Nancy Needs To Know:
You guys helped me so much with your Ojon review. I had recently purchased the Discovery Kit, which I liked, but not as much as I like the coconut oil! I bought 2 bottles by Parachute, one plain coconut oil, and one named Sampoorna, which also contains almonds and hibiscus. I also bought a shampoo called Vatika Henna Creme Conditioning Shampoo by Dabur, which I would swear is Herbel Essence from the 70’s. I like them all, and was wondering if you could tell me what you thought of them and if you know the proper way to ‘oil’ my hair. I’m hoping this will keep more of my hair on my head!
The Right Brain Responds To Another Loyal Beauty Brainiac:
Thanks for the follow up question, Nancy.
Parachute Sampoorna is an Indian product made by Marico Industries. As we discussed before, coconut oil has been scientifically proven to penetrate hair and therefore it can protect from the inside out. Almond oil and Hibiscus have not been shown to have this penetration ability, but it’s likely the almond oil could provide some surface conditioning, especially if the product is left in the hair and not rinsed out. We had a hard time finding out much more about Sampoorna, but if you copy the ingredient list for us or direct us to any website references you have (we couldn’t find much) we’ll get back to you.
Dabur Vatika Henna Cream Shampoo appears to be a decent conditioning shampoo (it contains a quaternized quar and polyquat-7, both pretty good ingredients for delivering conditioning from a shampoo) but don’t get fooled by it’s hype. Here’s what it says:
A unique double action formula enriched with natural conditioners to nourish, condition and clean your hair gently. Henna prevents the growth of micro-organisms, gives body and also a superb shine to your hair. Green Almonds nourish hair from the roots while bringing new life. Soap Fruit (Shikakai) is a mild natural cleanser with low pH balance that’s just right for your hair.
Does this shampoo use natural ingredients that are better than “regular” shampoos. Nope. If you read their entire website, Dabur tells you that the formula also contains Sodium lauryl ether sulfate which is a very standard cleansing/foaming agent. So the reference to to “Soap Fruit” is really just a bunch of bull-shikakai. Furthermore, if you need henna in your shampoo to get rid of “micro-organisms” you’ve got significant hygiene issues – go buy a lice shampoo!
In response to your last question, here’s a link with step by step instructions on how to oil your hair.With pictures! Give it a shot and let us know what you think.
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I have been using MeritVCO virgin cocnut oil extracted from coconut milk..its better than all coconut oil that you get in market here is the difference between both the oils.
Virgin coconut oil is extracted from Narial (Cococnut basicaly from adsal ) where as coconut oil is extracted from dryed coconut .Most commercial grade coconut oils are made from copra. Copra is basically the dried kernel (meat) of the coconut. It can be made by: smoke drying, sun drying, or kiln drying , or derivatives or a combination of these three. If standard copra is used as a starting material, the unrefined coconut oil extracted from copra is not suitable for consumption and must be purified, that is refined.
Virgin coconut oil is extracted using Wet-milling. With this method the oil is extracted from fresh coconut meat without drying first. “Coconut milk” is expressed first by pressing. The oil is then further separated from the water. Methods which can be used to separate the oil from the water include boiling, fermentation, refrigeration, enzymes and mechanical centrifuge technology.where as coconut oil is extracted using hot process using expeller.(Apply high heat to get better recovery)
MeritVCO Virgin coconut oil extraction process
http://www.excelcombine.com/virgin_coconut_oil_process.htm
Hola Jaya Menon.
May you please tell me if you are presently in India, or is the product (Merit VCO Extra Virgin Coconut Oil) shipped to you in the US? It seems that the product is only available for purchase there. Perhaps I missed something . . . .
Thanks.