Here’s an excerpt from a post on The Beauty Brains
1) Even if you didn’t wash all the silicone out, we’ve never seen any data that indicates that a small amount of silicone residue acts as a “barrier” between hair shaft and moisture. On average, your hair contains about 8 to 14% water by weight but it will equilibrate to the ambient humidity. In other words, it will pick up moisture when it’s very humid and it will lose moisture when it’s very dry. Slight silicone residue won’t substantially change that. Now, if you slather on a heavy layer of a silicone hair treatment product, that’s a different story!
2) Even though your hair absorbs moisture from the environment, its state of dryness isn’t completely controlled by this external water. Dryness is more a function of how damaged your hair is and how much natural lipids it contains.
3) Even if you did block your hair from absorbing moisture, the silicone would act like a moisturizing agent because it would plasticize and lubricate your hair. It would essentially fight the effects of dryness.
Krissy:
Here are my thoughts about silicones. I limit the amount of ‘cones when using and purchasing hair care products. The texture of my hair plays a major role in my decision. I have fine natural hair and ‘cones tend to weigh my hair down and make my hair feel really gross at times. When I use conditioners with ‘cones they tend to make my hair limp, lifeless, and even heavy at times. From my experience they can also cause buildup. If I use foundation primers with silicones they tend to break my out and the last thing I need is something clogging my scalp. I don’t want anything that will hinder hair growth. When it comes to weaves (which I only use Virgin Indian Hair) ‘cones are great! I also wash my weaves 1 to 2 times a week. If I got longer it starts to break my face out in painful pimples. Go with what works for you and your hair. In conclusion…I’m not no anti-cone it’s just not for my natural hair.
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