Lanolin?!
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Topic: Lanolin?!
Posted By: Maija
Subject: Lanolin?!
Date Posted: June 23 2004 at 12:45pm
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I'm trying to find out if lanolin (from sheep's wool) is good for your hair or not. I have used The Body Shop's products and I have been very pleased and happy. They changed their formula and added honey and lanolin to the conditioner for damaged and chemically treated hair. My hair loved the previous version of the product. I'm a vegetarian and I will eventually switch into other hair care products but I haven't found anything decent yet. Is lanolin OK for long and fine hair? Google found different sites that told me that 1) lanolin moisturises hair, 2) lanolin doesn't really do anything good and 3) you should avoid lanolin even if you're not vegetarian. What am I supposed to believe?... Sigh. :( |
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Posted By: Unregistered Guest
Date Posted: June 25 2004 at 7:11pm
| Lanolin coats the hair to add shine and mask damage, and can make fine look lank and greasy. |
Posted By: DaveDecker
Date Posted: June 26 2004 at 10:03am
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Hi Maija, If it works well for you, then why not use it? You could always consider my fave -- jojoba oil -- a plant-derived wax (liquid at room temp) which closely resembles human sebum. (I swear, I am not paid to promote the product!). Use with extreme moderation on fine hair; just a bit too much can make hair look "lank and greasy" as CJ put it. ------------- |
Posted By: Maija
Date Posted: June 26 2004 at 10:17am
I've heard that silicone is bad for your hair even if it temporarily makes it look healthier. You shouldn't use silicone even it seems to "work well" for you. I just wondered if it's the same thing about lanolin. Well, I tried The Body Shop's conditioner and it was great. It smells a bit weird but is otherwise good. I'm not worrying about lanolin anymore. 
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f it works well for you, then why not use it?Posted By: DaveDecker
Date Posted: June 26 2004 at 10:39am
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I can't imagine that it could be all that bad for human hair. After all, it was designed by God to condition the hair of a mammal... on the other hand, scientifically-created formulas such as silicone applied to hair is something to avoid. Glad to hear the Body Shop's conditioner works well for you!  ------------- |
Posted By: hairalways
Date Posted: June 26 2004 at 8:05pm
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Well...here's my 2....if you are a vegetarian for humanitarian reasons, you may not want to use lanolin. It comes from animals..I might add, in a not so humanitarian way. DO the research. The sheep industry right now is employing some very unethical methods for keeping these sheep. Mainly the ones in Australia (the largest market). Peace. jacqui ------------- |
Posted By: Maija
Date Posted: June 27 2004 at 9:24am
DaveDecker: You can't always compare humans to other animals. All animals are different. I've heard that sheep can consume great amounts of arsenic that woul kill humans. But that was not the point...  Human hair likes slightly sour stuff but lanolin is alkaline according to... um... someone. Maybe. Sorry about my English if you don't understand, it's just not my mother-tongue.Oh yes, I do use a hair oil on my hair almost daily. Just a few drops. It's not jojoba oil but something similar and good anyways. So far, my hair is waist-lenght.  hairalways: I know, I know. I hope I'll find something else before my Body Shop conditioner bottle runs out and have to buy a new one.  What's wrong with things like beeswax or lanolin or milk? ---> http:// - http://www.naturalhairandbeautyshop.com.au/faq.htm - http://www.naturalhairandbeautyshop.com.au/faq.htm |
Posted By: Viktoria
Date Posted: June 27 2004 at 11:28pm
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Lanolin is wonderfully effective as long as you can take it, but fact is, itīs one of the most allergy provoking substances you can use. Thatīs why itīs been taken out of so many products in the last few years. I only really see it in conditioner and some (Clinique, among others!) lipstick these days, because I have to look for it. Terrible rashes! ------------- The more you complain, the longer God lets you live. |
Posted By: DaveDecker
Date Posted: June 30 2004 at 8:26pm
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Fair enough, Maija. Humans and sheep are different mamminals. And I agree with you that our hair likes slightly acidic. I've recently begun using (as a final rinse after shampoo/conditioner) purified/distilled water with a bit of vinegar. It makes my hair very soft after it has dried. ------------- |