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Chagrin Valley Rosemary Lavender Shampoo
• Saponified ORGANIC oils:
o coconut
o sunflower
o babassu
o castor
o palm
o jojoba
o canola
o mango butter
• water
• aloe vera
• essential oils of
o rosemary
o lavender
o tea tree
• rosemary oil extract
A Popular Shampoo that claims to be "pH balanced"
• Water
• Sodium Laureth Sulfate (a detergent and surfactant found in many personal care products like soaps, shampoos, toothpaste etc. It is an inexpensive and very effective foamer)
• Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (same as above)
• Cocamide MEA (synthetic foaming agent cationic surfactant in shampoos and bath products, also an emulsifying agents in cosmetics) Zinc Carbonate
• Glycol Distearate
• Dimethicone (a type of silicone used to replace natural oils stripped by detergents by coating the hair. The silicone coating makes the hair feel softer and means it is less likely to tangle because the silicone coating separates each hair from another. Dimethicone can be problematic since it can accumulate on the hair.)
• Fragrance
• Cetyl Alcohol (a surfactant)
• Polyquaternium 10 (a polymer used in shampoo to help hair lay flat. Their positive charges also ionically bond them to hair and skin.)
• Magnesium Sulfate
• Sodium Benzoate (synthetic preservative. Shown to damage cellular DNA--there is a whole array of degenerative diseases--the whole process of aging.)
• Magnesium Carbonate Hydroxide
• Ammonium Laureth Sulfate (same as Sodium Laureth Sulfate)
• Benzyl Alcohol (a bacteriostatic preservative known for its toxic effects including respiratory failure, vasodilation, hypotension, convulsions, and paralysis. Neonatal deaths have been associated with the use of benzyl alcohol as a preservative in saline solutions. Also used as a general solvent for paints.)
• Sodium Chloride
• Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil (tea tree)
• Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
• Methylchloroisothiazolinone (a synthetic preservative. Like a number of other common cosmetics ingredients, it has been considered to be a carcinogen. It is also an allergen.)
• Methylisothiazolinone (a synthetic preservative. Studies have shown it to be allergenic and cytotoxic, and this has led to some concern over its use. It affects the ability of young or developing neurons to grow and process.)
• Sodium Xylenesulfonate (synthetic surfactant added to thicken shampoo, and to help keep some other ingredients in solution thus making the product clear or transparent)
• Menthol
• Yellow 5
• Blue 1