- sulfate is a powerful detergent and is found in dish soap detergent, toilet sprays, most laundry detergents, etc. It cuts through grease and makes our soap and shampoo foamy.
- The ingredients that are responsible for that extra lather, sodium lauryl sulfate and sodium laureth sulfate, don't add nutrients to strands. Believe it or not, those common ingredients, found in many shampoos, can actually be very damaging to the hair.
- If you have chemically treated hair, you'll especially want to steer clear of the drying formulas. Besides stripping hair follicles of essential oils, sulfate shampoos can also cause untamable frizz, and damage to the scalp.
- Sulfate-free shampoos will therefore not have that level of cleansing and this could lead to resultant dandruff and other associated problems. Thus, a small amount of sulfate is important. This way, the damage is minimised and cleansing is maintained.
You can make totally natural sulphate free shampoo at home which will cleanse scalp without leaving any residue