# 8 c) Moisturizing conditioner ingredient

When I was looking for a new moisturizer, I began to wonder what was important and what makes the difference between each other. The last time I went to the spa, I ask the therapist what make a good product. She told my usually there's no bad product, You only have to find the right one for you. So I've browse the web to find what kind of product are good for my kind of hair. I didn't want to take a product because someone told me it was good, but I really wanted to understand what are the good ingredients and what do they do. Thanks to sunshyne - you can check her profile on hairlista, her link is in my blog list on the left - I've found some answers and with the help of other website I've made a quit summery.

1. Water: Must be in the first 3 ingredients, water is the best moisturizer

2. Glycerin: A humectant meaning that it attracts moisture into your hair. It draws water from the air into the hair.

Or with the same function - Honey, Propylene Glycol, Butylene Glycol, Sorbitol, Sugar Cane, Maltitol, Acetamide MEA, Hydrolyzed Wheat Startch, Sodium PC

3. Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein: Derived from wheat; strengthening and thickening for healthy hair It adds body and shine to hair. It's effective for repair and restructuring benefits. It also reduces brittleness and limpness. 

4. NATURAL Oils that's mean NO mineral oil, NO petroleum or artificial oil: For lubrication. Gives more moisture to the hair. Helps to maintain softness, adds sheen, and protection.

• Rosemary Oil -  Known to increase blood flow, therefore, promoting hair growth.

• Almond oil - Nourishes hair and smoothes hair cuticles, makes hair long, strong and thick, massaging with almond oil adds shine to the hair, control hair fall

• Peppermint Oil -  Gives a cooling effect/tingle to the scalp, and removes dandruff. Purifies the scalp. Known to increase blood flow, therefore, promoting hair growth.

• Avocado Oil - full of vitamins your hair needs like vitamins A, E, D and potassium.
  

• Castor Oil - Cleanses toxins & impurities from the scalp, nourishes and thickens the hair. Stimulates hair growth while moisturizing dry brittle hair.

• Coconut Oil - Promotes hair growth by revitalizing and exfoliating dead skin tissue from the scalp. Great in removing dandruff so that the scalp/hair follicles can breath and the hair can grow at a faster rate.

• Cedarwod, lavendar, chamomile, bay, lemon and grapefruit : help encourage healthy hair growth

• Jojoba Oil : Moisturizes the scalp, Develops new hair cell growth, conditions your hair and prevents it from being brittle and dull If there is too much sebum found on the scalp, Jojoba oil can dissolve and take out the sebum, allowing the hair to be cleansed. 

• Tea Tree Oil:Tea tree oil is beneficial for the hair because it can treat the symptoms of a dry scalp as well as problematic oily hair. The oil has been used to treat dandruff, and has a unique astringent smell that is suitable for male or female use

• Sandalwood Oil: Sandalwood has many properties that make it good for the hair and scalp. The oil is an astringent, an anti-inflammatory and an antiseptic. Use sandalwood oil to soothe a dry and irritated scalp

• Orange Oil: This invigorating and vibrant smelling essential oil aids the hair by regulated the production of sebum, the hair’s natural oil.

• Grapeseed Oil: Grapeseed oil is popular because it is odorless and full of minerals and vitamins that help strengthen your hair. It is an odorless oil, and can help add shine and moisture to your hair. Grapeseed oil is known for having a high content of linoleic acid, an important fatty acid that supports cell health.
  

5. Fatty Alcohols: Stearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol, Cetearyl Alcohol are all natural fatty alcohols derived from coconut oil. They help to condition our hair and make it soft and manageable.

6. Panthenol (Vitamin B5): Helps thicken each hair shaft naturally. It also increases the strength of hair. Panthenol give elasticity shine to the hair and reduce split ends.

other good ingredients :

Citric Acid is an organic acid: A pH adjuster and a natural preservative in hair care products.

Tocopherol Acetate , vitamin E:  It heals, rejuvenates, softens, soothes and protects the hair and scalp. It also helps to treat hair loss by stimulating the hair follicle

Silk Amino Acids: strengthen, rebuild & nourish chemically damaged hair without weighing it down or causing buildup. These amino acids go deep down inside of the damaged hair cuticle to repair and protect it. It adds softness, body and strength to the hair.

So ladies next time you go to the beauty store check the ingredients label.