INGREDIENTS INFO HOW TO FIND BETTER OPTION

• Words beginning with; Methyl-, Propyl-, Butyl-, Ethyl-, Isopropyl-, • Moisturizing alcohol

They are preservatives that are used to prolong the life of the product.
Isobutyl-.
•Essential oils

• Irritating to the skin

• Word paraben. Ex: methyl paraben
• Potassium Sorbate

PARABENS • They are toxic

• With these codes: E214, E215, E216, E217, E218 and E219.
• Propolis extract

• They cause allergies • Sodium LaureateSulphate.

• Grapefruit extract

• Ammonium LaureateSulphate. •Vitamin C

* Some "Paraben Free" products use METHYLISOTIAZOLINONE, which

——> MIT.
is equally aggressive and a possible carcinogen.

These detergents are less aggressive:

They are detergents that clean in depth but:

Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS)
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate (SCI)

• Eliminate all natural oils.

Ammonium Lauryl Sulfate (ASL)
Sodium Laurel Methyl-isethionate

• They dry out, irritate and cause dandruff.

Sodium Laureth Sulfate (SLeS)
Sodium Lauryl Sulfoacetate (SLSA)

SULPHATES • They are able to penetrate the scalp.

Ammonium Laureth Sulfate (ALeS)
Sodium cocoamphoacetate

• They make the skin thinner and age it.

Sodium Coco-Sulfate (SCS)
Cocamidopropyl Betaine

• They may contain traces of carcinogenic substances. Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate (SDS) Disodiumcocoamphodiacetate

Coco betaine

TEA: triethanolamine
——> OTHER DETERGENTS found in shampoos and which are aggressive, MEA: monoethanolamine
carcinogenic, destroy keratin, irritants ... DEA: diethanolamine
And words ending in -lamina, -lamine, -mida, -mide.

Words ending in:

They create a false hydration, creating a kind of lining to the hair, which -xane. Ex: polymethylsiloxane
For proper hydration, we have vegetable oils
SILICONS leaves it beautiful on the outside and drowns it inside. -with e. Ex: Dimethicone
(Chap. 9)
-conol. Ex: dimethiconol

• PPG
• PEG
——> SUBSTITUTES equally harmful that can also cause allergies and contain • Polyethylene
traces of carcinogenic ingredients: POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL • Words ending in “eth”. Ex: Ceteareth
• Hidroxypropyl
• Cocoato

Table salt is used in some shampoos to add volume and consistency. But
SALT Salt is not necessary and does not need to be
on the other hand, they can dry out and create more frizz and loss of sodium chloride / NaCI
replaced by another ingredient.
natural oils.

• Perfume, Fragrance or (FL C170899 / 1)

They serve to fix the smell of perfumes but are related to infertility • Words ending in “thalate”

PHTHALATES
problems and some types of cancer. If we see that a shampoo carries •D.E.P
Essential oils
perfume, it will carry this compound. • DBP

• DEHP