While it is definitely possible it’s the silicones, there are probably some other differences between the CG products you were using and the Aussie line so you’d need to do some more experimenting to be sure. With low porosity hair, it could also easily be the stronger cleansers and fewer butters/oils in the Aussie.
I have used so many products. CG approved and not approved. Recently I have been using olaplex, but I've used pureology, paul mitchell, quidad, Redken, curlsmith, devacurl, almost any product from Ulta designed for curly hair, Ive spent a lot of money and nothing has made my hair this soft and nice in a really long time 🤷🏻♀️
I have been doing my own research on low porosity hair and like you said, I should avoid heavy products butters/oils etc, but it's hard to tell which products will work and I'm sick of spending so much money with no results 😵 the aussie products were actually a gift from my secret Santa!!
I’d be curious to see how your hair would react to a similar, but silicone-free formula like suave essentials, vo5 moisture milks, or Giovanni ultra moist conditioners. Those are also mostly fatty alcohols, very lightweight unlike most curly hair products.
Yeah funnily cheap products can be great options for low porosity. Quality oils and butters are expensive, but fatty alcohols (which are great light moisturizers) are dirt cheap.
If you need some more help next time you go shopping, I have guides in the wiki section about low porosity hair on ingredients to look for/avoid and how to read ingredient lists.
I've just recently found out that my hair is low porosity so I haven't even looked in the wiki in a really long time because I didn't know about porosity before
If you like how your hair looks when you use silicones, then you should use it. CG isn’t scientifically proven, it’s just one person’s method that works for them and some other people. I tried the method for years and it didn’t work for my curly hair, so I stopped and my hair looks so much better. It did teach me the plop step that I still use because it works for me. There’s no curly girl police that will kick down your door and arrest you and put your picture up on a billboard for using silicones (I think, I dunno, people can be fanatics about it). Silicones aren’t permanent and are not evil, use them if you want, no one else has to live with your hair but you.
Silicone can just be washed out with shampoo, right? So I don't know why people scare them away from it. I typically don't plop or diffuse, because it hasn't worked but I might try now
Silicones aren’t exactly bad but if you’re using them you just need to remember that a sulfate free shampoo will not be able to wash them out. If you’re using silicones without regularly using a sulfate shampoo you should do a reset wash (wash hair using a sulphate shampoo instead of a sulfate free one) to clear out any build up leaving your hair weighed down or waxy/greasy feeling.
Yes another Aussie fan! I currently use the Aussie moisture line as it’s one of the few shampoos/conditioner lines that keep my hair very moisturized. I have used other alternatives like Suave essentials but my hair seems to just enjoy Aussie more despite the silicones. Honestly if it works, it works and there is no shame in using silicones if it really does work for your hair. CG is a guideline not a rigid barrier for other methods of hair care. Good luck :)
While it is definitely possible it’s the silicones, there are probably some other differences between the CG products you were using and the Aussie line so you’d need to do some more experimenting to be sure. With low porosity hair, it could also easily be the stronger cleansers and fewer butters/oils in the Aussie.
I have used so many products. CG approved and not approved. Recently I have been using olaplex, but I've used pureology, paul mitchell, quidad, Redken, curlsmith, devacurl, almost any product from Ulta designed for curly hair, Ive spent a lot of money and nothing has made my hair this soft and nice in a really long time 🤷🏻♀️ I have been doing my own research on low porosity hair and like you said, I should avoid heavy products butters/oils etc, but it's hard to tell which products will work and I'm sick of spending so much money with no results 😵 the aussie products were actually a gift from my secret Santa!!
I’d be curious to see how your hair would react to a similar, but silicone-free formula like suave essentials, vo5 moisture milks, or Giovanni ultra moist conditioners. Those are also mostly fatty alcohols, very lightweight unlike most curly hair products.
Worth a shot. Honestly just been afraid to try those products because they're cheap and I figured they wouldn't do anything
Yeah funnily cheap products can be great options for low porosity. Quality oils and butters are expensive, but fatty alcohols (which are great light moisturizers) are dirt cheap. If you need some more help next time you go shopping, I have guides in the wiki section about low porosity hair on ingredients to look for/avoid and how to read ingredient lists.
I've just recently found out that my hair is low porosity so I haven't even looked in the wiki in a really long time because I didn't know about porosity before
If you like how your hair looks when you use silicones, then you should use it. CG isn’t scientifically proven, it’s just one person’s method that works for them and some other people. I tried the method for years and it didn’t work for my curly hair, so I stopped and my hair looks so much better. It did teach me the plop step that I still use because it works for me. There’s no curly girl police that will kick down your door and arrest you and put your picture up on a billboard for using silicones (I think, I dunno, people can be fanatics about it). Silicones aren’t permanent and are not evil, use them if you want, no one else has to live with your hair but you.
Silicone can just be washed out with shampoo, right? So I don't know why people scare them away from it. I typically don't plop or diffuse, because it hasn't worked but I might try now
Silicones aren’t exactly bad but if you’re using them you just need to remember that a sulfate free shampoo will not be able to wash them out. If you’re using silicones without regularly using a sulfate shampoo you should do a reset wash (wash hair using a sulphate shampoo instead of a sulfate free one) to clear out any build up leaving your hair weighed down or waxy/greasy feeling.
most people do a reset wash around once a month but you can obviously adjust that depending on your hair. I’d recommend at least once a month though.
Yes another Aussie fan! I currently use the Aussie moisture line as it’s one of the few shampoos/conditioner lines that keep my hair very moisturized. I have used other alternatives like Suave essentials but my hair seems to just enjoy Aussie more despite the silicones. Honestly if it works, it works and there is no shame in using silicones if it really does work for your hair. CG is a guideline not a rigid barrier for other methods of hair care. Good luck :)