Velouria
August 21st, 2008, 10:57 PM
Firstly, I've been cone-free since long before I joined LHC. I tried them way back in the early 90's, before they were in everything, when they were only in anti-frizz and shine "serums" that were (probably still are) nothing put pure cones w/ added fragrance. Disastrous results, and this was apparent as soon as the "serum" on my hair was no longer wet to the touch. Crisp yet gummy feel, *more* frizz, *less* shine, and wretched tangling. So, after a few more debacles w/ other "serums", I noticed the common ingredients in the offending products, did some research, and began avoiding all silicone derivatives like the plague.
I've been reading things for awhile about 'cones, or at least some particular ones for some particular people, not necessarily being a bad thing, especially for those with damaged hair.
I've also read about the newer water-soluble cones that don't require sulfates to remove, and the amine-stabilized cones that aren't water-soluble, but don't build up anyway. I should have realized, from my past experience, that water-solubility and lack of buildup were irrelevant to me, because the ugliness of cones had been nearly instantaneous, rather than showing up later.
I've been struggling with the dye-damaged portion of my hair (more than 1/2 of it), so in desperation decided to try a spray leave-in conditioner that contained 3 cones in its top 4 ingredients: two water-soluble and one amine-stabilized. I sprayed it on the lower half of my hair about 5 hrs. ago. As before, it looked nice and shiny-smoother....for about 5 minutes. Then, the same awful results as described in my 1st paragraph. Maybe even worse, probably because my long-ago experiences were on virgin hair.
I've never heard of doing a strand-test before using a product marketed as "repairing" and "moisturizing", but I really wish it had occurred to me to do one! I'm actually concerned that this will cause more damage, which my hair really could not take. I was going to bed, but I'm beginning to wonder if I should wash it out now, rather than tomorrow. Any suggestions?:confused:
TIA:flowers:
I've been reading things for awhile about 'cones, or at least some particular ones for some particular people, not necessarily being a bad thing, especially for those with damaged hair.
I've also read about the newer water-soluble cones that don't require sulfates to remove, and the amine-stabilized cones that aren't water-soluble, but don't build up anyway. I should have realized, from my past experience, that water-solubility and lack of buildup were irrelevant to me, because the ugliness of cones had been nearly instantaneous, rather than showing up later.
I've been struggling with the dye-damaged portion of my hair (more than 1/2 of it), so in desperation decided to try a spray leave-in conditioner that contained 3 cones in its top 4 ingredients: two water-soluble and one amine-stabilized. I sprayed it on the lower half of my hair about 5 hrs. ago. As before, it looked nice and shiny-smoother....for about 5 minutes. Then, the same awful results as described in my 1st paragraph. Maybe even worse, probably because my long-ago experiences were on virgin hair.
I've never heard of doing a strand-test before using a product marketed as "repairing" and "moisturizing", but I really wish it had occurred to me to do one! I'm actually concerned that this will cause more damage, which my hair really could not take. I was going to bed, but I'm beginning to wonder if I should wash it out now, rather than tomorrow. Any suggestions?:confused:
TIA:flowers: