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Understanding Silicones- Natural Hair

By Curly Nikki 29 Comments
 via Good Hair Diaries  Silicones are ingredients in many hair conditioners, shampoos, and hair gel products. They usually have hard to pronounce names like phenyltrimethicones or amodimethicones. Too make things easier, just remember that most ingredients ending in "cone", "col", "conol" or "zane" are more than likely a silicone. Silicones will produce a  build-up on the hair and scalp because they are often not water-soluble. This is why…
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The Best Vitamin for Natural Hair Growth?

By Curly Nikki 10 Comments
by Tonya McKay There is no mistaking the current trend in the cosmetics industry to incorporate vitamins and plant derivatives into formulations in order to advertise products as healthy, natural, green, sustainable or possessing anti-aging properties. One popular claim suggests using vitamin C for hair growth. As an essential nutrient for health, vitamin C takes part in many cellular processes…
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Zwitterionic Surfactants: A Milder Alternative?

By Curly Nikki 8 Comments
  by Tonya McKay of NaturallyCurly In recent months, we have taken an in-depth look at the structure and properties of cationic and nonionic surfactants. Another interesting category of surfactants used in both hair and skin care are the zwitterionic ones, those that naturally have two charges on the molecule, both positive and negative. These are attractive to the formulator…
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The Science Behind Using Panthenol in Hair Products

By Curly Nikki 9 Comments
by Tonya Mckay of NaturallyCurly Panthenol is a popular ingredient for both skin and hair care products. Hair care products that use this ingredient are said to have enhanced moisturization effects and add thickness or body to the hair. Proctor and Gamble has built their entire Pantene Pro-V line of products to capitalize on the properties of this ingredient. There…
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Using Olive Oil for Natural Hair Health

By Curly Nikki 29 Comments
by Samantha Berley via NaturallyCurly.com What You Might Not Have Known It’s a well known fact that, olive oil can be a fantastic conditioner for hair but there are many other things about this essential oil that make it a great go-to for hair care. Olive oil is one of the top emollients that is known to penetrate the hair better…
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