The word ‘silicone’ may either have you raising your eyebrows, or have you confused while forming an opinion. In either case, you would agree that reading the label of your shampoo bottle does matter in choosing the ingredients that go in your hair. Here is what you need to know about silicones in hair care products and why opting for a silicone-free shampoo is ideal.
What are silicones? How can they affect your hair?
A few days after our hair treatment in a salon, after our ‘salon like’ hair is back to what it was – lacking freshness, volume, and bounce, we wonder what the salons use to give it that. Most of the time, it is the bottle with an ingredient list that is long and difficult to pronounce. One such ingredient is silicone, a chemical which can give your hair the silkiness by filling in your pores and allowing the moisture to be absorbed and locked in by your hair. However, this also gives silicone room for some negative effects:
- It creates a barrier within your hair follicle, but this also keeps out essential nutrients from reaching the inner layers of your hair
- Your hair gets weak over the course of time, is prone to breakage, which results in dryness and dullness.
- Since it is a hydrophilic chemical, it is hard to wash off with water and sticks to your strands.
Using a silicone-free shampoo instead
We all know the beauty and skincare world are shifting its perspective to a more natural one. And after reading what you just did, we assume you are too. For this reason, we draw your attention to something that will help you choose the next bottle of shampoo you purchase – silicone free shampoo such as a coconut-infused one and delve into the benefits of virgin coconut oil for hair.
Coco Soul’s Hair and Scalp Cleanser is one that gently yet effectively washes your hair while balancing scalp oil, unclogging hair follicles, and strengthening the roots. Packed with natural ingredients, this hair cleanser leaves your hair feeling soft, manageable, and bouncy. The ingredients in this shampoo are:
- Virgin coconut oil – This oil penetrates 90 percent into hair strands and repairs damaged hair by reversing up to 50 percent of internal structural damage.
- Lauric acid – Present in the oil, it binds the protein in hair & scalp, and helps protect both the roots and strands of hair from breakage.
- Kikirindiya – This miracle Ayurvedic ingredient boosts blood circulation in the scalp and is effective in stopping hair loss.
- Godapara – A natural soother, it calms your itchy sclp and has anti-dandruff properties.
The benefits of coconut oil in your shampoo are wide and many. Some of these are:
- It moisturises your hair and reduces breakage, by strengthening the roots.
- It protects your hair from protein loss and damage when wet, by ensuring a balance between hydration and moisture in your hair.
- The antioxidants protect your hair from environmental damage like wind, sun, and smoke.
Summary
When it comes to hair care for you, and caring for the planet, using a natural shampoo is like saying there’s more than one way to peel a potato – there’s more than one way to save our planet. Switching to natural products for your skincare and beauty care can be a daunting task, but the coconutty goodness of Coco Soul makes it easy!