The key to finding hair products that will help your hair to grow and to be adequately moisturised is not to look at the products cover but to look at the ingredients. Unfortunately the majority of black hair care products contain lanolin, petrolatum and mineral oil which are all derived from crude oil. They are not moisturisers but lubricants. They can not penetrate the hair shaft to feed the hair with much needed minerals.
The problem with lanolin, petrolatum, and mineral oil is that they clog pores, preventing your scalp from breathing and taking in moisture. You should never grease your scalp with them (grease is not good for afro hair). The problem is that they are hard to wash out and therefore tend to leave a buildup. Vaseline or Dax grease for example will not promote hair growth. They can be use on the hair shaft after a moisturiser has been applied to SEAL moisture.
Theses ingredients stifle rather than promote hair growth. When you buy products look at the ingredients to see if these products are included. Ingredients are named in the order that correlates with the amount in the product. If petrolatum for example is in the first three then this will be the largest ingredient.
These ingredients are included not because they will help your hair but because they are CHEAP!!!
For example the ingredients for
The problem with lanolin, petrolatum, and mineral oil is that they clog pores, preventing your scalp from breathing and taking in moisture. You should never grease your scalp with them (grease is not good for afro hair). The problem is that they are hard to wash out and therefore tend to leave a buildup. Vaseline or Dax grease for example will not promote hair growth. They can be use on the hair shaft after a moisturiser has been applied to SEAL moisture.
Theses ingredients stifle rather than promote hair growth. When you buy products look at the ingredients to see if these products are included. Ingredients are named in the order that correlates with the amount in the product. If petrolatum for example is in the first three then this will be the largest ingredient.
These ingredients are included not because they will help your hair but because they are CHEAP!!!
For example the ingredients for
- organic root stimulator jojoba oil:
Petrolatum , Soybean Oil Glycine Soja , Lanolin, Isopropyl Myristate , Coconut Oil Cocos Nucifera , Jojoba Oil Simmondsia Chinensis , Castor Oil Ricinus Communis, Paraffin, Cyclomethicone , Tocopheryl Acetate Vitamin E , Fragrance Parfum, Citral, Citronellol, Coumarin, D'Limonene, Linalool, BHT
- Pink hair lotion, oil moisturiser
Deionized Water (Aqua), Mineral Oil (Paraffinum Liquidum), Isopropyl Myristate, Lanolin, Propylene Glycol, Aloe Vera Oil (Aloe Barbadensis), Jojoba Oil (Simmondsia Chinensis), PEG-30 Dipolyhydroxystearate, Beeswax (Cera Alba), Panthenol (Provitamin B5),
Other popular brands that contain these ingredients are: Motions, Patene Relaxed and Natural.
Definition of Mineral oil from Dermalogica:
A greasy petroleum by-product. Inert and stable, and very basic to formulate with. Leaves a heavy after-feel an the skin, and has no skin benefits
Definition of Lanolin from Dermalogica:
A lubricant derived from sheep wool fat. Causes allergic reactions and is comedogenic. Recent studies, reported in January 1989, in the Wall Street Journal and Los Angeles Times show it to be often contaminated with dangerous pesticides.
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