What on earth is a Shampoo Bar? Well, it is exactly the same as your normal liquid shampoo. The difference, other than the fact that it’s solid, is the fact that the bars are created using only the gentlest and completely natural ingredients, that your hair will absolutely love.
Unlike typical shampoos, bars of shampoo won’t strip your hair of all of its natural oils, and contain none of the following ingredients: *Artificial perfumes *Artificial colours *Vegetable glycerine *Animal fats *Alcohol *Urea *Sodium Lauryl Sulphate (SLS) *Sodium Laureth Sulfate (SLES) *Phthalate *DEA *Petroleum-based detergents *And certainly no impure nasties. Nope, instead they are full of lovely hair and scalp-friendly ingredients, which Vegans will love more than their hair, if that’s possible!
All natural shampoo bars contain are organic butters and oils, with absolutely nothing icky! The glycerine, of course, isn’t the only ingredient that ensures you get a lovely rich lather out of your shampoo, but it is also created using fatty acids that contribute to the effect. Fatty acids exist inside several different types of oils and butters, and are made up of: * Lauric * Oleic * Ricinoleic * Stearic * Linoleic * Palmitic * Myristic * Linolenic
Strip Show Another common worry is that shampoo bars will strip your hair of all those essential oils that your naturally curly hair so desperately needs, in order to keep its elasticity, shine and gorgeous bounce. However, this is not the case. Bars of shampoo (or even soap) are made up of molecules that essentially, are carbon atoms. Carbon atoms are created when you mix the soap with water.
No Stripping Allowed Some of us worry that shampoo bars will strip our hair of the natural oils that it so desperately needs, this is however, not necessarily the case. Shampoo bars are essentially made up of millions of tiny molecules that are in fact a long chain of something called “Carbon Atoms”. Each end of these chains of atoms serves a different purpose. One end draws water molecules towards it, whilst the other end attracts oils.
When these molecules are rubbed together, by you, with water, the water end reacts creating lather. During rinsing, the oil end will be washed away, taking all the dirt with it. However, the other end will remain, ensuring that sebum is not removed. Shampoos containing too much Lauric and Myristic acids, however, may wash away vital sebum. Adding these essential fatty acids, then, ensures that shampoo bars cleanse your curly hair effectively, take care of your hair and skin, especially on the scalp, and are most importantly, incredibly gentle. This is thanks to a lack of all harsh chemicals.
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