Its All About Shampoo

When we think about our look ; the first we think about out hair ... Healthy Hair Healthy Look Right?
I was always worried about my skin never thought about my hair ; Once it started falling then i paid attention .
But alas .. its all damaged by then ... Still I am researching  and while doing that I found an important FACT ... Thats is about MY SHAMPOO I use . I never ever thought about the ingredients of a Shampoo , But yes It does matter .

Ingredients :

After Water Detergent is the second ingredient listed on a shampoo label. The remaining ingredients are typically moisturizers, thickeners, conditioners, fragrances, extracts, and dyes.

Common Detergents Used in Shampoo:

Ammonium Lauryl Sulfate - very harsh

Ammonium Laureth Sulfate - harsh

Sodium Lauryl Sulfate - slightly less harsh

Sodium Laureth Sulfate - mild

TEA or MEA Lauryl Sulfate - gentle

TEA or MEA Laureth Sulfate - gentle

All of these detergents are FDA approved, but the mild and gentle detergents are obviously a better choice for your hair. Sodium Laureth Sulfate is a great choice for adult hair. The gentler TEA detergents are not used commonly in shampoos made for adults.
The Natural & Sulfate Free Surfactants are always good for your hair.
Always look for shampoo with SLS free ; Sulfate free or Gentle Shampoo for you .

Sodium Lauryl Sulphate (SLS) is hailed as being terrible for your skin and there is no doubt it can dry your skin and cause problems.  Sodium Lauryl Sulphate is the benchmark for irritancy, it is what everything else is compared to.  

Herbal or Organic shampoo use Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate ,Glucosides or decyl glucoside as an alternative.


The Glucosides come from sugar and yes they are natural, but don’t use them if you have allergies.  I have seen first hand people who look like they have been burnt from a couple of uses.
Decyl Glucoside which is commonly used has a pH of 11.  Yes you read that correctly.  It is so alkaline that Citric Acid must be added at the end of formulation to bring down the pH so it does not burn your skin. Decyl Glucoside is a, natural, non-ionic surfactant, ideal for all foaming and cleansing products. 

Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate vs Sulfates :

In some organic shampoo you will find Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate . This ingredient that bears a striking resemblance to Sodium Lauryl Sulfate. Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate is very gentle and causes low irritation to skin and eyes. 

according to some source > A 21% Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate solution would be comparable irritation-wise to a 4.2% Sodium Lauryl Sulfate solution.

 You can find more chemical details about Surfactants here  about Decyl polyglucoside , Disodium laureth sulfosuccinate .

Hope my research will help you find the best shampoo for you.  Please feel free to send your comments ;

Here are some Good Shampoo I found /used .
Organix ; Avalon Shampoo; Pura D'or and  Burt's bees
(Clicking the Images will redirect you to the Product Page.)

Skin Tone and Color

Every time we decide to buy / wear something”SKIN TONE" always comes first in Mind. Wearing colors that just don’t flatter will make you look washed out and tired, even if you’ve had a good eight hours of sleep.

Same happened for me too; here is some tips : How you can find your Skin tone and  based on that you can choose your color..

Here you go eve:-

Every person has a natural undertone and it can usually be divided into three categories – warm, cool and neutral. Determining your skin’s undertone can be as simple as these couples of steps.

Determine Your Skin Tone:

• Tanning experience is one way to determine your Skin tone. The Yellow or Golden or Green undertone people TAN EASILY . If you burn, you have Blue or pink undertone.

•  During COLD weather : If you have Pinkish coast to your Skin then you have Blue undertone ;
   If you have Greenish coast to your skin then you have Green undertone;

• Another way is to  look at the veins on your wrists:

•  look at your Veins at your wrist if you have more blue veins than green on your inner wrist > > You are COOL Skin tone kind of people , Also you can refer yourself as a BLUE undertone person .

•  look at your Veins at your wrist if you have more green veins than blue on your inner wrist > > You are WARM Skin tone kind of people , Also you can refer yourself as a GREEN undertone person .

•  look at your Veins at your wrist if you have neither totally green veins or blue on your inner wrist > > You are NEUTRAL Skin tone kind of people , Also you can refer yourself as a Neutral undertone person .

• Sit in front of a mirror and make sure you have plenty of natural light.

From there, you should be able to obviously see what tone your skin naturally emits.

• People with cooler skin tones may notice pinkish or rosy-red undertones when looking in the mirror. Eye color can range from light blue to dark brown and anywhere in between. Most people have cool skin, including people with dark skin and tan skin.
• People with warmer skin tones may notice yellow or golden-apricot undertones when looking in the mirror. Eye color can, again, be any color. People who's natural hair color is red, orange, or strawberry blonde almost always have warm skin. Sometimes hair may be more brown, but it will have a reddish tint.

• There are also a number of other tricks to help you determine what your skin tone is, like if your skin looks better against silver jewellery, chances are you have a cool undertone. If it looks better against gold jewellery, you have a warm undertone.

According to my study here is my skin tone chart :

 

Hope my study and analysis  will help you to choose your Best .

Also I found a good description of Indian Skin tone in a blog.

Thank you so much for reading my blog.