Comments on: Are Silicones Bad For Long Hair? http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/10/03/are-silicones-bad-for-long-hair/ Cosmetic chemists answer your beauty product questions! We are a group of cosmetic scientists who understand what the chemicals used in cosmetics really do, how products are tested, and what all the advertising means. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:42:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Rich http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/10/03/are-silicones-bad-for-long-hair/comment-page-1/#comment-60554 Rich Tue, 19 Oct 2010 19:09:18 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/10/03/are-silicones-bad-for-long-hair/#comment-60554 I disagree with Butter. I am African-American with kinky hair. My hair is not relaxed. This spring, due to intense humidity, I began using products with silicones, mostly serums. Either Elucence & Sabino Moisture Bloc. To keep my hair straight, I used a flat iron. I notice that my naturaly kinky hair is much more "relaxed" and have grown some. I'm not saying that silicones cause growth, but have helped me to maintain my length. I also use conditioning shampoos and Silicone Mix as my conditioner. I am using less products than before and happy. I disagree with Butter. I am African-American with kinky hair. My hair is not relaxed. This spring, due to intense humidity, I began using products with silicones, mostly serums. Either Elucence & Sabino Moisture Bloc. To keep my hair straight, I used a flat iron. I notice that my naturaly kinky hair is much more “relaxed” and have grown some. I’m not saying that silicones cause growth, but have helped me to maintain my length. I also use conditioning shampoos and Silicone Mix as my conditioner. I am using less products than before and happy.

]]> By: butter http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/10/03/are-silicones-bad-for-long-hair/comment-page-1/#comment-52094 butter Fri, 09 Apr 2010 14:59:06 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/10/03/are-silicones-bad-for-long-hair/#comment-52094 Curly hair should avoild silicones such as Dimethicone for the very same reason you said, it waterproofs your hair and locks in natural oils. Curly hair is usually dry and since the strand is curly, the natural oils your body produces doesnt make its way down the hair strand as it would for a straight person with straight hair. So you have no moisture to lock in. Silcones are bad for curly hair for this reason. They dry out the hair and form a barrier coating which doesnt allow moisture to penetrate leaving the hair dry and brittle. Curly hair should stick to natural oils that can penetrate the hair shaft such as coconut oil. Curly hair should avoild silicones such as Dimethicone for the very same reason you said, it waterproofs your hair and locks in natural oils. Curly hair is usually dry and since the strand is curly, the natural oils your body produces doesnt make its way down the hair strand as it would for a straight person with straight hair. So you have no moisture to lock in.

Silcones are bad for curly hair for this reason. They dry out the hair and form a barrier coating which doesnt allow moisture to penetrate leaving the hair dry and brittle. Curly hair should stick to natural oils that can penetrate the hair shaft such as coconut oil.

]]> By: thebeautybrains http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/10/03/are-silicones-bad-for-long-hair/comment-page-1/#comment-44478 thebeautybrains Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:04:58 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/10/03/are-silicones-bad-for-long-hair/#comment-44478 @Ona - Dimethicone is best. Amodimethicone is good too. @Ona – Dimethicone is best. Amodimethicone is good too.

]]> By: ona malik http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/10/03/are-silicones-bad-for-long-hair/comment-page-1/#comment-44427 ona malik Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:07:09 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/10/03/are-silicones-bad-for-long-hair/#comment-44427 Which silicone is #1 in controling frizz Which silicone is #1 in controling frizz

]]> By: veronica http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/10/03/are-silicones-bad-for-long-hair/comment-page-1/#comment-41658 veronica Sat, 05 Sep 2009 17:30:23 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/10/03/are-silicones-bad-for-long-hair/#comment-41658 My hair is long, dry and damaged (porous) due to using a flat iron. Why do silicone serums, including products with cyclopentasiloxane, make my hair more frizzy, while regular conditioners smooth it for 1-2 days? I am most interested in the frizz-effect that cyclopentasiloxane has on my hair because it is the opposite of all the wonderful things I have heard about it. My hair is long, dry and damaged (porous) due to using a flat iron. Why do silicone serums, including products with cyclopentasiloxane, make my hair more frizzy, while regular conditioners smooth it for 1-2 days? I am most interested in the frizz-effect that cyclopentasiloxane has on my hair because it is the opposite of all the wonderful things I have heard about it.

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