SILICONE FREE HAIR CONDITIONING - Why is there silicone in my shampoo and how do I condition my hair without it?
A simple Guide to Silicone Free Hair Conditioning
What is silicone and why it is being added to hair conditioners?
Silicone is a synthetic ingredient commonly used in commercial shampoos and conditioners. On the label you can expect to find it listed as either straight up silicone, or dimethicone. It is a wax like ingredient which coats the hair strands to ease frizz and to give a soft feel and appearance of shine and gloss to your hair. When you dry your hair using a blow drier, the heat will also cause the silicone to expand giving the illusion of thickening your hair
Is Silicone bad for my hair?
Well, as we already mentioned in our SLS free shampoo guide, manufacturers add silicone or silicone derivatives to hair care products to counteract the oil stripping effect of SLS on both hair and scalp. But the reality is silicone doesn’t have any nutritional value for your hair, it doesn’t penetrate the shaft, instead it simply sits on the surface of your scalp and hair giving you a false sense of healthy hair. It isn’t a harmful ingredient as such. But underneath this synthetic ingredient your scalp and hair are suffocating, and your hair is is becoming drier and drier despite feeling sleek and glossy. Over time this could lead to split ends, hair breakage, hair thinning and even hair loss.
How can I condition my hair using silicone free hair conditioners?
Our entire hair care range is silicone free and we do offer a choice of wash off conditioners or leave on hair serumsblended from high quality nourishing oils which will condition your hair and help reduce frizz and define your curls.
As a prewash conditioner we recommend you use either plain oil such as Organic Coconut Oil, Organic Argan Oil, Camellia oil or a blended oil like our Hair & Scalp Conditioning Hair oil.Gently rub a small amount of oil into your scalp massaging gently and spreading towards your hair. Please use sparingly. Leave on your hair for approximately 30 minutes before washing off.
After shampooing your hair, we commend you use one of our wash off conditioners. To add nourishment and moisture to your hair we’ve blended organic Aloe Vera, Panthenol (Provitamin B5) and small amounts of vegetable palm oil free Glycerine with hair nourishing oils such as Organic Argan & Coconut, MuruMuru & Macadamia, Olive & Jojoba, to condition and detangle your hair.
Sometimes you may wish for extra conditioning and curl defining, so we have developed a lighter har conditioning serum, which you can leave on your hair. Your can apply that on damp hair prior to drying and styling or hair, or even on dry ends after you have styled your hair should there still be some persistent frizz remaining.
Very curly, very dry hair and Afro Hair is very thirsty for moisture, we admit to not being specialists in this area but our customers tell us they use our hair conditioners, pure shea butter, pure MuruMuru butter and pure oil directly on the hair and without washing it off. Please feel free to experiment to find out what works best for you.
And when your hair looks shiny and healthy, you can be assured it actually is healthy :)
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