Get to know 'silicone' — the hair helper to watch out for
"Silicone" — the hair helper that many have heard of and many still don't fully know. Today, we bring you information about silicone: what it is, and what its advantages and disadvantages are. Let's take a look.
What is "Silicone"?
Silicone is a colourless, translucent polymer material found in many forms — liquid, solid, paste, or rubber. Silicone is widely used because it has the advantage of being adaptable for many types of applications, and is also effective at coating and sealing surfaces with high adhesion. Silicone is therefore used in hair care products such as shampoos, conditioners, and treatments.
How does silicone help hair?
Silicone helps reduce friction between hair strands, making hair easier to comb and detangle. With its excellent surface-coating properties, silicone also coats hair strands. When silicone coats your hair, the hair becomes smooth, shiny, weighted, and appears healthy. In addition, the silicone coating helps protect hair from losing moisture. This is why conditioners contain more silicone than shampoos.
Hair problems that can be caused by silicone
Silicone is not a nourishing substance, so the results are only temporary. Over time, hair that appeared smooth, shiny, and healthy will become dry and lack moisture, because the silicone coating on hair, while locking in moisture, also prevents hair from receiving nutrients and moisture from outside.
With prolonged use, silicone accumulates on hair and scalp, making hair appear dull, flat, and lifeless from the silicone weight, and causing scalp blockage. The ability to expel waste and absorb nutrients decreases, causing hair to gradually weaken and eventually fall out. Some people may also experience allergic reactions such as rashes and red bumps.
Beautiful hair — even without silicone
Although silicone has disadvantages, giving up conditioner and using only shampoo is extremely difficult, because shampoo's primary function is cleansing with only minor nourishment, while the full nourishing step falls to conditioner. It is therefore recommended to choose hair care products without silicone to avoid the negative effects that may occur.
AloEx Natural Hair Mask is one recommended option, as it contains no silicone but has natural extracts such as Lavender Oil to provide moisture to hair, leaving it soft, smooth, and naturally voluminous. It also contains Black Sticky Rice extract to help nourish and strengthen the hair roots.
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