Shampoo Facts You Should Know

 

Do you know all the shampoo facts you need to know? Most of you use shampoo on daily to weekly basis. Find out some interesting facts about shampoo below.

• Despite what you may think or have been told, many natural ingredients can be irritating to scalp:
  • lemon
  • menthol
  • peppermint
  • mint
  • essentials papaya
  • other plant extracts
     

• Fragrance does not indicate the quality of a shampoo.
   
• Shampoos have some type of conditioning agent typically varied based on the type of shampoo:
  • silicones
  • protein
  • elastin
  • collagen
  • amino acids
  • oils
     

• Many shampoos on the market claiming to cater to various types of hair and problems really all contain the same or similar ingredients.
   

• Some conditioning agents can build up on hair and lead to a weighed down appearance.
   

• You should avoid shampoo products with sodium laryl sulfate. It is very drying to the scalp and hair.

 

 

• Surfactants - which help hair clean - do not lather. Lather agents do.
   
• Lather can indicate how clean your hair getting. If your hair is not lathering, it means you still have a lot of product interfering with the lathering. (This is typically why you may not lather the 1st wash but will on the second one.
   
• Shampoos also contain humectants which help the hair hold on to moisture.
   
• Humectants give hair a soft, smooth feel.
   
• Conditioning agents make hair a little easier to comb as well as providing softness and silkiness. Remember to always use a conditioner if your hair is dry or damaged since conditioning agents in shampoos can be rinse away.
   
• Conditioning agents can temporarily protect hair.
   
• Plant extracts in shampoos do not benefit hair as much as as you might think.

 

These shampoo facts are not meant to be all inclusive but I hope you have read something you may not have known before. I will be adding more in the future.