The combination of regular bleach sessions and a silicone-laden two-in-one shampoo and conditioner wasn't cutting it — or so my hairstylist told me. She explained that while my hair felt silky smooth right now, long-term use of silicones would lead to excessive product build-up, drier strands, and more breakage over time.
Alas, silicone had become my new ingredient nemesis, and even though I thought my hair felt great, I cut her out of my life shortly after that fateful appointment.
While cosmetic chemist Vince Spinnato assures Allure they're perfectly safe, he also confirms that long-term use can affect the strength and appearance of your hair.
Shelby Samaria , a New York City-based hairstylist, adds that silicones can give your hair an instant shiny, luxurious feel. There are three types of silicones used in hair products — water-soluble, non-soluble, and evaporating sometimes referred to as volatile — and they're all added for a similar purpose.
As for what makes them different, simply put, water-soluble silicones are easily removed from hair with water, non-soluble silicones cannot be removed or penetrated with water, and evaporating silicones you guessed it evaporate from the hair 10 minutes to two hours after application. Silicones go by many names on a product ingredient list. Examples of water-soluble silicones are stearoxy dimethicone, dimethicone copolyol, dimethicone PEG-8 phosphate, and PEG-7 amodimethicone.
Common non-soluble silicones include dimethicone, dimethiconol, stearyl dimethicone, cetyl dimethicone, cetearyl dimethicone, amodimethicone, cyclopentasiloxane, and behenoxy dimethicone. Evaporating silicones are easier to spot because there are just three common names: cyclomethicone, cyclopentasiloxane, and cyclomethicone. Water-soluble, non-soluble, and evaporating silicones are added to hair care products for the way they create a thin, waterproof coating around your hair cuticle that keeps environmental aggressors like humidity out.
Evaporating silicones are slightly different from the other two, and are added to formulas to help spread the product through the hair and then quickly evaporate, explains cosmetic chemist Genesis Velazquez.
The fact that they don't need to be washed out could be the reason they're often left out of the silicone conversation altogether. Velazquez adds that the silicones specifically used in hair-care products also enhance slip for detangling and add shine by creating a neat surface on the individual strands. You just might be surprised what it does for your curls. References: 1 2 3 4. Want personalized curl styling advice and product recommendations? Take our curl quiz here.
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Silicones are not dangerous hair care ingredients, but if you have naturally curly hair, we recommend avoiding certain silicones because they weigh down your hair strands, cause dryness, and lead to hard-to-remove buildup on your curls.
Conversely, some silicones are actually capable of protecting your hair from heat damage i. So, not all silicones are bad. Silicones are occlusive. Occlusiveness is necessary for natural hair because it is how the hair is moisturized.
When an ingredient creates occlusion, it forms a barrier. Moisturizing is sealing water on and in the hair strands with a product that has barrier-creating ingredients. Butters and protein results in moisturized hair and so do silicones. When googling what not to use on your natural hair, silicones definitely made the top ten. They have a bad reputation for making natural hair dry by blocking moisture.
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