pH of Common Homemade Rinses

This post relates to a recent post about pH and your hair . It's best to stay between pH 4.5 and 7 under most circumstances. Outside the...

DIY Hair Analysis

This post contains 2 links for testing hair thickness and porosity, an elasticity test follows. To calculate the mean thickness of your ind...

Hair Swelling in Water

This subject came up recently on the Wavy Hair Community and I wanted to do a little research to find out how much water is too much - and f...

pH and Your Hair. A little redox to make you happy.

Here's what I know and what I think about pH and hair products. This is "redox" chemistry (oxidation and reduction). One of my...

Oils – Which Ones Soak In vs. Coat the Hair?

Updated: May 2015 Plant oils are emollients used to soften hair or add “plasticity” or pliability. Pliable hair bends easily without breakin...