Benefits of Oils - Page 18

Thia-Winter · ‎11-25-2012

@bebe777 do you have the ingredients list? I've been trying to find it online and not having luck.

bebe777 · ‎12-10-2012

@Thia-Winter wrote:
@bebe777 do you have the ingredients list? I've been trying to find it online and not having luck.

@Thia-Winter, happy to oblige.

-- bebe

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WEN WINTER TREATMENT OILS - ingredients

Winter White Citrus Treatment Oil

Sesame Seed Oil, Abyssinian Oil, Jojoba Seed Oil, CocoCaprylate/Caprate, Organic Argan Oil, Fragrance, Blood Orange Essential Oil, Tangerine Peel Oil, Bay Leaf Oil, Peppermint Oil, Clove Leaf Oil, Cedarwood Oil, Mandarin Orange Peel Oil, Orange Fruit Extract, Lemon Peel Extract, Grapefruit Seed Extract, Bergamot Fruit Extract, Tocopherol.

Winter Cranberry Mint Treatment Oil

Organic Jojoba Seed Oil, Sesame Seed Oil, Abyssinian Seed Oil, CocoCaprylate/Caprate, Organic Argan Oil, Cranberry Peppermint Fragrance Blend, Cranberry Fruit Extract, Blackberry Fruit Extract, Elderberry Fruit Extract, Blueberry Fruit Extract, Lingonberry Fruit Extract, Peppermint Oil, Spearmint Oil, Cornmint Leaf Oil, Eucalyptus Leaf Oil, Sweet Almond Oil, Glycerin, Tocopherol.

Winter Vanilla Mint Treatment Oil

Organic Jojoba Seed Oil, Sesame Seed Oil, Olive Fruit Oil, CocoCaprylate/Caprate, Abyssinian Oil, Organic Argan Oil, Peppermint Oil, Vanilla Bean Fruit Extract, Cocoa Fragrance Blend, Menthyl Lactate, Tocopherol.

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Thia-Winter · ‎11-25-2012

Lol @bebe777 thanks! I should have looked earlier, I pretty much know the benefits of all but one or two of the ingredients already. I'll try to do a post later.

Cococaprylate/caprate is coconut btw, usually fractionated coconut oil.

Thia-Winter · ‎11-25-2012

Sorry can't edit...meant to say it was coconut based lol

bebe777 · ‎12-10-2012

@quadmimi , I thought it made more sense to answer your question in Hilary's great thread. -- you asked:

I was thinking, if TT helps with oil on the scalp, I have no oil at all, not scalp, face, never have had...so TT might be not a good choice as it could dry my scalp out? maybe a strange question but I need more moisture in scalp not less.? thanks

mimi, I'm not an expert here, but form what I understand about tea tree oil, I don't think that tea tree oil would out your scalp.

Tea Tree oil is particularly good at normalizing the scalp. In this respect, it seems to have more adaptagenic properties (i.e. whatever the scalp issue, it helps find a happy and healthy medium balance).

Some of the properties of Tea Tree oil include:

* anti-fungal, anti-microbial and anti-bacterial -- Of course, these things are everywhere, which is fine, unless they are out of balance (i.e. overgrowth). Doing overnight Wen Tea Tree / Eucalyptus Oil scalp treatments just helps keep the scalp healthy and happy. And a happy scalp just promotes hair growth. -- Dandruff shampoos frequently have tea tree oil in them to keep fungal organisms in check.

* tea tree oil (and also jojoba oil) have great emulsive properties which allow them to dissolve dry sebum on your scalp that can clog up the hair follicles (much like facial acne). -- Doing overnight scalp treatments and then cleansing your hair the next day, allows this excess dry sebum (your body's natural oil) to be washed away... and lets your scalp breathe more easily.

* I would also assume that, if you have a dry scalp, that a variety of the oils in Chaz's Treatment Oils would help to moisturize your scalp.

So quadmimi, based on my understanding of tea tree oil, I think that using it on your scalp is probably a good thing.

I also think that it's always a great idea to switch up the the Wen Treatment Oils which you use on your scalp so that your scalp results don't plateau. -- These days I switch back and forth between Tea Tree / Eucalyptus, Pomegranate /Rosemary, Fig / Orange Blossom... and I'll probably be adding the cucumber aloe oil to the rotation soon. -- Each of these oils have different key ingredients which has unique benefits.

@Hilary77's wonderful Benefits of Oils thread has a lot of great information on the active ingredients in it, but here are a few that I like:

* Tea Trea - anti-fungal, anti-microbial & anti-bacterial / helps dissolve sebum

* Cedarwood (in the Fig Oil) -- anti-fungal, anti-microbial & anti-bacterial (similar properties to tea tree oil)

* Rosemary -- helps promote healthy hair circulation

Well, that's about it. quadmini, I hope this helps

-- bebe

quadmimi · ‎12-27-2010

@bebe777 wrote:

@quadmimi and @Thia-Winter, I thought it made more sense to answer quadmimi's question in Hilary's great thread.

quadmini, you had asked if using tea tree oil would dry out your scalp.

I'm not an expert here, but form what I understand about tea tree oil, I don't think that tea tree oil would out your scalp.

Tea Tree oil is particularly good at normalizing the scalp. In this respect, it seems to have more adaptagenic properties (i.e. whatever the scalp issue, it helps find a happy and healthy medium balance).

Some of the properties of Tea Tree oil include:

* anti-fungal, anti-microbial and anti-bacterial -- Of course, these things are everywhere, which is fine, unless they are out of balance (i.e. overgrowth). Doing overnight Wen Tea Tree / Eucalyptus Oil scalp treatments just helps keep the scalp healthy and happy. And a happy scalp just promotes hair growth. -- Dandruff shampoos frequently have tea tree oil in them to keep fungal organisms in check.

* tea tree oil (and also jojoba oil) have great emulsive properties which allow them to dissolve dry sebum on your scalp that can clog up the hair follicles (much like facial acne). -- Doing overnight scalp treatments and then cleansing your hair the next day, allows this excess dry sebum (your body's natural oil) to be washed away... and lets your scalp breathe more easily.

* I would also assume that, if you have a dry scalp, that a variety of the oils in Chaz's Treatment Oils would help to moisturize your scalp.

So quadmimi, based on my understanding of tea tree oil, I think that using it on your scalp is probably a good thing.

I also think that it's always a great idea to switch up the the Wen Treatment Oils which you use on your scalp so that your scalp results don't plateau. -- These days I switch back and forth between Tea Tree / Eucalyptus, Pomegranate /Rosemary, Fig / Orange Blossom... and I'll probably be adding the cucumber aloe oil to the rotation soon. -- Each of these oils have different key ingredients which has unique benefits.

@Hilary77's wonderful Benefits of Oils thread has a lot of great information on the active ingredients in it, but here are a few that I like:

* Tea Trea - anti-fungal, anti-microbial & anti-bacterial / helps dissolve sebum

* Cedarwood (in the Fig Oil) -- anti-fungal, anti-microbial & anti-bacterial (similar properties to tea tree oil)

* Rosemary -- helps promote healthy hair circulation

Well, that's about it. quadmini, I hope this helps

-- bebe

Oh great info @bebe777....I have some fig so will work with that...I guess the odd thing is to me the TT always sounded drying, but since the Hubby uses it and I can use most CC's now, I have been trying it...I wish I had some oil in my scalp, (or skin) just never ever have....I will try and add the TT oil next....Thanks so much

bebe777 · ‎12-10-2012

@quadmimi wrote:
Oh great info @bebe777....I have some fig so will work with that...I guess the odd thing is to me the TT always sounded drying, but since the Hubby uses it and I can use most CC's now, I have been trying it...I wish I had some oil in my scalp, (or skin) just never ever have....I will try and add the TT oil next....Thanks so much

@quadmimi, I'm glad the information was helpful. Hopefully, @Thia-Winter will add her perspective as well because she's very knowledgeable about all of this.

I'd recommend that you take a look at posts #164 (which is Hilary's original post just recopied) and #165 in this thread -- it's just the page before this one -- because there's great info about the individual ingredients.

Best of luck!!

-- bebe

Thia-Winter · ‎11-25-2012

@quadmimi, @bebe777 is correct. There's a big difference in the normalization that tt produces vs drying effects like citrus oils.

I have a condition called seborrheic dermatitis that causes dry scalp coupled with excess oil. It's a HUGE pain to have but my regular tt oil soaks overnight balance things out and normalize everything. Tt is a natural antifungal, antibacterial and can help with a number of scalp issues. Seborrheic dermatitis gets misdiagnosed as psoriasis a lot if that gives you an idea of what I deal with. Regular occasional dry scalp can be easily taken care of with tt oil. Also it helps growth as it helps with circulation as well.

quadmimi · ‎12-27-2010

@Thia-Winter...Oh thank you and @bebe777 for the reply..

I will stick with stealing Hubby's TT, & adding the oil...I can remember in high school, (lightyears ago) all the girls having oily hair, etc...I think they came out on the better end at the later years of life...

@Thia-Winter that must be alot to deal with trying to keep your scalp happy, I am glad Wen helps. also that you have such knowledge being a stylist...

Thia-Winter · ‎11-25-2012

@quadmimi thank you! It's actually not so much to deal with now and is under control. My routine now is pretty simple actually.

Most of my knowlege isn't from being a stylist, at least from a sensitivity standpoint. Those developed before I became a stylist. I had to research to figure things out but prewen would still have flare ups.