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Hair Care Advice Hair Care Are "natural" shampoos really natural?
Are "natural" shampoos really natural? |
| Hair Care Advice - Hair Care |
| Written by NZhairdressers |
Natural shampoos - Dr Blackman says the use of plant extracts appears to be the major difference between "natural" shampoos and other shampoos.But these extracts are usually mixtures of many nz natural shampoo compounds and vary enormously depending on where they were sourced and the time of year the plants from which they were derived were harvested. As he says, this uncertainty doesn't seem to upset manufacturers who push the line that "if it's natural it's got to be good for you". Sodium lauryl sulfateSeveral "natural" shampoos advertised that they didn't include sodium lauryl sulfate. Sodium lauryl sulfate and its chemical relative sodium laureth are commonly found in shampoos, toothpaste and mouth rinses as foaming and cleansing agents.
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| Last Updated on Tuesday, 12 May 2009 17:00 |
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