Re: henna for thinning hair

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Posted by pen on February 4, 2005 at 01:32:13:

In reply to: Re: henna for thinning hair posted by Catherine Cartwright-Jones on February 1, 2005 at 23:10:50:

it makes sense, but what does than mean practically? what contains
tannins that we should be putting on our hair?
: Its my personal experience that oil makes hair a tragic limp heap
that
: is 50% less attractive than roadkill massaged with QuakerState
: 30weight. That is, however, my personal loathing of oils, and my
body
: seems to produce them abundantly.
:
: ON a more scientific level ...........
:
: I think tannins binding with the the band segments of keratin
probably
: do more good than oils at preserving keratin strands from
dessication.
:
: In plain English ...........
:
: oils are different than tannins and oils do different things to hair
: than tannins.
:
: Oils and tannins have similar observable effects but they're
: fundamentally different.
:
: Living stuff likes to be moist. If living stuff goes dry, it goes
: dead, crunchy, crusty, and falls to bits. Like road kill and
: overprocessed hair.
:
: You can pile oil and wax on something alive to preserve life and
: suppleness (see: cactus makes a waxy coating which does the same job
: as snail slime and/or thin layer of oil on skin) (have you ever
: noticed that the skin on your meat, poultry and fish has the highest
: oil content? That's why you gotta peal it off if you're on a low
fat
: diet) Oil fixes hair ...... sorta.
:
: You can strenghten keratin with tannins (tannins do to keratin like
: darning frayed yarn does to socks because tannins wrap around
keratin
: like darning does to socks (ok, its late, if you need the precise
: thingie and the academic reference, ask me in the morning, I'm
really
: tired)) (and this is why you tan (tannin) leather to keep it supple
: and don't deteriorate (because roadkill goes brittle whereas your
: tanned leather shoes stay soft and don't smell anywhere near as bad
as
: that last groundhog on the side of the road when you had to suddenly
: roll your windows up)
:
: OK .......... that was a disconnected ramble because I really otta
be
: in bed........... if that made no sense, let me know, and I'll
answer
: in the morning.

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: it makes sense, but what does than mean practically? what contains : tannins that we should be putting on our hair? : : Its my personal experience that oil makes hair a tragic limp heap : that : : is 50% less attractive than roadkill massaged with QuakerState : : 30weight. That is, however, my personal loathing of oils, and my : body : : seems to produce them abundantly. : : : : ON a more scientific level ........... : : : : I think tannins binding with the the band segments of keratin : probably : : do more good than oils at preserving keratin strands from : dessication. : : : : In plain English ........... : : : : oils are different than tannins and oils do different things to hair : : than tannins. : : : : Oils and tannins have similar observable effects but they're : : fundamentally different. : : : : Living stuff likes to be moist. If living stuff goes dry, it goes : : dead, crunchy, crusty, and falls to bits. Like road kill and : : overprocessed hair. : : : : You can pile oil and wax on something alive to preserve life and : : suppleness (see: cactus makes a waxy coating which does the same job : : as snail slime and/or thin layer of oil on skin) (have you ever : : noticed that the skin on your meat, poultry and fish has the highest : : oil content? That's why you gotta peal it off if you're on a low : fat : : diet) Oil fixes hair ...... sorta. : : : : You can strenghten keratin with tannins (tannins do to keratin like : : darning frayed yarn does to socks because tannins wrap around : keratin : : like darning does to socks (ok, its late, if you need the precise : : thingie and the academic reference, ask me in the morning, I'm : really : : tired)) (and this is why you tan (tannin) leather to keep it supple : : and don't deteriorate (because roadkill goes brittle whereas your : : tanned leather shoes stay soft and don't smell anywhere near as bad : as : : that last groundhog on the side of the road when you had to suddenly : : roll your windows up) : : : : OK .......... that was a disconnected ramble because I really otta : be : : in bed........... if that made no sense, let me know, and I'll : answer : : in the morning.
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