Aloe Vera Juice & Glycerine: Drying to hair?

[cocoagirl]

So I know that glycerine supposedly can dry hair out if used in dry climates. So for someone like me that lives in Chicago where its hot/dry in the summer and dry in the winter due to heaters, is Glycerine a no no for me? Also I know that Aloe can be drying too..under what conditions is Aloe drying?

I am in desperate need of a daily moisturizer and an everyday moisture spritz, but all the products that I have come across (kbb, darcy's, brendita) either have aloe or glycerine in them so I am not sure what to buy...

 

[Urban]

I'd suggest trying to reduce the amount of glycerine in your mix ... I live in Australia and our summers can be extremely hot and dry ... this summer I've gone down to a 10% glycerine mix, and that's worked better.

I know other ladies here use conditioner (alone or diluted) as a leave in ... you could try that too. Not sure how safe that is though.

Also, I wanted to suggest that sometimes it's not the product, but the technique .... what's your moisturizing routine?

 

[silenttullip]

might be good to make your own mix with some oils and butters that you like. if aloe is drying i'd try to use only a tad. Glycerin isn't for everyone but it should be fine as long as u put it in before your conditioner. I use greg juice as my spritz and i think it has glycerin. I'm in houston so at first I hated gj but then I used it as my spritzer "just to moisten my hair* and then put a leave in over it and omg. Maybe that may help

 

[cocoagirl]

Thx ladies, i have been trying to avoid making my own daily moisturizer cuz i'm lazy but that may be the route. The search continues.

 

[DivaD04]

ita w/ urban. depending on where you live this winter may need to either use something else/add/or seal in your avj and glycerin.
Try tweeking to see if that helps

 

[supermodelsonya]

I'm twenty minutes from Chicago so I understand the weather fine.

I did a pre poo with glycerin the other day and my hair felt soooooo moisturized, I kept touching it all day...