Protein, By Any Other Name....

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I'm learning that more and more products, natural and otherwise have protein.... let's share all the "code names" that really mean protein w/a product example where applicable.
TIA, Ladies!

Hydrolyzed Silk (Elasta's Mango Butter)
Coconut Milk
Aloe Vera Gel

 

[Poohbear]

keratin...saw this on some Motions products

 

[Neen]

I didn't know aloe vera gel was a protein.

 

[UmSumayyah]

Remember all proteins are not created equal.

 

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Neen said:
I didn't know aloe vera gel was a protein.

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I didn't either... thus the post!

I read it on the Cathy Howse site.

 

[Honi]

I didn't either and now I know that my hair hates it.

 

[Pepperanne2]

NO WONDER MY HAIR CAME OUT BUSTED THIS MORNING!! I call myself trying to moisturize my ends while doing a rollerset and putting a lil dab of aloevera gel on the ends. (I could have sworn I heard that mentioned here recently

) needless to say...My ends were a hard mess and I wound up have to pull it back and wear an ugly teeny weeny (no faux hair - no time) bun.

 

[sengschick]

Sorry Pepperanne! My ends like it, but it will make them revert. I mix it w/o other oils and Mango Butter. It's also important to have a super pure gel. Mine is 99.5% pure gel, some have alcohol, so you have to read the ingredient list. It shouldn't have made them hard, but I bet if you mix w/oil you'd get better results. You too Honi.

I was making the mistake of too much protein by using Humectress, Elasta's Mango Butter and Aloe...all at once. I'm not sure if coconut oil has significant protein or not. I dropped the Humectress and now only use it as a hairdress after washing. Daily was too much.

 

[JenJen2721]

I've read that Jojoba Oil has a high amount of protein in it.

 

[Neen]

Humectress has protein? Maybe that's why my hair stopped breaking.

 

[Neen]

oh, I see the Keratin Amino Acids...so much for me reading labels

 

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Honey too

 

[Honi]

I wasn't talking about just aloe vera. This ingredient cannot be too far up in any conditioner I use. Silk elements had this ingredient in the product and my hair was a tangled mess.