Do products that help against humidity actually exist?

**solitudinarian** · March 28th, 2012, 08:38 AM

Ahhh interesting replies! Yeah I've noticed the redken stuff can be a bit too "chemical" for me aswell, especially the all soft-series/shampoo... the conditioner feels pretty nice though (i think its Real control i use) - oh man I hope I get good results with this babyoil though. It's been a dream for so many years now to be able to wear my hair down outside without frizz!

**barely.there** · March 28th, 2012, 08:44 AM

Let us know the outcome of the baby oil usage. My friend uses it and she breaks out in a small rash every time....they say baby oil is safe for babies but I am not so sure *reads label*.

Good Luck!

**barely.there** · March 28th, 2012, 08:45 AM

**sorry, I was talking about johnson & johnson's baby oil/shampoo

**ladyshep** · March 28th, 2012, 08:47 AM

Do keep us posted if the baby oil works.

**ktani** · March 28th, 2012, 08:55 AM

Originally Posted by solitudinarian

- oh man I hope I get good results with this babyoil though. It's been a dream for so many years now to be able to wear my hair down outside without frizz!

You may or may not react to a baby oil fragrance. Some people do, others not. It is not the mineral oil that is the problem in the reaction cases, but the fragrance additives, from all I have read on the topic, here and elsewhere.

For the best results, from all of the reports I have read here in multiple threads, if you have not clarified your hair in a good while, or you have been using a lot of conditioner and leave-in, clarify your hair first, lightly condition, and then on damp to very damp hair, use the drops.

You do not need to clarify your hair all of the time for the mineral oil to work. It just works better as will any product, actually, on less to no residue on the hair and that includes oil residue.

Some people here, including me, need no conditioner or anything else on the hair except mineral oil/baby oil, when I use it. After clarifying well, it is a good idea to use something, in my opinion, just not a lot of something.

ETA: Re the "something" it is better to use a conditioner in my opinion than a leave-in, as those can contain a lot of polymers and the conditioner can contain some silicone but it is best not to use a heavy conditioner (they contain more waxes). The mineral oil/baby oil can take care the rest in terms of being able to fight frizz, tangles and much more!

ETA:2 Look for a baby oil with the fewest ingredients (the extras can cause problems like greasy hair or tangling) and use and think small drops. You need much less than you think to get great results, based on all reports.

**solitudinarian** · March 28th, 2012, 10:18 AM

the only one i could find around here was Natusan baby oil (with or without scent, i chose the one with alove vera-scent) i'm due for a shower tonight so I will try it out, without any other leave-ins!

**ktani** · March 28th, 2012, 11:17 AM

Originally Posted by solitudinarian

the only one i could find around here was Natusan baby oil (with or without scent, i chose the one with alove vera-scent) i'm due for a shower tonight so I will try it out, without any other leave-ins!

Good luck with the clarifying if needed and the baby oil!

**irisheyes** · March 28th, 2012, 01:30 PM

My hair has porosity issues and gets frizzy when I wash the dishes! I used humidity control shampoo and condish with success during the winter, but it didn't work for me last week with warm weather and spring showers. So I thought about it and did some research, and I decided to try protein again. I did a nice deep treatment with keratin and cones, and now my hair is really behaving nicely. No frizz! I don't know if this effect will last, but I'm loving it! Maybe it was actually the cones that helped. But I think the protein helped close the hair cuticle. It was a miracle compared to how I looked last week. I also found that humectants are wrong for my hair at any time of year.

**solitudinarian** · March 28th, 2012, 02:14 PM

haha, irisheyes, my hair is the same! When I wash the dishes and the like, my hair feels extremely coarse afterwards! I always thought it was just that my hands were dry afterwards, (stripped of oil) but my hands feel fine afterwards (my hands are sensitive to harsh lotions but not dish washing soap) - and even when I use a good hand lotion, my hair still feels like it's been acting up.

Hmmm.. I didn't know this was common enough to be recognized, haha!

I have now showered and I probably used wayy too much of the babyoil, since I used more than just one or two drops. but we'll see.. usually at this air drying point, my hair would feel a lot more frizzy, so it'll be interesting...so far so good, (though I might end up with really oily hair since I probably overused)

**ktani** · March 28th, 2012, 02:28 PM

Originally Posted by solitudinarian

I have now showered and I probably used wayy too much of the babyoil, since I used more than just one or two drops. but we'll see.. usually at this air drying point, my hair would feel a lot more frizzy, so it'll be interesting...so far so good, (though I might end up with really oily hair since I probably overused)

The number of drops needed varies with the person's hair. If you used waaay too much, it can be harder to wash out but not all that difficult. It is a nondrying oil. I hope your hair feels better at least.

ETA: I am probably as anxious to hear your final results as you are in having them, lol. I know how unhappy you were with your hair.

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