Natural Hair Products

The advantages of natural hair products are so numerous it is no wonder that the field of holistic hair care has exploded within the last twenty years. With cancer and autoimmune disease rates on the rise, the public is developing deeply rooted concerns about environmental toxins, many of which can be found in household beauty items such as shampoos and face creams. Natural hair products seek to eliminate the use of toxic ingredients while employing botanical extracts and cleansers to shape, style, and clarify the hair.

Natural hair care makes for healthy hair.

If you aren't using a natural shampoo, chances are you'll find several of the following ingredients listed on your shampoo bottle:

• Polyethylene Glycol
• Cocoamidopropyl Betaine
• DEA (Diethanolamine)
• Sodium Lauryl Sulfate
• Ammonium Laureth Sulfate
• Methylisothiazoline (MIT)
• Dimethicone
• Diazolidinyl Urea

These chemicals are every bit as mysterious and frightening as they sound. In fact, one popular shampoo ingredient, sodium lauryl sulfate, has actually been implicated in hair loss. Sodium lauryl sulfate is also an anionic surfactant, meaning it is negatively charged. This substance is often contaminated with nitrosamines, which not only contribute to serious health problems but are also carcinogenic.

Moreover, several of these ingredients are known skin irritants clinically proven to be drying and irritating solvents that destroy the skin's natural acid mantle. The destruction of this skin mantle results in increased vulnerability to pathogens like bacteria, molds, and viruses. The skin is your body's first line of defense, yet many chemically derived cosmetics work to disengage the skin's protective abilities. These chemicals can also result in the promotion of brown spots on the skin as well as premature aging.

Research shows that the common shampoo ingredient, methylisothiazoline, causes neurological damage in laboratory rats. This compound is found in several drugstore shampoos such as Suave, Clairol, and Head and Shoulders.

Essentially, every time you reach for your shampoo, you may be employing a cleanser of death. Thank goodness many organic brands are committed to avoiding these chemicals in favor of health-promoting ingredients in their natural products.

The following companies are known to carry superior organic and natural hair products:

• Dessert Essence
• Aubrey Organics
• Avalon Organics
• Burt's Bees
• Aveda

Although Aveda can be found at specific retail stores or salons, the majority of these hair care lines can be purchased from stores like Whole Foods and Trader Joe's.

Recently, Dessert Essence released a line of organic shampoos and conditioners that employ all natural ingredients to clarify, thicken, and protect hair. These products contain no EDTA, phtalates, artificial fragrances and colors, silicones, glycols or lauryl/laureth sulfates. They are also 100% vegan and also gluten free.

The Dessert Essence Green Apple and Ginger Thickening & Volumizing Shampoo not only lives up to its claims of creating beautiful bouncy hair, but it offers the biting scent of fresh sour apples with a subtle ginger kick. As expected, only cleansers based on sugar and coconut oil are used.

If you enjoy the tantalizing flavor of grape soda, then the Dessert Essence Organics Italian Red Grape Shampoo will make showering the most important point in your mornings. This lusciously scented shampoo mimics the cherished smell of grape candy while protecting processed hair from harmful UV rays; it also works to repair damaged strands.

Nature knows best.

Essential oils are paving their way into the hair care lines of many popular brands, but Avalon products have long since appreciated the health promoting properties of botanical oils. This commitment to fresh scents and essential oils has led the Avalon company to become one of the leading providers of natural hair products.

The Avalon Rosemary Volumizing Shampoo uses rosemary oil to normalize oily scalps while increasing circulation. This common essential oil has been thought to promote hair growth.

Maybe you need a little kick in the morning. This just one reason to try the Avalon Peppermint Revitalizing Shampoo which employs organic babussu oil to moisturize the scalp and restore the hair's natural strength and elasticity. Moreover, that refreshing peppermint tingle will soothe tired scalps and grant you the awakening required for early mornings.

Regardless of the specific brand you choose, opting for natural hair products is beneficial in many ways: it protects your health, your hair, and the environment. As concern grows for the effects of harsh chemicals and unknown compounds, natural products are a logical choice for savvy consumers.

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