Comments on: Two Natural Oils That Make Your Hair Shiny and Strong http://thebeautybrains.com/2007/05/14/two-natural-oils-that-make-your-hair-shiny-and-strong/ 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. Mon, 22 Mar 2010 05:15:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Annie http://thebeautybrains.com/2007/05/14/two-natural-oils-that-make-your-hair-shiny-and-strong/comment-page-1/#comment-51356 Annie Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:13:53 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/2007/05/14/two-natural-oils-that-make-your-hair-shiny-and-strong/#comment-51356 On the site of From Nature With Love, we can read that jojoba oil is the closest to the composition of sebum and very lightweight. I am using olive oil as a leave-in on wet hair and the next day, my hair feels dry and frizzy. Where is the moisture gone ?!!! On the site of From Nature With Love, we can read that jojoba oil is the closest to the composition of sebum and very lightweight.

I am using olive oil as a leave-in on wet hair and the next day, my hair feels dry and frizzy. Where is the moisture gone ?!!!

]]> By: How Coconut Oil Saves Lives http://thebeautybrains.com/2007/05/14/two-natural-oils-that-make-your-hair-shiny-and-strong/comment-page-1/#comment-45785 How Coconut Oil Saves Lives Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:58:01 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/2007/05/14/two-natural-oils-that-make-your-hair-shiny-and-strong/#comment-45785 [...] don’t have much new info on the subject, but the scientific study that we blogged about before did show that coconut oil, olive oil and avocado olive were the best at penetrating hair. [...] [...] don’t have much new info on the subject, but the scientific study that we blogged about before did show that coconut oil, olive oil and avocado olive were the best at penetrating hair. [...]

]]> By: jojoba http://thebeautybrains.com/2007/05/14/two-natural-oils-that-make-your-hair-shiny-and-strong/comment-page-1/#comment-43687 jojoba Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:39:48 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/2007/05/14/two-natural-oils-that-make-your-hair-shiny-and-strong/#comment-43687 Actually, jojoba oil contains almost exclusively of monounsaturated fatty acids and no polyunsaturated ones at all. So some of the facts in the blog posts are obviously wrong - either jojoba oil penetrates hair well, or the theory that in this context monounsaturated fatty acides are good and polyunsaturated bad does not correspond to reality. Actually, jojoba oil contains almost exclusively of monounsaturated fatty acids and no polyunsaturated ones at all. So some of the facts in the blog posts are obviously wrong – either jojoba oil penetrates hair well, or the theory that in this context monounsaturated fatty acides are good and polyunsaturated bad does not correspond to reality.

]]> By: Jc http://thebeautybrains.com/2007/05/14/two-natural-oils-that-make-your-hair-shiny-and-strong/comment-page-1/#comment-43483 Jc Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:36:53 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/2007/05/14/two-natural-oils-that-make-your-hair-shiny-and-strong/#comment-43483 As Kim said, the reference is wrong. The work cited here is from a neutrogena patent. The patent information is not peer reviewed. Please correct this post as I have actually seen it appear on two other major blogs. To find the patent http://www.freepatentsonline.com/EP1518537.html To see the paper http://journal.scconline.org/pdf/cc2001/cc052n03/p00169-p00184.pdf As Kim said, the reference is wrong. The work cited here is from a neutrogena patent. The patent information is not peer reviewed. Please correct this post as I have actually seen it appear on two other major blogs.

To find the patent http://www.freepatentsonline.com/EP1518537.html

To see the paper http://journal.scconline.org/pdf/cc2001/cc052n03/p00169-p00184.pdf

]]> By: Medium to Long Hair that’s Dull or Damaged « Kitten Press http://thebeautybrains.com/2007/05/14/two-natural-oils-that-make-your-hair-shiny-and-strong/comment-page-1/#comment-41807 Medium to Long Hair that’s Dull or Damaged « Kitten Press Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:33:24 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/2007/05/14/two-natural-oils-that-make-your-hair-shiny-and-strong/#comment-41807 [...] L’Oreal Vive Pro Nutri Gloss Conditioner Dull or Damaged Hair has Jojoba Seed Oil whereas L’Oreal Vive Pro Hydra Gloss Moisturizing Conditioner for Very Dry or Damaged Hair has Olive Fruit Oil. Jojoba oil can’t penetrate hair’s cuticle, so it has virtually no benefit. Olive oil, on the other hand, is beneficial as it can penetrate all the way to the hair shaft. (Source.) [...] [...] L’Oreal Vive Pro Nutri Gloss Conditioner Dull or Damaged Hair has Jojoba Seed Oil whereas L’Oreal Vive Pro Hydra Gloss Moisturizing Conditioner for Very Dry or Damaged Hair has Olive Fruit Oil. Jojoba oil can’t penetrate hair’s cuticle, so it has virtually no benefit. Olive oil, on the other hand, is beneficial as it can penetrate all the way to the hair shaft. (Source.) [...]

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