Hair styling products

I've recently had my hair cut quite short, with the knowledge that I'll occasionally style it. I don't use products after washing it at the moment but I do plan to use wax/clay sometimes in the future.

Are there any wax's or clay's anyone here knows or uses that are safe to have on with their birds out and about? I came to the conclusion that I would probably have to wash it out completely at the end of the day anyway but I thought it couldn't hurt asking. I have seen a wax called Da'Wax by Da'Dude (stupid sounding name) that's made without Parabens, Sulfates, or Phthalates, and with bees wax, but I don't know if that means its suddenly safe.

Any help?

I really shouldn't be addressing this Thread, but a close friend opened a hair care business a few years back and I helped out on the tech stuff to get her rolling. So, I really know nothing regarding the styling part only the general chemistry. To be pointed about this, the vast majority of care care products edge on dangerous to your hair and skin. They depend on the client not to over-using the product and then pray they do from a marketing stand-point.

The major problem with hair care products are the heavy loads of the chemistry you listed. The other is the full range of 'salt' product (all names for salt), that are used to get 'shelve life.' The majority of stuff you are buying has been sitting around for as much as a year or more before you buy it and than add the time before you get around to using it. Unless it is a solid, shake it often!

I'm assuming that you are planning on possibly spiking your hair or possibly creating an edge. Hence, the need for a very heavy holding product.

The short answer is; The stronger the holding properties of the product, the quicker you need to get it out of your hair before your Parrot starts playing with it. In addition to the chemical load as part of all hold products including those with Honey and Clay (which there really is not that much in the product, since it is mostly fillers) is the sticky properties of those products (they attract stuff to them) that pick-up near everything in the air.

And with that, I'm out of here!

That was very informative and highly interesting! I was hoping for a chemical type answer. While yes I know the more the product holds things in place the worse it is if in one's eye, I would never use hair spray and have Pazu without washing it out, but I didn't know if the same caution needed to be kept with clay or wax (other things like gel and pomade aren't the kinds of thing I want).

Although I have done a little look at organic products, all of which are on the expensive range, I've only come up with 2 products I'd be happy with but not let Pazu near. They both seem to contain mostly naturally formed ingredients that are 9 out of 10 inert/non-reactive substances and the last 1 out of 10 is petroleum in the wax which can cause loose stools in humans when ingested (not gunna find out how little is needed to cause this in parrots. It ain't gunna happen). To be fair these 2 products only had about 10-15 ingredients each.

All in all I'll call this a no go for Pazu, Unless I just use bees wax and nothing else.

Wow the more I read, the more I like my product..... water. I think I use a shampoo 3 or times a year, conditioner less. Then again I'm not a woman.