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Recent Posts Tagged With 'conditioners'
Can Conditioner Restructurize Your Hair?
Glitterati’s restoration question: What is the deal with “restructuring” treatments for hair? I mean, I get that the vague concept is to “restore proteins” to your hair o...
Does Silk Protein Really Help Hair?
Ligirl217 says: I use Rusk’s smoother shampoo and calm conditioner. I would not buy my hair products at a drug store because they are loaded with stuff that makes you feel like your hair is silk...
How To Protect Your Hair From Heat Damage
Jeanelle says: I was wondering if you guys could tell me what to look for in a great heat protecting spray/serum/lotion. What are the key ingredients that protect hair from heat? (Besides the ones tha...
How Honey Helps Hair
Ally asks: I have heard that honey will make your hair shiny and add moisture. And that it is a good alternative to ‘cones in conditioners. Does it really moisturize? The Right Brain responds: A...
Is Pantene Putting Plastic On Your Hair?
Jillian’s jittery about Pantene: well im doing a science fair project on this and pantene and this site is very helpful and im just saying never attemp using pantene cause this is what will happen ...
Is Alterna An Acceptable Extravagance?
Cheryl’s optimistic about Alterna: I was wondering if you could help me justify spending $60 a bottle on Shampoo and conditioner for the Alterna “ten” products? I have used them and li...
How Kerastase Kills Your Cash
Lauren’s on the lookout: I’ve been wanting to try Kerastase hair products for quite some time now, but they are so overpriced. What about these products make it so such more expensive than mos...