Hair Care/GuarSilk

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In a message dated 5/20/03 5:34:43 PM Pacific Daylight Time,

pingle@... writes:

> Hi , Angie, and All,

> I've been using shampoo made with Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein & Wheat Starch

> for several months, and haven't noted any problem with build up, but have

> found over time that my hair continues to improve.... less damage noted

> from

> perming, blow dyers, curling iron, etc. My daughters, have noted similar

> results. Although I can't say conclusively that this is a result of using

> haircare products made with this particular ingredient (I have a hard time

> just using one additive) I can say that it hasn't hurt.

> I did come across something awhile back that indicated that cationic

> surfactants, such as Guar, may cause build up. I'll see if I can find the

> link, if anyone is interested.

>

> Not sure if this adds anything.....just my two cents.

>

> Pam Ingle

Hi Pam

Here are two excellent articles that discuss guar hydroxypropyltrimonium

chloride, which The Herbarie sells as GuarSilk. I think you were referring

to the second article (Formlators Widen Your Horizons).

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The GuarSilk is a very good hair conditioner and one that I recommend for dry

or damaged hair---along with panthenol, humectants, proteins, etc. It is

very substantive to hair, particularly damaged hair. It is more conditioning

than the polyquaterniums which are sometimes used as conditioners/detanglers.

The second article (Formulators Widen Your Horizons) does mention that some

of the cationic, high molecular weight polymers can overcondition hair.

But here is what I think I would not recommend GuarSilk for someone with

fine, limp normal to oily hair. I do recommend it for damaged, dry hair or

for someone who wants to reduce flyaway or frizziness or too much curl. For

most normal hair types, a conditioning shampoo shouldn't be used every time

the hair is shampooed--for some hair types it shouldn't be used at all, but

then for others it's fine to use each time. I'll use myself and my family as

examples. I have normal to slightly dry, medium thick, shoulder length hair

with a bit of natural wave. Don't tell anyone, but I have it highlighted

I like to use a shampoo formula with about 0.2 or 0.3% guarsilk and have not

noticed any sort of buildup on my hair. But, I do vary shampoos often (I try

out new formulas all the time), but for the past 3 months all the shampoo

formulas have had that same percentage of the guarsilk. I wash my hair on

the average of every other day to every day. I follow up my shampoo with my

conditioner (Conditioning Emulsifier) about every other time I shampoo. This

whole process gives me the kind of hair that I want--full, bouncy, glossy (if

only the gray would go away on it's own

My 17 year old daughter has waist length, very thick, wavy hair. She washes

her hair each day. The shampoo that works best for her hair is one with 0.5%

GuarSilk, panthenol, proteins, etc. She follows every shampoo with the

conditioner (Conditioning Emulsifier) that has additional GuarSilk, EmEster,

panthenol, etc. Her hair is gorgeous, silky and shiny with body. It shows

absolutely no evidence of buildup of any kind.

I have a client who makes a shampoo with GuarSilk for a salon and her

customers with long hair wanted a very sleek look, with no flyaway. So she

re-formulated a shampoo with 1% GuarSilk and they were very pleased.

So, it's going to vary according to hair type and preference--like so many

things.

Angie

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