QuoteReplyTopic: What makes my hair happy. Posted: August 12 2003 at 4:27pm
My hair is at its happiest when I let it soak overnight in jojoba oil, and then wash it the next morning with a gentle shampoo, repeat the shampoo to clear out all that oil, then finish with Redken Active Express Split Second conditioner.
I love that conditioner. I think it's even better than All-Soft. Dare I say?
"Hair is a part of you. It is not a part of me, because I am a frog." - Kermit the Frog on Sesame Street1b/N/ii ~ ??"/27"/32"
Ohhhh...you are REALLY not going to want to hear this...but the reason Active Express dries fast is because it contains denatured alcohol (isopropyl), which is the kind used in hairsprays for its fast drying quality. Yes, Active Express also uses the emollient (healthy) cetyl alcohol, but I still wouldn't use Active Express on a regular basis if you're worried about getting dried out. Then again, if your hair is in tip-top form and appears that it's going to stay that way, I won't try to dissuade you :-)
Look for beauty, and you will find no intelligence. Look for intelligence and you will find both.Proud member of the Cult of All Soft
Oh really? I will have to double check the label. I thought that Active Express Flash Wash Shampoo was drying, but that the conditioner was OK. I just use the conditioner. It really does make my hair happy. You can almost hear my tresses sing hymns of rapture.
I don't do anything special for the jojoba treatment, I just keep putting more and more oil in my hair until I feel it is all covered. I don't even have to put a towel on my pillowcase. It doesn't seem to transfer. I dunno how it doesn't, but it doesn't. Lately I've been putting some on my scalp, too, where it gets the most itchy. This helps!
I buy jojoba oil at my local health food shop. One of the larger supermarkets around here has it, too... in the beauty care area of their health food section. It's a very small area, you really have to look for it. :)
"Hair is a part of you. It is not a part of me, because I am a frog." - Kermit the Frog on Sesame Street1b/N/ii ~ ??"/27"/32"
So many alcohols, I can never remember which are OK and which are not. Did I tell you I finally decided that Redken All-Soft Addictive was drying my hair out? It has pure alcohol in it... ingredient #2, I think. I OD'ed on Addictive last week (no pun intended) and my hair was crispy for several days afterward. But Addictive seemed so nice in moderation. Hmmmm. I dunno if I will use it again after last week's episode. I should probably toss it.
I really like Active Express conditioner though. I have used it for 3 or 4 years now. Sometimes I use it as a second conditioner, as a kind of final rinse, because it seems to be more acidic than other conditioners I have. So it acts as a cuticle sealant. It really does make my hair soft and shiny and more tangle-free than anything else I have tried.
BTW, What is Taurine, oh hair product ingredient goddess?
"Hair is a part of you. It is not a part of me, because I am a frog." - Kermit the Frog on Sesame Street1b/N/ii ~ ??"/27"/32"
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:( I use it like once a week. I never suspected it was bad! I feel so betrayed.
Why can't someone just make the magic hair product that has all safe ingredients? I think once I empty the bottles in my bathroom, I will become a Phyto customer.
"Hair is a part of you. It is not a part of me, because I am a frog." - Kermit the Frog on Sesame Street1b/N/ii ~ ??"/27"/32"
Yes, Taurine is just a fancy word for amino acid, meaning it coats the hair shaft like any other protein, keratin or collagen-type ingredient. All Soft allegedly contains it too...I'd have to take a look. Speaking of the all the alcohols, I will start another thread of the different kinds and separate the good from the bad. You're right, they're very confusing!
Look for beauty, and you will find no intelligence. Look for intelligence and you will find both.Proud member of the Cult of All Soft
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