Ligirl217 says: I use Rusk’s smoother shampoo and calm conditioner. I would not buy my hair products at a drug store because they are loaded with stuff that makes you feel like your hair is
silkier but it actually does nothing to solve the problem with keeping your hair in good condition. I use a deep conditioner by the brand Italy which makes hair dye and is sold at my salon…this thing is god sent because my hair is AMAZING after I use it (once a week). Here’s a trick: when shopping for both shampoo and conditioner, make sure to read the ingredients and look for silk or wheat proteins…it’s the key to healthy hair!
The Right Brain Responds:
We’d love to find out exactly which “Italy” deep conditioner you’re using, we’re not very familiar with that brand. However, we are very familiar with conditioner formulations so here’s the real scoop. First of all, from a scientific standpoint, there’s nothing inherently different about drug store conditioners. It is NOT true that they use ingredients that are very different than most of the salon or department store brands. There are good and bad products in drug stores and there are good and bad products in salons. Where you buy the product doesn’t tell you ANYTHING about how good it is!
Protein power
Now let’s address your second point about looking for silk or wheat proteins because they are the key to healthy hair. Although your hair is made of protein, protein doesn’t do much when added to your hair from shampoo or conditioner. That’s because to be made soluble, proteins have to be broken up into tiny pieces (called hydrolized proteins). These little protein fragments are not very effective and forming the kind of films your hair needs to more conditioned. Therefore, it’s the other conditioning agents in the formula that are really smoothing the cuticle and protecting your hair from damage.
The Beauty Brains bottom line
There’s nothing wrong with using expensive salon brands and looking for ingredients that you like. But just remember, there’s a lot of advertising hype in this industry so be careful. The more you know the truth about your products, the better shopper you’ll be!
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Hello,
That’s just what I wanted to ask you. What about collagen in hair care. I use VO5 Extra Body shampoo and conditioner with collagen. This is very inexpensive and simple shampoo, though it makes wonders with my hair. I thought it might be the collagen, because it’s the only difference between this one and the other products from VO5.
Dear Right Brain.
I agree with you, it is not important which country the conditioner or shampoo came from. The ingredients are the most important part. Always read the label! Know which ingredient (or combination of ingredients) is the best for hair.
So what should one look for in a good conditioner, in terms of ingredients?
Which is the most effective conditioning ingredient among the three: BTAC, SADMA or CTAC?
I did find the brand of conditioner online for those interested
http://www.beautydepot.com/Italy-Conditioner.html
Not all proteins are created equal. There are amino acids, hydrolyzed proteins and cationic proteins (these are hydrolyzed proteins that are further chemcially enhanced to provide some substantivity to the hair.) The first two are water soluble and may rinse away easily, but the third class does have some “staying” power and will condition the hair similar to other cationic conditioners.
How about the protein that being used in Brazilian Keratin Treatment? It was great for straighting the hair and therefore must be really useful when it has incorporated in haircare products.
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The problem I have with the statement that Proteins in conditioner don’t “do” anything is this. I have coarse hair, I have an abundance of Protein. I’ve noticed that using conditioners (or stylers) that contain added protein make a MESS on my hair. Makes me straw like, frizzy and just horrible. My hair does better using products without added proteins.
There are lots of people that agree with me on this. Just visit NC.Com and you’ll find many people that can’t tolerate proteins regularly.