Have you ever bought a shampoo, looked at the ingredients on the back, and just started wondering...what the heck are all these chemicals? Are they safe? WHY are all these in here?

These next series of videos are meant to explain the ingredients that go into shampoo and conditioners, what they do, and why they're there.

This is Part 1: Surfactants. What are they? Why are these detergents in your shampoo? Are they safe? Which surfactants should you avoid? Are sulfates the same thing as surfactants? I answer all these questions and more in this video.

I want you to be as educated as possible when shopping for your hair care products. I also want to separate hype from facts.

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HARSH SULFATES (AVOID THESE):
ammonium cocoyl sulfate
ammonium laureth sulfate
ammonium lauryl sulfate
ammonium xylene-sulfonate
ammonium xylenesulfonate
ethyl peg-15 cocamine sulfate
sodium alkyl sulfate
sodium c12-18 alkyl sulfate
sodium cetearyl sulfate
sodium coceth sulfate
sodium coco sulfate
sodium coco sulfate
sodium coco sulfate
sodium laureth sulfate
sodium laureth-40 sulfate
sodium lauryl sulfate
sodium myreth sulfate
sodium polystyrene sulfate
tea lauryl sulfate
triethanolamine lauryl sulfate


SULFATE-FREE ANIONIC SURFACTANTS (Strong, but gentler than sulfates):
dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate
disodium cocoyl glutamate
olefin sulfonate
sodium c14-18 olefin sulfonate
sodium c16-18 olefin sulfonate
sodium c12-14 olefin sulfonate
sodium c14-15 olefin sulfonate
sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate
sodium c14-26 olefin sulfonate
sodium cocoyl glutamate
sodium cocoyl sarcosinate
sodium lauroyl methyl isethionate
sodium lauroyl methyl isethionate
sodium lauroyl sarcosinate
sodium lauroyl sarcosine
sodium lauryl sulfoacetate
sodium myristoyl sarcosinate
sodium methyl oleoyl taurate
Sodium lauroyl sarcosinate,
Sodium stearate

VERY GENTLE ANIONIC SURFACTANTS:
Disodium laureth sulfosuccinate
Disodium lauryl sulfosuccinate
Disodium oleamine sulfosuccinate
Sodium dioctyl sulfosuccinate
Sodium cocoyl isethionate
Sodium methyl cocoyl taurate

CATIONIC SURFACTANTS (More conditioning):
Stearalkonium chloride
Cetrimonium chloride
Cetrimonium bromide
Behentrimonium methosulfate
Behentrimonium chloride
Benzalkonium chloride
Cinnamidopropyltrimonium chloride
Cocotrimonium chloride
Dicetyldimonium chloride
Dicocodimonium chloride
Hydrogenated Palm Trimethylammonium chloride
Lauryltrimonium chloride
Quaternium-15
Quaternium-22
Guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride
Polyquaternium-7,10,11, 22, 39, 44, etc

NONIONIC SURFACTANTS (Gentle Cleansers/Emulsifiers/Foaming Agents):
Decyl Glucoside
Sodium lauroyl Lactylate
Coco-Glucoside

AMPHOTERIC SURFACTANTS (Co-surfactants/emulsifiers):
Cocamidopropyl betaine
Coco betaine
Cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine
Lauryl hydroxysultaine
Sodium cocoamphoacetate
Sodium Lauroamphoacetate

Research to fact-check me:

General overview of surfactants
http://hairmomentum.com/types-of-surf...

Intro to the chemistry of shampoos
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/...

An overview of surfactants
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/p...

An overview of hair cosmetics
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...

Nonionic Surfactants
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/....

Cationic surfactants
http://science-yhairblog.blogspot.com...

Amphoteric Surfactants
https://www.google.com/books/edition/...

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DISCLAIMER:
Please note that I'm not a medical doctor or a qualified cosmetic chemist. I do my best to quote credible scientific studies and link to all the studies in the description so you can fact check me, but I can't 100% guarantee that all my info is error-free. It's important to consult your doctor and do what's best for you individually.