How Much Do You Really Know About Hair?

[esoterica]

True or False

#1 – Hair Care Myth Busting

1. Expensive or salon hair-care products are better than inexpensive ones.
2. Natural ingredients are better than synthetic ones.
3. Silicone is bad for hair.
4. You can repair damaged hair.
5. Dyeing hair isn’t damaging.
6. You can perm and color hair without causing more damage, if you wait a few weeks between treatments.
7. Dyeing hair is dangerous and can cause cancer.
8. Some hair-care products can protect hair from sun damage.
9. Frequent hair brushing is good for hair.
10. Cutting hair makes it thicker.
11. Just like skin, your hair needs sun protection.

#2 – Shampoos

1. Is it necessary to shampoo hair twice as the directions suggest?
2. Does hair adapt to shampoo?
3. Is frequent shampooing bad for hair?
4. Are baby shampoos really milder than regular shampoos and can adults use them?
5. Do swimmers' shampoos remove chlorine and other harmful chemicals found in swimming pools?
6. Do volumizing shampoos work?
7. What about 2-in-1 shampoos (that include conditioner)?
8. Do the shampoos designed for long hair really work?

#3 – Conditioners

1. Can you protect hair from heat damage caused by blow dryers, flat irons, or curling irons?
2. Does everyone need to use a conditioner?
3. What do conditioners do?
4. Does it help to leave a conditioner on for long periods of time?
5. Do I need to use a deep conditioner?
6. What about mayonnaise as a deep conditioning treatment?
7. If I have oily hair, do I need to use a conditioner?
8. What are the best conditioners?
9. What’s the difference between rinse-off and leave-in conditioners?

#4 – Preventing Hair Damage

1. Brush or comb your hair as infrequently and as gently as possible.
2. Never use a brush on wet hair, and don’t over-brush dry hair.
3. Choose your brushes and combs carefully.
4. When drying your hair, never tousle, twist, or wring it dry with a towel or your hands. Instead, squeeze it dry gently using a towel or your hands.
5. Handle your hair as little as possible.
6. Use indirect heat (3” to 6” away from the hair is best) to remove excess moisture before you style your hair with a blow dryer and brush.
7. Styling tools such as blow dryers, curling irons or hot rollers can damage hair. Keep hair healthy by using them infrequently and on a low heat setting.
8. Before using a flat iron or curling iron on your hair, be sure it is 100% dry.
9. When using a flat iron, move it smoothly over the hair to prevent concentrating the heat in one area.
10. Perming and/or coloring hair unavoidably causes damage.
11. Avoid direct sun exposure.

#5 – Hair Loss and Regrowth Myths: True or False

1. Only men experience male pattern baldness.
2. Male-pattern baldness skips a generation on your father’s side.
3. Male-pattern baldness is inherited from your mother’s side of the family.
4. Male-pattern baldness or thinning hair is caused by hair mites.
5. Vitamin deficiency is responsible for hair loss.
6. Mineral deficiency is responsible for hair loss. Poor blood flow causes pattern baldness.
7. Stress causes hair loss.
8. Wearing your hair in a ponytail can cause hair loss.
9. Pregnancy can make hair grow.
10. Clogged pores on the scalp cause hair loss.

Questions are from http://www.cosmeticscop.com/ but there are no answers supplied so we can only speculate!

since there are 5 sections of questions it may be best to quote ONE section at a time. otherwise responses will get very long and confusing. TIA.

 

[Cichelle]

I'll give the first group a try. But I don't know much about hair and I see that I won't be able to give flat T/F answers to some of these.

#1 – Hair Care Myth Busting

1. Expensive or salon hair-care products are better than inexpensive ones.

Depends on which expensive brand and which inexpensive one and which hair type.

2. Natural ingredients are better than synthetic ones.

Not always. Depends on which/what for/who...etc.

3. Silicone is bad for hair.

Not necessarily bad for the hair. Depends on the type of hair and type of silicone. I don't like it on my hair. Some people swear by it.

4. You can repair damaged hair.

I'd like to think you can. But I've heard you cannot.

5. Dyeing hair isn’t damaging.

I think it is. So, I'd say this is false.

6. You can perm and color hair without causing more damage, if you wait a few weeks between treatments.

I think this is false...but I don't know.

7. Dyeing hair is dangerous and can cause cancer.

I've heard that before, but have never seen any studies done or anything. It's possible that some dyes contain harmful ingredients.

8. Some hair-care products can protect hair from sun damage.

Ummm...true?

9. Frequent hair brushing is good for hair.

Not my hair, dude.

10. Cutting hair makes it thicker.

No.

11. Just like skin, your hair needs sun protection.

I say yes.

 

[atlien11]

7. Dyeing hair is dangerous and can cause cancer.

I have done research on the net and supposedly its the chemicals in the darker dyes that are dangerous. The study talked about the carcinogen rate is much higher and the women who used these over long periods were in worse health condition than women who 'lightened' their hair. I stopped using Bigen because of this. I typed in PPD's and all this stuff came up on it. Im frustrated because i love my black hair and i havent found any alternatives Here's a link for anyone who cares:
http://findarticles.com/p/search?tb=art&qt=Hair+dyes+/+Health+aspects

 

[dimpalz]

I'll stick with the same section, it makes sense
#1 – Hair Care Myth Busting
Expensive or salon hair-care products are better than inexpensive ones.
Not always true

Natural ingredients are better than synthetic ones.
Not always I dont think

Silicone is bad for hair.
Not on it's own. I swear by avedas finishing closs and it's got cones galore! (no im not bald)

You can repair damaged hair.
Temporarily, over and over again - True, but permanently with one thing - False (unless its cutting)

Dyeing hair isn’t damaging.
Not necessarily true or false

You can perm and color hair without causing more damage, if you wait a few weeks between treatments.
True

Dyeing hair is dangerous and can cause cancer.
I hope this isn't true

Some hair-care products can protect hair from sun damage.
True

Frequent hair brushing is good for hair.
True depending on ur hair type and condition

Cutting hair makes it thicker.
False - it makes it APPEAR thicker

Just like skin, your hair needs sun protection.
True (boy did i learn that the hard way)

 

[esoterica]

I have done research on the net and supposedly its the chemicals in the darker dyes that are dangerous. The study talked about the carcinogen rate is much higher and the women who used these over long periods were in worse health condition than women who 'lightened' their hair. I stopped using Bigen because of this. I typed in PPD's and all this stuff came up on it. Im frustrated because i love my black hair and i havent found any alternatives Here's a link for anyone who cares:
http://findarticles.com/p/search?tb=art&qt=Hair+dyes+%2F+Health+aspects

not my beloved Bigen! balls...
ETA: i should have known something was up when it said "This product must not be used for dyeing the eyelashes or eyebrows: To do so may cause blindness."

 

[atlien11]

Yeah i know. I said the same thing...i havent read every single link on the site i posted but when i googled "PPD - Bigen Hair Dye", that was enough for me. Anyway, i didnt mean to high-jack your thread. Great post!

 

[Cichelle]

I have done research on the net and supposedly its the chemicals in the darker dyes that are dangerous. The study talked about the carcinogen rate is much higher and the women who used these over long periods were in worse health condition than women who 'lightened' their hair. I stopped using Bigen because of this. I typed in PPD's and all this stuff came up on it. Im frustrated because i love my black hair and i havent found any alternatives Here's a link for anyone who cares:
http://findarticles.com/p/search?tb=art&qt=Hair+dyes+/+Health+aspects

Thank you for posting this. I recalled hearing something about the darker dyes on a radio program once, but I didn't pay enough attention. I don't dye my hair, but I was recently contemplating it. I love BLACK hair. I just don't want to do damage.

 

[beyondcute]

True or False

#1 – Hair Care Myth Busting

1. Expensive or salon hair-care products are better than inexpensive ones.
   Nope
2. Natural ingredients are better than synthetic ones.
   Yep
3. Silicone is bad for hair.
   Sometimes
4. You can repair damaged hair.
   Heck naw... You can fake it really well though
5. Dyeing hair isn’t damaging.
   Wish I hadda known this wa s alie a whiel ago...
6. You can perm and color hair without causing more damage, if you wait a few weeks between treatments.
   Thats funny
7. Dyeing hair is dangerous and can cause cancer.
   Still under scientific testign by the FDA
8. Some hair-care products can protect hair from sun damage.
   Wierd but true
9. Frequent hair brushing is good for hair.
   If you think so.... We'll be here when you start balding
10. Cutting hair makes it thicker.
    No it makes it shorter
11. Just like skin, your hair needs sun protection.

Not sure why but scientists seem to think so...

#2 – Shampoos

1. Is it necessary to shampoo hair twice as the directions suggest?
   If you want to... If your hair is THAT dirty... If it doesnt latehr up the first time.
2. Does hair adapt to shampoo?
   Why would it? Its not alive.. It wont genetically mutate over time
3. Is frequent shampooing bad for hair?
   For mines yeah. For someone elses maybe not
4. Are baby shampoos really milder than regular shampoos and can adults use them?
   Ummm I belive nothing advertisers say. They say whatever to sell their product
5. Do swimmers' shampoos remove chlorine and other harmful chemicals found in swimming pools?
   Yes see next answer
6. Do volumizing shampoos work?
   Yes (saw THAT special on 20/20
7. What about 2-in-1 shampoos (that include conditioner)?
   HEY! Love them
8. Do the shampoos designed for long hair really work?

Umm never heard of them, wouldnt waste my money on them either way cuz I dont have long hair; not by European standards anyway.
#3 – Conditioners

1. Can you protect hair from heat damage caused by blow dryers, flat irons, or curling irons?
   Yea by not using heat
2. Does everyone need to use a conditioner?
   No
3. What do conditioners do?
   Condition
4. Does it help to leave a conditioner on for long periods of time?
   Sure why not?
5. Do I need to use a deep conditioner?
   If your hair is in DEEP trouble yes
6. What about mayonnaise as a deep conditioning treatment?
   Keep those calories off your hips and put them on your head!
7. If I have oily hair, do I need to use a conditioner?
   Ummmm sure why not? Conditioners arent meant to clean oil and oil cant take the place of conditioner...
8. What are the best conditioners?
   KERACARE!!! And.... KERACARE!!!
9. What’s the difference between rinse-off and leave-in conditioners?

Ummm the words in the name....
#4 – Preventing Hair Damage

1. Brush or comb your hair as infrequently and as gently as possible.
   No constant yanking and pulling on your hair is GOOD for your hair
2. Never use a brush on wet hair, and don’t over-brush dry hair.
   See above...
3. Choose your brushes and combs carefully.
   OF COURSE! If youre bald then why woudl you need a comb?!
4. When drying your hair, never tousle, twist, or wring it dry with a towel or your hands. Instead, squeeze it dry gently using a towel or your hands.
   Nah... I wrap mines up in a towel. Water drips off it into the towel and I dont need to squeeze on my hair
5. Handle your hair as little as possible.
   Bump that! I love to play in mines Thats what its there for!
6. Use indirect heat (3” to 6” away from the hair is best) to remove excess moisture before you style your hair with a blow dryer and brush.
   Why? It should be darn near dry already from the towel...
7. Styling tools such as blow dryers, curling irons or hot rollers can damage hair. Keep hair healthy by using them infrequently and on a low heat setting.
   
8. Before using a flat iron or curling iron on your hair, be sure it is 100% dry.
   Well if you use it on wet hair... The water will boil and boiled water and hair just dont mix now do they?
9. When using a flat iron, move it smoothly over the hair to prevent concentrating the heat in one area.
   I agree...
10. Perming and/or coloring hair unavoidably causes damage.
    Really?
11. Avoid direct sun exposure.

Nah... I love the sun
#5 – Hair Loss and Regrowth Myths: True or False

1. Only men experience male pattern baldness.
   Well yes... Otherwise if you were a female and you were experincing MALE pattern baldness there'd be a SERIOUS problem
2. Male-pattern baldness skips a generation on your father’s side.
   Pardon? Why woudl anythign skip generations? DNA doesnt have set rules as to who it chooses to show up in...
3. Male-pattern baldness is inherited from your mother’s side of the family.
   WHy woudl my MOTHER (presumably a female) transfer MALE pattern baldness? Is that the DNA thingy again
4. Male-pattern baldness or thinning hair is caused by hair mites.
   You talking about those mites that live in everyones home? DANG! Were all doomed!
5. Vitamin deficiency is responsible for hair loss.
   So everyobe who's losing hair just needs to pop a flintsone vitamin?
6. Mineral deficiency is responsible for hair loss. Poor blood flow causes pattern baldness.
   \Im too tired to answer this...
7. Stress causes hair loss.
   The nI shoudl really be bald...
8. Wearing your hair in a ponytail can cause hair loss.
   Balder...
9. Pregnancy can make hair grow.
   BEYOND BALD!
10. Clogged pores on the scalp cause hair loss.

Questions are from http://www.cosmeticscop.com/ but there are no answers supplied so we can only speculate!

since there are 5 sections of questions it may be best to quote ONE section at a time. otherwise responses will get very long and confusing. TIA.

OOPS... VERY FUNNY!

 

[Poohbear]

Here are my responses!

#1 – Hair Care Myth Busting

1. Expensive or salon hair-care products are better than inexpensive ones. Not sure... I haven't tried a lot of expensive, salon-care products
2. Natural ingredients are better than synthetic ones. True
3. Silicone is bad for hair. Depends
4. You can repair damaged hair. False
5. Dyeing hair isn’t damaging. False
6. You can perm and color hair without causing more damage, if you wait a few weeks between treatments. False
7. Dyeing hair is dangerous and can cause cancer. It can be dangerous but I don't know if it can cause cancer
8. Some hair-care products can protect hair from sun damage. I don't know
9. Frequent hair brushing is good for hair. Depends
10. Cutting hair makes it thicker. Sometimes, depends on if it's a layered cut or blunt cut
11. Just like skin, your hair needs sun protection. True to a certain extent

#2 – Shampoos

1. Is it necessary to shampoo hair twice as the directions suggest? No
2. Does hair adapt to shampoo? Maybe
3. Is frequent shampooing bad for hair? Not if the shampoo doesn't have harsh ingredients
4. Are baby shampoos really milder than regular shampoos and can adults use them? Sure
5. Do swimmers' shampoos remove chlorine and other harmful chemicals found in swimming pools? I don't know
6. Do volumizing shampoos work? I don't know
7. What about 2-in-1 shampoos (that include conditioner)? I don't know
8. Do the shampoos designed for long hair really work? I don't know

#3 – Conditioners

1. Can you protect hair from heat damage caused by blow dryers, flat irons, or curling irons? Depends
2. Does everyone need to use a conditioner? No
3. What do conditioners do? Either provide moisture or strength
4. Does it help to leave a conditioner on for long periods of time? Not really
5. Do I need to use a deep conditioner? No
6. What about mayonnaise as a deep conditioning treatment? No
7. If I have oily hair, do I need to use a conditioner? No
8. What are the best conditioners? So far, I've only tried LeKair Cholesterol Plus and a few cheapies like Suave, V05, and Herbal Essence... not sure if they are the best
9. What’s the difference between rinse-off and leave-in conditioners? The answer is obvious

#4 – Preventing Hair Damage

1. Brush or comb your hair as infrequently and as gently as possible. True, but I believe you can comb/brush hair frequently if done very gently and carefully
2. Never use a brush on wet hair, and don’t over-brush dry hair. Depends on the brush used and the texture of your hair
3. Choose your brushes and combs carefully. True
4. When drying your hair, never tousle, twist, or wring it dry with a towel or your hands. Instead, squeeze it dry gently using a towel or your hands. True
5. Handle your hair as little as possible. Depends
6. Use indirect heat (3” to 6” away from the hair is best) to remove excess moisture before you style your hair with a blow dryer and brush. I don't know
7. Styling tools such as blow dryers, curling irons or hot rollers can damage hair. Keep hair healthy by using them infrequently and on a low heat setting. True
8. Before using a flat iron or curling iron on your hair, be sure it is 100% dry. True
9. When using a flat iron, move it smoothly over the hair to prevent concentrating the heat in one area. True
10. Perming and/or coloring hair unavoidably causes damage. True
11. Avoid direct sun exposure. True

#5 – Hair Loss and Regrowth Myths: True or False

1. Only men experience male pattern baldness. False
2. Male-pattern baldness skips a generation on your father’s side. False
3. Male-pattern baldness is inherited from your mother’s side of the family. False, I believe it can be inherited by either mother or father or both
4. Male-pattern baldness or thinning hair is caused by hair mites. False
5. Vitamin deficiency is responsible for hair loss. Maybe
6. Mineral deficiency is responsible for hair loss. Poor blood flow causes pattern baldness. Maybe
7. Stress causes hair loss. Maybe
8. Wearing your hair in a ponytail can cause hair loss. Maybe
9. Pregnancy can make hair grow. I don't know
10. Clogged pores on the scalp cause hair loss. I don't know

 

[Candy_C]

True or False

#1 – Hair Care Myth Busting

1. Expensive or salon hair-care products are better than inexpensive ones.
2. Natural ingredients are better than synthetic ones. not always
3. Silicone is bad for hair. yes, for me it can be
4. You can repair damaged hair. i believe u can, but trimming is needed for this
5. Dyeing hair isn’t damaging. it can be, tone on tones r harmless, semi's r aight
6. You can perm and color hair without causing more damage, if you wait a few weeks between treatments. so i heard but i would never colour my hair permanently, relaxed or natural
7. Dyeing hair is dangerous and can cause cancer. so i hear, but doesn't everything "CAUSE" CANCER THESE DAYS????
8. Some hair-care products can protect hair from sun damage. yeh, UV ones
9. Frequent hair brushing is good for hair. no!
10. Cutting hair makes it thicker. can do...
11. Just like skin, your hair needs sun protection. well of course

#2 – Shampoos

1. Is it necessary to shampoo hair twice as the directions suggest? no
2. Does hair adapt to shampoo? yes! mine has
3. Is frequent shampooing bad for hair? can be
4. Are baby shampoos really milder than regular shampoos and can adults use them? i dont know!
5. Do swimmers' shampoos remove chlorine and other harmful chemicals found in swimming pools? SOMETHING LIKE THAT
6. Do volumizing shampoos work? NEVER USED ONE
7. What about 2-in-1 shampoos (that include conditioner)? no they r sh*tty, they r bad for the hair!
8. Do the shampoos designed for long hair really work? god knows whats the difference only length?

#3 – Conditioners

1. Can you protect hair from heat damage caused by blow dryers, flat irons, or curling irons? apparently, but i dnt believe those things work 100%, just upto a certain degree
2. Does everyone need to use a conditioner? well i know my head needs con, duno bout others. they should if they dont!
3. What do conditioners do? moisturize and lower ph back down etc
4. Does it help to leave a conditioner on for long periods of time? yes, but i think after a certain time its useless. no longer than an hour
5. Do I need to use a deep conditioner? once a week, yes. well if ur relaxed....or coloured...permed etc
6. What about mayonnaise as a deep conditioning treatment? oh hell no that dont work for me!
7. If I have oily hair, do I need to use a conditioner? i dont kno....i have an oily head and i do..
8. What are the best conditioners? keracare and salerm
9. What’s the difference between rinse-off and leave-in conditioners? it speaks for itself!

#4 – Preventing Hair Damage

1. Brush or comb your hair as infrequently and as gently as possible. yes
2. Never use a brush on wet hair, and don’t over-brush dry hair. yes
3. Choose your brushes and combs carefully. yes
4. When drying your hair, never tousle, twist, or wring it dry with a towel or your hands. Instead, squeeze it dry gently using a towel or your hands. yes
5. Handle your hair as little as possible. yes
6. Use indirect heat (3” to 6” away from the hair is best) to remove excess moisture before you style your hair with a blow dryer and brush.
7. Styling tools such as blow dryers, curling irons or hot rollers can damage hair. Keep hair healthy by using them infrequently and on a low heat setting.
8. Before using a flat iron or curling iron on your hair, be sure it is 100% dry.
9. When using a flat iron, move it smoothly over the hair to prevent concentrating the heat in one area.
10. Perming and/or coloring hair unavoidably causes damage.
11. Avoid direct sun exposure. yes to the above

#5 – Hair Loss and Regrowth Myths: True or False

1. Only men experience male pattern baldness. no
2. Male-pattern baldness skips a generation on your father’s side. i dnt kno
3. Male-pattern baldness is inherited from your mother’s side of the family. lol i duno
4. Male-pattern baldness or thinning hair is caused by hair mites. ?
5. Vitamin deficiency is responsible for hair loss. could be, stress too
6. Mineral deficiency is responsible for hair loss. Poor blood flow causes pattern baldness. same as above
7. Stress causes hair loss. yes it can
8. Wearing your hair in a ponytail can cause hair loss. if too tight
9. Pregnancy can make hair grow. yep
10. Clogged pores on the scalp cause hair loss.no, not loss