Organic Hair Shampoo - What are The Advantages & Disadvantages

Yesterday while I was washing my hair with my lovely new organic hair shampoo I thought about how things had changed over the last few decades or so.

The was a time when washing your hair was done very infrequently and then just to keep it clean. These days everything is so much more complicated.

The last dregs of my chocolate shampoo had disappeared down the drain when I didn't close the cap properly so I found myself with an emergency trip to the health store. To my horror my favourite shampoo was a Christmas special so I had to choose something else.

I found myself with a whole list of decisions I had to make.

Just who decides what we buy anyway? Was it the large companies who lure us in with their false promises of a magical product? Or was it us? Or perhaps a combination of the two?

Do they tell us why we should buy a product? I wasn't convinced. Sometimes yes they do but others we guide them. After all only a handful of people would have cared about organics or animal testing. these days it is a lifestyle and ethics choice. Things had changed so much and we are much more informed and aware. Unfortunately with that the advertisers have become more cunning too!

So when did that happen? I wasn't sure. I drew up a list of things we consider even if only subconsciously about what we buy and why.

1. Ethics

   Is the shampoo tested on animals?

2. Attraction

   With this make me more attractive to the opposite sex

3. Environment

   How will this affect the environment?

4. Is It Natural?

   Note that some products are natural. Do not assume that they are not tested on animals. Some very well known brands are! Natural shampoos are considered better for many.

5. Economics

   Price and value for money

6. Health

   How will this shampoo affect my health? Note that just because a product is natural (or claims to be) does not mean that it falls into all the categories.

   My chocolate shampoo was supposed to increase serotonin levels and help with moods.

7. Free From

   Some products still have dangerous chemicals in. Don't be fooled by the pretty white and green covers.

So Why Do We Buy Organic Hair Shampoo?

There are many different reasons we may choose to buy a shampoo or any other product. It may be that there is a combination of reasons.

Faith In Nature Review

This isn't me but it could be - well may be a (bit) older! But the enthusiasm is there.

What We Are Being Sold - Favourite Tricks To Get Us To Buy

I have seen programs that show us that some times the wool is pulled over our eyes in an effort to sell us what we want.

1. Free From

   This shampoo is free from: colour; perfume etc

2. Packaging

   Have you noticed just how much packaging is either clear or white and green. This to declare that their products are environmentally friendly and safe. But are they?

3. Natural

   This is great, unfortunately not always.

4. Attraction

   It will make you more attractive.

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Wow all that just to get a shampoo! What is worse I have been drawn into thinking some of the ones I have bought in the past are good when they are not!

One thing to avoid is Parabens. These are chemicals used to preserve your products and shampoos and they are very good at it. However in recent times they are under suspicion of causing breast cancer as they have been found in tumours on the breast. See more information on the link list below.

Imagine my horror when I raided my "natural" products to find that yep they all had these chemicals in them. That was a while ago. Since then I swapped over to what I think based on current information is a shampoo that covers most of the above criteria. I don't think it does the attraction bit but it does most of the others.