SILICONES: Hair Hero or Curly Kryptonite?? The REAL TRUTH About Silicones in Curly Hair Care
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- čas přidán 30. 07. 2024
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It is time to bust some myths!!
We are talking about the most demonized ingredient in curly haircare: SILICONES. I dove DEEP into the science of cosmetic chemistry to find out everything I could about silicones - what they are, what they do, and whether or not they are truly safe for curls. And today, I am sharing all of that with YOU! All my sources are linked below in case you’re in a deep-diving mood yourself 😊
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SOURCES:
LabMuffin Science: Silicone Mythbusting (and all linked sources) - labmuffin.com/silicone-mythbu...
LabMuffin Science: Amodimethicone (and all linked sources) - labmuffin.com/amodimethicone-...
Yahagi K, Silicones as conditioning agents in shampoos, J Soc Cosmet Chem 1992, 43, 275-284.
Silicones for Hair Strengthening: www.cosmeticsandtoiletries.co...
Silicones in Hair Care: www.cosmeticsandtoiletries.co...
Silicones to Reduce Dye Fading: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15645...
Silicone Substantive Properties on Skin & Hair: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19456...
PRODUCTS I USED:
Olaplex No. 3 Hair Perfector: olaplex.com/products/olaplex-...
Olaplex No 4 Bond Maintenance Shampoo: olaplex.com/products/olaplex-...
Olaplex No 8 Bond Intense Moisture Mask: olaplex.com/products/olaplex-...
Cake Beauty The Curl Shot Leave-In Serum: www.cakebeautyusa.com/product... (also available at Walgreens)
Cake Beauty The Curl Friend Defining Curl Cream: www.ulta.com/p/curl-friend-de...
Cake Beauty The Curl Crush Styling Curl Jelly: www.cakebeautyusa.com/product... (also available at Walgreens)
Wella Oil Reflections Light Luminous Reflecting Oil: www.ulta.com/p/light-luminous...
MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES FOR POC: hypebae.com/2020/6/mental-hea...
SUPPORT BLACK-OWNED HAIR BRANDS: www.naturallycurly.com/curlre...
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My hair loves dimethicone! And my waves/curls still look amazing, even better than using "all natural" products! And another fyi, dimethicone only builds up on top of itself until the surface of your hair is protected with it. It doesn't build up indefinitely. And if it gets to weighing your hair down, wash it! Even some sulfate-free shampoos will remove dimethicone. Hope this helps.
Do you have a study or sources that back that up? I’m really interested in this and would like to learn more :)
Hi. I’ve been doing silicone free for 2 months. My hair is looking worse & worse & worse.
I have been sulfate free for about a year. I wash twice a week. Once w a shampoo w the c14 stuff shampoo & once w a cowash.
My hair has been healthy. But I straightened it once a wk. Low heat, just to control hair, I stopped trying to have it straight awhile back.
So my hair isn’t THAT damaged.
My curl groups keep telling me that I’m in transition. From what? If silicones make my hair look good. Look healthy. And I have no side effects.. why the heck am I not using them????
My hair was never dry & brittle until I stopped using them!!
@@obvioustroll3736 A tricologist mention It in this video czcams.com/video/Pw5FQck8-2g/video.html
PLZ make a video about your products with silicones, how you use them, and how you analize de composition. 🥰😄
Thank you for this - this was the best explanation of silicones ever!!! I’m going to buy a product I’ve been looking at for months but haven’t dared buy due to its silicone content. Keep doing more of these deep dives please 😘😘
More “deep dives”, please. Very informative!
Love love love this video! Silicone was the one thing I was scared of. You cleared up ALL questions and concerns I had.
Yayyyy I’m so glad!!!
LOVED this! I was nervous about continuing to use them and appreciate the science behind your explanations
Thank you so much for this!! You definitely informed me of things I did not know about the way silicones work. I have been trying to be silicone free for a couple of years now and have noticed no significant improvement in my fine, delicate hair. I keep thinking back to when my hair was at it's best, and it was when I used products containing silicone. I do believe I'm one who's hair definitely benefits from the protection that silicones offer. I'm definitely going to try going back to using silicones and seeing if my hair improves!
I love that you always walk through all the science. I don't avoid products with silicones. I know they are taboo in the curly world, but I never knew why. There are many things in the curly world that are ostensibly bad that I haven't personally had problems with in the 20+ years I've been wearing my hair curly. For example, waxes and hairspray are also things I sometimes use. Thanks again.
Absolutely loved this!!! I always feel “bad” using my fav products that have amodimethicone. It is nice to have my choices validated lol I loved the breakdown of each type, so helpful! Great job, as always❤️
No guilt necessary, ever!!! Hair products don’t have morality and we don’t need to fear them! Thanks for watching and I’m glad the video was helpful! xx
So, so helpful! Best video I've watched with specific details about the effects of silicones!
I avoided silicones for like 2 months at first. Then I had HUGE problems with anything with Shea butter in the first 5 ingredients and started doing sciency research, and realized its pretty obvious oils and butters can buildup too, so there’s nothing to be afraid of since I clarify every 2 weeks with a chelating shampoo anyway, and lots of stringer sulfate free shampoo will remove lots of them anyway!
YES exactly!!!
So helpful! I am newer to the CGM, about four months in, and my hair looks so much worse since I stopped using silicones. My previous products contained water soluble silicones and amodimethicone, and no harsh sulfates. My hair used to be so shiny and honestly I think my waves had better structure before I started CGM. Now my hair looks more dull and damaged than before. I may try them again after watching this so I can compare to what I'm using now. I've enjoyed learning new ways to style my hair, but I've definitely been wondering if my hair does better with silicones after all. I definitely have had worse build up from Shea butter products than anything I experienced when using silicones.
good job w all the chem. pronunciation (+ so fast)! 👏 Great presentation.
Thank you!! It helps that I grew up with a scientist and married another one 😂
The first hair products with silicones really were dreadful at the time and totally ruined my hair, thanks Pantene 🥴 But that was 25 years ago. The authors of popular curly hair guide books really should have kept up with the times and published updates from time to time, now we have this mess and everyone’s running scared based off an outdated book. 🤦🏼♀️
Yeah, but the issue with Pantene wasn't the Silicones, it was just a cheap, crappy formula all around. All of the proctor & gamble brands have almost identical ingredients...Same with all of the unilever brands. They don't produce quality, they produce giant marketing campaigns with models with photo enhanced hair. In response, Lorraine Massey & others like her were just as bad, but used fear mongering & misinformation to tout their "natural" products. Personally, my hair responds much better to formulas with silicone than butters of any kind, and better than most oils (with some exceptions). It's just so important to listen to your hair! Not 2 heads of hair are alike!
@@VengefulAngeI After steering clear of Pantene for years, I've been using a new formula for curls (Complete Curl Care Sulphate Free with Jojoba), and I really love it! Is it really that bad?
@@angiepattillo3599 I dunno, I have avoided that brand ever since, they turned my hair into straw 😱Right now I’m using NewWash and Oway, Oway uses some silicones bu my hair responds very well to their products. 🙌🏻
The book is SO CRINGEY. Cosmetic chemistry has come such a long way, and the CGM was never based in real science to begin with! Stay tuned for more on that topic 😘
@@TheFitCurls - I’ve been sorry for a long time that I ever purchased that book ☹️
Amodimethicone has always been my fav silicone! I love seeing it in leave in conditioners!
I freakin LOVE amodimethicone!!! It’s in my favorite leave-in of all time - Together Beauty Whatever Wherever!
Thank you so much for FACTS. I took silicones out and found not only was I loosing my color that covered my roots-but also my natural color in the rest of my hair. My hair is very fine and needs the protection of silicones! I am outside a lot and it protects my hair from environmental factors.
I have loose waves and thick hair. My hair loses volume easily because it's long. I don't want anything weighing it down.
thanks for the video! i think cgm is actually more about styling
As always, different strokes for different folks! Thank you for an informative video!
Precisely!!
You are abolutely right,with your information. Thanks so much !!
Thank you for this. I’ve been off of silicones for over 2 years now, following CGM. I was conflicted when I bought the Cake brand products and discovered they had some silicone. My hair LOVES the curl cream and mousse! I just follow up with Kinky Curly Come Clean clarifying and chelating wash. All is right with the world. 🤗🥰🌻
Exactly!!! It’s all about understanding what the ingredients do and how to give your hair what it needs!
Thankyou so much for this information.
I have been really 'afraid' of silicones since doing the CGM and what they tell you. I have a cream with amondimethicone and I'm going to give it a go. 💕🌸
Best of luck!! All I want is to remove the stigma :)
How did it work?
How did it go?
I love your enthusiasm! I’m ready foe the amodimethicone!
Yay!!! Best of luck with your silicone experiments!!
You're a great teacher!
Great video. Very freeing! Thank you!
Yesssss freeing is what I was going for!
loved the video thank you so much.... I have used both products with and without silicones and I really like the results in my hair when I use the ones with the silicons, but sometimes I feel like Im doing something bad.. so from now on I will keep using products with silicons without guilt..
very interesting ! could You dive into the research regarding polyquaterniums that are used in 'silicone free' products like olaplex no 3 and the curlsmith bond rehab salve ?
So far as how a hairdresser had informed me, is that she told me the silicones used in the olaplex products are water soluble silicones, so they rinse out immediately when you rinse your hair with water afterwards again :)!
Very informative and fear-reducing, thanks! Your hair looks fabulous. Do you use silicone products in your own hair?
Love the science facts. Thank you
Thank you for this!!!
Great video!!! Yessss👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thank you!! xx
That oil you recommend is the best thing I ever added to my routine. It tames a small area of gray frizz and is amazing as a finishing oil. I realized I kelate because of hard water and have nothing to fear from silicones!
Which oil is that?
@@yaeledmonds5158 it’s the Wella Light a luminous oil. I get it at Ulta and it’s expensive but I haven’t found anything that compares.
@tvmom thanks!
I’m so glad it works so well for you too!! And exactly - chelating will take care of it!
After using a dimethiconae products on my hair, my curls went limp!
I was so sad when I started researching hair health because my favorite hair care brand that works and is cheap used sulfates and silicones until I started doing more research and realized that because I dye my hair they might actually benefit my hair more than hurt it so I tried them again and fell in love with them again.
I have held off silicone because of fear, not because they don't work for me. Thanks for that video. I needed to hear it again! Very informative. 😁
This was a REALLY great video. Thank you for the in depth research!!! I just recently reintroduced silicones into my haircare after being silicone free for about 3 years. So far, I've only tried a serum to help combat humidity. I'm surprised it doesn't work better. 😐 I also think my hair needs the friction to maintain volume. It was really sliding around with the serum. 🤣 However, I'm happy to not be afraid anymore. If there's something I want to try, I'm just gonna try it!!
Haha yep, sometimes we actually want that bit of extra texture and grab 😅 try combining the serum with a bit of gel! It’s been my go-to trick for fighting humidity this summer!!
@@TheFitCurls I'll try that!! I saw you do it and totally forgot!
I haven’t used silicone shampoos for years just stumbled on this side of CZcams I just ordered Brand- Silicone mix shampoo and conditioner treatment and I’ll see how my hair does.
I recently started using the CD wash day delight shampoo and conditioner, and they have been working AMAZINGLY in my hair. Lo and behold the conditioner has silicones 😅
My hair loved silicones as a teen before it developed a curl pattern, I don’t know how I convinced myself that they were evil. Going silicone-free made my hair super unmanageable and it looked way worse. Also silicone actually makes my curls look better because it’s lighter than super moisturizing ingredients I was trying to replace them with, so they don’t get weighed down. I’ll be sticking to silicones from now on.
What is your opinion on SLS for curly hair please? 💙🙏🏻🕊🌞
Great video!The Silicone phobia in the curly community so crazy that some people are even afraid of going to the hairdresser once in 3 months because that hairdresser might use silicones! I don't really use them at the moment as my hair gets build up so easily. But I also try to avoid heavy products... Yet I do believe that silicones can be especially amazing for highporosity hair and its so sad that people are demonizing it so much! I once got attacked in a Facebook group, cause I said that silicones aren't the only thing that could build up on your hair if you don't clarify every now and then, and that sheabutter could do the same if you are prone to build up😂 Apparently what I said was totally wrong because its not in the curlygirl handbook 🤷🏻♀️
I swear too many people treat CGM as a cult and accept no inspection or questioning of the method. I posted in a Facebook group last week and mentioned I was going to a ‘normal’ hairdresser and not a curly specific (too far away and too ££) and I got torn apart. They said I was going to ruin my hair if I let them use their products and I should take my own if I ‘wouldn’t’ spent the money on a curly cut.
Unreal - all that happened is I got a good (and much needed!) cut and I left with hair that hadn’t been styled.
I left the group after that - very clear that people don’t accept anything other than guidelines that were written 25 years ago with no interest in understanding why they do what they do. Science has changed a lot in the last 25 years and you need to move on!
@@katetamsyn Curly FB groups are the worst. I dared posting a video by Steph Mero (long time ago now) she was debunking some things from the CGM and highlighting that neither the users nor the author understood why they were doing certain things - I got ripped to shreds and barely escaped with my life, it was horrible. What goes on in these groups is frightening, they’re competing in who uses the most conditioner each week and who can last the longest without washing their hair and wear that like a badge of honour, 10 days was the record at the time 🤢 #gross (this is even worse because they don’t really wash and clean their hair, just slap in pounds of conditioner to “co-wash”. Lorraine has a lot to answer for!
@@RebekkaHay yep I totally agree that they are the worst! I once tried to protect someone cause she literally got bullied for typing her curlpattern wrong. In the end she was called a racist simply for saying that her hair has a certain pattern (and she got typed by a curl specialist :D) there are so many creepy storys out there . I also definitely agree that science developes and changes. But you cant even claim that her knowledge is just a bit outdated, because some claims were even inaccurate back than! 🤦🏻♀️
Ughhhhhhhh trust me I am not a fan of the strict CGM cult mentality - I’ve got some videos coming soon about that! I just hate the demonization of ingredients without any proof or understanding!!
@@TheFitCurls looking forward to watching those, for sure!
Wow! Someone speaking with scientific knowledge. Thanks for your video, it's greatly appreciated. You are a star!!
Thank you so much!!! The science is important and it’s all too often overlooked in the curly community!
@@TheFitCurls Yeah, suddenly everybody is an expert in haircare...🤦🏻♀️. Sulfates, silicons, parabens, lots of confusing and contradictory information without any real research at all. Very happy to have found you. New subscriber here!🥰. Hugs and kisses from sunny Spain
I am here because I went silicone free and now I have split ends from here to Sunday! I have tried everything but I just remembered that the only time I didn’t have split ends, was when I used cones! Now i’m back and ready to buy all the cones 😂🤓!
I'd love to know which surfactants remove which silicones. (And other ingredients that build up, too.) I want to choose the appropriate cleansers for what I'm putting on my hair. 😃
All surfactants, and even sulfate free shampoo does too. All you have to do is wash your hair, and it comes off.
@@obvioustroll3736 really? Even dimethicone??
Great video! You are adorable ❤️
Aww shucks 🥰
Yessss to this 🙌🙌🙌
Gotta love science!!! 🤓
I have found the silicones can weight my hair down but only in cold weather. In this heat my hair needs silicone but even so I will still use both silicone and silicone-free products all year round I am just more mindful in the cold months.
Makes perfect sense - some ingredients work better in certain conditions than others! It’s certainly no different with silicones :)
How do i know if my hair likes silicones or not?
Thank you!!!!
Of course!! Stay tuned for more science fun!
Yes! My hair loves silicones! Theres a reason they're in almost every product, from high end to drugstore- they are a miracle ingredient! The protection they give the hair shaft is unparalleled
Me doing CGM for a couple months & having the WORST fly aways.
Curl groups telling me I need to use a sulfate to clarify. So I am washing w sulfates now & I didn’t before!!
So why the heck am I not using silicones????
My clone daughter brushes her hair so rough, just washes her hair & goes. And her hair is gorgeous. Like a mermaid.
And mine is getting worse & worse & worse.
I have posted to the wavy group 3x now asking why silicones are bad.
I keep being told it might take a year. That I’m in transition.
Why does it take a year??? To remove silicone?? Umm.. no..?
And I don’t think I can handle a year of being ashamed & feeling so ugly.
@@jessicagalyon5840 there's absolutely no reason to avoid silicones unless you're allergic or they give you unfavorable results. They are wonderful for the hair. They protect the cuticle from heat and mechanical damage, they reduce combing friction, and they prevent tangles. People say they're bad because they block water from getting into the hair but that's a good thing. Our hair when it is healthy is naturally hydrophobic (water repelling) and lipophylic (oil loving). Water causes the hair shaft to swell and lifts the cuticles, which then snag on eachother and cause more tangles and damage. Hair doesnt need water to feel "moisturized". The "moisturized" feeling comes from being coated and protected by cationic conditioning ingredients, fatty alcohols, oils, quaternium compounds, silicones. If you're worried about "build up" because it might weigh your hair down or make it sticky, then amodimethicone is what you want to look for. Its chemical structure makes it so it can only stick to the damaged parts of the hair cuticle, making it impossible for it to build up on itself. So ya, long story short, go get yourself some silicones! Your hair will be healthier for it
Thank you!
I was wondering if you've tried Cake The Soft Touch Reset Restore Hair Oil yet? It is a dry oil serum that I am really liking this summer, it is the lightest I've found and doesn't feel or look oily on my hair to SOTC and tame frizz😁
This has become my new favorite serum
@@whitneybuckner2502 mine too!
Have you ever tried the “pure Brazilian leave in conditioner?” What do you think of it?
I've just started curly girl method to try and enhance my curls and already I'm having doubts about how fervently strict and "anti" the CGM community can be. I have super fine, but fairly dense hair and I'm beginning to think a lot of "CGM approved" products, leave-ins in particular, are just too heavy for my fine hair and are weighing it down.
I'm going to keep going with CGM until all my product runs out, but then I'm going to try and find some awesome curl-enhancing, moisturising, but light products and I'm not going to stress too much about whether or not there are silicones in it. Thank you for the video!
Everyone tells me I’m in transition. I have had one good hair day in 9 wks tho.
One.
My hair is getting worse & worse. I show pics & ppl keep saying it will get better when my hair heals from the bleach. I’ve never bleached my hair in my life!!! So. My hair looks damaged now. Dry. I deep condition every wash.
I think silicones are just for me...
@@jessicagalyon5840 Yeah I haven't dyed my hair with anything but Henna in 15+ years and I maybe heat-styled it twice a year for almost as many years, so you can hardly call it "damaged". We just need to do what's right for our hair I think.
What about Ogx shiny spray mist
I love your haaaair!
What clarifying shampoo do you recommend?
If you have hard water as well I love the Sally Beauty Ion brand one
My hesitation with silicones is that my hair gets build up so easily and it's very hard for me to get the slimy feel out of my hair even with clarifying shampoos. Some polyquats are impossible for me to remove from my hair, even after 3 clarifying washes. There are a few other products that build up on my hair also. I had a hair diagnositc by mymanebio and even though I was clarifying weekly, they said I had a lot of buildup in my baby fine hair! I personally don't have a problem with silicones or polyquats, but I really avoid them for the frustration of how affect my hair.
Have you tried chelating shampoos instead of just clarifying? They work wonders for my hair and I will always have one around to use every 2/3 weeks.
May not work for you, but thought it would be worth mentioning :)
@@katetamsynI have tried chelating shampoo. They don't remove polyquats from my hair. I have not dared to try silicones. I just avoid all polyquats and my hair is much better. Thanks for the suggestion.
Everyone’s hair is so different! I always say if your product or ingredient doesn’t work for you then don’t use it, regardless of what anyone else says!
Try Malibu hard water packets. I had the same issue. You only have to use them twice a year.
Give me the hair plastics! Silicone free just does not work for me.
So maybe I could get away with a shine spray with dimethicone. I've had no luck finding a CGM approved shine spray....spray not serum.
I don’t see why not!! It’s certainly worth a try! 💛
Hair hero for me
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I knowwwww I’m sorry! They usually auto generate and I ran out of time to upload others. I’ll get them added as soon as I can!
This was literally the best explanation of silicones I have heard since I started this journey 2 and a half years ago! 🥰
I can’t wait to try it and see if it will help. I live in south Florida and the humidity is intense!