What does the chemical conditioner do to your hair? Is it healthy to use them? Can we leave them in our hair? There would be many questions like these revolving inside your head. You condition your hair to make them smooth and shiny.
Well scientifically, the conditioners do not harm your hair but it can leach into your scalp. Your question would be exactly as I guessed if you could leave the conditioner in your hair or not.
The answer has both sides..
You should not but you can. Some features of your conditioner will alter the answer. It depends on the ingredients and type of your conditioner.
What are the ingredients of your conditioner?
There can be two types of conditioners-herbal or chemical-based. The majority of the conditioners found in the market are chemically based.
Chemical ones maybe contain toxic elements in them like Magnesium Chloride, Methyl-isothiazolinone, etc. These are harmful when digested.
These indirectly enter inside your body through your scalp. These toxic elements are however present in minute forms, but can cause harm to your body.
On the other side, herbal or natural conditioners do not or contain less toxic material in them.
They contain essential oils and other minerals which make your hair healthy.
They can contain tea oil, coconut oil, argan oil, vitamins and much more.
Effect on your hair strands, how conditioner works?
Chemical-based or synthetic conditioner fills the broken parts of your hair strands. Your hair looks dull when the hair strands damage and becomes rough. The roughness we see through the naked eyes is the broken surface of the hair.
A chemical-based conditioner will fill those empty broken places and your hair starts to look shiny. The elements like keratin stick to the hair surface and make it reflective.
So, in other words, it does not make your hair healthy but they look healthy.
On the other side:
The natural conditioners will heal those broken parts in your hair strands. The essential oils and the elements present in the natural extracts will build up the portions and give you healthy hair.
Hair is to the natural growing tissue of the human body. They have a severe effect on the nutrients them.
Vitamins and calcium increase the growth and shine of the hair
Vitamins also help in the production of sebum in the body, which is a natural conditioner
Water intake also affects hair quality. It provides a better flow of nutrients and waste products. Drink at least 2 liters of water as a recommendation
Natural conditioners contain these in an optimum quantity. They obtain these from natural sources like geranium oil, aloe vera, avocado oil etc.
So. Can you leave the conditioner in your hair overnight?
I would never recommend you to leave the conditioner in your hair. It can be absorbed in your scalp if kept for a longer period.
But yes!
You can leave natural conditioners like coconut oil in your hair for a long time like a night. They will not harm you and your hair. Here are some points that you should remember:
- Do not apply it to your scalp. Use the conditioner in your hair only
- You can keep the chemical conditioners too in your hair leaving the scalp alone. They will not find the way to your body easily
- The natural conditioners also can make your scalp over-moisturized. You can get cold through your cold scalp
- Read the usage instruction of the chemical conditioners, you will get to know that they recommend their application for a few minutes
I accept that the results could be better if kept for a longer time. But that is not so good for your scalp indeed.
Use those conditioners for 15 minutes and remove them from your scalp. Although, they will not leach in one day. If you use the chemical conditioners many times, then they will affect your scalp and health.
Coconut oil
The coconut oil is one of the simplest methods to get a glance to your hair. It can be applied to any type of the hair. If you want to leave it in your hair, then use in a little quantity. It will give you shiny and healthy hair rather than healthy looking hair.
Keep the oil in your hair for at least thirty minutes. Coconut oil should be warmed up a little before application. Apply it to your hair or massage it into your scalp.
As usual, it will prefer the natural conditions. You can keep them in your hair for a night. You can use the natural conditioners sold in the markets or can make your own at your home.
They are generally made from the natural extracts of the tea tree, olive oil, sunflower oil, avocado oil, aloe vera, lemon, raspberry, coconut oil, rosemary, peppermint, Shea butter, geranium, and much more.
Home-made natural conditioners can be made of yoghurt, coconut oil, and mustard oil etc.
Conclusion
I hope you got your answer to the question we had. Have a great and happy life. Please leave a comment below if you have any question. Keep a few points we discussed in your mind:
- Don’t use chemical conditioners in your scalp. Try natural home-made conditioners.
- Always try to use the natural opinions.
- While using coconut oil for a long time, you should use it in a little amount or on the dry scalp.
- Eating a balanced diet with enough vitamins will provide additional help.
- Drink enough water to keep your head free of wastes.
- When buying any conditioner, please care to look out at their ingredients.
