Comments on: 10 Hair Care Product Myths That Drain Your Wallet http://www.pfadvice.com/2007/03/09/10-hair-care-product-myths-that-drain-your-wallet/ Bridging the gap between saving money and investing Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:53:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: david james http://www.pfadvice.com/2007/03/09/10-hair-care-product-myths-that-drain-your-wallet/#comment-443501 david james Thu, 25 Sep 2008 03:41:57 +0000 http://www.pfadvice.com/2007/03/09/10-hair-care-product-myths-that-drain-your-wallet/#comment-443501 OK let me set you straight. Your looks are everything. Why would you dabble in do it your self mode when you can see a professional hair stylist who knows color, highlights, hair cutting and product knowledge. Remember what happened the last time you tried to give yourself a face peel? check out the bumble and bumble web site. Awesome products made by hairstylist for hairstylist. Not to mention some of the best hair dressers in the world. Now you know the real skinny in this matter. Now you can go to sleep tonight and wake up with beautiful hair. OK let me set you straight. Your looks are everything. Why would you dabble in do it your self mode when you can see a professional hair stylist who knows color, highlights, hair cutting and product knowledge. Remember what happened the last time you tried to give yourself a face peel? check out the bumble and bumble web site. Awesome products made by hairstylist for hairstylist. Not to mention some of the best hair dressers in the world. Now you know the real skinny in this matter. Now you can go to sleep tonight and wake up with beautiful hair.

]]> By: Melanie http://www.pfadvice.com/2007/03/09/10-hair-care-product-myths-that-drain-your-wallet/#comment-368348 Melanie Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:24:42 +0000 http://www.pfadvice.com/2007/03/09/10-hair-care-product-myths-that-drain-your-wallet/#comment-368348 Just another tip for oily hair, while shampoos may not help you you can use baby powder at he roots to eat your grease and get away with it for longer, and also foiling the hair with bleach can dry it out at the roots making it less oily for you. Just another tip for oily hair, while shampoos may not help you you can use baby powder at he roots to eat your grease and get away with it for longer, and also foiling the hair with bleach can dry it out at the roots making it less oily for you.

]]> By: Charity http://www.pfadvice.com/2007/03/09/10-hair-care-product-myths-that-drain-your-wallet/#comment-276954 Charity Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:30:45 +0000 http://www.pfadvice.com/2007/03/09/10-hair-care-product-myths-that-drain-your-wallet/#comment-276954 As someone that does formulary and is in the compounding business of designing hair care products, I agree with you for the most part. The basic surfactants used in shampoo will be the same from brand to brand. Some surfactants are more harsh than others. Ammonia Lauryl Sulfate is the most harsh, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate is a little less harsh, Soduim Laureth Sulfate being even more gentle, etc. However, various shampoo & conditioner products contain various ingredients that make a difference. Some use cheap silicones that build up on your hair over time, and others do not. The key is to get to know your surfactants and what are good conditioning agents. Coconut oil is known for not only conditioning, but for strengthening the protein in your hair. Citrus oils will lower the PH and help your hair to rinse cleaner, but you can get the same effect with vinegar for instance. As long as you stay away from silicones you will be doing better than with them. When you first stop using them, your hair may seem more damaged once the cones wash off and show the true damage to your hair. Over time using a good silicone free product will go further in helping your hair. Silicones only provide slip and the illusion of your hair being in great shape. The worst non water soluble cone is dimithecone or any of it's counter parts. Just because there is an "alcohol" such as Cetyl alcohol does not mean actual "alcohol" in a conditioner. It is a waxy fatty acid used for thickening the product and emulsifying agent. I could go on and on, but in general your advice is too general despite it being "mostly" true. As someone that does formulary and is in the compounding business of designing hair care products, I agree with you for the most part. The basic surfactants used in shampoo will be the same from brand to brand. Some surfactants are more harsh than others. Ammonia Lauryl Sulfate is the most harsh, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate is a little less harsh, Soduim Laureth Sulfate being even more gentle, etc.

However, various shampoo & conditioner products contain various ingredients that make a difference. Some use cheap silicones that build up on your hair over time, and others do not. The key is to get to know your surfactants and what are good conditioning agents. Coconut oil is known for not only conditioning, but for strengthening the protein in your hair. Citrus oils will lower the PH and help your hair to rinse cleaner, but you can get the same effect with vinegar for instance. As long as you stay away from silicones you will be doing better than with them. When you first stop using them, your hair may seem more damaged once the cones wash off and show the true damage to your hair. Over time using a good silicone free product will go further in helping your hair. Silicones only provide slip and the illusion of your hair being in great shape. The worst non water soluble cone is dimithecone or any of it’s counter parts. Just because there is an “alcohol” such as Cetyl alcohol does not mean actual “alcohol” in a conditioner. It is a waxy fatty acid used for thickening the product and emulsifying agent.

I could go on and on, but in general your advice is too general despite it being “mostly” true.

]]> By: arous http://www.pfadvice.com/2007/03/09/10-hair-care-product-myths-that-drain-your-wallet/#comment-267206 arous Mon, 17 Mar 2008 11:15:12 +0000 http://www.pfadvice.com/2007/03/09/10-hair-care-product-myths-that-drain-your-wallet/#comment-267206 Hold it!!!!!! Let"s not confuse people Your info is to general. I have been in hair business for 30 years. So, everyone.....if you like the most educated opinion, Let me know Arous Hold it!!!!!!
Let”s not confuse people
Your info is to general. I have been in hair business for 30 years.
So, everyone…..if you like the most educated opinion, Let me know

Arous

]]> By: John http://www.pfadvice.com/2007/03/09/10-hair-care-product-myths-that-drain-your-wallet/#comment-261313 John Thu, 06 Mar 2008 12:15:50 +0000 http://www.pfadvice.com/2007/03/09/10-hair-care-product-myths-that-drain-your-wallet/#comment-261313 Exceptional hair information is provided in this site, with various hair products. I tried some of the hair products, which gave me satisfactory results. Exceptional hair information is provided in this site, with various hair products. I tried some of the hair products, which gave me satisfactory results.

]]> By: Jess http://www.pfadvice.com/2007/03/09/10-hair-care-product-myths-that-drain-your-wallet/#comment-73295 Jess Thu, 12 Jul 2007 10:41:51 +0000 http://www.pfadvice.com/2007/03/09/10-hair-care-product-myths-that-drain-your-wallet/#comment-73295 I agree with most of the tips except for the one about all natural/ organic hair products. Not only do most of them not test on animals or use animal products but they usually also have the ingredients listed on the bottle. If you know what you can't tolerate and may have an reaction to it's much easier to avoid products with that ingredient(s). Chemical based shampoos typically don't list their ingredients on the bottle. Which are pretty harsh. I had a problem with dermatitis and breaking out on my forehead and along my hair line. I found that I was allergic to SLS. Just a few days after I switched to an all natural shampoo and conditioner (I love Jason Natural Apricot. It makes my hair really soft and shiny) my skin was fine. The breakouts were totally gone and they haven't been back since. I agree with most of the tips except for the one about all natural/ organic hair products. Not only do most of them not test on animals or use animal products but they usually also have the ingredients listed on the bottle. If you know what you can’t tolerate and may have an reaction to it’s much easier to avoid products with that ingredient(s). Chemical based shampoos typically don’t list their ingredients on the bottle. Which are pretty harsh. I had a problem with dermatitis and breaking out on my forehead and along my hair line. I found that I was allergic to SLS. Just a few days after I switched to an all natural shampoo and conditioner (I love Jason Natural Apricot. It makes my hair really soft and shiny) my skin was fine. The breakouts were totally gone and they haven’t been back since.

]]> By: Halo http://www.pfadvice.com/2007/03/09/10-hair-care-product-myths-that-drain-your-wallet/#comment-47416 Halo Thu, 17 May 2007 15:54:47 +0000 http://www.pfadvice.com/2007/03/09/10-hair-care-product-myths-that-drain-your-wallet/#comment-47416 There are more reasons to buy "all-natural" or "organic" brands like Jason, Kiss My Face, Giovanni, etc- many of them do not test on animals or use animal derived ingredients. That's worth a few bucks to me :)If you can find a cheap-o brand that can honestly say the same, I'm suprised, impressed, and envious! There are more reasons to buy “all-natural” or “organic” brands like Jason, Kiss My Face, Giovanni, etc- many of them do not test on animals or use animal derived ingredients. That’s worth a few bucks to me :)If you can find a cheap-o brand that can honestly say the same, I’m suprised, impressed, and envious!

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]]> By: Susanna http://www.pfadvice.com/2007/03/09/10-hair-care-product-myths-that-drain-your-wallet/#comment-27966 Susanna Fri, 16 Mar 2007 01:01:50 +0000 http://www.pfadvice.com/2007/03/09/10-hair-care-product-myths-that-drain-your-wallet/#comment-27966 I didn't see this tip in the list, so I thought I'd mention it in a comment: wash your hair less often. For most people, washing every day is too much and makes hair dry and unmanageable. The longer and curlier your hair, the less often you need to wash it. Since I've started washing my hair only every 3 days it's looked better and I've found myself using a lot less shampoo and conditioner. What's more, I haven't needed to use tons of product to style my hair because I'm not stripping its natural oils. I didn’t see this tip in the list, so I thought I’d mention it in a comment: wash your hair less often. For most people, washing every day is too much and makes hair dry and unmanageable. The longer and curlier your hair, the less often you need to wash it.
Since I’ve started washing my hair only every 3 days it’s looked better and I’ve found myself using a lot less shampoo and conditioner. What’s more, I haven’t needed to use tons of product to style my hair because I’m not stripping its natural oils.

]]> By: Cindy http://www.pfadvice.com/2007/03/09/10-hair-care-product-myths-that-drain-your-wallet/#comment-27815 Cindy Thu, 15 Mar 2007 12:44:10 +0000 http://www.pfadvice.com/2007/03/09/10-hair-care-product-myths-that-drain-your-wallet/#comment-27815 Good article. What I'm aggravated with most is when they do away with or "new and improve" my old faithful products. And I'm sick to death of the fruity-tooty smelly products. I also think so much of what we're seeing that's "in" right now regarding hairstyles and cuts looks just plain tacky (split ends, stringy hair, ugly color jobs). Anyway, I get more compliments on my hair than I ever did now that I cut my own and use my old White Rain shampoo, old fashioned plastic rollers and no blow dryer. I do a baking soda rinse once in awhile. More product does not make for healthier hair anyway and a good cut can do wonders. I try samples often and most of the time wuold not use it again. Good article. What I’m aggravated with most is when they do away with or “new and improve” my old faithful products. And I’m sick to death of the fruity-tooty smelly products. I also think so much of what we’re seeing that’s “in” right now regarding hairstyles and cuts looks just plain tacky (split ends, stringy hair, ugly color jobs). Anyway, I get more compliments on my hair than I ever did now that I cut my own and use my old White Rain shampoo, old fashioned plastic rollers and no blow dryer. I do a baking soda rinse once in awhile. More product does not make for healthier hair anyway and a good cut can do wonders. I try samples often and most of the time wuold not use it again.

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