i thought i saw someone talk about it before but i couldnt find the thread. is this stuff ok for dreads or before you start dreading or no? i love that shampoo i always use it at my beauty school. if it's ok for dreads i'll buy some since i can get a discount for being a student
i used to use it on my first dreads. when i combed them out, they were clean on the insides, so it works. i'm not too good at the ingredients-knowledge like some of the others on here, so i wont say beyond that if its good.
lol, use something besides bronners alot of people extol the virtues of doc bronners like its a cure-all.......hell, I use it, but it doesn't work perfectly for everyone.......different strokes for different folks..............just go to your local natural products/foods store and find something else that is residue/chemical free.........theirs alot of options out there, you just have to educate yourself on ingredients.......theirs nasty shit in virtually EVERY mainstream hygiene/food product....
oh, also it bears mentioning that if you haven't used a natural residue free soap on your head before, it will take your scalp a while to adjust to it, all of that "grease" that you get on your head from doc bronners is more likely the residue and film that's already on your scalp rising to the surface (your hair)........doc bronners actually cleans you and disolves shit........so if you've been using mainstream products your entire life you've already built up a healthy layer of all sorts of nasty disgusting shit on your scalp, don't feel bad though.......everyone else who uses that shit has the same issue...........especially if you use conditioners.........mainstream shampoos and especially conditioners are made with petrochemicals.......that's right, the shit you put in your car..........you've been rubbing the same shit on your hair and body your entire life......it's just perfumed......mainstream products also generally contain aluminum (cancerous), silicones (cancerous), sodium lauryl sulfates (industrial degreaser that strips away all of the bodies natural oils), and EDTA (a nasty chemical used in heavy industry that pollutes the hell out of groundwater) Bottomline.........you should stay away from ALL mainstream care products, regardless of whether or not you have locks.......shit is toxic and used as a form of population control.
Paul Mitchell's is probably okay, but I am not sure without looking at the ingredients. As far as mainstream / salon quality stuff, it is one of the best and does not test on animals.
Here is the ingredients list for Paul Mitchells Tea Tree shampoo, by my count I see 6 carcinogenic chemicals and 9 environmental toxins. Source:http://householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/household/brands?tbl=brands&id=10005003 t Tetrasodium EDTA Citric acid Panthenol Propylparaben Methylparaben Glycol stearate FD&C (or D&C) Yellow #5 Methylisothiazolinone FD&C Blue #1 Sodium chloride Water Lavender oil Peppermint oil Spike lavender oil Sodium laureth sulfate PEG-150 distearate Oleamidopropyl betaine Methylchloroisothiazolinone Polyquaternium-7 Linoleamide DEA Cocoamidopropylbetaine Jojoba wax Cocamide DEA Wheat germ oil Keratin, hydrolyzed Rosemary extract Chamomile extract Henna extract Melaleuca alternifolia extract (Tea tree oil) Aloe barbadensis/vera extract/gel Kelp extract
By contrast Dr. Bronners contains: Water, Saponified Organic Coconut & Olive oils (w/ retained Glycerin), Organic Hemp Oil, Organic Jojoba Oil, Organic Tea Tree Oil, Citric Acid, Vitamin E Source:http://www.drbronner.com/drb_sai_liquids.html
try a plain, natural bar soap like you can buy from a health food store. thats always worked great for me and doesnt leave my hair greasy try one with herbal extracts that are good for your hair, like rosemary. or theres always tea tree of course. you can sometimes even find shampoo bars.
