Start Using Paraben, Sulfate and Gluten Free Shampoo NOW!

Shampoo's are the biggest selling cosmetic product. You use it almost daily, but what is really in that lovely smelling Dove, L'Oreal, and Matrix product? There are certain chemicals in your shampoo that are hurting more than just your head and scalp.

Paraben

Paraben is widely used in almost all cosmetic products, even your makeup and lotions. It acts as a preservative in many products. Paraben has been linked to increased estrogen which can cause breast cancers. Paraben has been known to contribute to the early on set of puberty, and can enlarge breasts and testicles in young men. It also destroys your hair and scalp, by causing deterioration to the scalp and hair as well as making the hair dull and brittle.





Sulfate

Sulfate's purpose is to break down dirt on the hair and scalp. Sounds harmless but, In a study sulfates in cosmetics caused certain damages to the body such as eye damage, that can lead to blindness in small children. It has also been found to be toxic and a cause cancer. It also can cause hair loss, thinning and deteriorates the hair follicles, as well as slowing the growth of hair. So if  your looking to grow your hair out STOP using products that contain these terrible ingredients. Sulfate is named SODIUM LAURYL ETHER SULFATE on products.

Gluten

As someone who has just recently become Gluten free. I cannot believe how many food and products contain gluten, I became suspicious of my beauty regime when I started feeling better in my gut, but still felt like my skin was alive! On a regular basis I have had incredibly itchy skin with no rash present, dry scalp flaking away, itchy armpits after shaving and applying deodorant, a strange rash that never has gone away on the back of my arms since I was a kid which is known now as Keratosis Pilaris better known as chicken skin.  So what is gluten? Gluten is found in grains such as wheat, barley, rye, and triticale. People with eczema have also found that switching to Gluten free shampoo has made their condition better. Gluten is found also in hairspray, mousse, and other products. Here is a list of commonly used ingredients in cosmetics that contain gluten.


• Triticum vulgare (wheat)
• Hordeum vulgare (barley)
• Secale cereale (rye)
• Avena sativa (oats)
• Wheat germ oil
• Hydrolyzed wheat protein
• Stearyl dimonium hydroxypropy (hydrolyzed wheat protein)
• Laurdimonium hydroxypropyl (hydrolyzed wheat protein)
• Colloidal oatmeal
• Hydrolyzed vegetable protein (may contain wheat)
• Dextrin palmitate (starch, possibly gluten-based)
• Vitamin E (frequently derived from wheat)
• Malt extract (usually barley)
• Beta glucan (frequently derived from wheat)
• Vegetable protein (may contain wheat, barley, rye and/or oats)

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