Shampoos and conditioners without silicon

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Hi,

I've heard that shampoos and conditioners with silicon make your hair get dirtier, more quickly- is this true? If so can anyone recommend a brand (not too expensive e.g. I can't afford kerastase!)

What is silicon called on the ingredients list?

Thanks!

I use Naked range from Boots or Tresemme Naturals

I've recently been using the Tresemme Naturals range and I can honestly say I have not noticed any difference in my hair - positive or negative.

Naked range is good. I also use Neals yard remedies. Bit more pricey but you only need a tiny amount so it lasts ages. You need to also remember just cos they don't foam due to lack of harsh chemicals, doesn't mean they're not cleaning. They often do discounts online too or buy a huge bottle that's expensive but lasts months on end.

My hair never felt properly clean until I switched and now I don't need to wash as often.

Check your labels too. Natural or organic means next to nothing, as there is no legislation covering the % of ingredients that have to be included.

Loreal Professional do a silicone free range called serie nature, It is £8 to £9 a bottle but lasts ages and it smells wonderful.
You can probably get it for a bargain price off ebay or amazon.

Another naked fan here too. Especially love the kids shampoos :)

AFAIK, the easiest way to avoid silicone in shampoos is to look for clear ones - silicone tends to make shampoo opaque/creamy looking.

I was told by my hairdress that it doesn't make your hair dirty - what it DOES do is coat the hair shaft, and once it's coated, it takes 15 washes for normal shampoo to get rid of the the residue.

Liz earle

After reading something about this, I avoid shampoos that have any ingredient with "cone" at the end.

As someone has already said, the silicone coats hairs. I find taht it builds up so if I use a shampoo with "cones" in it, after a while, my hair seems to get greasier more quickly which I assume is related to silicone build up.

However, I am not so fussy about using a conditioner without "cone" ingredients, mainly 'cause I don't like spending lots on shampoo and I found it hard to find a supermarket staple type conditioner that didn't have them in it.

My recommendation is Dove shampoos and conditioners (though "cones" do appear in some of the shampoos now, i think or maybe it's a different formulation here in Canada to what I was used to in the UK/Ireland). I usually get bored of them after a while, try something else, come back to Dove and am pleasantly surprised about how soft and nice it makes my hair feel.

I have long, fine, relatively think and slightly prone to grease hair, btw

I use Hairfix once a week. It removes any build up on the hair and then gives in a keratin boost. My hair really benefits from it - even now that I use premium products it still makes a difference. I find that my bottles last me a good 4-5 months and I have really long hair (so probably use twice as much as the average person). I think it is about £20-25 for the 3 part system (my hairdresser used it on me once and I paid her £15 for the treatment!). I buy it from qvc but there are probably other retailers (and it means you can continue to use whatever works for you.)

Try Lush solid shampoo bars. Lush are v upfront about ingredients and could probably help re silicone question too

Thanks everyone, it seems there are quite a few choices out there. Can't wait to finish & get rid of my frizzease stuff!

Thanks again

But I think I like the silicone because I have frizzy hair so I think coating it may be better???
I've been using the treseme. Ones too and I think it's worse but not sure

Frankie, check the Curly Girls method. Lots of info on it at www.naturallycurly.com
Coating your hair with silicone locks out moisture so it doesn't improve its condition. What you need to do is hydrate it so it doesn't frizz in the first place. Use lots of conditioner, leave some in, and don't rub your hair with a towel when it's wet.
Tresemme and Suave Naturals are supposed to be good. There are lots of lists online of silicone- and sulphate-free shampoos and conditioners. I use L'Oreal EverSleek shampoo and Garnier Fructis Triple Nutrition fortifying conditioner.

here you go: www.yumetcetera.com/2011/09/natural-haircare.html

I NEED silicone otherwise my hair looks like a frizzy triangle and I resemble Crystal Tips

body shop do a range, Liz Earle good or Holland & Barrett sell a range too. I think demithone (sp?) is the major sillicone ingredient you need to look out for. a lot of them are quite concentrated, so work out cheaper in long run as you need do little.

I love these and they don't appear to have anything ending in "cone" in them, notice a difference when I splash out on it
www.sallyexpress.com/viewProduct.aspx?pid=115312