Common Hair Missunderstandings

Yesterday I was at Walmart and in need of shampoo and conditioner. Normally I never buy those products Anywhere but a salon, Ulta, or CosmoProf. I'm a stickler for you get what you pay for and I know that most cheap brands contain wax which coats the hair shaft making it appear healthy when it's not. Pantene is one which basically has floorwax for hair in it. My mom had purchased an Organix brand shampoo and conditioner in the pomegranate scent and I had used it once an liked it. I LOVE Bumble & Bumble's Creme de Coco but right now I couldn't drop the fifty bucks to get it at my local Aveda/Bumble & Bumble salon.

As I was standing looking at the higher dollar salon(or not because they can dump it out an but Sauve it in) products I saw the Nourishing Coconut Milk shampoo and Conditioner by Organix. I'm reading the label and it's sulfate and paraben free. Meaning it has no extra chemicals to add suds or add to it's shelf life. Parabens have been known to cause cancer and sulfates are very drying on the hair. My absolute favorite sulfate free shampoo is Aveda's Dry Remedy which I got my mom using because her scalp is very dry and she lightens her dark blonde hair to a very light blonde. If you blonde your hair use a non-drying and reconstructing shampoo every 2-3 days; do not wash your hair every day.

I planned on trying this for a month then making the trip to Ulta or a salon for the good stuff. And to check out the product online to see how organic this Organix really is. I'm looking at reviews and I was really shocked
at how unaware some comsumers really are. They complained of having to use large amounts because it doesn't suds well; it's sulfate free it shouldn't suds at all really. The packaging was another topic; its recycled plastic, I'd say any package is fine. It's a nourishing shampoo and conditioner, yet people say it's drying. Then go on to mention they just had a relaxer or the don't use conditioner. Here's the thing, shampoos are made to leave your hair tangle free, they are made to cleanse the hair and scalp before you nourish and start the detangle process with conditioner. Conditioner is what adds nutrients and other compounds back to the hair after you strip it clean with shampoo. A leave-in conditioner and detangler must be used to get tangles out WITH A COMB before you run a brush through your hair and never brush wet hair. Get the hair 80% dry before you take a brush to it. You could cause unwanted breakage if you do this. My favorite leave-ins: Bumble & Bumble B-styler and Redken's Extreme Anti-snap. I've used Anti-Snap since I was 15.

Also while gazing at the products I here a butchy Walmart employee giving advice on box hair color for gray hair. One, don't use box color. At least go to Sally's get the right developer for your hair and a tube of color. Box color comes with 40vol peroxide developer. If you are going darker, same shade different tone, or one two two shades lighter you don't need 40 vol. You really never need it. It's highly damaging. The employee was also telling a lady with 100% grey that red hair is no good for gray. Only thing she got right. Further more she told her to stay away from Ashe tones because it would pull red. So untrue. Ashe will cancel reds. Warm tones like Cooper, golden, and auburn will pull red. And if you bring A LOT of red to the table you'll need to cancel it some. I bring a great deal of red to the table so unless it's Aveda color where I can make sure I'm canceling it, Ashe blonde comes out strawberry blonde.

Ok so I got off on a color tangent and I still don't know how organic Organix really is but I may have educated one person and put my hair school knowledge to use.

Edit: I will not be using the Organix brand shampoo and conditioner. After finding a page that goes over the harmful ingredients I won't be subjecting myself to the cancer causing toxins. I'm already high-risk for quite a few different cancers. I don't want to increase that chance.

Peace & Love

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