…just watching the Apprentice (yay!) and I was doing my hair for the night. I glanced over the ingredients and I saw Panthenol. It sounds like Parthenon, which reminded me of Classical Civilisation A-Level. So I googled it.
and lo and behold:
Panthenol does not “nourish” hair. It coats it to make it slippery.
[Source: sci-toys.com]
And to think, this was in my At One Leave In Conditioner.
What the fuck? Never again, mate.
6 Comments
01/05/2009 at 02:11
Aulelia,
So what are you going to use on your hair instead of this stuff? Was it in a conditioner?
01/05/2009 at 22:08
M, I’m thinking of using just that IC Hair Polisher, which gives it a cute sheen & jojoba oil. But jojoba is like £10!
30/04/2009 at 22:32
I though panthenol was vitamin b5 or something.
01/05/2009 at 22:09
Apparently, it is similar to B5 but it is marketed as a vitamin, when it has no nourishing qualities whatsoever. It just gives shine and makes the hair ’slippery’ so it is easier to comb. Scary.
30/04/2009 at 19:17
Is the Tanzanian girl still on the show?
01/05/2009 at 22:10
Yeah she is! It’s so cool. I love that girl. She’s a beauty.