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How To Read Hair Care Ingredients

I have made a whole thread with all things you would need to know, if you want anymore information or have questions please dm me / comment / send an ask, hope you all enjoy ! ˚୨୧⋆｡˚ ⋆

Shampoo Formulation Breakdown

Water

Primary Surfactant

- For cleaning and foaming

Secondary Surfactants

- For foam and/or viscosity enhancement

Foam Builders

- adds more lather

Conditioning Agents / Antistatio Detanglers

- Add shine, gloss & emollience

Chelating Agents

- Grab hold of iron, calcium or magnesium ions that are found in hard water

Solvents

- To clarify the product or to lower the cloud point

Opacifiers / Pearling Agents

- Cover up cloudiness or unattractive colors & add sheen

Viscosity Builders / Stabilizers / Thickeners

- Enhance the physical properties and stability

Buffering Agents

- To help balance PH level

Preservatives

- Keeps the shampoo from becoming rancid

Fragrances

- adds a pleasant scent

Surfactants

Here is a breakdown of what category some of the most common ingredients fall into.

Anionic Surfactants

(Primary Surfactants, Deep cleansing)

• Sodium Lauryl Sulfate

• Sodium Laureth Sulfate

• Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate

• Ammonium Lauryl Sulfate

• Ammonium Laureth Sulfate

• TEA-Lauryl Sulfate

• TEA-Laureth Sulfate

• Sodium Lauroy| Sarcosinate

• Disodium Laureth

Sulfosuccinate

• Sodium Lauryl Sulfoacetate

• Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate

• Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate

• Sodium Lauroy| Methyl |sethionate

Note : Can be stripping, but if the formula has conditioning ingredients it is offset. Cationic, nonionic, and amphoteric surfaces help with said offset.

Cationic Surfactants

( Secondary, Conditioning, Poor Cleansing)

• Behentrimonium Chioride

• Cetrimonium Chioride

• Stearalkonium Chloride

• Behentrimonium

Methosulfate

• Cetrimonium Bromide

. Benzalkonium Chloride

. Stearalkonium Chioride

• Dialkyl Ammonium Chioride

• Monoalkyl Ammonium

chloride

• Stearamidopropyl

Dimethylamine

Note : Good for damaged hair

Nonionic Surfactants

(Secondary, Conditioning, Poor Cleansing)

• Decyl Glucoside

• Lauryl Glucoside

• Coco Glucoside

• Cocamide DEA

• Cocamide MEA

• Polvsorbate 20

• Polysorbate 60

• Lauryl Polyglucose

Amphoteric Surfactants

(Secondary, Conditioning, Poor Cleansing)

• Coco Betaine

• Cocamidopropyl Betaine

• Cocoalkyl Betaine

• Cocoalkyl

• Amidopropyl

• Betaine

Foam Builders

(Builds Lather)

• Secondary Surfactants

• Cocamide DEA

• Lauramide DEA

Antistatic Detanglers

(Usually low concentrations of cationic surfactants)

• Behentrimonium Chloride

• Cetrimonium Chloride

• Stearalkonium Chloride

• Behentrimonium Methosulfate

• Cetrimonium Bromide

• Benzalkonium Chloride

• Stearalkonium Chloride

• Dialkyl Ammonium Chloride

• Monoalkyl Ammonium Chloride

• Stearamidopropyl

• Dimethylamine

Silicones

• Dimethicone

• Amodimethicone

• Cyclomethicone

• Cyclopentasiloxane

• PEG-12 Dimethicone

Fatty Alcohols

• Cette Alchol

• Stearyl Alcohol

• Glycol Distearate

Note: These are not drying, but conditioning

Oils + Butters

• coconut oil

• shea butter

• etc.

Chelating Agents

• Disodium EDTA

• Tetrasodium EDTA

• Sodium Citrate

• Sodium Phytate

• Sodium Gluconate

• Caprylhydroxamic Acid

• TrisodiumPhosphate

• Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate

Solvents

• Isoproyl Alcohol (Drying, but will not dry your hair out - safe to use)

• Benzyl Alcohol

• Propylene Glycol

• Butylene Glycol

• Glycol

Opacifiers / Pearling Agents

• Glycol Distearate

• Glycol Stearate

Viscosity Builders /Stabilizers / Thickeners

• Sodium Chloride

• Ammonium Chloride

• Acrylates Copolymer

• Glycol Distearate

• PEG-150 Distearate

• Magnesium Chloride

• Hydroxyethyl Cellulose

• Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose

• Carbomer

• Acacia

• Carrageenan

• Guars

• Xanthan

• Silicates

Buffering Agents

• Citric Acid (Helps damaged hair - if higher on ingredient list)

• Sodium Hydroxide

• Sodium Citrate

Preservatives

• Parabens

• Chlorphenesin

• Potassium Sorbate

• Sodium Benzoate

• Benzoic Acid

• Sorbic Acid

• Dehydroacetic Acid

• Phenoxyethanol

• Methylisothiazolinone

• Methylchioroisothiazolinone

Fragrances

• Fragrance / Parfum

• Limonene

• Linglool

• Citronellol

• Lavender Extract

• Citrus Limon Extract

Coloring

• Ci 14700 (Red 4)

• C1 19140 (Yellow 5)

• Ci 61570 (Green 5)

• C1 15510 (Orange 4)

Simplified Summary :

When it comes to haircare, it truly does depend on each persons hair, no product is one fits all. If you like a product, and your scalp feels clean while your ends feel moisturized, continue use.

Healthy hair habits take priority over products. Keeping your scalp clean is number one, to do so depends on how often you wash. There is no right amount, it is okay to wash daily or weekly. If washing daily, use a shampoo that is lower in surfactants, aim for ones that say “okay for daily use”. If washing once a week, or twice, use one with higher surfactants (clarifying shampoo). If at any point your hair feels as if there is product buildup or the scalp is itchy use clarifying shampoo. number two is to condition frequently, you can condition before or after shampooing. It is helpful to pre-oil your hair 30 minutes prior to showering with coconut oil, coconut oil is the only oil proven to effectively enter the hair cuticle and can help protect against water damage. if you are going days without shampooing, spraying it with conditioning spray or oil on the shafts only is helpful. number three is small habits, dry your hair with a microfiber towel. keep shampoo only on the scalp and conditioner on the ends. squeeze out any excess water out prior to applying conditioner and let it sit for at least 2 minutes, longer if you can. use gentle hair ties and claw clips. put your hair in a protective style before bed. eat properly, get enough rest, and make sure you are hitting protein goals for biotin production. never brush your hair while it’s wet, and don’t over brush. use a leave in conditioner after washing, and avoid heat styling.

ingredients : shampoos and conditioners have a team of hair chemists formulating them carefully, so most haircare products are safe to use, but some are better based on added ingredients. ingredients like proteins, peptides, keratin, butters, oils, silicones, citric acid, glycerin, hyaluronic acid, lactic acid, and salicylic acid can improve hair. when choosing hair products, aim for ones that have these ingredients higher on the ingredient list

despite fear of silicones and sulfates, they are recommended by dermatologists and trichologists. the only ingredient you should avoid is formaldehyde. formaldehyde has different names, so avoid at all cost anything that says formaldehyde, methylene glycol, formalin, formic aldehyde, paraform, formol, formalin (methanol-free), FYDE, formalith, methanal, methyl aldehyde, methylene oxide, tetraoxymethalene, oxomethane, and oxymethylene. these are mainly found in special treatments and heat products, legally these can be called “formaldehyde free” if using it in a different form. (the ones listed above that are not verbatim “formaldehyde”)

affirmations

i love taking care of my hair, it’s so soft and fluffy. it never tangles and always is super shiny. it never breaks, my split ends always repair immediately. it grows so fast, inches every week. my hair smells so good and feels so bouncy ૮꒰ྀི⸝⸝> . <⸝⸝꒱ྀིა

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