Good info!

[spanishteardrops]

Some intersting info...especially if you make your own hair products.

Better Bubbles

Most shampoos and conditioners are at least 65 percent water, preservatives and surfactants or emollients. But there's still room for oils, herbs, vitamins and other natural ingredients that create supermodel-worthy hair. Here's a look at which ingredients do what, courtesy of the ingredients experts at Shaman Beauty Products in Fort Collins, Colo., Avalon Natural Products in Petaluma, Calif., Sun Dog in Westby, Wis., Lamas Beauty International in Los Angeles and Modern Organic Products in Boulder, Colo.

Moisturize: papaya, iris, mango, tangerine, cactus extract, cucumber, artichoke, watercress, parsley

Make hair look thicker: lemongrass, chamomile, calendula, vitamin B, saw palmetto, goldenseal, carrot seed, wheat, rice or soy protein

Add highlights: lemongrass, green tea, chamomile, calendula, lemon, grapefruit

Prevent product buildup: wheatgrass

Nourish damaged hair: lavender, calendula, nettle, sage, yucca, goldenseal, carrot seed

Promote hair growth: cucumber, hops

Detangle: marigold, sweet clover, passionflower

Add body and bounce: red bark extract, rosemary, wild pansy, basil, sage

Sooth and prevent scalp conditions: burdock root, carrot, chamomile, cherry bark, echinacea, coltsfoot, green tea, honey, horse chestnut, peppermint, thyme, tea tree oil, eucalyptus

The profective line has alot of those in them

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Lots of good info!

 

[lillian743]

Great info!! I didnt know that cucumber promoted hair growth?!

 

[spanishteardrops]

just something else found

If anything, African American hair follicles produce more oils and sebum than follicles in other races, but the oils are not evenly distributed along the length of the hair fiber because of its coiled shape.

 

[spanishteardrops]

Lesson number 3

Everyone take you seats and take notes

BACKGROUND: The hair of normal black Africans forms a mat of tightly interwoven hair shafts. The effect of this on the structure of the hair shaft and the response to grooming is unknown.
OBJECTIVE: Our purpose was to use light and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to examine the structure of Negroid-type hairs and effects of combing in black African volunteers.
METHODS: Hair samples were collected, by combing, from Africans and compared with those from Caucasian and Asian volunteers. The volunteers had never used chemical treatments. Their hair had not been cut for at least 1 year and grooming had been limited to shampooing, drying, and combing.
RESULTS: More than 2000 hairs in 12 African volunteers were examined by light microscopy. The hairs appear as a tight coiled springlike structure. Many shafts exhibited knots (10%-16% vs 0.15%) and appear broken compared with hair shafts from other ethnic groups. SEM of African hairs showed features consistent with repeated breaks of the shaft. Examination of hairs in situ showed interlocking of hair shafts.
CONCLUSION: These observations provide an understanding of the physical nature of, and effect of combing on, black African hair.


Wow even without relaxing the african-american hair had breaks. Its just the type of hair we have.

 

[alliyah4eva203]

thanx for the info

 

[mytia]

Good to Know

 

[spanishteardrops]

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