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Ingredients

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This will be a place to list all the ingredients with as much information as I can muster up about each one.  I've also added my own experiences with them.  I've been careful to note what is pulled from other sources and what my own experience.  Its offered here in an effort to be helpful to other curlies and to at least be a jumping off point for your own experiments into caring for your hair. 

As you get started doing things the right way for your hair, I would STRONGLY suggest that you look at your hair care products and check the ingredients carefully. If you see that any of them do indeed contain any of the following ingredients, stop using them for 30 days. Put them in a box and hide them from yourself. In order to properly care for curly hair, you will probably want to get rid of those products altogther.

  • Sulfates
  • Silicons
  • Mineral Oil
  • Petrolium Jelly
  • Parafin

This is a list of iffy ingredients for many curlies. The sure way to tell if your hair is "sensitive" to these is to remove anythig that contains that particular ingredient from your routine for 30 days. See if your hair normalizes or not. Then you can reintroduce it to see if the problem comes back.

  • Proteins
  • Magnesium Sulfate
  • Honey
  • Polyquats
  • Glycerin
  • Agave Nectar
  • Oils
  • Butters
  • Cocamidopropyl Betaine
  • Sodium Coco-Sulfate
  • Decyl Glucoside
  • Polyquaternium-7
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