Problems that can happen when using natural bar shampoo

Questions about Bar Shampoo?

So come on, which we explain ...

1 - Problems that can happen when using natural bar shampoo:

> For an efficient result, the shampoo bar should be used correctly (see video and text below, explaining how to use).

> Adaptation problem - very common when you start using natural products; because these are very different from conventional industrialized products that we are used to using all our lives.

> The type of water used to wash hair can also influence the result of natural bar shampoo. If the water is very chlorinated or heavy (with many metals), this may negatively influence the result.

> If you use conventional hair care products (creams, masks or finishers with petrolatums or silicones), it may be more difficult for the shampoo to remove all the residue from the hair because it is basically composed of vegetable oils; In this case you should wash and rinse several times until you feel that you have removed all the residue from the strands.

> Unfortunately there is no way to predict whether a particular shampoo will be "ideal" for your hair; because each hair reacts differently to certain components, whether natural or not. Therefore, we will only know the result of shampoo bar after testing it, as well as all hair / cosmetic products.

How to use shampoo bar ?

1- Wet your hair well to remove any residue of cream, leave-in or conditioner, if any.

2- Then, with very wet hair (or even under the shower), rub the bar all over the head, until it makes a lot of foam.

NOTE: This shampoo makes a lot of foam ... if not, because it still has residue of creams or other products on the hair.

3- Massage the whole head gently with your fingertips to clean with the foam.

4- Rinse well, and if you think there is still a need for further cleaning, you can repeat the process. (until enough foam)

5- After shampooing, use your usual conditioner, or follow the tips below:

Tip 1: After thoroughly rinsing the shampoo's hair, you can make a natural conditioner with the following mixture: 1 cup cold water + 1/3 cup apple cider vinegar + 1 tsp honey (optional). For very oily or dandruff scalp, use 1/2 of vinegar.

Tip 2 : Mix some apple cider vinegar with your conditioner when you use it (may be by hand)

* Moisturizing with vegetable oils or using very oily creams is not recommended while using shampoo instead. bar, because it may cause weight to the hair, due to the excess of oils (especially in thin hair).

* All our solid shampoos fit the body, but not all our soaps fit the hair.

COMMON QUESTIONS:

What is the difference between Bar Shampoo and Pastille Shampoo?

Does Bar Shampoo have a higher pH than conventional shampoos? Can this harm my hair ?

All natural and handcrafted soaps / shampoos, because they do not contain chemical components that lower the pH, have a pH between 9 to 10.

However, even being a higher pH, does not cause any damage to the skin or hair, because they have 100 % of vegetable oils / butters in its composition.

Therefore, in the case of handcrafted natural shampoo, pH is not a determining factor of results, as it happens in conventional shampoos, nor do they open the cuticles, despite effective cleaning.

If natural shampoos don't have Lauryl Sulfate in their makeup, why do they make so much foam ?

There is no need to use sulfates to foam the soap ... industries just use them because they are a low cost component (much cheaper than vegetable oils), and thus increase their profitability. What supplies the foam to natural soap are the so-called fatty acids (lauric, myristic, palmitic, stearic) contained in some vegetable oils, such as coconut oil, palm, palm kernel, castor, etc. These oils are responsible for the foam rich in natural soaps. Therefore, to obtain a healthy and adequate foam, it is sufficient that the amount of these oils are balanced within the soap formulation.

Are natural bar soaps and shampoos made with "Caustic Soda" ?

ALL soaps / soaps that exist, whether handmade or industrial, bar, creamy or liquid, without exception, are produced by mixing fats with an alkali; Research this, and you will find that it is impossible to make soap without alkali (sodium hydroxide for bar soaps or potassium hydroxide for liquid or creamy soaps).

However, after the saponification process, alkali does not remain in the soap; but glycerin, which is the result of this chemical process (this is the big difference from handmade to industrial soap, because in the industrial glycerin is removed, and only the saponified "SEBO" (which is the fat they use) is left over. and harmful chemical preservatives. So, making a "analogy" of Soda with Hydrogen, hydrogen is a highly flammable fuel, but when coupled with oxygen, it forms water; And that's not why you have burns or explode when you drink water ... and with Soda it's the same thing! Therefore, one cannot evaluate a component in isolation, but in the whole chemical process that is involved.

So you don't have to worry about the "soda" that was used to saponify fats, but about other chemicals like BHT, BHA, PEG's, EDTA, contained in industrial soaps, as these will be harmful to your health. "

Do Bar Soaps / Shampoos "burn" in the eyes? Yes, let's understand why ...

So that a soap / shampoo does not burn in the eyes, it must contain in its composition a substance known as "amphoteric detergent" that, through an ion exchange, maintains the pH close to the pH of the tear. However, on the other hand, this same substance causes dryness of the skin in the medium term, as it also removes the oiliness that protects the skin. This substance is used in various industrialized products for children, because it "does not burn" in the eyes.

Handmade natural soaps / shampoos do not contain amphoteric detergents, so care should be taken to ensure that the foam does not fall into the eyes.

So what is more worth it?

Using a safe natural product, taking care of your eyes at bath time, or using an industrial product with a composition that includes a long list of synthetic compounds that are still quite dubious for your health ?!