That's Played Out! Part 2

Old School (larger molecules) and about 15
minutes under the dryer.

In my last week's blog, "That's Played Out" Part 1, I wrote about the antiquated process of sitting under a hooded dryer for deep conditioning services. To recap, my Blog Ndogo highlighted how sitting under a hooded dryer is a "played out" process due to the fact that older and cheaper products lack the technology that newer products have. In addition, I pointed out that older products contain by heavier ingredients that require heat to swell and soften the hair so the ingredients in the products can penetrate the hair and work. I also wrote, the draw back to that old way of doing things MAY result in coated, over processed hair, longer waiting time under a hot hooded dryer and more money.

In Part 2 of That's Played Out, I am highlighting the benefits of the latest technology in hair care by way of nano-technology. Nano technology is common when the term is paired in science or technology in the areas of computers and smart phones. Well believe it or not, nano technology is used in hair care as well. It has actually been in hair care for quite some time improving hair care in ways we could only dream of.

New school. USP ingredients,
nano technology and 3 minutes NO HEAT

For some reason in hair care everything old is new again. I am still at a lost at how people are falling for the hype of "natural" hair. Natural hair care is about as new as the comb and brush. So like in hair care, what's old is new, the same can be said in science. The truth is, nano technology has been around for quite some time as well. The challenge with this new old science called Nano technology is this new old word called organic. Nano technology gets a bad rap in hair care due to all this new old craze called natural hair. I do not know how these terms have gotten thrown out of text and reinvented, but it is my goal to briefly explain how they all compliment each other. I understand that having natural  hair, going natural, going through a natural hair care journey makes one feel at ease. While relaxers, perms, artificial hair color and anything synthetic or man made can make one feel uneasy. Rest assured that Nano technology has it's place in both the organic, natural and synthetic (man made) world . Nano technology or synthetic doe not necessarily translate into toxic avenger. 

Please be aware that certain people, professionals and hair care companies are using the "fear" of man made or anything synthesized is bad. Granted "man made" anything has its disadvantages, however, there are some men (and women) out here making some pretty good stuff.

A new twist on "Old School" still needs heat and
about 15-20 minutes.

Starting with my main man, Philip Pelusi. Philip Pelusi is a licensed cosmetologist in the city of Pittsburgh. He also formulates, manufacture and sell his own salon quality hair care products. To me hair care products are like cars. A Ford and and Aston Martin are both automobiles that will get you downtown. But, now how you want to arrive? Well that is another blog. When it comes to hair care, in my opinion, Philip Pelusi products are the Aston Martins of hair care products! He has two product lines P2 by Philip Pelusi and Tela Organics. His products have two fascinating details in hair care that will convert the biggest skeptic in the quality of hair care faster than moisture can convert straight hair frizzy! To simply put it, his products and others like his, have two important aspects where man made and organic meshed together can repair hair and honestly do what the bottle reads. Those two things are USP (United State Pharmacopia) and nano technology. USP simply guarantees that the quality of that ingredient is real and it does what it says. While other companies MARKET, PROMOTE or claim their hair care products can do something, USP assures consumers the ingredients work rather a hair care company markets it or not. The nano technology comes in properly breaking down the organic, natural or man made ingredient in the smallest safest way possible to improve the integrity of hair. All this is done to meet the demands of the time crunched and money conscious consumer. Bam!

Mr. Philip Pelusi, when it comes to hair,
"Everyone has their own unique fabric."

For the record, some organic ingredients have to be synthesized (broken down) so that the hair can readily absorb the varying essence of the source so that hair can actually benefit from it, make it more affordable or simply make it easier to use. It is also to my understanding that the fancy ingredient names can be intimidating to many. Rest assure, the fancy long words are just that. Scientific mumble jumble for the scientist, but to average consumer Tocopherol reads and sounds very toxic. Right? But in regular hair care product junkie language, we simply call it Vitamin E. The average hair care junky thinks Cetearyl Alcohol is like the drying, pungent and strong alcohol that stings very badly when it gets on a cut. Nope, it is actually the fats (that's right...oil) that are hydrogenated (or processed) from vegetable oil that keeps the oil in your hair care products from separating...lol! Ok, one more, Polyquaternium. Ooh, that sounds really toxic. Like it can seep into your skull and cause brain damage. Nope, polyquaternium will not seep into your skull. They are simply a combination of vary sizes of large molecules (hence the prefix poly) that help make your cuticles lie flat. In other words, this ingredient is what gets the tangles out of naps, kinks, knots, hooks, cookcabuds, kitchen and whatever other wretched word we can come up with to describe our tangled tresses! How am I doing, my fellow hair care product junkies?

Alterna's The Science of 10 Conditioner. A new twist on
nano technology that can be used with or with out heat, costs
a tad bit more. But works excellently.

When it comes to hair care, everything is not for everybody. Take advantage of the technology and use the hair care product for the RESULTS you want to see on YOUR unique hair fiber. Again, just because it's old school does not mean it is bad; it just means that it's old... you know; it's played out! A straightening comb is played out, but if you want to get that hair line smooth, I bet you will put that flat iron down and go for what you know!

Keep things simple when it comes to your hair. Stay within your budget, your time frame in which you want to spend on your hair and your ability to create or re-create the look!

How's that for being played out?