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| HAIR CONDITIONERS
- What is a " Hair Conditioner"?
- The term " hair conditioner" is vague. Hair conditioners
fall into different groups according to what you want to accomplish
with your hair. People with thin hair need a specific kind of
"conditioner", people with thick, dry hair need another...
- Conditioners fall into six major categories:
- Moisturizers
- Are concentrated with humectants. Humectants are compounds that
attract and hold moisture into the hair. They may not necessarily
contain botanicals or protein (they often do).
- Recommendations:
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Sunset Hair Elements Moisture Plus
- Reconstructors
- Normally contain protein. Hydrolyzed human hair keratin protein
is the best source, because it contains all 19 amino acids found
in the hair. Human hair keratin protein has a low molecular weight.
This enables the it to penetrate the hair shaft (the cortex).
The main purpose of a reconstructor is to strengthen the hair.
- Recommendations:
Sunset Hair Elements Hair Re-Balancer
- Acidifiers
- The key word here is "acid". Yes, is is good to put
acid on your hair. When a product carries a pH of 2.5 to 3.5 it
is normally termed an acidifier. This pH will close (compact)
the cuticle layer of the hair. The result is shiny, bouncy hair.
This pH range will adjust the beta bonds to alpha bonds (hydrogen
bonds). Acidifiers do not weigh the hair. They do create shine,
and add elasticity. This category is great for people with fine
textured hair.
- Recommendations:
Sunset Hair Elements Hair Re-Balancer
- Detanglers
- Most detanglers are acidifiers (see above). Most have low pH's
2.5 to 3.5. They close the cuticle of the hair which cause tangles.
Some "shield" the hair shaft with polymers (polymers
are strings of "like" molecules- a chain). Some detanglers
are instant, some take 1-5 minutes to work.
- Recommendations:
Sunset Hair Elements Hair Re-Balancer
- Thermal Protectors
- Thermal protectors safeguard the hair against heat. Using thermal
protectors are one of the best things you can do to your hair
if you blow dry, use curling irons, or hot rollers. They normally
use heat absorbing polymers that distribute the heat, so your
hair does not get heat damage (a major cause of hair damage)
- Recommendations:
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Sunset Hair Elements Thermal Spray
- Glossers
- For the most part glossers are cosmetic. Most Glossers contain
dimethicone or cyclomethicone ( very light oils derived from silicone).
Used in small amounts they reflect light. Also, they are one of
the best products to control the "frizzies."
- Oils (E.F.A.'s)
- If you have dry hair (esp. if you have chemicals on your hair
color-perm-relaxer} you need to add oil to your hair. The scalp
produces a natural oil called sebum. EFA's are the closest thing
to natural sebum (sebum contain EFA'S). EFA's can take very dry
and porous hair and transform it into soft pliable hair.
- Recommendations:
- Safflower Oil (used sparingly)
Sunset Hair Elements Vanilla Bean Treatment
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