tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4000955270225133681.post2185749268576484489..comments2024-03-18T12:06:08.141-05:00Comments on Science-y Hair Blog: Why Is This Ingredient In My Conditioner?WShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08604766377332720162noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4000955270225133681.post-6633070676026380722018-08-04T19:49:03.239-05:002018-08-04T19:49:03.239-05:00You'll have to communicate with the person who...You'll have to communicate with the person who writes that blog, which is now on a subscription service.WShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604766377332720162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4000955270225133681.post-13701570695917711412018-07-21T22:23:59.010-05:002018-07-21T22:23:59.010-05:00Just found your amazing blog! Very knowledgeable a...Just found your amazing blog! Very knowledgeable and informative! I am very interested in following you. I was trying to open this link http://swiftcraftymonkey.blogspot.com/ But I couldn't. It looks like I have to be invited to read this blog. How can I request an invitation? Thank you so much! <br />Regards<br />KateAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12509645352009950617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4000955270225133681.post-57602933800122189972017-10-30T18:53:48.468-05:002017-10-30T18:53:48.468-05:00You are probably not dehydrating your hair unless ...You are probably not dehydrating your hair unless you used the dryer on "high" and "hot." You're adding water enough to re-set the roots, and then evaporating it quickly - and that process can be dehydrating. But you're not *thoroughly* saturating your hair with water so it becomes all wet and heavy and soft, so it's not really going from soaking wet to dry (which is when hair-dryer drying-damage can occur). So my guess is that you're probably not getting a "net" effect of more dehydration from that styling step. You're probably coming out about even. WShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604766377332720162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4000955270225133681.post-41456131209879943162017-10-05T22:41:42.585-05:002017-10-05T22:41:42.585-05:00I refresh my hair daily with water and a touch of ...I refresh my hair daily with water and a touch of conditioner from a spray bottle. I normally diffuse for a minute or so to get some volume after I lightly spray my hair. Am I defeating the purpose of hydrating my hair when I add heat from the hair dryer? Thanks Wendy.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08302737603776351504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4000955270225133681.post-57034762136131144382017-09-11T15:44:39.194-05:002017-09-11T15:44:39.194-05:00Cetyl esters are not soluble in water, they are oi...Cetyl esters are not soluble in water, they are oil-based. They are like many of the ingredients in hair conditioners that make them creamy or conditioning - non water-soluble. Cetyl alcohol, Behentrimonium chloride, Cetearyl alcohol, Stearylkonium chloride - all are non water-soluble.<br /><br />Cetyl esters should be removed all or in part by shampoo. Ingredients like this tend to "wear off" too. Conditioner-washing has limited ability to remove oil-based ingredients.<br /><br /><br />WShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604766377332720162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4000955270225133681.post-83121341583020835032017-09-08T10:04:08.445-05:002017-09-08T10:04:08.445-05:00Hi,can you advise if Cetyl Esters is water soluble...Hi,can you advise if Cetyl Esters is water soluble & cowashable without shampoo please?<br />Great Blog!Swavy Hanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07556014499736524333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4000955270225133681.post-39733625286381743242017-04-30T14:33:44.666-05:002017-04-30T14:33:44.666-05:00Hello Virginia,
I recommend you check out the blog...Hello Virginia,<br />I recommend you check out the blog "Point of Interest!" where you can find great tutorials and recipes for making your own conditioner. This link may not be active - copy and paste: http://swiftcraftymonkey.blogspot.com/WShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604766377332720162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4000955270225133681.post-45440081758226773942017-04-12T19:57:27.899-05:002017-04-12T19:57:27.899-05:00How do you make your conditioner? Is it with the c...How do you make your conditioner? Is it with the components above or just mixing all natural stuff?Virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03419758130525988864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4000955270225133681.post-10711647776122664002017-02-08T13:55:36.659-06:002017-02-08T13:55:36.659-06:00Hi theDine inDiva,
That always does seem contradic...Hi theDine inDiva,<br />That always does seem contradictory, doesn't it? Chemically un-treated, healthy hair is water-repellant - hydrophobic. At least on the outside. Hair doesn't want to get "waterlogged" the instant it goes in the water. The inside of hair is hydrophilic! On the inside, out hair needs to retain water so it can be flexible. Virgin hair will soak up water, it just needs a few minutes of thorough saturation to do it. Damaged hair tends to soak up water more quickly - so given, say, 3 minutes of time in water, damaged or porous hair will soak up more water than low-porosity hair. <br /><br />All hair can get dehydrated, even the healthiest of hair will dehydrate in dry air, wind, or hot sunlight. When it does, it gets less flexible and loses definition. Hair needs good hydration to stay flexible and elastic. And in products, it needs some good humectants to help prevent dehydration. <br /><br />Hair is weaker when wet. Healthy hair becomes more elastic when wet, so it's easy to over-stretch it without careful handling. Damaged hair tends to become more fragile when wet and is over-stretched much, much more easily than un-damaged or low-porosity hair.<br /><br />I keep things clear (to me) by thinking in terms of hydration, flexibility and lubrication. Hydration is making sure hair gets that heavy, saturated feel in the shower, and then choosing conditioners, leave-in and styling products that contain humectants to help hair hang on to water no matter what the weather or indoor environment. Flexibility comes from hydration and also from lubrication like oils and conditioners. Just like we would put an oil or a cream on our skin to keep it flexible and soft, we put oil or creamy products in hair to keep it soft and pliable. Water alone or humectants alone aren't enough. Lubrication means hairs can slide past each other and tends to give a smoother look and feel with less friction.<br /><br />People who are working hard to maintain as much hydration as possible are emphasizing flexibility. Even in virgin hair, some hair needs more products and more effort to stay hydrated and flexible. That might be due to hair-width or how flexible hair feels naturally, or due to hard water making hair feel dry or stiff, a dry climate or indoor heat or air conditioning, or just personal preference.<br /><br />It's not necessarily damaging to try to get hair to retain as much moisture as possible with humectants and oils. The air is always going to pull water out of your hair unless the humidity is tropically high. And even then, hair isn't waterlogged like it is when it's actually in water.<br />Best wishes, W<br /><br />WShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604766377332720162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4000955270225133681.post-10518015239505946772017-01-22T10:25:27.349-06:002017-01-22T10:25:27.349-06:00Hello! Thank you for this post as it has come the ...Hello! Thank you for this post as it has come the closest to answering a question I have. Hoping you can expand for me :) I have naturally curly/kinky hair and the advice I constantly see is to keep hair hydrated, hair loves water, hair isn't healthy unless it's hydrated, dry hair isn't good, etc. My scientific side seems to see the opposite advice - healthy virgin hair repels water, hair is weakest when wet, the more damaged and older hair is the more water it absorbs, etc. This has left me quite confused. If our hair (in it's healthiest state) is hydrophobic why do some people go out of their way to make their hair absorb as much water as it can and then work to make it retain said water? Isn't that damaging? Doesn't it go against healthy hair's nature? I hope this makes sense! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07107569636578119382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4000955270225133681.post-28441248981560517182015-10-11T16:48:42.433-05:002015-10-11T16:48:42.433-05:00It is the inclusion of (for most of the products) ...It is the inclusion of (for most of the products) Stearamidopropyl dimethylamine. That cationic conditioner (surfactant, actually) is reasonably helpful for wet-hair detangling, but tends to increase friction a little bit once hair is dry. Friction prevents hairs from settling in too snugly nest to each other and going limp.WShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604766377332720162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4000955270225133681.post-35707730179401950432015-10-07T23:32:37.385-05:002015-10-07T23:32:37.385-05:00Hi! First of all, thank you for providing such gre...Hi! First of all, thank you for providing such great scientific explanations of hair care and how it works, it's so hard to find solid info about this kind of thing.<br /><br />On your "Product List By Category" page you have a section for conditioners that may add volume. What is it about the formulation that causes this effect?Allie Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11359426742265251894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4000955270225133681.post-81588301625126773302014-10-07T05:20:59.183-05:002014-10-07T05:20:59.183-05:00Hi Wendy,
Thank you for your explanation about th...Hi Wendy,<br /><br />Thank you for your explanation about the effects of the ingredients.<br /><br />My guess is that only in Europe the formulation has been changed, as I took a look at the UK website of YTC and found a picture of the new bottle: http://www.dpmediaservice.com/273001/0000002/product/main/600/ytc_conditioner.jpgShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14726923932969825445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4000955270225133681.post-65222791337150848282014-10-03T18:38:02.193-05:002014-10-03T18:38:02.193-05:00Sera,
The ingredient(s) that makes this formula s...Sera,<br /><br />The ingredient(s) that makes this formula so thick are the combination of Cetearyl alcohol (thickness, creamy texture - slightly more thick than Cetyl alcohol), Behenalkonium choride and Cetyl esters.<br /><br />Cetearyl alcohol can thicken, but it needs the cationic Behenalkonium choride and Guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride to keep the product in suspension (so it doesn't separate). Cetyl esters are a waxy thickener that makes a formula extra thick and creamy and nice-feeling.<br /><br />These are the ingredients for the YTC Pampering Conditioner and a look at their website doesn't show a change in ingredients. Maybe I'm missing something. <br /><br />My guess is that it is the combination of ingredients listed above that leaves a slight cast in your hair *and* gives you a not-smooth feeling between your fingers. Ingredients work synergistically. Individually, they behave one way and together, they behave another way. The most likely individual ingredients to give you the "gel cast feeling" are the Cetearyl alcohol and Cetyl esters. <br />WShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604766377332720162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4000955270225133681.post-24751342856104901522014-10-03T11:19:44.018-05:002014-10-03T11:19:44.018-05:00YTC was my fave conditioner with this fomula. Unfo...YTC was my fave conditioner with this fomula. Unfortunately, they've changed the formula now by reducing emollients and adding glycerin, so porous curlies may have odd responses at high or low dews / humidity with the new formula.<br /><br />But I have a few questions about the ingredients of the old formula you posted:<br />* Which ingredients made YTC extremely thick and creamy for a conditoner? :) Because most conditioners on ground feel more watery, even though some oils are added.<br />* By which ingredients does my hair get a lot of hold on wash day as if I have a gel cast? Is it because of the cetyl esters?<br />* After applying or touching the conditioner I get a kind of non-smooth feeling on my fingers when I rub them together. I also have that feeling with other conditioners. Which ingredient causes that non-smooth feeling at rubbing?Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14726923932969825445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4000955270225133681.post-56460510007515055602012-05-11T12:32:16.201-05:002012-05-11T12:32:16.201-05:00It tickles me too. I'd rather eat the pomegran...It tickles me too. I'd rather eat the pomegranate and melon than put it in my hair. It will do more good via that route!WShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08604766377332720162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4000955270225133681.post-16562937084617399192012-05-11T10:12:54.632-05:002012-05-11T10:12:54.632-05:00Great post. I was thinking this when I bought a 5l...Great post. I was thinking this when I bought a 5litre keg of 'basic conditioner', I deemed it better than most popular conditioners on the market today. It had the main ingredients in the top 5, after that it was just preservatives and no "window dressing" as you call it.<br>It tickles me at times, when reading ingredient lists and wondering what agents like 'pomegranate' and 'melon' are really supposed to do.CoilyChihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13412274997925668450noreply@blogger.com