Help please define...deep conditioner...etc.

[FashionistaNY]

Deep Conditioner
Moisturizing Conditioner
Protein Conditioner
Reconstructor
Leave-in Conditioner
Instant Conditioner

 

[Supergirl]

Well, we on the board kind of casually use the term "deep conditioner" to describe the process of using any conditioner with a plastic cap and a hooded dryer.

Technically though a deep conditioner is this same process, but only with a protein or reconstructive (sometimes these two are the same) conditioner.

 

[FashionistaNY]

So deep conditioning is a generalized term defined by applying either:

Protein/Reconstructor
Moisturizing Conditioners

to the hair?

So can i ask, chemically relaxed hair, prior to relaxing, it is a good idea to apply a reconstructor/protein to strengthen hair. After relaxing process we should do this as well.

Between relaxers, depending on hair condition, we should do weekly treatments of either a moisturizing conditioner or light protein conditioner w/heat to maintain health and retain length?

 

[Supergirl]

So deep conditioning is a generalized term defined by applying either:

Protein/Reconstructor
Moisturizing Conditioners

to the hair?

So can i ask, chemically relaxed hair, prior to relaxing, it is a good idea to apply a reconstructor/protein to strengthen hair. After relaxing process we should do this as well.

Between relaxers, depending on hair condition, we should do weekly treatments of either a moisturizing conditioner or light protein conditioner w/heat to maintain health and retain length?

I would not advice using a heavy protein conditioner too close to relaxer time for those who have sodium hydroxide (lye) relaxers. I would say that a week or so before is a good window, but not closer than that. I also do not advice that those with sodium hydroxide relaxers use a heavy protein conditioner too close after the relaxer. I say wait two weeks.

Re: your other question--using heat with your conditioner is not mandatory to maintain health and length. The heat only helps penetrable conditioners or their penetrable ingredients to penetrate quicker. It takes about 7 minutes--sitting under the dryer with a conditioner longer than 7 minutes is a waste of time. It does nothing further after the 7 minutes. Many products out there with instructions that say to sit 10 minutes under the dryer with conditioner are just using 10 as a nice round number.

You can get the same result by using a plastic cap and no heat if you leave the conditioner on longer. (around 30 minutes)

Hope this helps

 

[Mizani_Mrs]

Yes, you are right if u are relaxed you definitely need to deep condition using protein and a moisturizing treatments. U can deep cond once a week or every 2 weeks, or some do it every month. ( i do mines once a week). then when u don't deep cond, just use a conditioner and leave it on your hair for a few mins.

And yes it is a good idea to deep cond before and after your relaxer. like 3 weeks before my relaxer, i deep cond twice a week just to make sure my hair is strong. and we all know to be gentle with your scalp or otherwise you will burn. The day of my relaxer, i applied the aphogee restructurizer (its like a leave-in spray with alot of keratin) to my hair, and i applied vaseline to the ends. I think this is why i don't have alot of breakage. And i did a deep cond 4 days after i relaxed.

So deep conditioning is a generalized term defined by applying either:

Protein/Reconstructor
Moisturizing Conditioners

to the hair?

So can i ask, chemically relaxed hair, prior to relaxing, it is a good idea to apply a reconstructor/protein to strengthen hair. After relaxing process we should do this as well.

Between relaxers, depending on hair condition, we should do weekly treatments of either a moisturizing conditioner or light protein conditioner w/heat to maintain health and retain length?

 

[Supergirl]

MizaniMrs.

Off topic, but where do you get your Mizani Kerafuse? Also, I tried the Bodifying shampoo for the first time this weekend after seeing that you used it and it really is a good shampoo.

 

[star]

Deep Conditioner -This is more of how you do it; you can make any conditioner deep if you use heat but there are some good conditoners that can penetrate hair without heat so they could be deep without the heat.

Moisturizing Conditioner - Something with more oil in it such as olive oil.

Protein Conditioner - Many types of proteins some are light and some strong such as milk, wheat, keratin etc.

Reconstructor - A step down from a heavy protein; this has protein but not as much as heavy proteins.

Leave-in Conditioner - Usually a water based that just coats the hair. It really does not pentrate the hair.

Instant Conditioner - Usually a water based that just coats hair does not pentrate hair and must be rinsed out.