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Silicone for Hair ~ Good or Bad?

by Mansi

So, the new trend ‘Avoid Silicones’ is rising nowadays. I have girls saying I want to get silicone free hair products so as to avoid damaging of my hair and thus I wanted to know how silicones harm your hair and is it really true that they damage hair or it’s just a myth. I did lot of research and I would love to share it with you girls!

What are silicones?:

Silicone is very common ingredient used in styling products of hairs whether it is shampoo, conditioners, serum or hair gel. They are basically polymers that layer your hairs with a thin hydrophobic coating which is NOT water-soluble. That means once silicone layers are there in your hairs you can’t get rid of it with water as they are waterproof. Phenyl trimethicone, dimethicone, Lauryl Methicone Copolyol and other “hard to pronounce” words or the words ending with “con”, “col” and “cone” are silicones. But as people are getting aware of the harmful effects of silicones, companies are trying hard to avoid the damage they cause. Thus, they are designing such silicones that not water proof and they won’t harm your hairs much.

Advantages of Using Silicone products:

Silicone coating in your hairs makes your frizz-free and manageable.
The coating also helps in detangling your hairs which ultimately reduces hair fall.
As silicones layer up in your hair they help in protecting your hairs from heat i.e. straightening tool, hair dryers, Curling iron etc.
It is also said that they protect your hairs from harmful radiations of UV-rays but I don’t know why I do not believe it but it claims to do so.
Silicone products add shine to your hairs and make them soft and smoother.
Basically silicone products do what every girl desires for. Right?

Disadvantages of Using Silicone Products are:

Silicones don’t penetrate your hairs from roots and thus they make your hair roots weak.
As I already told that silicones wrap up your hairs which is water-proof and that is why your hairs can’t breathe which eventually leads to dullness of hairs. Your hairs become brittle and lifeless.
Girls will curly hairs lose their curls with regular usage of silicone products.
Hair treatments like coloring your hairs, oiling them etc will fade away soon or will not work as your hairs are coated by silicones.
Once silicones gets build-up in your hairs it’s HARD to get rid of it.
How to avoid silicone layering up into your hairs?

You can avoid silicones to layer up your hairs by using ‘good silicones’. Yes, you must use silicones that not water proof and they can be easily washed away with water or use silicones that won’t build up in your hairs. Dimethicone copolyol, Lauryl methicone copolyol, Polysiloxane these are three water-soluble silicones which I’m aware of that don’t damage your hairs much.

Avoid silicone or not??

According to me, yes you should definitely avoid silicones as they damage your hairs from roots. Start using clarifying shampoos which will help in removing silicones from your hairs. But if you love your hairs with silicones then opt for “good silicone” so that your hairs can also love you back. 🙂

Do you use silicone based hair styling products and shampoos?

My Homemade Gray Hair Treatment Hair Pack Recipe

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by Barisha

Hello darlings!
How are you all? Hope you all are fine 🙂 So did you miss me?? No? hawww how rude! But honestly speaking I missed MABH like hell. Today I am here with another DIY post after my hair pack recipe for shiny hair.

Few months back our dear reader Paromita asked as a question regarding premature grey hair, that time I did not say anything as I wanted to write a post specially for her 🙂 Dear, this post is for you and for everyone who is suffering premature grey hair.

Honestly specking nothing can cover grey hair apart from hair colours and gray hair dyes but they are loaded with chemicals. So definitely, in long run they will affect our hair, even our skin. Yes my mother is suffering from hyper pigmentation just because she was using a hair colour from a high end brand. 🙁

This hair pack is especially for those who are interested in preventing grey hair; this pack will not cover grey hair as this is totally free from chemical but will definitely prevent new ones. It is one of the best homemade ways to prevent gray hair. So let’s start 🙂

To prepare this premature gray hair treatment pack we need only 5 ingredients which are easily available and affordable

Ingredients needed are:

Tea 50 gm (Normal black tea; avoid green tea)
Sun dried amla/goose berry 50 gm
Sun dried hibiscus flower 4-5 pcs
Sun dried curry leafs 3 bunches
Henna powder in very less quantity 20 gm

Preparation method:

Step 1: Collect all the ingredients, and mix them together.

Step 2: Now blend all ingredients together in a grinder until it turns powdery.

Step 3: Now take the powder in a bowl (medium length hair needs almost 20 gm powder/application) add water and make a paste. Apply this all over the scalp and hair. Leave on for few minutes then wash off with mild shampoo.

Though it’s a pack for preventing grey hair but it has some other functions too. Want to know them??

The benefits are:

It add shine to hair. I don’t have any grey hair(touch wood) My mother use this to prevent hair fall and I use this to add shine.
Makes hair smooth, tangle free.
Smells awesome and the smell lasts for almost 2 days.
Prevents mild hair fall
Makes hair strong from inside

How does it work?:

Tea leafs are great for hair as they add natural shine to hair. We all know how good amla is for our hair; almost every famous hair oil has amla. Amla is the richest source of vitamin c which is a great antioxidant. Goose berry not only helps in preventing hair fall but in also enhancing hair growth. It has no side effects so we can use amla for gray hair even everyday without any hesitation. Hibiscus prevent pre mature graying and makes hair strong from inside, Curry leaves provide nutrients to the scalp and also help in preventing grey hair.

Final verdict: If you are looking for a great pack for younger looking shiny dark black hair then try this. I am sure you will like this. And yes don’t forget to share your experience with us, we love your comments, they mean a lot to us.

Do you like this Hair Pack recipe? Will you try it?

How to Add Methi Essence to Hair Oil?

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by Chand

When it is hair care, one obvious thing that comes to mind is the using of oil. It is the choice and comfort of usage of oil that makes one to choose the type of oil. Also environmental factors contribute a lot in choosing hair oil. I often use coconut oil for hair. At time I use sesame oil for the nourishment it provides; but its smell turns me off. So, coconut oil is the safe option.

This post is all about adding methi/fenugreek essence into your daily hair oil.

The benefits of fenugreek for hair and scalp:

Fenugreek hair packs help in resolving dandruff problems and also prevents dandruff in the scalp.
Any sort of scalp infections or irritations are well treated by fenugreek.
Overnight soaked fenugreek hair pack helps resolve the lice problem in school going children
Also, summer heat boils due to sweating in the scalp is treated with fenugreek.
Intake of methi or fenugreek is believed to help in the healthy growth of the hair.

The benefits of coconut oil for hair and scalp:

Coconut oil has great aroma and gives a relieved feeling when massaged to head and hair.
Coconut oil provides very good nourishment to the dry scalp.
Coconut oil helps nourishing the hair strands and split ends too.

How to add methi/fenugreek essence to the hair oil?:

So, this is the actual portion of the topic. It is just easy and there is no great thing involved. All you will need are fenugreek, coconut oil and sunlight. Don’t get surprised. Yes.

It is up to you to choose the form of fenugreek. You can choose between fenugreek leaves or fenugreek seeds, or even both. Here I am doing only with the fenugreek seeds.

For fenugreek seeds, they need to be powdered in the mixer. Make sure it is completely in dry form. To a bowl (I prefer steel bowl, you will know why), add the fenugreek powder.

Now add coconut oil. (Quantity, as much as you need)

If you wish to add the leaves too, then just drop a fist full of leaves to the bowl containing coconut oil.

Keep this bowl under the sunlight; front yard, back yard, balcony, open terrace, anywhere. Scorching hot sun is very much needed. For this sun exposure, steel containers are the best.

Continue the exposing of fenugreek soaked in oil under hot sun for at least 7 days.

So, this is done. The oil is ready to be used. Thus fenugreek has emitted out all of its inner most essence into the oil. Transfer it to an air tight container and store for future usage.

If only fenugreek powder is used, it need not be separated from the oil before storing. But, if methi leaves are used, then they have to be removed out from the oil.

I hope you will try this and enjoy. 🙂 Thanks for reading.