By freepic.diller Bad Ingredients in Shampoo that May Damage Your Hair

Our favorite shampoos often make our locks look like we are Hollywood celebs. But what is hiding under this glamorous hair dazzle? Manufacturers add specific chemicals that make hair look fantastic but literally ‘kill’ it after a while.

Shampoos consist of several dozen ingredients. There are surfactants, foaming agents, conditioners, thickeners, opacifiers, sequestering agents, preservatives, artificial fragrances, and some other special additives among them. That is why they foam easily, have a pleasant smell, their shelf life is up to 3 years, and your hair feels clean after just one hair wash.

By pvproductions What ingredients are harmful in modern shampoos:

– Parabens. They are preservatives that stop bacteria from growing. They remove dirt and dead skin cells from your hair and scalp, but also strip your natural hair oils, making hair dry, brittle, and lifeless. These are sometimes hidden under the name “Alkyl parahydroxy benzoates”. There are some less harmful alternative preservatives, such as sodium benzoate, salicylic acid, benzoic acid, and sorbic acid.

– Formaldehyde. This chemical is a well-known carcinogen. May cause severe alopecia, pimples on the scalp, eye irritation, and other allergic reactions. It can be listed in beauty products as Methylene glycol, DMDM hydantoin, quaternium 15, 5-bromo-5-nitro-1,3 dioxane, imidazolidinyl urea, hydroxymethylglycinate, diazolidinyl urea, and bronopol.

– Sulfates (SLS, SLES). If your skin is sensitive, sulfates may cause severe allergic reactions, such as scalp itching, irritations, swelling, hives. They are extremely bad for fine, thin, and damaged hair. They also fade hair color. And they are found in car wash soaps, floor cleaners, do you still think you need them in your shampoo? Better look for products that use fruit/vegetable-based cleansers, e.g., plant-derived ethylhexylglycerin.