Hair Glossary 3: Laxy

Hair Glossary 3: Laxy – pH scale

30th
May 2011

Laxy: My word for a person with a hair relaxer. This is not a derogatory term.

Leave-in Conditioner: A thinner and lighter conditioner that is not washed out. This type of conditioner is used keep hair moisturized for extended periods of time.

Low-Poo (or Lo Poo): Washing your hair with a conditioner more often than washing with shampoo.

No-Poo (or No Shampoo method): Washing your hair only with conditioner and not shampoo.

Oily Hair: A result of over production of sebum. Sebum is your scalp’s natural oil.

Panthenol (Pro-vitamin B5): Panthenol is a humectant, emollient, and moisturizer that actually penetrates your hair shaft. It is offen used in shampoos and hair conditioners, typically in a concentration of 0.1 – 1%. It coats and seals the surface of your hair, lubricates your follicles, and makes hair look shiny. Other names for panthenol are: D-Panthenol, Dexpanthenol (DCIR), Dexpanthenolum, Propanolamine, N-pantoyl, d-Pantothenyl alcohol.

Papilla: The root of the hair where new hair cells are formed.

pH scale: A scale that measures a substance’s acidity and alkalinity. These are some common pH values: