I've been relying very heavily on the articles I've read on thenaturalhaven.blogspot.com for a more scientific view on natural hair. And one article states that hydrolyzed proteins are the perfect molecule? size for absorption. She states that the protein molecules in eggs and such are too large to benefit the hair. Here's the article:
http://thenaturalhaven.blogspot.com/2009/06/size-matters-protein-conditioning-part.html
ETA: I don't know if the hair
needs protein treatments, but I feel like if I'm going to use them I want the most effective kind. I use Joico Kpak reconstructer once a month and I believe it helped me recover from moisture overload.
I never read from that site before, read some more articles its very good.
I never knew the protien molecules were too big, and I always thought hydrolysed protien just meant mixed with water or in a water solutution or something. SMH.
I wonder how you get a protien hydrolyzed...
And I know ORS had a conditoner that told you to mix a egg for maximum conditoning, and that some people add it to conditoners....
Is it completly ineffective, or just really low?
I dont use or like eggs in my hair though--
Another reason I thought it worked though is because i think/thought its animal protien like the original aphogee 2 step (eta it was hydrolysed though as i remember), and the aphogee gets hard because of the protien, and eggs also get really hard if you airdry it like aphogee (but I dont know if thats just because its a food)