Conditioners: Modifying the leave-in conditioner with cetrimonium bromide

So how can we modify a leave-in conditioner? We looked at the basic recipe yesterday, and we’ve already tweaked this to include oils, so what can we do next? Let’s try using another cationic quaternary compound! Cetrimonium bromide is a great cationic quaternary compound for those of us with damaged hair. Let’s use that as...

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Conditioners: Leave-in conditioners (updated)

I love leave-in conditioners! I generally make a litre at a time to last me at least six months because I’d hate to run out of it! Don’t you love this container? Look at all these exclamation marks! I’m very enthusiastic about this topic!  What’s the point of a leave in conditioner? We use these...

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Conditioners: Special considerations for fine hair

If you’re a fine haired girl, oils and moisturizers don’t tend to be your friend. They can weigh your hair down and make your normally non-frizzy hair frizzy. You want a lot of light conditioning that rinses off easily! Consider using cream rinse type products over intense or rinse off conditioners, and consider using detanglers...

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Conditioners: Modifying cream rinses

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....

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Conditioners: Cream rinses

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...

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