I have had a quick look, and I'm sure there was a post in here at some point asking this, but I'm afraid I'm going to ask again... Is it ideal to use Lush shampoo soap bars in dreads? Currently using dr bronners, but it leaves my hair, icky. Ingredient examples: Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Cocoa Butter (Theobroma cacao), Cetearyl Alcohol and Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, PEG-100 Stearate, Propylene Glycol, Perfume, Hibiscus Extract (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis), Lanolin, Stearic Acid, Shea Butter (Butyrospermum parkii), Cetearyl Alcohol, Camella Oil (Camella japonita), Jojoba Oil (Simmondsia chinensis), Macadamia Nut Oil (Macadamia ternifolia), Coconut Butter (Cocos nucifera), Geranium Bourbon Oil (Pelargonium crispum), Lavender Oil (Lavendula hybrida), Fresh Free Range Eggs, Soya Lecithin, Cornflower Petals (Centaurea cyanus), Red Rose Petals (Rosa Centifolia), Blue Mallow Flowers (Malva sylvestris), *Geraniol, *Linalool, Gardenia Extract (Gardenia jasminoides Slightly unsure as to what counts as a ''residue''. There's some big words in there that I'm a bit weary of, but I guess totally natural things have long latin names too.... Also worries as a lot of them say they make your hair ''shiny'' and ''manageable'' Only asking cause I use a lot of lush skin products, and lurrrve them Any help would be rad, especially from anyone thats used them. Thank-a-you
Oh, and heres a link of anyone fancies a gander.... http://usa.lush.com/cgi-bin/lushdb/catzoom.html?mv_arg=Solid%20Shampoos&expand=Haircare
i'm pretty sure the sodium lauryl sulfate is the big no-no. it's the first ingredient, so i'd stop using it.
yea like she said if its got alotta names that sound chemicaly then its no good & this seems like all chemicals with just natural scents & scents dont help u at all dr bronners tea tree diluted is bezst then if need be add a very small amount of pure rosemary oil & if need be jojoba every ingrediant in that before the word perfume id stear cleasr of & everything after perfume is purely scents although the cocoa & shae butters are conditioners
i get mine in glastonbury, if you get stuck and dont mind sending me the £2.50 for a 250 ml bottle and some for postage i can get you some and post it. last time they had the unscented, peppermint or lavendar
Oh.... Studies on SLS have shown that:" (Judi Vance, Beauty To Die For, Promotion Publishing, 1998) "Shampoos with SLS could retard healing and keep children's eyes from developing properly. Children under six years old are especially vulnerable to improper eye development. (Summary of Report of Research to Prevent Blindness, Inc. conference." "Sodium Lauryl Sulphate can cause cataracts in adults and delays the healing of wounds in the surface of the cornea." "Sodium Lauryl Sulphate has a low molecular weight and so is easily absorbed by the body. It builds up in the heart, liver and brain and can cause major problems in these areas." "Sodium Lauryl Sulphate causes skin to flake and to separate and causes roughness on the skin." "Sodium Lauryl Sulphate causes dysfunction of the biological systems of the skin." "Sodium Lauryl Sulphate is such a caustic cleanser that it actually corrodes the hair follicle and impairs the ability to grow hair." "Sodium Lauryl Sulphate is routinely used in clinical studies deliberately to irritate the skin so that the effects of other substances can be tested." (Study cited by the Wall St Journal, 1st November 1998) ....Maybe not then.... Thanks guys, I'll stick with my bronners. Unless anyone can recommend anything else for a change? Keep in mind I'm UK based
the deep cleaning concoction a couple of topics down from this one! also if you are finding it hard to rinse the dr b properly try adding some cider vinegar to a bucket of warm water and use that for your final rinse. if you have hard water its a right sod to rinse without vinegar!
oh my gods how expensive is dr bronners on that site??? i pay £2.50 for 250 ml (£3.25ish if i forget to take my bottle to refill) man, i'm gonna find out how much it will be to buy a 5ltr container from my shop and bottle it myself!
That deep cleaning concotion is the best thing on the planet.... Only, it's a bit of a bitch rinsing that out too. Takes me loooaaads of rinsing, and it still feels a lil sticky in my dreads after it. But the next time I just wash them, it's all out I use the dr bronners soap bars. Just finished with the almond, and I'm about move on to my tea tree
Ingredient examples: Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Cocoa Butter (Theobroma cacao), Cetearyl Alcohol and Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, PEG-100 Stearate, Propylene Glycol, Perfume, Hibiscus Extract (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis), Lanolin, Stearic Acid, Shea Butter (Butyrospermum parkii), Cetearyl Alcohol, Camella Oil (Camella japonita), Jojoba Oil (Simmondsia chinensis), Macadamia Nut Oil (Macadamia ternifolia), Coconut Butter (Cocos nucifera), Geranium Bourbon Oil (Pelargonium crispum), Lavender Oil (Lavendula hybrida), Fresh Free Range Eggs, Soya Lecithin, Cornflower Petals (Centaurea cyanus), Red Rose Petals (Rosa Centifolia), Blue Mallow Flowers (Malva sylvestris), *Geraniol, *Linalool, Gardenia Extract (Gardenia jasminoides The only non natural ingredients are the first few minus the cocoa butter, the rest are natural and some beneficial, but it'd be much more beneficial without the crap. Plus, eggs in soap freak me out. But really, even Vit E sounds scary if you don't know the scientific name. I don't use Bronners. *Audible Gasp* It doesn't agree with my water. I use an awesome soap I found locally, but you can buy it online. It's made with citrus and sea salt so it really tightens my dreads up. Here is a link to the soap I use. Seriously it's great. Not vegan because it has goats milk, but still, nothing scary. http://www.indigowild.com/shopping/productdetail.cfm?ID=1134&catPg=/search.cfm
i might try something else next time, i just used the last of my dr b's on my dogs! bless em, they smell all lavendary now!
