Shampoo fo you

For my regular shampoo, I use Paul Mitchell’s Tea Tree Special Shampoo. I always assumed the Head and Shoulders brand of shampoo had some harsh stuff in it, so I decided to go with the Tea Tree shampoo. By the look of the green Paul Mitchell bottle and the use of Tea Tree, I assumed it was an all natural shampoo. They even donate a percentage of the proceeds to the American Forests, when you buy any of Paul Mitchell’s Tea Tree products. All in all I thought I was being wise when I chose this product.

When I went to the Cosmetics Database website and entered in my shampoo, I was a little shocked to see that it was rated a 4. The one ingredient that scored the highest, which was a 7, was “DMDM HYDANTOIN” which is a known human immune system toxicant, and could be contaminated with Formaldehyde (a carcinogenic impurity which is linked to cause cancer, and affects development and reproductive organs). Second on the list with a score of 5 was “LAWSONIA INERMIS (HENNA)” which in one or more animal studies has show to cause brain and nervous system effects. There is also strong evidence of human immune and respiratory toxicant.

Since it only rated 4 out of 10, I will continue to use it until I’ve finished the bottle. Once I finish the bottle, I will switch to a more safe shampoo. I searched around the same website in order to see if I could find a lower rated scalp treatment shampoo, and I found once by the brand Herbaliz Shampoo which was rated 0. I went to their website http://www.herbaliz.com and they have an online catalog, which shows that it costs $12.50 for an 8oz bottle. You can only order it by email, telephone, or postal mail. This is a downfall for me because I to buy my products from an actually store or online store, so I have the comfort of knowing that I could take it back if I don’t like it.

What I’m going to do in light of the situation is go to the local Co-Op or the Saturday Market and look for a shampoo that may meet my needs, and I’ll read the label and if there is something I cannot pronounce, I will research it on the Cosmetics Database website to see how toxic it is. I’m now going to start aiming from a 0-2 hazard score.