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As fall approaches, it might be time to revive your curl care product stash. With time, products can become outdated, or perhaps don’t work as well for your curls anymore. Fortunately, you can switch up any curl care products that don’t seem to work as well as you’d like. Before you head out to your local store or put in your online order, consider these ingredients to avoid when buying curl care products. There are a lot of products on the market, including some that aren’t so great for your hair. Skip these ingredients , and you’ll find your curls are healthier, happier, and easier to style.
Ingredients To Avoid When Buying Curl Care Products
First things first:
When purchasing your curl care products, it’s important to pay close attention to the first 5 ingredients on the label. The first listed ingredients will be the ones more used in the product. While you don’t really want any of these following ingredients in your products, you definitely don’t want them in the first 5 ingredients. Instead, focus on ingredients that are moisturizing (water is always a great first or second ingredient), organic, or natural to help support your curls.
Alcohol:
Also can be listed as alcohol denat or isopropyl alcohol. Alcohol is extremely drying to curls, which can lead to frizz.
Ammonium lauryl sulfate:
Ok, we all love to froth up our hair with a super sudsy shampoo. However, that squeaky clean feeling your curls are left with after the shampoo isn’t actually great for your curls. When your curls feel squeaky, it means all the natural oils have been stripped from your strands. You might also see this listed as sodium lauryl sulfate.
Fragrance:
Odds are, this is a chemical which can be very drying to your curls. Not to mention, the artificial scent isn’t super great for your skin. Opt for products that are more naturally scented.
Mineral oil:
This stuff is in tons of products. However, mineral oil isn’t great for your delicate curls. Skip in in favor of more natural oils, such as avocado or jojoba.
Petroleum:
Finally, you should ditch any products containing petroleum. This is surprisingly in tons of different products, but is really bad for your skin, curls, and overall health.