Captain Li Hellsing, your Cosplay Cosmetologist here, as Natalie P. Moisa, your personal stylist ;)
How many of you ladies (and men) are in love with your hair? Oh come on! EVERYONE is basically making love to their hair!
With how they brush it, how they "paint" it with (hair dye, people), how they style it, etc.
Hair has always been a means of expression for some people. How people take care of their own is a statement of that person.
Me? I didn't get a chance to express myself with my hair until my final years of high school. If anything, I was wore braids and hair clips growing up. The first time I ever really changed my hair color was when I started my trade.
But nonetheless, my hair is my baby.
And I try so many things to take good care of it. I take a combination of twelve vitamins every morning, which attribute to my hair growing so thick and fast. I do cholesterol treatments every week, and I try not to wash my hair every day.
I know that sounds gross, but it is actually not good to wash your hair every day. I do the "every other day" method if my hair isn't flat-ironed. If it is, then at the third day, I clean it.
That being said, when I do wash my hair, I make sure I have the best shampoo and conditioners.
Here's a little Cosmetology Lesson for you:
Shampoo is actually a "surfectant", it is used to clean off excess debris and dirt that has been collecting on the hair without stripping the hair of it's natural sebum (oils).
There are different types of shampoos, and yes, made by different companies.
There's Baby Shampoos, Shampoos for colored hair, damaged hair, curly hair, oily hair, dry hair, straight hair, hair that has been chemically altered, etc.
There are a lot of common ingredients in shampoo:
- Ammonium chloride
- Ammonium lauryl sulfate
- Glycol
- Sodium laureth sulfate, which is derived from coconut oils and is used to soften water and create a lather.
- Sodium lauryl sulfate
- Sodium Lauroamphoacetate, an ingredient that is naturally derived from coconut oils and is used as a cleanser and counter-irritant. a.k.a. "tear-free"
- Polysorbate 20 (abbreviated as PEG(20)) is a mild glycol based surfactant that is used to solubilize fragrance oils and essential oils; meaning it causes liquid to spread across and penetrate the surface of a solid (i.e. your hair).
- Polysorbate 80 (abbreviated as PEG(80)) is a glycol used to emulsify (or disperse) oils in water (so the oils don’t float on top like Italian salad dressing).
- PEG-150 Distearate is a simple thickener.
- Citric Acid is naturally derived from citrus fruits and is used as an antioxidant to preserve the oils in the product. While it is a severe eye-irritant, the Sodium Lauroamphoacetate counteracts that property. Citric acid is used to adjust the pH down to approximately 5.5. It is a fairly weak acid which makes the adjustment easier. Shampoos usually are at pH 5.5 because at slightly acidic pH the scales on a hair follicle lay flat making the hair feel smooth and look shiny. It also has a small amount of preservative action. Citric acid as opposed to any other acid will prevent bacterial growth. Yes there is a pH property of shampoo, but I will not get into that.
- Quaternium-15 is used as a bacterial/fungicidal preservative.
- Polyquaternium-10 has nothing to do with the chemical Quaternium-15. This chemical acts as the conditioning ingredient, providing moisture and fullness to the hair.
- Di-PPG-2 myreth-10 adipate is a water-dispersible emollient that forms clear solutions with surfactant systems
- Methylisothiazolinone or MIT, a powerful biocide and preservative.
Now, remember PEG-150? A simple thickener right?
Well....it is RARELY used now.
Lately a lot of shampoos have been using something that can easily be found either in your kitchen cabinet, or better yet, your dinner table...
Sodium Chloride, a.k.a.
Table Salt
Next time you are using your shampoo, take a moment to glance at the ingredients on the bottle. If you happen to see, Sodium Chloride, then you are putting salt in your hair.
Why are companies doing this? Simple, it acts as a simple thickener. Only reason why you hair doesn't always feel dry, is probably because you are buying the corresponding Conditioner for it. But what if you only use the shampoo? Then your hair is dry :/
I have been using three shampoos in my lifetime (Yes, three). Pantene Pro-V, John Frieda, and Sebastian and unfortunately, all three have sodium chloride.
Especially the expensive salon brand, Sebastian :/
So. My Beauty Mission -should I chose to accept- is to find a cheap (or even salon quality) shampoo. In the meantime, I will still be using Sebastian's Pentrait and Drench Shampoos.
Until I find the shampoos, then I will stop using Sebastion and review the shampoo for you readers! ^ ^
~Much Love
-Natalie P. Moisa
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