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Susan Barclay-Nichols I sincerely doubt Farrah Fawcett managed to keep her hair in good condition with all that styling and Aquanet using just a cream rinse, but those were the olden days when we had to wash our hair with rocks and straighten our hair with irons, and the only conditioners we really had were cream rinses....
Kontakt asked this question: As I understand it, the only difference between centrimonium bromide and cetrimonium chloride is the negatively charged ion: chloride or bromide. What differs between these two compounds in effects, and why? In solutions, the ions should be free from each other so unless the chloride/bromide ion does something in itself, I...
So what’s the difference between a conditioner and a cream rinse? A cream rinse is basically a detangler that should eliminate fly-aways (reduce static charge), and give our hair a smooth feeling. A conditioner also has these goals, but offers an increase in glossiness or lustre, an increase in body or volume, and may include...
Yesterday, we took a look at making basic conditioners with cetrimonium bromide – today, let’s add some goodies to our creations! From our posts on BTMS-50 based conditioners, we know we can add all kinds of wonderful ingredients to our conditioners – proteins, silicones, cetrimonium chloride, and so on. So let’s take a look at...
I’ve been thinking a lot about how overcome our crafting fears, and I’ve realized I’m part of the problem – if you ask me the time, I tell you how to build a clock. It’s a little overwhelming at times to take in a ton of information or recipes and sort those through your head...