NaijaNaps
Well-Known Member
I’ve been doing a lot more research behind the science of hair. I’m usually one to jump on the bandwagon but I also want to know why I'm purchasing a certain product or popping all these pills. 
One thing this forum has also taught me is to be informed about growing healthy hair. With a simple google search I found a new site by Loreal - http://www.hair-science.com/_int/_en/index.aspx
*Sorry if this has been posted before. I couldn’t find it on a search.
I know PG has a very informative site that is similar. Overall, the Loreal site is still pretty informative but I also like the cool graphics and interactive pictures
From some of the research I’ve done I’ve decided to start taking Omega 3 fatty acids. My hair has been splitting in the middle of the shaft, like straight down for 1-2 inches. The hairs “cement” is made of proteins AND lipids. I may also have to look into the whole ceramides bandwagon.
“To stay looking beautiful and ensure its strength, hair needs lipids. Some are a constituent part of the hair shaft, others are supplied to it by the sebaceous glands.
The lipid components of hair represent 3% of its composition. Produced in the hair bulb they are formed from sterols , fatty acids and ceramides . They are present essentially in the intercellular cement of the cortex and the cuticle and provide the hair with a certain impermeability and ensure the cohesion of the capillary fibre. In-depth study of the latter point has allowed L'Oréal Laboratories to create Ceramide R which behaves in an identical way to natural ceramides, allowing damaged hair to be repaired.”
Happy reading!
One thing this forum has also taught me is to be informed about growing healthy hair. With a simple google search I found a new site by Loreal - http://www.hair-science.com/_int/_en/index.aspx
*Sorry if this has been posted before. I couldn’t find it on a search.
I know PG has a very informative site that is similar. Overall, the Loreal site is still pretty informative but I also like the cool graphics and interactive pictures
From some of the research I’ve done I’ve decided to start taking Omega 3 fatty acids. My hair has been splitting in the middle of the shaft, like straight down for 1-2 inches. The hairs “cement” is made of proteins AND lipids. I may also have to look into the whole ceramides bandwagon.
“To stay looking beautiful and ensure its strength, hair needs lipids. Some are a constituent part of the hair shaft, others are supplied to it by the sebaceous glands.
The lipid components of hair represent 3% of its composition. Produced in the hair bulb they are formed from sterols , fatty acids and ceramides . They are present essentially in the intercellular cement of the cortex and the cuticle and provide the hair with a certain impermeability and ensure the cohesion of the capillary fibre. In-depth study of the latter point has allowed L'Oréal Laboratories to create Ceramide R which behaves in an identical way to natural ceramides, allowing damaged hair to be repaired.”
Happy reading!
that site!!! And their 'In the News' section is MOST interesting - they are putting a straight up focus on 'ethnic' hair..... 
