I have read plenty of articles and seen many videos where people write and talk about ‘opening’* the cuticle to allow ingredients in hair conditioner to penetrate. This is supposed to be a key principle as to why you should pick a product labelled as a...
10 Tips for Transitioners {source:} Protein is your friend – Chemically processed hair needs a bit of help in the form of protein treatments. This keeps your hair strong, and also helps with the elasticity as well. Remember you want to minimize breakage and...
Combing = Damage? The science snippet for today comes from MH who sent me an article (oooo I love references!) and asked ‘Can you post some research on the damage that combing can cause (whether wet or dry)?’ Now before I create panic and mayhem, let me...
Protein Conditioners for hair: part 2 of 2 So in part 1, I explored the difference between 1.Amino acids (small not very useful)2.Proteins (large not very useful)3. Hydrolysed/Hydrolyzed protein (good size, very useful) The hydrolysed protein will be attracted to hair...
Part 2: The necessity of oils So in part 1, I explored research on why water is pretty much on crutches when used on its own as a moisturiser. In this part, I will now discuss one of three ways to make water more effective as a moisturiser. As suggested by many of you...
Can you really repair damaged hair? The question in 4th place in the recent poll was inspired by this email from Nicole – she asks,’Can heat damaged hair be nurtured back to health? Some parts of my coily tresses have begun to straighten. I think the last...
