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I have recently bought pantene smooth and sleek with cones and it has helped my hair a ton with the frizzies and overall softness and sleekness. As long as the cones are doing what they are supposed to they have a great affect on my hair/ as long as you clarify every few months. All i seem to hear is that cones are bad but i like them, does anyone else agree?
You might have to clarify more often than that, but no big deal.
what are cones? I also use pantene smooth & sleek (works really great with my hair) but since Im from a spanish speaking country, the labels are all in spanish, so dont really understand what "cones" would mean in spanish.
thanks
im not totally sure but i think (sili)cones are things that basically coat the hair to keep moisture and help the cuticle lie down more flat? but too much cones can lead to alot of buildup on the hair so you need to clarify every once in a while to keep it from being dull and stuff.
correct me if im wrong?
Cones are short for silicones, they make a great sleek result, and the only shortcoming is helped by clarifying.
Sili(cones) = Silicón - Se lo pueden identificar en la botella del producto como cualquier ingrediente con nombre que se acaba con las letras "cone".
Ejemplo: "Dimethicone"
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I don't know if it was you who originally suggested it here on the board but I decided to try it and I liked it right away.
It's not heavy, it almost feels like nothing is in your hair but still keeps just enough control over it.
Many people like myself find that cones work well for a while, until they build up and need clarifying.
HOWEVER.... for me, and many others...
It often gets to a point where clarifying doesn't work. Your hair is just way too built up, and you need to switch to something different.
I was using Garnier Fructis for a while, with good results, but now it just doesn't work anymore. Clarifying or not.
That's why people don't like cones.
Another thing is, cones "coat" your hair, and it's not exactly "real" moisturizing. It's sort of "fake" moisturizing. I prefer to not have the fake moisturizing feel, personally.
I use a cones based product sparingly (a few drops) on my hair which is well over 3 feet long and it helps reduce knotting and tangling. A trap to avoid with cones is the idea that if a little is good then more is better. More is not better and will make your hair sticky and gooey, I know, it happened to me. Although cones build up on your hair over time, a clarifying shampoo works well to remove this buildup. To make things easiest, use the clarifier at the first sign of buildup, long before your hair feels sticky. Absalom
Cones are not all bad... they help smooth frizz and can help people with corse hair, and particularly people with African/American hair types.
Though for most people with regular hair will find that cones create a build-up on your hair, which actually stops moisture penetrating your hair shaft, it can eventually leave your hair dull and limp.
Mind you Pantene (if I recall) is an Ammonuim Lauryl Sufate based shampoo so its particularly harsh and will strip a lot of the build-up it creates, but still you will find that you will need to use a clarrifying shampoo to remove the build-up eventually, as most shampoos/conditioners won't remove the build-up they create! Either that or you'll have to wash/condition your hair every 24-48 hours just to maintain the smooth/sleek effect.
Shampoo's like Pantene are formulated to be a win/win situation for the manufacturers. They use cheap ingredients so they are cheap to manufacture, they provide short-term visible & positive effects but the nature of the products gradually require you to wash more often to maintain the effect you originally had. Hence you use more of the product. Clever huh?
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I suppose you get what you pay for.
