QuoteReplyTopic: Jade21 on 'silicon dioxide' Posted: January 12 2000 at 6:36am
Hi Jade, I have a question for you. In an earlier post (23 September; in response to Vitamins for your hair (Renita)) you wrote: **Minerals, especially calcium, magnesium, zinc, iron and silica (your body turns latter into silicon, the actual mineral and is usually derived from horsetail rather than silicon dioxide in the better formulas)I am puzzled as to how I am to read this information; are you stating that silica is derived from silicon dioxide as well? What is silicon dioxide?Thank you for responding, Jade.
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Hi Jade, and hi to other posters,I was just wondering if Olive Oil can be used as a leave in oil treatment the same way Jojoba oil is used-just applying a small amount over dry hair. I recently returned from the States and could not find ANY jojoba oil! Any help would be appreciated.Thanks,Holly
Holly,Olive oil is a wonderful treatment for the hair particularly if your hair tends to be dry. Olive oil is very moisturizing and helps to strengthen the hair. You can do what I do: warm up a teaspoon of it, massage it into your scalp, leave it on for half an hour or more, and wash out. Note: You might need two latherings to fully wash the olive oil out from your hair. As for the jojobo oil, I purchase mine (Brand name: Aubrey Organics which makes amazing products for the skin and hair!) at vitaminshoppe.com. Hope this helps! Good luck!MariaRelated Link:Maria In Mass
Hi, Holly!Nice to see your name once again. Hope all is well...Just remember that olive oil is heavier than the jojoba. For a hot oil treatment, it is quite good. Just go a little bit lighter than you would with the jojoba or even almond. That way, you can adjust the amount without making a mess, which is easy with olive. I have done it many times:) It's good for concentrating on really dry areas.For moisturizing your ends or the length of your hair, it can be a bit heavy.Sources of jojoba which I can think of:The Vitamin Shoppe (online or mail order): Desert Essence makes a 4oz size which is excellent. The item number is DS-1017.The Body Shop: Small 2oz bottle, but might be able to locate easily in your area...maybe:)Superior Natural Oils International...One place which has a variety of natural oils, including jojoba, many of which are certified organic, which can be purchased by the gallon. I recently purchased a gallon of jojoba from them. The web address is www.snoinaturaloils.com.Victorian Greenhouse....Great place with excellent prices where you can purchase larger sizes of jojoba and other oils. The web address is www.victoriangreenhouse.com Don't think their stuff is inferior because of the prices. They sell to many small businesses....good stuff:)Bye for now,Jade> I was just wondering if Olive Oil can be used as a> leave in oil treatment the same way Jojoba oil is> used-just applying a small amount over dry hair. I> recently returned from the States and could not find> ANY jojoba oil! Any help would be appreciated.> Thanks,> HollyRelated Link:The Vitamin Shoppe
Hey, Ginger!Let me see if I can be a bit clearer. Silicon can be derived from silicon dioxide. Often, in vitamins it is used as a filler, just like dicalcium phosphate and others. Silica is the vegetal version of the silicon which the body converts to silicon the mineral. There is a school of thought which does not recommend the silicon dioxide as a source of silicon because it can actually interfere with other vitamins/minerals' absorption if the dose is high enough. So, that's why I suggested the herb horsetail as being the preferable form.Hope this clears up my mess a bit:)Bye for now,JadeHi Jade, I have a question for you. In an earlier post> (23 September; in response to Vitamins for your hair> (Renita)) you wrote: **Minerals, especially calcium,> magnesium, zinc, iron and silica (your body turns> latter into silicon, the actual mineral and is usually> derived from horsetail rather than silicon dioxide in> the better formulas)> I am puzzled as to how I am to read this information;> are you stating that silica is derived from silicon> dioxide as well? What is silicon dioxide?> Thank you for responding, Jade.Related Link:The Vitamin Shoppe
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Hi Jade and Maria,Thanks for the tips and also for directing me to some places where I can buy some oil. Purchasing from the 'net seems to be my only recourse. Hope you are doing fine, Jade-I'm busier than ever! Maria, I went to your page and enjoyed reading that very much. I responded to your "bangs or no bangs" survey, hope you got that! The address I sent that was a "wanadoo" address and not my "hotmail" address, so hope you didn't think it was spam! "Smile".Thanks again,Holly
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