Embyra
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........only when freshly washed according to this PDF http://journal.scconline.org/pdf/cc2003/cc054n02/p00175-p00192.pdf
now i always thought coconut oil penetrated hair REGARDLESS apparently thats not the case
So my question is if this is correct what is the point of doing ''oiling' if none of it will be penetrated and just sit on the surface wouldnt that mean you could use any oil for the ''oiling''?.....ie slap some mineral oil on there and keep it movingerplexed
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The research concluded that "Coconut oil performed better as a pre-wash rather than a post-wash conditioner. This shows the importance of lubrication vs reduction in the swelling of the cuticle cells that leads to their breaking in wet combing.", (Page 12 of the pdf). In other words, during shampooing, the hair was lubricated and friction was reduced and right after washing, tangling was reduced.
"In post-wash application the oil film is on the surface with no penetration into the fiber." (Page 15 of the pdf). This explains why coconut oil oiling can and has been reported on these boards to result in dry "crunchy" hair. The oil is not penetrating into the hair and like any oil that is overused can build-up on hair causing problems. This also means that despite appearances, no other oil penetrates hair except during shampooing. Coconut oil is the only oil shown by research to penetrate hair deeply and that is only done during the shampoo process, without anything else getting in the way of that, like residues and film formers, which have been reported to cause problems like less than optimal results and tangling, here in this thread. Coconut oil still outperformed the other oils tested in post-wash results as a grooming aid (Page 1 of the pdf).
Members here have reported that their hair has responded very well to a coconut oil shampoo, and often not to oiling their hair with coconut oil, when their hair has been damp or dry. The benefits of a coconut oil shampoo can provide the same ones as a coconut oil pre-wash.
Of the various oils tested during the research, coconut oil outperformed the others in preventing hair cuticle damage (Page 15 of the pdf). The ability of coconut oil to protect even damaged hair is also attributed to its ability (the lauric acid) to penetrate hair to the cortex level during shampooing (Page 17 of the pdf).
The results in this thread support coconut oil added to a shampoo being preferable to using other oils that were tried.
now i always thought coconut oil penetrated hair REGARDLESS apparently thats not the case
So my question is if this is correct what is the point of doing ''oiling' if none of it will be penetrated and just sit on the surface wouldnt that mean you could use any oil for the ''oiling''?.....ie slap some mineral oil on there and keep it movingerplexed
copied from another board
The research concluded that "Coconut oil performed better as a pre-wash rather than a post-wash conditioner. This shows the importance of lubrication vs reduction in the swelling of the cuticle cells that leads to their breaking in wet combing.", (Page 12 of the pdf). In other words, during shampooing, the hair was lubricated and friction was reduced and right after washing, tangling was reduced.
"In post-wash application the oil film is on the surface with no penetration into the fiber." (Page 15 of the pdf). This explains why coconut oil oiling can and has been reported on these boards to result in dry "crunchy" hair. The oil is not penetrating into the hair and like any oil that is overused can build-up on hair causing problems. This also means that despite appearances, no other oil penetrates hair except during shampooing. Coconut oil is the only oil shown by research to penetrate hair deeply and that is only done during the shampoo process, without anything else getting in the way of that, like residues and film formers, which have been reported to cause problems like less than optimal results and tangling, here in this thread. Coconut oil still outperformed the other oils tested in post-wash results as a grooming aid (Page 1 of the pdf).
Members here have reported that their hair has responded very well to a coconut oil shampoo, and often not to oiling their hair with coconut oil, when their hair has been damp or dry. The benefits of a coconut oil shampoo can provide the same ones as a coconut oil pre-wash.
Of the various oils tested during the research, coconut oil outperformed the others in preventing hair cuticle damage (Page 15 of the pdf). The ability of coconut oil to protect even damaged hair is also attributed to its ability (the lauric acid) to penetrate hair to the cortex level during shampooing (Page 17 of the pdf).
The results in this thread support coconut oil added to a shampoo being preferable to using other oils that were tried.
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