I’m not as picky about shampoos as I am about combing conditioners (since combing conditioners have so many roles to fill in your hair, while shampoos get rinsed out), but still…. Just glancing at the ingredients list in the store of this shampoo, sodium hydroxide jumped out at me first. That’s what’s used in relaxers. Now I […]
Update 10/31/2016: I avoided this for a while, but I’m just not going to try this. I don’t trust that there is soap (the saponified shea butter mentioned below). It also has magnesium sulfate. This is epson salt. I know it’s in a shampoo, and I’m usually okay (but not thrilled) with salts in […]
Update 9/12/2106: Crap. Alaffia Beautiful Curls Deep Conditioning Treatment has magnesium sulfate. This is epson salt. So I wrote Alaffia and asked them to offer some conditioners for very curly hair without the salt so I can recommend them (provided they don’t substitute for something equally drying). While I was there I asked for […]
Ugh. This has potassium hydroxide, which is chemically functionally similar to the dreaded sodium hydroxide. It also has isopropyl alcohol for some reason. And I’m not thrilled with amodimethicone, but that is the least of my concerns with this conditioner.
First of all, nothing can repair hair once it’s damaged. And I don’t logically see how any product can defend anything against harsh chemicals or blistering heat. I guess I just need to blurt that out sometimes when I see products promising things there is no way to deliver, such as L’Oreal EverPure Sulfate-Free Repair & Defend […]
I can’t recommend Carol’s Daughter Black Vanilla (moisture & shine) Hydrating Conditioner because it has acrylates. Lots of them. The ingredients start off well, but by about line five this formulation is a no go. I know I’m paranoid, but acrylates are a deal breaker. They will build up in your hair and make it […]
Okay, I finally finished going over the ingredients in Aveda’s Damage Remedy Restructuring Shampoo. Unfortunately, it has dehydroxanthun gum (eighth line down), which sounds like it’s a super concentrated xanthun gum. This is used in products as a hair fixative, like what’s used in hair sprays and gels and such to make them hold hair. It’s weird […]
Salt. I don’t know why they have to add it. I don’t like to see sodium chloride in products. I know it’s used as a cheap thickener and pH adjuster, but still. It’s drying and corrosive. Salt. Bleah.
So I finally finished looking up and researching the ingredients in Alaffia Shea & Honey Nourishing Shampoo, Citrus Blossom. Alas, it has saponified butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter in it. This may sound like a good thing, but what it means is that this is soap made from shea butter. In my research and personal experience, I find soap […]
I’ve been wanting to add more natural-type products to the combing conditioner recommendations, so I picked up Alaffia Shea & Honey Nourishing Conditioner, Citrus Blossom, along with the shampoo, (reviewed as well). I’m especially picky about combing conditioners, because they have so much work to do and I leave them in my hair, but the right […]
I love how Lush Happy Happy Joy Joy Hair Conditioner smells. Just love it. Like I want to use it as a lotion so I can keep smelling it. I really like how they make a point of being against animal testing, and that this product is vegan (especially since I’m vegan). I liked the store, […]
I was in the store today looking over conditioners, and saw this Herbal Essences ‘Honey I’m Strong’ conditioner. Looking over the ingredients, it has sodium hydroxide in it. I’m sure it’s in there just as a pH modifier, but not only am I paranoid so I wouldn’t use it if I feel nervous about an […]