Natural Plant Products has revealed the latest findings from two independent hair shine studies that compared their latest natural oil product, Daikon Radish Oil, both to other natural emollients as well as popular silicones.
The tests produced some interesting results with Daikon Radish Oil testing on top in both dry combing and repeating grooming tests, performing well against phenyl trimethicone with regards to shine and comparable or superior results to many of the silicones tested. NPP contracted an independent hair testing firm to evaluate DRO’s dry combing, repeated grooming (strengthening), and technical shine properties relative to other emollients: clear jojoba oil, olive oil, 1000 cps dimethicone, 350 cps dimethicone, diphenylsiloxy phenyl trimethicone, 12,500 cps dimethicone, and 60,000 cps dimethicone. “We’ve seen significant movement towards DRO for hair shine in the market and given the historical deference many of the silicones tested have been given for hair formulations, we’re excited about these results,” said Mike Martinez, CEO of NPP. In dry-combing testing where the forces needed to comb through dry tresses of hair are compared, all oils were able to induce a substantial reduction in grooming forces as a result of surface lubrication. However, in followup testing, phenyl trimethicone and Daikon Radish Oil performed best -inducing the lowest combing forces. With repeated grooming, a lower number of broken fibres indicated an improvement provided by the treatment. All oils were observed to significantly reduce hair breakage. Again, in follow-up testing, Daikon Radish Oil outperformed the higher viscosity silicones, providing the optimum benefit. In the hair tress test, Daikon Radish Oil performed statistically better than jojoba while performing comparably to olive oil, 1000 cps dimethicone, and 350 cps dimethicone. In follow-up testing, the 12,500 cps dimethicone and 60,000 cps dimethicone samples gave rise to the greatest increase in hair shine; although Daikon Radish Oil was also observed to have a sizable effect, testing better than diphenylsiloxy phenyl trimethicone. The test results indicate that Daikon Radish Oil is a viable, new ingredient for hair formulations with potential for many other applications.
