What does SCIENCE say about oils and butters? | No oils no butters trend

I'm weighing into the conversation about going 'no oils no butters no creams' on your natural hair.

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Hair-lo curious cutie,

Thank you for stopping by! This trend offers promise of shorter simpler natural hair maintenance and that is enticing. The photos of the stylists' handiwork show loose, carefree perfectly defined natural hair of all textures. I know that this is a dream for lots of you. There are myriad ways to grow and maintain your natural hair and this approach is one of them. In a saturated market like the natural hair community, service and product companies look for ways to stand out. These stylists have observed that oils and butters do not help their clients in having a routine they deem ideal. They share their experience by highlighting a major difference between what they recommend and what most naturals do. This sparks curiosity.

I come to the discussion speaking on the benefits of oils and butters and why I will be continuing to use them in my routine. I'm biased by the way - I already love oils and butters. This doesn't mean I wouldn't ever explore these practices. Rather, I'm on a very specific mission right now and that would lead me off-piste. My natural hair has benefited from oils and butters and since I want to continue perfecting what I'm already doing, I'm not currently in a position to experiment so wildly. Maybe next year though.

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0:00-0:26 Introduction
0:26-2:41 Do oils prevent water from getting into your hair?
2:42-4:13 How can oils mitigate damage?
4:14-5:17 18-MEA - your hair's natural lipid layer
5:18-8:40 How oils mitigate the damage from rapid swelling
8:41- 11:01 How oils affect the weakest links
11:02-13:10 The verdict

What does science say about oils and butters? Check out the sources below and do some more research!
Sources:

BGLH article from 7 years ago - https://bglh-marketplace.com/2014/04/...

Rele, A. S., & Mohile, R. B. (2003). Effect of mineral oil, sunflower oil, and coconut oil on prevention of hair damage. Journal of cosmetic science, 54(2), 175–192.

Keis, K., Huemmer, C. L., & Kamath, Y. K. (2007). Effect of oil films on moisture vapor absorption on human hair. Journal of cosmetic science, 58(2), 135–145.

Ruetsch, S., Kamath, Y., Rele, A.S., & Mohile, R. (2001). Secondary ion mass spectrometric investigation of penetration of coconut and mineral oils into human hair fibers: relevance to hair damage. Journal of cosmetic science, 52 3, 169-84 .

Robbins, C. R., & Robbins, C. R. (2002). Chemical and physical behavior of human hair (Vol. 4). New York: Springer.

Jones, L. N., & Rivett, D. E. (1997). The role of 18-methyleicosanoic acid in the structure and formation of mammalian hair fibres. Micron (Oxford, England : 1993), 28(6), 469–485. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0968-4328(97...

Gamez-Garcia, M. (2009). The effects of lipid penetration and removal from subsurface microcavities and cracks at the human cuticle sheath. J Cosmet Sci, 60(2), 85-95.

Kaushik, V., Chogale, R. and Mhaskar, S. (2020). Alternative protocol for hair damage assessment and comparison of hair care treatments. Int J Trichology 12 1 7-15.

https://cosmeticsandtoiletries.texter... - this review article brought together lots of interesting papers on the topic of oils and hair. It was a huge source of inspiration for this video. I recommend you check it out!

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