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Beauty Reporter: Beauty 101.(hair care)
Deep Conditioner
Smoother, healthier hair in three simple steps. By Cara Birnbaum
If curling irons, blow-dryers, and double-process highlights are the sins of the hair salon, then deep conditioner offers salvation in a bottle. "As hair becomes damaged, it weakens, and the shaft becomes more porous," says cosmetics chemist R. Randall Wickett. But one 15-minute deep-conditioning treatment can "penetrate the cortical layers, filling in the weakened areas," usually with a mixture of protein, panthenol, silicone, and essential oils. If your frazzled hair is ready for a come- to-Jesus moment, choose a formula labeled "deep conditioner." Daily conditioners merely coat the surface, making frayed strands look healthier temporarily. Leave-in condition- ers lack the rich ingredients required to strengthen hair. The pros recommend weekly treatments for processed, heat-styled, frizzy, or coarse hair, and just once a month for a less-abused mane. Women with healthy virgin locks can forgo deep conditioner entirely. "You can't penetrate far into undamaged hair," Wickett says. "So those ingredients will probably go down the drain."
SHAMPOO
Massage the hair with enough clarifying shampoo to create a lather over the ...
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- Deep conditioner.(product information)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
- Magazine article from: Soap & Cosmetics January 1, 2003 700+ words
DEEP CONDITIONER SAMPLE FORMULATION DEEP CONDITIONER WITH PROTACHEM ISL Materials %W/W Phase A Deionized Water (Water) 82.30 Protaquat BTMS (Behentrimonium Methosulfate) (1) 6.00 Protamide MEAA (Acetamide MEA) (1) 1.00 Phase B...
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