

I have a copy in my car at all times-you know, just in case a bottle of shampoo falls out of the sky and I need to check up on cyclopentaxilane! Send me your address via email if you want. Also, I have compiled a rather lengthly ingredient glossary, and if you'd like I can email it to you.

Winter's cosmetic dictionary to learn more about specific ingredients. I highly recommend Paula Begoun's hair care book and Dr. Of the common commercial surfactants, only sodium laureth sulfate takes that title. Secondly, TEA-lauryl/laureth sulfate are NOT mild enough for dry hair. (NOTHING can repair hair since it lacks cellular regeneration-you can only mask the damage with conditioning agents to imitate a healthy look and feel.) He also told me Aussie Hair Insurance could repair my damaged hair after I stupidly dyed it crossing-guard orange. A guy named Jerry used to work at my local Sally's, and while he was a very adept colorist, he also recommended Biolage shampoo for my dry hair. I mean, really! But knowing product ingredients and shaping hair are two separate talents. I have met gals who really have a gift for cutting, styling and coloring hair-truly amazing-but don't know their polyquarternium-11 from their phenyl trimethicone. I'm not surprised that no one at the beauty store could help. You've already advanced one step toward better hair! As my friends here know, geeky me gets really excited over ingredient questions.įirst, congratulations on deciding to cut through the marketing hype and make your buying decisions based on knowledge. * TEA Lauryl Sulfate & TEA Laureth Sulfate- both are good choices * Sodium Laureth Sulfate (SLES) - mild, great choice * Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS) - still rather harsh What would be good example of brands of shampoo that contain either Sodium Laureth Sulfate or TEA Lauryl Sulfate & TEA Laureth Sulfate? Also-I use a silicon shine enhancer in my hair almost everyday.would the two mildest cleansers get the silicon residue out of my hair just as well as the other "harsher" kinds? Sorry for all the questions-but I've been to the beauty supply store and none of the staff seems to have a clue as to what I'm taking about! =) But I figured almost every one here has been through the same thing trying to find an effective, gentle shampoo.

Should I use the shampoo anyway? Can the harshness of the cleanser really damage your hair? I shampoo about every other day. Then I found on the web that it's a harsh cleanser. I recently bougth some new shampoo with Ammonium Laureth Sulfate as the second ingredient.
