Chemistry

This is a change from the last two products in that the Nexxus (etc.) is water based! Let’s take a look at the ingredient list. (Be warned, it’s huge!) Ingredients: Water (Aqua), Amodimethicone, Glycerin, Propylene Glycol, PEG 12 Dimethicone, PVP, Fragrance (Parfum), Polysorbate 20, Cetylpyridinium Chloride, DMDM Hydantoin, Trideceth 12, Cetrimonium Chloride, Benzophenone 4, Triethanolamine,...

Let’s take a look at another heat protecting hair care product. Bio Silk’s Silk Therapy contains…Ingredients: Cyclomethicone, Dimethicone, SD Alcohol 40-B, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Ethyl Ester of Hydrolyzed Silk, Panthenol, Phenoxyethanol,Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Parfum (Fragrance). Hexyl Cinnamic Aldehyde, Benzyl Benzoate, Linalool, Gamma Methyl Ionone, Citronellol, Lilial, Hydroxy Citronellol, Geraniol, Eugenol We know about cyclomethicone and dimethicone....

As per the suggestion from Kemi and Hoshishi in the conditioner tutorial thingie post…Heat protecting hair sprays and sera are an interesting group of products – there doesn’t seem to be a basic formula to follow like you would for a shampoo or conditioner. Some offer heat protection alone, while others offer styling or conditioning...