Personally I don't have problems with either, but glycerin is notorious for issues depending on the weather conditions. Here's a good article on it:
http://science-yhairblog.blogspot.co...-humidity.html
Hello
has anyone tried using both honey and glycerin and have feedback as to which one works better and under what conditions?
are there seasonal differences - one better in the winter vs summer?
or should humectants be skipped during the dry winter months ? What is your experience?
ive been using the SMT successfully as a leave in but it’s time for me to mix up a new batch - not sure whether to use glycerin instead of honey or maybe skip both as the weather is dryer ?
id experiment but my hair is damaged and one false move causes a lot of problems!
Thanks for your help!
Personally I don't have problems with either, but glycerin is notorious for issues depending on the weather conditions. Here's a good article on it:
http://science-yhairblog.blogspot.co...-humidity.html
I would not use any variety of an SMT as a leave in during the (dry) winter.
At my goal length of Classic after 2.5 years here at the LHC.
(still growing though lol)
thanks for the link - I love understanding the science behind what we do to our hair - I feel like I make better decisions that way.
i wasn’t sure from the article whether regular honey was one of the winter safe “film forming” humectants.
do you think I should skip the honey in SMTs over the winter and just use aloe? Skip both/neither?
thanks again!
I don’t avoid products used in the shower that contain humectants already, but I wouldn’t add more and I also wouldn’t use humectants out of the shower. I focus more on sealing with occlusives to slow water loss.
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At my goal length of Classic after 2.5 years here at the LHC.
(still growing though lol)
I have no idea. SMTs aren't season-specific, it wasn't created that way I don't think.
I did not do SMTs that often, but the seasons did not seem to matter, for me. But then YMMV; one person isn't the next person. You may have issues, I may not. You'll just have to try it for yourself.
A lot of it is just trial and error, no matter what some sites say or others experience. It can be *totally* different for you.
Just to be clear I was talking about using an SMT as a leave-in, which was your original question. I would use it as intended in any season.
At my goal length of Classic after 2.5 years here at the LHC.
(still growing though lol)
Thanks for sharing this article lapushka, my hair seems to love glycerin but I live in a climate that has 90-100% humidity about 9 months out of the year so that must be why. Very interesting read!
esmeralada80, I have used both interchangeably and never had any problems but prefer honey in my SMT because I can pick it up at the local farmer's market. I have added a few drops of glycerin to a homemade aloe gel and it works well also but as stated above, I live in a very humid climate. Like lapushka said, it's mostly trial and error to see what works best for your hair.
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Hmmm...Sipnsun, that sounds like FL. FWIW, in the winter I use oils more often than I do in the summer because the humidity is less.
But that's just me
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