kelseyxface
July 1st, 2016, 06:04 PM
So I've recently been reading more into ingredients and the etc. and have started to figure out how to identify the good and bad in my beauty products (face washes, shampoo, etc.) This has led to me gravitating away from my "organic" products and more into all those "bad chemical laden products" :p
Some background from the last time I posted here: I FINALLY grew out all my layers (minus my bangs being an inch shorter than the rest of my hair length, but still!) I'm about shoulder blade length right now. I went back to bleaching my hair...I know! Awful! BUT we ended up doing a bleach bath just to make my hair porous enough to accept and keep color for longer than 1 wash, and we only touch up my roots when they're about an inch and a half long (so once every 3-6 months depending on how I'm feeling ;P) I'm now hell bent on being a long haired lady with bleached hair, I've seen it and I want it! :rockerdud
Because of this I've been treating my hair as if it's curly porous hair, and it's been working! Now back to my main point about products and questions:
Today I bought herbal essences long term relationship conditioner, mostly because of the silicones and protein in the product. I've definitely noticed my current conditioner (giovanni 2chic ultra repair) is not cutting it in the moisture department. This has brought up another worry, however. I don't think the matching shampoo (https://www.amazon.com/Giovanni-Repair-Shampoo-Blackberry-Coconut/dp/B00T6HMVDM) will do a good job of preventing buildup of silicones in my hair because it's sulfate free. I know that when using silicone shampoos, it will build up and I will need to clarify, but I think my current shampoo being sulfate free will cause major preemptive build up. I would just grab a sulfate shampoo, but my hair has always done much better on an SLS free shampoo.
I was considering grabbing this product from garnier fructis (http://www.garnierusa.com/products/haircare/curl-nourish/shampoo/curl-nourish-shampoo.aspx) as it's "sulfate free". I'm willing to try milder sulfates on my hair, but a few questions:
1. Will the above product do a good job at washing out silicones and prevent preemptive build up?
2. The amount of SLS alternatives in the product, will that end up being just as harsh as an SLS? If so am I better off just grabbing another SLS shampoo and just dilute it instead?
3. I have fine hair, gets weighed down easy, will using both products be too much moisture for me?
I;m still learning, sorry this is such a long post!:p
Some background from the last time I posted here: I FINALLY grew out all my layers (minus my bangs being an inch shorter than the rest of my hair length, but still!) I'm about shoulder blade length right now. I went back to bleaching my hair...I know! Awful! BUT we ended up doing a bleach bath just to make my hair porous enough to accept and keep color for longer than 1 wash, and we only touch up my roots when they're about an inch and a half long (so once every 3-6 months depending on how I'm feeling ;P) I'm now hell bent on being a long haired lady with bleached hair, I've seen it and I want it! :rockerdud
Because of this I've been treating my hair as if it's curly porous hair, and it's been working! Now back to my main point about products and questions:
Today I bought herbal essences long term relationship conditioner, mostly because of the silicones and protein in the product. I've definitely noticed my current conditioner (giovanni 2chic ultra repair) is not cutting it in the moisture department. This has brought up another worry, however. I don't think the matching shampoo (https://www.amazon.com/Giovanni-Repair-Shampoo-Blackberry-Coconut/dp/B00T6HMVDM) will do a good job of preventing buildup of silicones in my hair because it's sulfate free. I know that when using silicone shampoos, it will build up and I will need to clarify, but I think my current shampoo being sulfate free will cause major preemptive build up. I would just grab a sulfate shampoo, but my hair has always done much better on an SLS free shampoo.
I was considering grabbing this product from garnier fructis (http://www.garnierusa.com/products/haircare/curl-nourish/shampoo/curl-nourish-shampoo.aspx) as it's "sulfate free". I'm willing to try milder sulfates on my hair, but a few questions:
1. Will the above product do a good job at washing out silicones and prevent preemptive build up?
2. The amount of SLS alternatives in the product, will that end up being just as harsh as an SLS? If so am I better off just grabbing another SLS shampoo and just dilute it instead?
3. I have fine hair, gets weighed down easy, will using both products be too much moisture for me?
I;m still learning, sorry this is such a long post!:p