# What exactly is in hair conditioner?
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**Created:** [December 16, 2007, 10:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-exactly-is-in-hair-conditioner/40344 "2007-12-16T10:33:28Z")
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### Author:  [@Boarderx192](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boarderx192)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2007, 10:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-exactly-is-in-hair-conditioner/40344/1 "2007-12-16T10:33:28Z")
So I just got done watching “Grease” on HBO with the girl and took a shower after it was over. Im sitting here watching TV and thinking about the whole 50’s era with their cars and bikes and what not and their use of grease came to mind followed by my shower I just took.
So the questions is, Whats in conditioner that makes your hair soft? I guess I dont understand why it is that we wash our hair with shampoo to clean it and then we put conditioner in it to make it soft. Am I missing something? And yes I know this question is :gay2:
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### Author:  [@Minglor](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Minglor)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2007, 10:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-exactly-is-in-hair-conditioner/40344/2 "2007-12-16T10:35:00Z")
Stop jerking off with conditioner.
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### Author:  [@Violator](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Violator)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2007, 10:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-exactly-is-in-hair-conditioner/40344/3 "2007-12-16T10:40:50Z")
why does your skin dry out and why do you put lotion on it to get it normal again?
Same difference.
This is not a complicated concept.
Everything organic/ water based can dry out and become brittle…
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### Author:  [@kansei](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kansei)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2007, 10:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-exactly-is-in-hair-conditioner/40344/4 "2007-12-16T10:41:04Z")
> [@wikipedia](#):
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> Modern hair conditioner was created at the turn of the century, when well-known perfumer Ed. Pinaud presented a product he called brilliantine at the 1900 Exposition Universelle in Paris. His product was intended to soften men’s hair, including beards and mustaches. Since the invention of Pinaud’s early products, modern science has advanced the hair conditioner industry to include those made with silicone, fatty alcohols, and quaternary ammonium compounds. These chemical products allow the benefits of hair conditioner without feeling greasy or heavy.
> [@wikipedia](#):
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> Ingredients
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> There are several types of hair conditioner ingredients, differing in composition and functionality:
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> ```
> * Moisturizers, whose role is to hold moisture in the hair. Usually these contain high proportions of humectants.
> * Reconstructors, usually containing hydrolyzed protein. Their role is to penetrate the hair and strengthen its structure through polymer crosslinking.
> * Acidifiers, acidity regulators which maintain the conditioner's pH at about 2.5–3.5. In contact with acidic environment, the hair's somewhat scaly surface tightens up, as the hydrogen bonds between the keratin molecules are strengthened.
> * Detanglers, which modify the hair surface by pH as acidifiers, and/or by coating it with polymers, as glossers.
> * Thermal protectors, usually heat-absorbing polymers, shielding the hair against excessive heat, caused by, e.g., blow-drying or curling irons or hot rollers.
> * Glossers, light-reflecting chemicals which bind to the hair surface. Usually polymers, usually silicones, e.g., dimethicone or cyclomethicone.
> * Oils (EFAs - essential fatty acids), which can help dry/porous hair become more soft and pliable. The scalp produces a natural oil called sebum. EFAs are the closest thing to natural sebum (sebum contains EFAs).
> * Surfactants - Hair consists of approximately 97% of a protein called keratin. The surface of keratin contains negatively-charged amino acids. Hair conditioners therefore usually contain cationic surfactants, which don't wash out completely, because their hydrophilic ends strongly bind to keratin. The hydrophobic ends of the surfactant molecules then act as the new hair surface.
> * Lubricants, such as fatty alcohols, panthenol, dimethicone, etc
> * Sequestrants, for better function in hard water.
> * Antistatic agents
> * Preservatives
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> ```
more info here: [Hair conditioner - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hair_conditioner)
I had no idea myself, so at least that was informative. The shit I use is just an all-in-one, I would never use it if it required separate steps.
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### Author:  [@RedGoober4Life](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedGoober4Life)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2007, 10:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-exactly-is-in-hair-conditioner/40344/5 "2007-12-16T10:57:26Z")
I only wash my hair once a week. Sometimes twice if I really hate myself. Clean hair is so weird.
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### Author:  [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2007, 11:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-exactly-is-in-hair-conditioner/40344/6 "2007-12-16T11:00:20Z")
i try to wash mine 2-3 times a week, conditioner once a week
lafengas can attest to why thats needed, hes seen me after a day at the shop, lol
edit: hoody hair is weirder then clean hair. it looks like ive got lopsidded male pattern baldness when i have hoodie hair
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### Author:  [@kansei](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kansei)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2007, 11:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-exactly-is-in-hair-conditioner/40344/7 "2007-12-16T11:02:32Z")
I shampoo twice daily but I’m Italian enough that I need to (sadly) in order to feel clean.
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### Author:  [@ly555is](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ly555is)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2007, 11:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-exactly-is-in-hair-conditioner/40344/8 "2007-12-16T11:10:41Z")
i just wash my hair in the shower with shampoo once daily
twice if i went to the gym, b/c i shower again
you guys are fucking weird
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### Author:  [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2007, 11:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-exactly-is-in-hair-conditioner/40344/9 "2007-12-16T11:20:11Z")
> [@RedGoober4Life](#):
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> I only wash my hair once a week. Sometimes twice if I really hate myself. Clean hair is so weird.
same here, before the soda blasting gig. now my LL’s or luscious locks are all dry and brittle
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### Author:  [@ineedacar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ineedacar)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2007, 11:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-exactly-is-in-hair-conditioner/40344/10 "2007-12-16T11:56:01Z")
I thought all guys washed their hair every time they took a shower (1-2 times a day, depending on activity) :gotme: 2-3 times a week wtf?
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### Author:  [@Jon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jon)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2007, 12:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-exactly-is-in-hair-conditioner/40344/11 "2007-12-16T12:02:50Z")
I shampoo my fur everyday,Condition usually 2-3 times a week.
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### Author:  [@cky89](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cky89)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2007, 12:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-exactly-is-in-hair-conditioner/40344/12 "2007-12-16T12:30:00Z")
> [@ineedacar](#):
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> I thought all guys washed their hair every time they took a shower (1-2 times a day, depending on activity) :gotme: 2-3 times a week wtf?
+1
I wash my hair when I shower, 2-3 times a day.
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### Author:  [@redrum](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/redrum)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2007, 12:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-exactly-is-in-hair-conditioner/40344/13 "2007-12-16T12:30:43Z")
Yeah I can’t imagine not washing my hair everyday.
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### Author:  [@Violator](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Violator)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2007, 12:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-exactly-is-in-hair-conditioner/40344/14 "2007-12-16T12:32:50Z")
> [@redrum](#):
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> Yeah I can’t imagine not washing my hair everyday.
yup. would be grimy as hell
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### Author:  [@Jim1234664](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jim1234664)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2007, 1:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-exactly-is-in-hair-conditioner/40344/15 "2007-12-16T13:17:22Z")
> [@Minglor](#):
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> Stop jerking off with conditioner.
omg worst idea ever, entire dick covered in dry skin 👶
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### Author:  [@The\_Russian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The_Russian)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2007, 1:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-exactly-is-in-hair-conditioner/40344/16 "2007-12-16T13:28:00Z")
I condition my hair and my pubes, makes them all soft too
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### Author:  [@ly555is](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ly555is)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2007, 2:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-exactly-is-in-hair-conditioner/40344/17 "2007-12-16T14:24:55Z")
yeah so anyways there 80s bush you should be shaving a good majority of this off in the first place
EDIT: if you get an LT1 impala at any point in your life i’m gonna shiv you if you don’t swap it to an LS1
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### Author:  [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2007, 2:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-exactly-is-in-hair-conditioner/40344/18 "2007-12-16T14:27:11Z")
> [@The\_Russian](#):
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> I condition my hair and my pubes, makes them all soft too
ew.
:spunk:
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### Author:  [@cky89](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cky89)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2007, 2:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-exactly-is-in-hair-conditioner/40344/19 "2007-12-16T14:31:01Z")
> [@The\_Russian](#):
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> I condition my hair and my pubes, makes them all soft too
Ewww, Shouldn’t you be shaving that? hahahh
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### Author:  [@The\_Russian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The_Russian)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2007, 3:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-exactly-is-in-hair-conditioner/40344/20 "2007-12-16T15:03:30Z")
I was waiting for those wonderful responses.
There is no hair down there.
But Im sure conditioner would work on it.
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