Moisturizer's - What are thery?

[sdot]

Hi - while viewing the message boards most people say grease is not a moisturizer. So what is a moisturizer. I deep condition my hair frequently and use razaac perfect for perms to moisturize my hair.

What is a moisturizer?

 

[Laj]

Sdot, I myself use RaZaac to moisten my hair. Although my hair is not permed it works great and keeps my hair well moistened and very manageable...... I would say that a moisturizer is a sustance that conditions your hair from the inside out. Grease just coats the hair and doesn't penetrate to the core of the hair, so while the hair may look shiny or greasy imo, the inside of your hair is actually dry, and more prone to break off.... You can tell when hair is well moistened, it has a natural shine, not weighted down, and responds well to styling tech. and the environment. Hope this helps...

 

[lovenharmony]

My concept of a moisturizer is anything that can penetrate the hair shaft to keep the hair from getting dry and brittle. Grease doesn't penetrate the hair shaft, it just sits on top of the hair and scalp doing nothing to condition the hair or keep it moisturized.

 

[sdot]

what penetrates to the shaft..thats is what i need clarification on

 

[chebaby]

a moisturizer is a cream or butter or oil moisturizer that you put on your hair and then use a oil to seal it in.
examples are:
keracare cream moisturizer
ORS olive oil moisturizer
shea butter
avocado butter
green tea hair butter
seyani hair butter
elasta qp mango butter

as you can see i really like butters.

 

[naturalgurl]

Water. Water is moisture absolute. The water in the product needs to penetrate the shaft. That's why they say the best moisturizers have water as their first ingredient, meaning the most abundant ingredient in the product. If it's mostly water, the rest of the ingredients are just there to seal it in...in theory. Hope this helped!

ETA~Some oils are moisturizers, like coconut oil. From what I've observed, oils that come from plants or is plant based have water as their main component, thus moisturizing oils. I'm no PhD on the subject, but I play one on tv. ;-)

 

[TexturedTresses]

Moisturizer is like lotion for the hair. I've read posts where some people even use body lotion with great ingredients to moisturize their hair. This keeps the hair moisturized so it won't break or split. As to what moisturizer you should use, you're really going to have to find out through trial and error. I know many people try to avoid moisturizers with mineral oil, petroleum, and cones (an ingredient that ends in cone which also coats the hair). Other people use moisturizers with these ingredients and have great results. Good Luck.

 

[Ivy_Butter]

I look for products were the first ingredient is water. I also avoid mineral oil and petroleum.

 

[Str8~Curly]

Exactly on the first paragraph.

As far as oils, I believe the extraction process removes any water content thus leaving only oil behind which although some may be able to penetrate the hair shaft, is an emollient and not a moisturizer.

Water. Water is moisture absolute. The water in the product needs to penetrate the shaft. That's why they say the best moisturizers have water as their first ingredient, meaning the most abundant ingredient in the product. If it's mostly water, the rest of the ingredients are just there to seal it in...in theory. Hope this helped!

ETA~Some oils are moisturizers, like coconut oil. From what I've observed, oils that come from plants or is plant based have water as their main component, thus moisturizing oils. I'm no PhD on the subject, but I play one on tv. ;-)

 

[jerseygurl]

yep water should be the first ingredient, everything else is like icing on a cake. Some people's hair love mineral oil and cones (dimethicone, etc) some hairs don't. Like sandyrabbit said you'll find out what works thru trail and error so go to the bss and get to reading!!!