Sorry if this is stupid...

[syncerelyhis]

but if we seal our hair after moisturizing, doesn't that block out the moisture we try to add the following day?

 

[msa]

No. Because most of the things people use to seal with don't actually create a complete seal around the hair and are either absorbed or rubbed off by the next day. Sealing just helps keep the moisture on longer than it would have by itself.

 

[dachsies_rule!]

I thought the elements (air, humidity, etc.) wear the oil off everyday and causes the hair to lose moisture. I moisturize and seal everyday and the next day my hair is drying out and i have to start all over again.

 

[Chaosbutterfly]

I think that by the next day, the hair has absorbed the oil, so it's ability to seal in moisture is gone. But I think that's only true of certain oils...like coconut oil, or castor oil, or olive oil, or jojoba oil...or basically any oil but mineral oil.

I think that oils that have alot of mineral oil in them don't get absorbed as well, so the next time you try to moisturize your hair, the moisture doesn't get in there as well. Or at all. It just sits there. *stares at Pink Oil Hair Moisturizer*

 

[msa]

I think that by the next day, the hair has absorbed the oil, so it's ability to seal in moisture is gone. But I think that's only true of certain oils...like coconut oil, or castor oil, or olive oil, or jojoba oil...or basically any oil but mineral oil.

I think that oils that have alot of mineral oil in them don't get absorbed as well, so the next time you try to moisturize your hair, the moisture doesn't get in there as well. Or at all. It just sits there. *stares at Pink Oil Hair Moisturizer*

Well, castor and jojoba aren't absorbed by the hair. But you're right about mineral oil and other oils like it (petroleum, lanolin, etc.). They create more of a seal on the hair and aren't as easily rubbed off (or worn away by the elements).

By the way, you had a lot of progress in your siggy. Though there wasn't a huge length gain, your shorter hairs clearly grew out a lot because now your hair is thick from root to ends and your ends are really full. That's definitely progress.

 

[Nayeli]

I have nothing to say about oiling and sealing and what-not.....just found it necessary to point out that your hair is

 

[GodivaChocolate]

Well, castor and jojoba aren't absorbed by the hair. But you're right about mineral oil and other oils like it (petroleum, lanolin, etc.). They create more of a seal on the hair and aren't as easily rubbed off (or worn away by the elements).

By the way, you had a lot of progress in your siggy. Though there wasn't a huge length gain, your shorter hairs clearly grew out a lot because now your hair is thick from root to ends and your ends are really full. That's definitely progress.

Could you clarify, whether you meant castor and jojoba are or aren't absorbed by the hair? Thanks

 

[Pandora1975]

Castor oil may not be absorbed, but it does dissipate or disappear somehow. Trust me (said while fingering my dry strands that were moisturized and sealed with castor last night).

That said, I'm off to wash and dc.

 

[msa]

Could you clarify, whether you meant castor and jojoba are or aren't absorbed by the hair? Thanks

I guess what I mean is castor isn't proven to penetrate the hair...therefore it can't be "absorbed" by it. Pandora's right though, it does dissipate...I think mainly by being rubbed off due to manipulation (touching your hair with your hands, your satin cap rubbing against it, etc.). Though some parts of the castor might absorb, but I can't say for sure that they do.

Jojoba is a wax, very similar to our natural sebum, it coats the outside of the strand but it can't be absorbed by it.

 

[TT-0]

I only add moisture when I wash my hair and I don't need to do it again until next wash day.

Moisture regimen after wash/condition:
1-add IC Leave-In Moisturizer (in brown bottle) - comb thru

2-add small amount of Vatika oil - comb thru

3-in my hand, mix few drops of Sabino and CHI silk infusion - rub together and put on hair, comb thru, and blow dry (sabino blocks in IC and vatika; CHI is heat protectant which blocks scorching/burning of hair that could occur due to vatika oil)

4-part hair in 4 sections: 2 in front and 2 in back

5-this may or may not be necessary (but works for me): add just a little more vatika to each section

6-for each of 4 sections, put 1 drop each of Sabino, CHI silk infusion, and AVEDA anti-humectant in my hand, rub together, put on hair, and flat iron (do this for each section); sabino and anti-humectant blocks in vatika and blocks effects from weather (humidity, rain, etc) and CHI is heat protectant which blocks scorching/burning of hair that could occur due to vatika oil.

That's it until next wash day; swingin', silky, moisturized hair - I don't need to add anything else unless I want a little more shine then I will add just a bit of vatika oil. My hair is just fine in humidity and drizzling rain.

Note: I generally wear my hair down. At night, I protect my ends by rollersetting, wrapping, or bun on top of my head; then wrap with scarf. I wash every 1-1.5 weeks

 

[gissellr78]

I moisturize at night with coconut oil or jojoba oil...I really really love jojoba oil tho....

so question: Does Jojoba oil a good moisturizer?