What hair product do you use?
 

Any tips? General experiences?

I always play with my hair, doesn't matter how short it is, or what I'm doing. At some point each hour or two I will be touching it. So I've been on the lookout for hair products (especially gels, mouses, creams, waxes, etc) that dry completely and don't leave a resin all over my hands.

The one tip I can offer myself is to try baby shampoo. Not only does it smell better, but it dries out your scalp less. The only caveat is that if youre the type with heavy oils or lots of hair spray/gel it may not get it all in one wash.

Sounds like you'd like a light finishing cream. It will supply a small amount of control and it won't be like walking around with glue in your hair. I've got some in my hair right now and I can't even feel it.

I don't have a whole lot of advice here...

I have a mohawk, which means I use mass amounts of hairspray and I shoot for the glue in my hair bit.

John Frieda makes some very nice finishing creams, depending on what you're looking for. Frizz-Ease Secret Weapon is one of my favorites, but I like the smell of the Brilliant Brunette Satin Shine better (this has evidently been discontinued :(). Though it has the name Frizz-Ease, the cream is not very heavy, and if your hair is dry at all, it will help a lot with the texture.

Try to avoid any product containg Parabens. This stuff causes cancer and also is a precursor to estrogen. Whole Foods has a ton of reasonably priced hair care products with no parabens. I prefer the Giovani line. Read up on this stuff: you will be shocked.

From Wikipedia:

Their efficacy as preservatives, in combination with their low cost, their long history of safe use and the unproven efficacy of natural ingredients like grapefruit seed extract (GSE),[1] probably explains why parabens are so commonplace. They are becoming increasingly controversial, however, and some organizations which adhere to the precautionary principle object to their everyday use.[2]

Paraben - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Another article:

You may have heard about how you should avoid parabens in the products you buy, but you might be wondering why you should do so. After doing a bunch of research a couple of years ago, my wife and I decided to no longer purchase any products that have parabens in them. First, let’s look at where you might find parabens and what products they are normally in.

Parabens can be found in shampoos, commercial moisturizers, shaving gels, cleansing gels, personal lubricants, topical pharmaceuticals and toothpaste. They are also used as food additives in some products. Basically, a huge percentage of the products you buy for everyday use contain some form of paraben, so it can be difficult to find products that do not use them.

Now, before anyone says anything, I know that there have been studies on both sides of the argument…parabens are bad and parabens are ok. But since there have been studies that say that it is not healthy, we have chosen to take the precautionary route and not use products containing them. Whether or not they are as bad as some say they are, I would rather err on the side of safety. Now, on to what parabens could be doing to your body.

For starters, Parabens can mimic the hormone estrogen, which is known to play a role in the development of breast cancers. Do you really want to take the chance that they might do so? I know my wife doesn’t. In the July 2002 issue of the Archives of Toxicology , Dr. S. Oishi of the Department of Toxicology, Tokyo Metropolitan Research Laboratory of Public Health reported that exposure of newborn male mammals to butylparaben “adversely affects the secretion of testosterone and the function of the male reproductive system.” If that is not enough to avoid a product that can easily be avoided, I don’t know what is! There are a lot of other reports available all over the internet, but most of them are all related to reproductive health in some way or another. Not really something to mess with, huh?

The jury is still out on how and why parabens might affect development and growth of both babies and adults. But we have decided to get rid of any products that have it and replace them with products that don’t. There is no harm being careful with this kind of stuff…remember, things that were deemed safe in the past then came back to bite us all when we were told that they actually caused all sorts of diseases. And when they are safe alternatives available, I would rather not take the chance that my children develop strange reproductive problems or that my wife gets breast cancer from using a product that was avoidable in the first place.

What Are Parabens And Why Should You Avoid Them. | The Good Human

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