Moisturising hair products

glowgirl_2

I am currently trying out different methods of controlling my wavy/curly hair without using heat, I'm doing pretty well and have worked out that moisturising shampoo/conditioner works best for me, I really do like the blue moisturising products from Herbal Essences and am happy to carry on using them but in my quest for perfection I wondered if anyone had any recommendations for good moisturising hair products, not anything heavy or full of silicone and not any products for curly hair, any price range but preferably :money::)

shandyclover

Right now I'm using L'oreal Elvive Nourishing Royal Jelly shampoo and conditioner. I've been very happy with it and it was quite MSE as I bought it when it was BOGOF. It does have sillicones in it. I'm alternating this with conditioner only washing, for that I've been using up some Tresseme Moisturising conditioner, once I've used that up though I'm going to to be using the Tesco Coconut conditioner which seems to work fine.

I've always used hair serums for my waist length truly rebellious wavy hair,though now I'm a bit concerned they are full of chemical nasties, plus here in Ireland we can only get the very expensive brands and I was starting to feel it was just to much to spend. I am using up an old BS coconut hair shine (which is ok but not overly impressed with it), then after that I think I will experiment with shea butter or coconut oil.

jenniewb

Theres a website called Makeup alley which explained all this to me but basicly sulfates (found in shampoos) dry hair out as they rinse away the natural oils as well as dirt, and silicons (found in conditioners) weigh hair down and also cause drying as they displace the natural oils in the hair strand (they displace the natural moisture and replace it with silicons which makes hair look smoother but over time causes dryness).

I started out looking for shampoos and conditioners without sulfates and silicons (anything ending in 'cone' is a silicone) and its not easy. The only stuff I found was Aveda which is pricey even if it does take me 4 times as long to get through it! I was lucky, last year Marie Claire ? gave away free bottles of the stuff and I hadn't yet used it and so I started to. Ebay have some Aveda there (but you know the rule of thumb re:fakes) sites like lookfantastic, hqhair and etc sell Aveda and often have discounts on either delivery or if you spend a minimum amount.

It did make a difference though, hair far less frizzy and I have had no split ends since I had it cut in early Feb! (dryness amid other things causes split ends).

I am sure there are products out there with reduced amounts of sulfates/silicones and so better to use if you can't get it sulfate/silicon free, apparently John Freida and Pantene are worst for this.

There may be other ideas out there but just wanted to add as it made such a difference for me.

flippin36

Have you tried cholesterol (£1.99 from Sallys - also Boots). It's a deep treatment that really softens and moisturises, but isn't heavy and has no cones. I have also bought recently Alberto Balsam Honey Deep conditioner (£1.50ish from Home bargains) its fab for my frizzy hair, also no cones.

glowgirl_2

Great suggestions and info:D I knew I could rely on my beauty board friends - thanks girls:T

terra_ferma

Some people swear by shea butter.
I've not tried it yet, but it's been used for centuries, and we are just discovering it here in europe.

You can find info here:
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2427799

glowgirl_2

Thats an interesting thread, I had wondered about Shea Butter before but I find anything like this relaxes my waves and I have neither straight nor curly hair, also I know its off topic but would the shea butter strip my fake tan?, I can only use oil free body moisturisers, does it come in this catagory?

flippin36

Shea doesn't strip my fake tan.

If you want something that is cheap but effective you could try this. I LOVE it. It seems to really work for us with thicker hair. Its worth reading through the thread a bit to get some tips but its really worth it. I usually do this when I have heat styled and need to get some serious moisture back in my hair.

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=128

glowgirl_2

Thanks flippin:) very interesting thread, I'm going to give that a go, I was interested to read the positive comments about VO5 products, I really didnt like them in the past but that was when I was straightening my hair, anyone got any experience of these to share?

edit - I've just had a look at the Herbal Essences I've been using to see if it had protein in it and realised that it has cones in it, this is slowly turning into a battlefield and I'm getting fed up:(I'm off into town tomorrow to try flippins suggestions in post 4:)

Material_Girl_2

Try to give your hair a hot oil treatment once or twice a week. Just olive oil will do! I usually warm a little bit up in the microwave distribute it evenly through my hair and let it sink in for a while. You can then wash it out with your herbal essence shampoo ( I am currently using that as well). Makes a big difference to frizz.

jenniewb

glowgirl wrote: »

Thanks flippin:) very interesting thread, I'm going to give that a go, I was interested to read the positive comments about VO5 products, I really didnt like them in the past but that was when I was straightening my hair, anyone got any experience of these to share?

edit - I've just had a look at the Herbal Essences I've been using to see if it had protein in it and realised that it has cones in it, this is slowly turning into a battlefield and I'm getting fed up:(I'm off into town tomorrow to try flippins suggestions in post 4:)

If your really struggling to find products which are 'cone and or sulfate free, try to find those with them way down on the ingredience list as the further down they are, the less of them are in the product. Natural products tend to be better in this respect as its man made chemicals which are most likely to cause the problems IME.