Coca Cola in your Hair?



I came across a post on MuslimahBeauty, (You have to check out this blog) a blog about all things fashion and beauty, about a bizarre practice of using Coca Cola on your hair to achieve bouncy curls.

Hmm... Bizarre Right. How did anyone even think of this?

From the ingredients I was able to get from the internet, I found that  Coke contains lime extract, caffeine, phosphoric acid and glycerin. It probably contains a whole lot more than this but it is a secret recipe.

The ingredients that were interesting are: 
Glycerin, a humectant draws moisture into the hair 
Caffeine, regulates and aids hair growth even when applied topically
Lime Extract has a regulatory effect on the production of sebum and can have a detangling effect.

Phosphoric Acid which is used in many baldness remedies is used to control the pH of cosmetics and personal care products. 

pH
Coke has a pH of around 2.5 - 3.4. A Ph of 7 is neutral, this is a logarithmic scale however, so a Ph of 2.5 is very acidic. This is probably mostly likely due to the phosphoric acid. Table vinegars pH ranges from 2 - 4. The ph of our hair should be around 4.5 - 5.5. Many hair products, shampoos, hair colour and relaxers are strongly alkaline. Rinsing with Coke as with Apple Cider Vinegar could help to balance the ph of the hair.


I am not sure if the combination of ingredients in coke is 'good' for hair and we can only guess as the proportations and the other ingredients.  I cant say I am advocating anyone to try this.

This is probably a safer way of curling your hair 


There is a lot of information out there about Coca Cola used for all kind of things but most of it is anecdotal and I couldn't find any scientific study proving or disproving any of these results.

Do you know of any?

I found more observational and anecdotal  information about using topically here:

http://members.tripod.com/~Barefoot_Lass/cola.html
http://www.naturallycurly.com/curltalk/recipes-%97-hair-body/37931-coke-hair.html

Not to put you off drinking Coke, but I've used it to clear my drains. 

Anyway I found it very interesting that people use this on their hair. I doubt that the acid and additives would be beneficial to long term hair care and as I said there is probably a whole host of other things in Coke than the ingredients I was able to find.

Was anyone brave enough to try this if so what were your results?

Embrace Your Inner AfroDeity 
Leilu




Sources
Hill, L; Woodruff, L; Foote, J; Barretoalcoba, M (2005). "Esophageal Injury by Apple Cider Vinegar Tablets and Subsequent Evaluation of Products". Journal of the American Dietetic Association 105 (7): 1141–4. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coca_cola
http://blackgirllonghair.blogspot.co.uk/2009/01/good-natural-hair-product-apple-cider.html
http://www.afrobella.com/2011/05/27/the-beauty-benefits-of-vinegar/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinegar

9 comments

Chickacurl said...

Lol i tried (I know I'm crazy, but you only live once right ?)
And it didn't change my hair at all...
A protein treatment works better

AfroDeity said...

LOL! That is good to know and quite interesting. Thanks for the comment!

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