The Beauty Brains Show Episode 07 – How do hair conditioners work?

In this week’s show we find out that Perry was a “lackey” early in his career. We also explain why it’s almost impossible for us to tell which is the “best” conditioner for you to use.  Click below to play Episode 07: “How do hair conditioners work?” or click “download” to save the MP3 file to your computer. Show notes What are hair conditioners supposed to do? Remember that hair is dead! It’s a common misconception that hair can be healthy. Hair can be no more healthy than a shoe lace, a cotton blouse, or any other non-living fiber. The hair on your head is not living tissue. It is dead, keratinized protein. Hair cannot be healthy. Of course, it can look healthy or not-healthy but that’s not the same thing. Conditioners help give your hair a healthier appearance (and reduce breakage) by smoothing the hair. The biology of hair (cuticle versus cortex) Look at your hair under a microscope, or, if you don’t have a microscope handy, you can Google a picture of it. You’ll see it’s covered by small scales, known as cuticles, that look a little like the shingles on a roof. As the hair grows, the cuticles form in such a way that the leading edge is facing toward the end of your hair shaft. When you back comb, you’re scraping the edge of the cuticle in the opposition direction. This action causes lifts the cuticle up and makes it stand away from the hair shaft. The more cuticles you lift up, the more volume your...
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