The skin on my hand acts up, cracks, dries and bleeds.
It is painful. Doctors suspected it to be eczema, which develops at THIS age. I only had sensitive skin to certain products with high use of chemical ingredients. But never eczema. On top of THIS, I have been having a BAD case of hair fall. I have to vacuum my room and clear out the drain stopper DAILY to get rid of the hair fall. It is so bad. It looks like I just had a hair cut.
My children's skin are also rejecting the 'natural' shampoo and conditioner I bought.
The thing is, it is NOT that natural when you read the ingredients in each product. I find high chemical contents in each product. And our skin are not receptive of it.
One of them that you will find in MOST body and hair care products is
Sodium Laureth Sulfate (SLES)
Also able to irritate skin and eyes, SLES is a close relative of SLS. But the larger issue here is that it is frequently contaminated by 1,4 dioxane, a byproduct of the ethylation oxide used to make harsh petrolum-based ingredients more gentle.
Which is shocking. Would you use a product that is used to treat PETROLEUM? No wonder my skin is acting up like crazy.
I saw a pair of Organic shampoo that looks promising.
Avalon Organic Shampoo and Conditioner. Mine has a nice peppermint scent (my favourite).
It has no SLS or SLES. I checked. And re checked. I bought the Avalon Organic Itchy and Flaky Therapy Shampoo for Idros.
The only thing they have that is CLOSE to SLS or SLES is the
Sodium Decylglucosides Hydroxypropylsulfonate which is actually a natural sugar compound.
This acts as a gentle cleanser. That is fine by me. Watsons was having a sale. Purchase of 2 of the Avalon products which entitles us to 1 free product. And it wasn't as expensive as the children's shampoo and bodywash. $13.90 for an Avalon Organic. Which is fine.
Irman has been complaining of 'itchy hair' while Reena's hair is dry and tangly.
I had to find alternatives. The last thing I want to use on our skin are unsafe chemicals.
It is harsh on our pockets but it is SAFE. I have went back to what they have been using as babies. Buds Organics. This time for kids. I bought both shampoo and body wash. There are NO nasty chemicals found in the ingredients AT ALL. Perhaps that is why they cost more than my own shampoo. Sighs.
Read the ingredients here :
| Ingredient | Where it comes from | What it does |
| Aqua | Water | Product Base |
| aloe barbadensis leaf juice* | Aloe Vera plant | Soothes and hydrates the scalp |
| decyl glucoside | Fermentation of corn sugar | Very mild cleanser |
| sodium lauroyl glutamate | Ameno acid of plant glutamic acid | Very mild plant protene cleanser |
| xanthan gum | Corn Sugar | Thickens the product |
| PCA glyceryl oleate | Plant Ingredient | Hair conditioner |
| citrus dulcis (sweet orange) oil* | Orange | To fragrance the product |
| parfum | Essential Oils | To fragrance the product |
| tocopherol | Wheat Germ | Natural Vit E to soften and smooth the hair |
| helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil | Sunflower | To calm and care for the scalp |
*Ingredients from Organic Farming
Parfum made from essential oils
99.4% of the total ingredients are from Natural Origin
10.1% of the total ingredients are from Organic Farming
99.9% of the plant ingredients are from Organic Farming
Natural and Organic Cosmetic certified by ECOCERT GREENLIFE according to ECOCERT Standard available at http://cosmetics.ecocert.com
Parfum made from essential oils
99.4% of the total ingredients are from Natural Origin
10.1% of the total ingredients are from Organic Farming
99.9% of the plant ingredients are from Organic Farming
Natural and Organic Cosmetic certified by ECOCERT GREENLIFE according to ECOCERT Standard available at http://cosmetics.ecocert.com
Let us read what is in our hair and body care products from now on.
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