trim, my hairdresser inspected my hair, and told me it was fine, but dehidrated... she told me I should apply an oil every time I washed my hair. I told her I have an oil here at my place but it says in the package that it should be applied when wet and then rinsed out. She told me there is no problem with applying it on dried air but do you think it is a problem if I don't rinse it out?? The oil I've got is from Oriflame, and contains Aqua, Peg-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Peg/ppg-20/6 Dimethicone, Hydroxyechylcellulose, Acetamide Mea, Panthenol, Parfum, Polyquartenium-7, Hydrolized Vegetable Protein Pg Propyl Silanetriol, Benzyl Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol, Methylparaben, Potassium Sorbate, Ethyl Paraben, Magnesium Nitrate, Propylparaben, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Magnesium Chloride, Isobutylparaben, Butylparaben, Methylisothiazolinone.
Sorry for that big list... do you find that there is something that could damage my hair?? Anyways, there is few of it already and later on I'm going to buy one that I figure out to be better... maybe on natural products stores I can find a good one??
I wanted to know if you find good results when applying oils to your hair, specialy at the ends... I am kinda scared that my ends can get splited, i don't want that to happen =( Anyways, it seems it is controled for now, I just have to prevent myself =) Thank's for reading =)
"Dimethicone". Maybe...can someone clarify whether or not silicones are bad for your hair??? thanks.
... in my experience, can be quite helpful. However, if you are worried, try some of the oils that Urban Cowboy suggested, or some simple grease.
Boa sorte
Hans-Uwe
A great product is John Freida's Frizz Ease.
I "tried" the oil route once around 2 years ago and in my case found it to be a dissaster, probably due to my own hair-type.
but......
Conditioner luckily does the best of all for me. When washing I LOAD it in and let it stay for around 10 minutes before washing out. No more grease feel at the ends for myself. Just nice and soft...........and strong too!
LOL, i can't even pronounce any of those ingredients, let alone know what they are. It shouldn't damaged your hair, it should make it healthy and lubricated. If you want to know what all those ingredients are, maybe you should get some advice from a scientist, they should know what they all are.
Sometimes I add a few drops of camellia oil to my wet hair, after patting dry. Literally a few drops, applied with my fingertips, more than this and it gets clumpy and dry feeling. Makes the ends a bit softer and less tangly. I think just plain oils are probably fine, you don't need to put all the unpronouncable stuff in your hair.
'cones work for some people, and not for others. I find that I get roller coaster quality if I use 'cones. And my scalp prefers products with less fancy chemicals (before I went water only, I was using S&C from Trader Joe's which worked well and was way cheaper than drugstore type products)
Try using just a PURE oil instead, for example: 1) Jojoba oil; 2) Kukui nut oil; 3) Almond oil; 4) Olive oil (although you may smell a bit like a pizza!). Pure oils that are beneficial for your hair have no other ingredients than just the natural oil that Mother Nature herself created. Period! After I shampoo & condition my hair, I simply wring out the excess water, and then massage in a very small amount of one of the above oils into the ends, --- and maybe even as high-up as about the lower third of my hair. Then I comb it through, then wring it out again (but no, i DON'T rinse it out)... I prefer applying the oil to damp hair over dry, because it helps distribute the oil; but you can do either. I've found that the oil helps seal in moisture, has helped to prevent a lot of split ends, and gives an over-all softness & suppleness to my hair. It also seems to give my hair more "body", as well as makes it less "fly-away" at the ends.
In the 90s, before I cut my hair short in Y2K, I didn't know about beneficial oils for the hair, and I got a heck of a lot more dry. broken, and split ends. Nowadays, even though I can still get *some* split or broken ends, I find I have FEWER.
Good luck trying it out!
- Ken
