Snipe Wrote:So I use, Pureology Pomade, and some RedKen stuff my brother in law gave me. Neither product had any "bad" ingredients.

Crap, after about a month on this new unit was really not looking so great and both products really borought out the differences between my peice hair and my real hair.

I have had the same experience. And I have done a TON of research on ingredients, so I know a thing or two about the subject.

I own many different styling products and even the ones that seem to have nothing bad in them can still dry the hair. That is what lead me to look for a solution in the first place....hearing about silicone on the board and trying products other toplacers mentioned, and finally realizing that the only product that I had used to date that made the hair feel great was the John Frieda gel with "encapsulated silicone".

I've mentioned this before, and at the risk of sounding like a self promotion I'm going to throw it out there again- all you have to do is add ONE DROP of the BlueMax serum to most any other wax, gel, or putty to achieve a result similar to Waxworks. If I didn't do this, I wouldn't be able to use most of the products I have, but that one tiny drop makes all the difference in the world. This gives me a lot of flexibility to have different styles since the WW gives a specific look. If I want something different I have the option. I have some Fructis wax and a generic putty I bought at sallys and I like the way both of them work in the hair, but without a drop of the serum I can't use them.

Why does this happen? I haven't tested this on a molecular level, but my theory is that even though these hair products don't necessarily contain any "bad" ingredients, they somehow effect the moisture balance in the hair. This is probably due to the cuticle being damaged or partially missing. The high silicone content in the serum helps to seal the hair preventing these ingredients from entering the hair shaft and maybe more importantly preventing moisture loss by putting a thin coating on the hair shaft. And that's likely the reason why waxworks does so well.....it helps to "seal" the hair shaft. If you feel the hair after you apply it you can feel that it is coated.