Your opinions on silicones in products?
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Mar 26, 2014
Kenna W.
I just recently started using Macadamia Natural Oil Deep Repair Mask & Healing Oil because of the rave reviews online, and it does leave my hair amazingly soft and shiny. Then I started reading about silicones in products and this has some of the worst ones! Are silicones something I should really be worried about? Or is it something a clarifying shampoo once a week will take care of?
After looking around online I'm thinking I may have to make my own hair masks and oils at this point because they seem to be in everything!
Silicones... How bad? Don't Worry, Kinda Bad, Horrible?
Mar 26, 2014
Roz X.
Here's an article breaking down silicones in hair products and how to remove buildup. Hope that helps. Excellent question. Eager to hear others thoughts.
http://www.naturallycurly.com/curlreading/kinky-hair-type-4a/silicones-good-bad-the-ugly
Mar 26, 2014
Kenna W.
Haha that's actually the exact article I read about silicones! 😄 I'm still just not sure how hyped up silicones are yanno? I mean I know sulfates and parabens(sp?) are really bad and I always make sure to avoid those, wondering If I need to add silicones to my list... Then my list of products to use might get super small lol.
Mar 26, 2014
Roz X.
I know! I read that and thought..."Ah, crap." haha.
Mar 26, 2014
Jennifer M.
Silicone is safe, as long as your not injecting it. It's been used for decades in hair and cosmetic applications. There was a uproar in the early 90's of silicone breast implants causing illness, and they were taken off the market. Ruptured ones will cause problems, as silicone migrates throughout the body it is possible to cause a inflammatory reaction. Newer implants have been introduced with thicker silicone that won't leak, even when cut open, and millions of woman walk around with silicone inside them, and don't have issues. I have a catheter in my head that's surgically implanted, to measure pressure in my head. It's made with silicone, and causes no issue with me.
The bottom line is that science has yet to show a link to illness from cosmetics or hair care, the biggest problem is product buildup can cause dull and lifeless hair, and a good clarifying shampoo will fix that.
Mar 26, 2014
Mary T.
I tried to cut them out before thinking they were causing a reaction on my skin and realized they weren't. They are in almost everything so for me a lil doesn't hurt. If I see a product with a ton of them I look and see my other choices I can buy. It seems like a product can be filled with better stuff especially when you're paying an arm and a leg.
Mar 26, 2014
Mary T.
I better read that article😜
Mar 26, 2014
Mary T.
I have curly hair and using a clarifying shampoo often (I shampoo 1-2a week) would do more harm than the silicones in my situation.
Mar 26, 2014
Chantelle louise L.
Yeah don't think there is reallly anything super super wrong with them, just that they don't have any 'real' benefits to you hair, the super soft feeling you get is due to the use of silicone coating it - not your hair actually getting healthy via using that specific product, atleast thats what a lot of places say. So when you can avoid it, such as buying 'natrual' products then I'd get natrual ones instead (not that I do ahah!), other than that I don't think there is much of an issue as far as damaging the hair.
Mar 26, 2014
Shelley W.
My hair just cannot handle too many cones. It can take 1 or 2 but anything more than that its not happening...I don't care how many rave reviews it received. It gives the user a false sense of security that the hair is moisturized when in fact it really isn't.
Mar 27, 2014
Marleen B.
Mar 29, 2014
Kenna W.
Thanks marleen! I picked some of that up today, yay!
Mar 29, 2014
Marleen B.
@Kenna W. Great! I hope you love it as much as I do. I have used a lot of haircare products in my life and I only had ONE Holy Grail, my Wen cleanser. But this oil has been added to my Holy Grail List. Let me know how you like it. Oh, and I also recommend the SHINE BRUSH to go with. Finally, with the help of these 2 products, I finally have shiny hair!
Mar 31, 2014
Kenna W.
I'm really liking it so far, it's similar to the other oils I've used but without the silicones so thats great! I use if on damp hair before I blow-dry and my hair is soooo soft and silky even though it's bleached now! :) Thanks!
Oh is that the Wet Brush Brand? Cause I've been meaning to pick on of those up!! I've heard ya'll raving about it on here!
Mar 31, 2014
Kenna W.
Omg I hate autocorrect so much. You get what I meant though lol.
Apr 1, 2014
Marleen B.
@Kenna W. You can use that oil on dry hair too. AND yes, I have the Wet Brush which can be uses on wet or dry hair but made for wet hair. But the Shine Brush which has boar bristles is for dry hair because thats when the shine is added.