Folligen Therapy Shampoo and Conditioner are designed to clean your hair with a minimum of damage, then re-harden hair proteins, re-seal hair shafts, and add protective factors to your hair to enhance its health and vitality.
Folligen Therapy Conditioner is formulated at pH of 4.8 to re-acidfy your hair after shampooing. restoring this natural acid environment to the hair and scalp helps keep the hair proteins hard and prevents the growth of foreign bacteria. It contains the highest quality of amino acids and pantothenic acid (vitamin B-5) to re-seal the hair cuticles after shampooing. It is designed to help de-tangle hair and add a lustrous shine. amino acids.
The conditioner is designed to harden the hair's keratin after shampooing. Keratin is the major hair proteins which forms the biologic filaments into hard, tough, insoluble, hair shafts. Three layers of keratin form every hair. The outer sheath of cuticle forms overlapping scales.
Copper-peptides are added to help enhance to health and vitality of your hair, scalp, and hair follicles.
Ingredients:
Aloe Vera Gel, Cetrimonium Chloride, Cetyl Alcohol, Panthenol, Copper-Peptide Complex (Hydrolyzed Soy Protein and Cupric Chloride), Wheat Amino Acids, Extracts of the following (Calendula, Golden Seal Root, Henna, Hops, Horsetail, Matricaria, Quillaja Saponaria, Wild Cherry Bark), Fragrance, Propylene Glycol, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, 2-Bromo-2-Nitropropane-1,3-Diol.
How the Folligen Conditioner re-tightens hair cuticles
The outer layer of hair forms cuticles somewhat like fish scales and is shown in the picture to the left. A healthy strand of hair has an outer layer of scales that are laying close above each other. If scales are laying flat, the hair will look shiny, and a comb or brush will glide smoothly. The cuticles are held down flat by mixtures of polypeptides - similar to the yellow liquid collagen glues used by schoolchildren such as LePage's Glue. Shampoos remove some of the the bonding-peptides and loosen the cuticle. Folligen Therapy Conditioner add these small peptides back into the cuticle to hold it into place again. A small amount of pantothenic acid (vitamin B-5) is also used which helps with the bonding process. If the cuticle stays open it can start a tear (see second photo at the left) in the hair shaft that ultimately leads to breakage of the hair shaft (see third photo at the left). High quality conditioners also help glue together split hair ends. The longer you leave the conditioner on the hair, the better it smoothes out the hair cuticle.
Many other types of hair conditioners contain botanicals and herbal extracts such as extracts of juniper berries and buckhorn leaves and so forth. These herbal extracts interfere with the glue process and reduce the protective effects of the hair conditioners. Combs with unpolished teeth, sharp hair clamps and tight elastic bands can also disrupt the hair scales and produce damage. With such a damage, the strand will rip more easily, the opened scales do not allow other strands to glide over as smooth as before, which can result in tangles.
Conditioners should be at a low pH of 4.0 to 4.5. The hair proteins remain very strong at a low pH and shampoos - with their higher pH - should be completely rinsed out of hair. Higher pH's start unraveling the protein strands and loosen and break the hair. A small amount of fat is added to give the hair a better shine.
Hot oil treatment conditioners are the latest marketing ploy from the cosmetic companies. The idea dates back to the 1950's when hot oil treatments were first marketed by Alberto Culver. The basic idea is that the application of heat drives the conditioners - oils, peptides, etc. - deeper into the hair shaft and the hair looks better for a short time. However, the high heat - about 250 degree F. from a hot air dryer - will ultimately damage the hair follicles - which cannot take heat much about 120 degrees F. - and the follicles will produce less hair and thinner hair.
