Showing posts with label Protein Treatment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Protein Treatment. Show all posts
Monday, July 12, 2010
Hair Tip #1: Protein Types and Hair
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Lovely Ladies and Gents,
As promised, here is a little bit of info regarding various protein types and how it affects your hair. Hair itself is made up of protein, specifically keratin. Your nails are also made of the same protein. Deficiency in protein can cause hair to lose its elasticity and strength, and processes like relaxers and heat styling can cause a loss of protein in the hair.
People use protein treatments to improve the strength of the hair and the elasticity. Elasticity is important because that dictates how far your can stretch the hair out of its coil or curl before it snaps. If it is brittle and weak you will not be able to stretch it far or brush or comb your hair much before it snaps off, leaving you with split ends and loss of length.
As it is, natural blakc hair tends to be very dry, sometimes brittle and often fragile. Once again, intensive chemical services cause their hair to be even more weak. By using protein treatments or protein conditioners one can improve the state of their hair. BE SURE TO CONDITION PROPERLY AFTERWARD, ACTUALLY JUST GO AHEAD AND DEEP CONDITION AFTER A MASSIVE PROTEIN TREATMENT. If you are doing something short like the aPHogee 2-minute Keratin Reconstructor, you only need to condition after ward and let the conditioner stay on your hair for maybe 5 minutes or more
Also please know that each protein has a different affect on your hair, here are some examples:
Silk Protein - Silk is the strongest natural fibers and has very small molecules that can penetrate the hair shaft. It is excellent for deep conditioning as it's known to soften the hair.
As promised, here is a little bit of info regarding various protein types and how it affects your hair. Hair itself is made up of protein, specifically keratin. Your nails are also made of the same protein. Deficiency in protein can cause hair to lose its elasticity and strength, and processes like relaxers and heat styling can cause a loss of protein in the hair.
People use protein treatments to improve the strength of the hair and the elasticity. Elasticity is important because that dictates how far your can stretch the hair out of its coil or curl before it snaps. If it is brittle and weak you will not be able to stretch it far or brush or comb your hair much before it snaps off, leaving you with split ends and loss of length.
As it is, natural blakc hair tends to be very dry, sometimes brittle and often fragile. Once again, intensive chemical services cause their hair to be even more weak. By using protein treatments or protein conditioners one can improve the state of their hair. BE SURE TO CONDITION PROPERLY AFTERWARD, ACTUALLY JUST GO AHEAD AND DEEP CONDITION AFTER A MASSIVE PROTEIN TREATMENT. If you are doing something short like the aPHogee 2-minute Keratin Reconstructor, you only need to condition after ward and let the conditioner stay on your hair for maybe 5 minutes or more
Also please know that each protein has a different affect on your hair, here are some examples:
Silk Protein - Silk is the strongest natural fibers and has very small molecules that can penetrate the hair shaft. It is excellent for deep conditioning as it's known to soften the hair.
Hydrolyzed Human Hair Keratin - This is the most potent of the proteins and matches the keratin in hair exactly. It keeps the hair pliable and strong.
Hydrolyzed Keratin Protein - The protein has been broken down so it can penetrate all layers of the hair better and as such is excellent for deep conditioning. It also keeps the hair pliable and strong.
Hydrolyzed Keratin Protein - The protein has been broken down so it can penetrate all layers of the hair better and as such is excellent for deep conditioning. It also keeps the hair pliable and strong.
Animal Protein (like egg)- This will generally just coat the hair shaft and repair damage on the outer layers.
Vegetable Protein (like avocado) - This absorbs more easily into the hair without leaving any build up on the hair shaft.
Wheat Protein - Used in many conditioning products, this is a moisturizing and strengthening protein which also improves the hair's ability to maintain moisture levels.
Collagen Protein - This increases the elasticity of the hair.
[source for protein descriptions: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1230875/why_does_black_hair_need_protein_treatments.html]
hope this helps!! please enjoy healthy, natural hair!
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Vegetable Protein (like avocado) - This absorbs more easily into the hair without leaving any build up on the hair shaft.
Wheat Protein - Used in many conditioning products, this is a moisturizing and strengthening protein which also improves the hair's ability to maintain moisture levels.
Collagen Protein - This increases the elasticity of the hair.
[source for protein descriptions: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1230875/why_does_black_hair_need_protein_treatments.html]
hope this helps!! please enjoy healthy, natural hair!
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Saturday, July 10, 2010
Avocado Hair StrengtheningTreatment
Posted by
ceceUNedited |
Hello Ladies!
So I gave myself an Avocado hair treatment a few weeks ago. I wanted mine to be more fortifying than conditioning so here are the ingredients I used:
3/4 of Haas Avocado
1 Egg
3tbs Olive Oil (appx.)
2tbs bottled water (appx.)
2tbs REAL Mayonnaise (heaping)
This is the recipe I created myself. It was AMAZING. The next time I do it I will take photos. I recorded the creation so that video will be up soon. I put it on moistened hair, not shampooed. Mine was a bit too runny.
The results were:
Soft, slightly loosened curl (temporary), manageable, less tangled hair. I loved this treatment, I will be trying to stick myself to doing it at least twice a month and on the off weeks maybe do an egg protein treatment. My hair is very thin, as in the actually strands so that is why I am putting so much protein in it. I will do a post about protein treatments tomorrow.
Also, keep in mind the posting I did on protein shakes was not just about fitness, it also helps to take whey protein shakes for your hair.
Also please note that not every person's hair will like Avocado, my best friend tried it on her hair and hers felt brittle and dry after words. Try it first and see if your hair likes it, then you'll know if you want to make it a staple or not.
Love love!
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