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CurlChemist: Silicone or Not? What’s in a Name?

Curly Chemist looks at the different kinds of silicones and what they do.

The Pomegranate: Super Food and Beauty Bonanza

Almost overnight, pomegranate is appearing everywhere. Find out why.

CurlChemist: New Super Hold Polymers

New polymers provide shine, resist humidity, resist flaking and provide a nice feel without stickiness or crunch.

Treat Your Hair to Chocolate – Food of the Gods

A Profile of Theobroma Cacao: Chocolate

Sunflowers: Beauty More than Skin Deep

Sunflower extract, oil and butter are being used in a growing number of beauty products.

CurlChemist: Castor Oil and Its Derivatives

Castor oil is known for its excellent emollient and lubricant properties, as well as for its film-forming capabilities that make it useful in skin creams and in some hair styling products.

Holding Firm with Flaxseed

Many people have found that hair products containing flaxseed oil can give our curls definition and firm, yet touchable, hold.

CurlChemist: Learning About Lanolin

Lanolin has been used as an emollient in hand and body creams and hair products for many centuries.

CurlChemist: What is Cetrimonium Chloride?

Is cetrimonium chloride a silicone? If not, what is it and what is its purpose in my hair-care product? When this ingredient appears on a label with amodimethicone and trideceth-12, does this mean the amodimethicone is now water soluble?

Calming Nourishment from the Sea

This article will focus on seaweed because it appears in many different hair products. It is definitely something we curly tops should consider adding to our daily beauty regimens.