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What makes this hair conditioner so effective?
Hello from the UK!
About 18 months ago I discovered and starting using a shampoo and conditioner by Pureology. I’ve tried other brands (drugstore and professional) but they don’t work as well. The line I use is marketed to those with rough, dull, brittle colour treated hair.
I’m not a chemist or expert by any stretch of the imagination, so I’d really appreciate the insight and knowledge of you lovely, helpful folk.From what I can gather, the formula for the conditioner seems to be quite basic and I’m wondering what makes it so effective? My hair isn’t colour treated but it does get dry and brittle if it’s not cared for properly. I’ve found that these products work incredibly well for me.Despite the expense I’m happy to buy them but should they ever get discontinued, I’d like to have some idea of what to look for in a replacement?Conditioner Ingredients:Water, Cetearyl Alcohol, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil/Sunflower Seed Oil, Brassicamidopropyl Dimethylamine, Cetyl Esters, Parfum/Fragrance, Aspartic Acid, Caprylyl Glycol, Glyceryl Stearate, Linalool, Cocos Nucifera Oil/Coconut Oil, Coumarin, Helianthus Annuus Seed Extract/Sunflower Seed Extract, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein. -
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Im not sure why, but the formatting in my post isn’t showing. Sorry about that!
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The active conditioning agent is Brassicamidopropyl Dimethylamine. The Aspartic Acid and Hydrolysed Soy Protein may also contribute to its effectiveness.
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Thanks Bob, very interesting. I like Inolex.
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I think they used the Kerabase LC in this Formula.
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Thanks for the replies.
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This brings up a good point about duping formulas. One of the first things that you should do, after determining the 1% line, is look for ingredient combinations that are available commercially. More and more formulators seem to be using pre-mixes like Kerabase, or Incroquat OSC from Croda, etc.This keeps you from trying to source individual components, and may also make it much easier to reverse-engineer.
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