Silicone free shampoos and conditioners that you can buy in supermarkets?

[kipperskipper]

I want to try these but wondered if I can get them locally (I live in a smallish town). Do Sainsburys or Tesco stock any options or would I have to buy online or make a trip to somewhere bigger once the travel restrictions have been lifted (I don't drive).

There is indeed a 'lite' curly girl method. You can really make it as simple as you want. For my daughter we just use a cheap silicone free conditioner to wash and condition then leave a little in. Some less strict followers use sulphate free shampoo too (low poo). If you are on face book the group 'curly crew' has a files section with lists of sulphate free shampoos and silicone free conditioners available in UK.

Watching with interest. I need to stay away from sulphates in shampoos & shower gels as they give me acne.

Are you sure? I thought that was a myth about it being no tears as in crying and it’s actually means no tears as in won’t tear your hair and get knots for The kids. Ie tangle free nope, tears as in breakage is the myth, it’s definitely tears as in crying. Hence why it’s written in a tear-shaped bubble and on the website it has about it being ‘no more tears’ because it’s gentle on the eyes

@edwardson

It seems like maybe everyone knows this already, but why should we be watching out for silicone in hair products? Is it bad for hair? Environment? Both?

The argument is that there's a cyclical damage pattern with them. You put silicones into your hair with conditioner so you need sulphates in shampoos to wash them out but the sulphates strip your hair of natural oils so you need silicones in conditioners to make the hair sit nicely, etc etc.

It's a big thing with the curly girl method as curly hair tends to be drier and thirstier than straight hair. I'm curly haired though so while avoiding them certainly helps me, I'm not sure if it works as well if you're not curly or wavy.

@edwardson

It seems like maybe everyone knows this already, but why should we be watching out for silicone in hair products? Is it bad for hair? Environment? Both?

Silicones coat the hair in a plastic-like layer so while they make it look nice and smooth and shiny the actual hair isn’t getting any moisture, then you need harsh sulphates to strip the silicones away so they don’t build up but this also dries the hair out more, dry hair is much more prone to breakage and split ends

Cantu is made with shea butter, it's great for making your hair feel clean without drying it out.

I get the shampoo, conditioner and curl cream. They do a spray, like a leave in conditioner, but I can't find it anywhere lately.

Step away from the Johnsons, it was a complete disaster. Also watch out with Argan oil products as most of them have silicone in.

Tesco usually stocks Cantu. If you have a Waitrose, they have a bigger selection of options but prob more expensive. They usually have Faith in Nature too. Also go down the children's aisle and look at the sensitive skin stuff.

If you want to go online then www.naturalisticproducts.co.uk/ has everything you could possibly want and more.

@2Kidsinatrenchcoat

Are you sure? I thought that was a myth about it being no tears as in crying and it’s actually means no tears as in won’t tear your hair and get knots for The kids. Ie tangle free nope, tears as in breakage is the myth, it’s definitely tears as in crying. Hence why it’s written in a tear-shaped bubble and on the website it has about it being ‘no more tears’ because it’s gentle on the eyes

Well now I know! Thank you for clarifying and also well done for understanding my post which was very garbled!

Thank you - I'm not sure what I bought is quite what I need or not but I'll give it a try and then move on to the Cantu or the naturalistic products websites if it doesn't make a difference!