Comments on: Does Hair Conditioner Really Contain Fruit Wax? http://thebeautybrains.com/2009/07/15/does-hair-conditioner-really-contain-fruit-wax/ 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. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:15:31 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Heide http://thebeautybrains.com/2009/07/15/does-hair-conditioner-really-contain-fruit-wax/comment-page-1/#comment-40132 Heide Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:08:49 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/?p=6548#comment-40132 Thank you for giving me any credit LoL I honestly thought I would be bashed, I appreciate that you believe that I raised good points :) I should have been more specific when I said that store brands use that wax... They use candelilla wax if they're going to use any... and I wanted to make it clear that only SOME do this... It is also used in pomades, lotions, skin care, lip balms, etc... It is a substitute for carnuba and shellac... I also want to say that the use of the wax itself isn't the problem... it's relying on it in heavier quantities to do the job of a higher grade silicone or an essential oil that becomes the problem... it's too coating and too heavy on it's own to do anything but sit on the hair... I hope I have cleared up my point... and I'm glad I could help with the apple lesson :) Thank you for giving me any credit LoL I honestly thought I would be bashed, I appreciate that you believe that I raised good points :)

I should have been more specific when I said that store brands use that wax…

They use candelilla wax if they’re going to use any… and I wanted to make it clear that only SOME do this…

It is also used in pomades, lotions, skin care, lip balms, etc…

It is a substitute for carnuba and shellac…

I also want to say that the use of the wax itself isn’t the problem… it’s relying on it in heavier quantities to do the job of a higher grade silicone or an essential oil that becomes the problem… it’s too coating and too heavy on it’s own to do anything but sit on the hair…

I hope I have cleared up my point… and I’m glad I could help with the apple lesson :)

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