Despite the numerous treatments you dedicate to your hair, is your hair not as shiny as you would like it to be? It could be the fault of too aggressive shampoo. Until recently, finding only SLS (Sodium Lauryl Sulfate) or SLES (Sodium Laureth Sulfate) shampoo on supermarket shelves was the norm. However, it seems that even among the shelves of large-scale distribution, the offer is starting to move towards products containing more delicate surfactants than those mentioned above.
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Despite the numerous cares you dedicate to your hair, i hair aren't they as bright as you would like them to be? It could be one of them too aggressive shampoo. Until recently, only shampoo based on the supermarket shelves SLS (Sodium Lauryl Sulfate) o SLES (Sodium Laureth Sulfate) was the norm. However, it seems that even among the shelves of large-scale distribution, the offer is starting to move towards Fr.products containing more delicate surfactants than those mentioned above.
Some of you may have noticed how the words have appeared on the packages of numerous shampoos of the best known brands "Without SLES" o "Without SLS". This should mean that the aforementioned products have been formulated through the use of surfactants more delicate, often plant based, with a lower foaming power but with the same washing potential. It seems that cosmetic companies have begun to formulate less aggressive products in order to extend the duration of hair dyes, with particular reference to the classic home dyes. One shampoo with a more delicate action in fact it would allow a more lasting permanence of the color on the hair.
Fortunately, shampoos without SLES or SLS were already on the market before the major brands decided for a change of course. These are usually products based on vegetable surfactants and raw materials from organic farming, often free of allergens or synthetic fragrances, which act by effectively cleaning the hair without attacking either the hair or the scalp.
The use of detergents containing SLS and SLES normally guarantees the production of a consistent amount of foam, whose action unfortunately often goes beyond cleansing the hair, causing dryness of the hair, especially near the tips, skin irritation, cracks in the neck area and around the forehead and ears in the most sensitive people, as well as redness of the eyes, especially in the little ones. Vegetable surfactant-based shampoos produce less foam and act more gently on the hair shaft and skin tissues. Their content of natural active ingredients is often more consistent and effective than that of common products.
To identify the presence of SLS or SLES in your shampoo or in the product you are considering purchasing. just take a look at the ingredients list (INCI). Surfactants normally occupy the first places on the list, immediately after the ingredient water (aqua). Products made using natural formulas should include, among i vegetable surfactants present in the list of ingredients, substances derived from sugar, olive oil, such as Sodium Olivaphocetate, or from coconut oil such as Sodium Cocoyl Sarcosinate or Coco Glucoside, which it would be good to learn to recognize and try to personally test in order to obtain real benefits for your beauty and health, as well as for the environment, reducing thepollution caused by substances used daily for self-care.
Marta Albè
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