Shampoo Ingredients

[Mike5150]

Which one of these shampoos would seem to be the best based on ingredients?

Prawduct Shine Booster Shampoo (Sulfate Free)

Aqua (De-ionized Water)
*Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate
**Decyl Gucoside
***PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate
****Glycereth-2 Cocoate
Glycol Distearate
Laureth-4
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein
Hydrolyzed Soy Protein
Oat Protein Extract
Marigold Extract
Rosemary Extract
Manuka Honey
Orange Flower Extract
Lemon Extract
Grape Seed Extract
Grapefruit Seed Extract
Fennel Extract
Chamomile Extract
Apple Extract
Aloe Leaf Extract
Grapefruit Peel Oil
Neroli Oil
Manuka Oil
Basil Oil
Lavender Oil
Panthenol (Provitamin B5)
Tetrasodium EDTA
Benzophenone-4
Citric Acid
Methylisothiazolinone
Methylchloroisothiazolinone
Annato (CI 75120)
Caramel
*coconut & palm, **corn & coconut, ***sugar,
****glycerin & coconut derrived

Nexxus Therappe Luxurious Moisturizing Shampoo

Water (Aqua, Eau), Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Cocamide DEA, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Polyquaternium-10, Fragrance (Parfum), Citric Acid, Coumarin, Styrene/VP Copolymer, Panthenol, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Sodium Chloride, Hydrolyzed Keratin, Methylisothiazolinone, Propylparaben, Methylparaben, Magnesium Citrate, Honey (Mel, Miel), Allantoin, Propylene Glycol, Polyglyceryl-3 Distearate, Urtica Dioica (Nettle) Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract, Quillaja Saponaria Bark Extract, Polysorbate 60, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract, Stearic Acid, Palmitic Acid, Myristic Acid, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Flour Lipids, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Sterols, Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide, Ceramide 3, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Tocopheryl Acetate


Nick Chavez Caviar Moisture Strengthening Shampoo

Water (Aqua), Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Cocamide MEA, Benzophenone-4, Caviar Extract, Cetyl Alcohol, Citric Acid, Dimethicone, Disodium EDTA, Glycerin, Glycol Distearate, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Honey (Mel), Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Hydrolyzed Wheat Starch, Macrocystis Pyrifera Extract, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Panthenol, Propylene Glycol, Retinyl Palmitate, Sodium PCA, Sodium Chloride, Stearyl Alcohol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Tricetylmonium Chloride,Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Extract, Wheat Amino Acids, Xanthan Gum, Diazolidinyl Urea, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Fragrance(Parfum), Red 33 (CI 17200), Ext. Violet 2 (CI 60730).

[Mike5150]

Wow 76 views by people with hair knowledge and not one comment...lol

[Miss Catrina]

I would say the first one because Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate is a more gentle cleansing agent than other sulfates. However, to me personally, none of them appeal - Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate can still be used to achieve the same skin irritation as SLS in clinical studies, just at a higher strength - 10% Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate as opposed to 2% SLS, from what I understand.

[Anje]

Define "best". What do you want with your hair? How does your hair react to substances like sulfates? Proteins? Silicones? How does your scalp react to them? Haircare isn't one size fits all, after all.

The first one looks like it has the gentlest cleansers. Since I tend to use products that don't build up on me and I have a scalp that gets oily quickly if I cleanse it too harshly, I would probably opt for that one if I were to use a shampoo every time I washed, which I don't because that's not the best thing for my hair.

The second one has Polyquaternium-10 in it, which would probably be helpful if you need your hair smoothed more than you might get with a very minimal shampoo. I don't think it would build up, but it might. It also has a whole lot of ingredients that are probably listed as selling points, but since they come after the preservatives, they're likely in such minute quantities that it likely make no difference whether or not they were present.

The third, I personally would avoid. It uses dimethicone in it, and I prefer to avoid using silicones. It also has the harshest surfactant of the three, though that comes down to the percentage used to such a degree that you can't necessarily use solely the identity of the surfactant as a judge. It also has benzophenone-4 in it, which is probably a UV protectant ingredient related to benzophenone-3, which I'm personally wary of using. Finally, it has cavier extract, which is probably going to be too high-protein for use with my protein-sensitive hair and might be in there simply to raise the price.

[ktani]

Which one of these shampoos would seem to be the best based on ingredients?

Prawduct Shine Booster Shampoo (Sulfate Free)

Aqua (De-ionized Water)
*Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate
**Decyl Gucoside
***PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate
****Glycereth-2 Cocoate
Glycol Distearate
Laureth-4
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein
Hydrolyzed Soy Protein
Oat Protein Extract
Marigold Extract
Rosemary Extract
Manuka Honey
Orange Flower Extract
Lemon Extract
Grape Seed Extract
Grapefruit Seed Extract
Fennel Extract
Chamomile Extract
Apple Extract
Aloe Leaf Extract
Grapefruit Peel Oil
Neroli Oil
Manuka Oil
Basil Oil
Lavender Oil
Panthenol (Provitamin B5)
Tetrasodium EDTA
Benzophenone-4
Citric Acid
Methylisothiazolinone
Methylchloroisothiazolinone
Annato (CI 75120)
Caramel
*coconut & palm, **corn & coconut, ***sugar,
****glycerin & coconut derrived

Nexxus Therappe Luxurious Moisturizing Shampoo

Water (Aqua, Eau), Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Cocamide DEA, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Polyquaternium-10, Fragrance (Parfum), Citric Acid, Coumarin, Styrene/VP Copolymer, Panthenol, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Sodium Chloride, Hydrolyzed Keratin, Methylisothiazolinone, Propylparaben, Methylparaben, Magnesium Citrate, Honey (Mel, Miel), Allantoin, Propylene Glycol, Polyglyceryl-3 Distearate, Urtica Dioica (Nettle) Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract, Quillaja Saponaria Bark Extract, Polysorbate 60, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract, Stearic Acid, Palmitic Acid, Myristic Acid, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Flour Lipids, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Sterols, Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide, Ceramide 3, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Tocopheryl Acetate


Nick Chavez Caviar Moisture Strengthening Shampoo

Water (Aqua), Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Cocamide MEA, Benzophenone-4, Caviar Extract, Cetyl Alcohol, Citric Acid, Dimethicone, Disodium EDTA, Glycerin, Glycol Distearate, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Honey (Mel), Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Hydrolyzed Wheat Starch, Macrocystis Pyrifera Extract, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Panthenol, Propylene Glycol, Retinyl Palmitate, Sodium PCA, Sodium Chloride, Stearyl Alcohol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Tricetylmonium Chloride,Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Extract, Wheat Amino Acids, Xanthan Gum, Diazolidinyl Urea, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Fragrance(Parfum), Red 33 (CI 17200), Ext. Violet 2 (CI 60730).

None appeal to me either.

All three will build-up on hair, which is ok if you intend to clarify every so often.

The first has a fair amount of protein, the second, styrene co-polymer, also found in hairsprays and gels and the third, a fair amount of waxy ingredients like cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, plus wheat protein and wheat starch.

As to the botanicals and oils, they can cause build-up too unless they are removed at some point, with a product (shampoo) without them and may need clarifying out as well.

[lesbia]

I would prefer the first one because it doesn't have SLS and cocamide MEA-DEA which are very aggressive. Anyway I wouldn't use this, it seems to have so many components and this is not a good thing in 80% of cases: not useful or bad for hair/scalp/nature :)