INGREDIENTS THAT SHOULD NOT BE IN YOUR HAIR CARE PRODUCTS!

Have you ever noticed the ingredients list of your Hair products ?

I don’t know how many of us are really taking care of the products they choose for them or for their loved ones. I was also a person who used to buy hair care products especially Shampoos and hair oils. But there are a lot of toxic chemicals that may cause sever health issues in near future. All we do while purchasing a product from the market is, we run after the leading brands in the television ads. We don’t have enough awareness about less harmful or more sustainable products around us. What at least we should follow is, to have a look at the list of ingredients mentioned on the product whenever we go shopping.

Here I’m sharing 6 important ingredients that should not be there in your haircare products.

 1.Formaldehyde

Formaldehyde is usually act as a preservative in most of the hair products like shampoos and conditioners, which is harmful to our hair and skin.These can cause irritation on scalp and can even help in tumor growths.

You may not be able to see formaldehyde in some of the products. That doesn’t mean they are all formaldehyde free. There are chemicals which release formaldehyde,commonly present in Shampoos.They are :

1. Diazolidinyl urea
2. Glyoxal
3. Polyoxymethylene urea
4. Imidazolidinyl urea
5. Sodium hydroxymethylglycinate
6. Quaternium 15 etc.

Make sure to choose a shampoo which is free from formaldehydes.

2.Parabens

Parabens like methyl paraben,propyl paraben,ethyl paraben, butyl parabene, benzyl paraben, etc. are generally found in most of the cosmetics and hair care products. The risk about parabens is that they can act as disruptors ie, can interfere with the activities of natural hormones present in our body.

Making it more clear, parabens can act like estrogen which is an important sex hormone. Excessive exposure to parabens hence may lead to early puberty in females, breast cancers or fertility issues in males.

3.Mineral oils/ Petroleum products 

Have you ever used hair oils for hair growth? Did you noticed “mineral oil” in the ingredients list of your hair oil?

Mineral oils are basically petroleum products which coat on your hair, scalp and skin. It leads to a oily scalp ,dandruff and frizz. Mineral oils can cause damages to the hair cells also.

It’s better to opt for cold pressed olive oil, coconut oil, castor oil or any other natural oils other than packaged hair oils from the market.

4.Isopropyl Alcohol 

Everyone knows,alcohol cause dryness. Ethyl alcohol,Isopropanol, Propyl alcohol, etc draws out all the natural oils from the hair leaving it really dry and frizzy.

5.Sulfates

Very important!!! 

You may have seen several times the term ‘SLS’. Sodium Lauryl Sulfates, Sodium Laureth Sulfates and Ammonium Lauryl Sulfates come under the category of SLS or Sulfates.

Does your shampoo lather a lot? Well, it may contain SLS. Sulfates makes Shampoos to give more lather. But these chemicals cause thinning of hair strands, frizziness and irritation on scalp ,eyes or lungs. So, always choose SLS free shampoos for your hair.

6.Phthalates 

Phthalates are another dangerous chemical that present in Hair products, Skincare products, even in food especially meat ,dairy and fast foods. 

Phthalates are highly harmful to unborn babies and children.Phthalates can do more harm to males.

Make sure that you are not using a phthalates containing shampoo as they may be labeled as BBP,DBP,DEHP etc.

Be wise ! Love yourself !