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Dec 18

DIY Detangling Leave-in Conditioner- Add Slip & Volume With This Ingredient!

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by Sabrina Perkins It may have a strange name but it is a powerhouse of goodness and a great natural detangler for your tresses. Slippery elm (Ulmus fulva) is a small tree native to eastern Canada and eastern and central United States. Most commonly found in the Appalachian Mountains, it has a reddish brown truck with grayish white bark on…

Sep 21

Ingredients for the Slip Addicted Natural

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by Christina Patrice Are you addicted to slip? You know…slip! Our hair tends to be dry and the older it gets--or further from wash day--the dryer it gets. Curly or coily hair tends to curl or coil around itself and create tangles or knots (yes, knots) when dry. Many of us are always on the hunt for products that will…

Feb 02

Common Hair Conditioner Ingredients

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I received a few questions yesterday about ingredients in conditioners, especially alcohols. Remember alcohols like Cetearyl, Cetyl and Stearyl are fatty and act as softeners or emollients. They're not drying like SD alcohol, SD alcohol 40, Alcohol denat, Propanol, Propyl alcohol and Isopropyl alcohol. Check out this re-post for clarification! By Tonya McKay Most of us with curly hair are pretty well-versed now…

Sep 21

Top 10 Ingredients to Look For in Natural Hair Products

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by Evelyn Ngugi The more we embrace our natural texture, the more we learn that organic and natural hair products work best. There are hundreds of ingredients found in nature that can be used in hair products. Healthy ingredients aren't for textured hair alone! These ingredients work to make everybody's hair healthier. Below is a list of ten popular ingredients…

Sep 21

How Do Hair Conditioners Work?

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via TheBeautyBrains- What are hair conditioners supposed to do? Remember that hair is dead! It’s a common misconception that hair can be healthy. Hair can be no more healthy than a shoe lace, a cotton blouse, or any other non-living fiber. The hair on your head is not living tissue. It is dead, keratinized protein. Hair cannot be healthy. Of…