Shea Moisture - Don't Waste Your Money - Shampoo vs Shampoo are determined to be the same
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- Опубликовано: 27 июл 2024
- Shampoos are intended to clean the hair and scalp. In order to sell more shampoos, manufacturers will use same ingredients in different product lines, but label as its own unique product, featuring different ingredients on the front label.
Here, I break down six Shea Moisture shampoos, listing the "active" ingredients and why it's in the product's formula.
The six Shea Moisture Shampoos analyzed in this video
0:00 - Intro
5:37 - Jamaican Black Castor Oil Strengthen & Restore Shampoo
10:20 - Manuka Honey & Mafura Oil Intensive Hydration Shampoo
12:09 - Argan Oil & Almond Milk Smooth & Tame Shampoo
14:38 - Coconut & Hibiscus Curl & Shine Shampoo
18:07 - African Water Mint & Ginger Detox & Refresh Gentle Shampoo
21:33 - Yucca & Plantain Anti-Breakage Strengthening Shampoo
23:27 - How to fix split ends and breaking hair
26:32 - Conclusion
Terms defined
Surfactant - is a fancy word for detergent. Common ingredient in shampoos to clean the hair and scalp. Varies in degrees of strength from mild to harsh. Decyl Glucoside is a surfactant, commonly used in shampoos and is considered a mild detergent. Decyl Glucoside tends to be the common surfactant in the shampoos above. Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate and Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate are mild surfactants.
Emulsifiers are ingredients that keeps mainly oil and water from separating in a product's formula. Emulsifiers are Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate,
Emollients are oily or buttery substances that have multi-function jobs. An emollient ingredient coats the hair strands and helps add shine, excellent slip/lubrication (comb-ability, reduced friction and breakage)
Glycol Distearate is an emollient and co-emulsifier that helps to thicken the product's formula, plus provide the desired consistency of the product's formula.
Humectants - are ingredients, such as Glycerin, Panthenol and Aloe Vera that aid in pulling moisture from the climate and allowing it to be absorbed into the hair strands. In a shampoo, Glycerin IS NOT NEEDED because Glycerin is water soluble, meaning it washed away, when you rinse your hair. According to Cosmetic Scientist, GLYCERIN is added to a shampoo for MARKETING REASONS to lure a customer to buy the product. Glycerin has little to no functional value in a SHAMPOO.
Water soluble means an ingredient can be dissolved in water.
How to read an INGREDIENTS' LABEL
Ingredients are listed on the back in concentration of highest to lowest. 1st ingredient is usually water takes up to 50% to 80% concentration, followed by the 2nd ingredient, usually a surfactant, taking up to 3% to 5%, followed by the next two to three ingredients combined taking up to 5%, with the remaining 10-15 ingredients having 1% or less concentration and not required to be in any specific order. Certain ingredients perform certain functions and so the concentration of each ingredient may differ and not reflect it's importance., such as preservatives having 1% concentration, but important in preventing bacteria and mold growth.
Ingredients are broken down into 3 categories
1. Active - the main ingredients are within the first 3 ingredients, because they make up 80% - 90% of the product's formulation
2. Base ingredients are within the first 5 ingredients, which help with creating the product's consistency and texture, such as the emulsifiers, emollients, thickeners and silicones
3. Aesthetic ingredients are the next 10 - 20 ingredients (excluding the preservatives) that include the ingredients featured on the front label, but will not be supported by the INGREDIENTS' LABEL as having a function in how the product works. These are marketing claims with no merit.
Below are some of the sites and boards, I gathered my information
Chemists Corner @ chemistcorner.com
Naturally Curly @ naturallycurly.com
Curly Chemistry
BeautyHealthTravel "how to creat your own brand, product line, private labeling
Dr Dray "Clarifying shampoo: why you need it & which ones are good"
Learn how to read ingredients' labels and what ingredients do, in order to avoid wasting money on buying the same product, but with a different label.
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These products aren’t affordable for no reason. They aren’t “cheaper” for no reason. I’m looking more into black owned and idc how much the cost is atp. Thank you for taking the time out to do this.🌻
You are welcome
Thank you so much for breaking this down.
Glad it was helpful!
Wow! This video went so much in-depth into the products and the ingredients! You did so much research! Great video, very informative, thank you!!
Thank you! I'm glad it was helpful. 😊
I love this video soooo much! I truly appreciate the research and quality you put into making this. Definitely subscribed & I will be watching all of your videos to learn more :).
Thanks so much! And thanks for subbing. Yes check out my video on rinse out conditioners. It's very informative. 🙂
This was very informative as I am trying to make a more informed decision on selecting a shampoo for my high porosity hair since my pH is off. I do read labels (mostly for noteworthy ingredients) but I do not break them down like you did in order to understand why it was formulated and what it will do for my porous hair. I usually get confused over the marketing labels because they are vague enough to entice anyone with curly to coily hair because we all suffer from dry hair. I appreciate the work you put into this!
Hi Rae: I'm so glad it helped. I'm telling you, and anyone else, who wants to listen, the majority of these hair products, regardless of the manufacture, the core ingredients used to perform the function of the product are usually the same. Overall, all these shampoos are gentle shampoos that are not intended to strip the hair completely, like a clarifying shampoo. Don't waste your money on a shampoo. Just make sure you have a shampoo, that is not too harsh (if you are looking to do a regular shampoo), because you want the shampoo to clean, then focus on the following steps of conditioning the hair. Don't be fooled with these "featured" ingredients and claims on the front label, because most of the time they don't contribute to the function of the product. If you like a certain smell of product, then buy it b/c you like it, but not b/c the smell will make the product work better. Stay tuned, I will be posting a video on a couple of deep conditioners that I have and the first 7 ingredients are the same, but with different front labels. 🤔
@@ZalinaW I truly enjoyed your content ma'am. It's 👌🏿👌🏿👌🏿
I have finally found my fav shampoo but it may change now that I have watched this.. I’m definitely about to look at the ingredients on the back of my shampoos that I own!!
Yes, please do. You don't really need to spend big money on several different shampoos. If you are buying a "manufactured" shampoo, then realize all these shampoos are made in big huge bulks with the formulas being created by cosmetic scientist that pretty much use the same formula with a tweak here and there.
I learned so much 💕
I'm glad my video was helpful! 🙂
Está información es más valiosa que los mismos productos. Gracias por tu tiempo y por compartir esta información.
Gracias!
Thank you so much!!! You did an amazing job explaining and you made valid points. You look gooddd for your age! Glad your taking care of yourself:) You look beautiful and youthful! 💗🌪🦋
Thank you so much!
@@ZalinaW Your welcome Ms. Zalina!
Amazing and informative
I hoped it helped. Thank you.
I like how you talk you sound like that shea moisture shampoo one Love JAH,Bless Natural Zalia.!!!💯💯💯💯💚💛❤🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I appreciate that 🙂
i love your voice its like they make shampoo to take out all of black ppl hair
Thank you so much! You are the first person who has claimed to like my voice. 🙂 Shampoo for black hair is pretty much the same. Just need to go for the "gentle" cleansing shampoos to minimize severe stripping of oil.
Thank you Madame from the deep of my heart you really educated me in high level, may Allah bless with good health and long life ❤❤❤
Awww, you are so sweet for posting this. Thanks so much. I am glad it helped you. 😊🥰
I know you lying!!! 54 where????🤔🤔🤔👀👀
Let’s just hold up 54 where u look amazing!!!
Awww, thank you!
Raw shea butter m, but it changed ❤
They dont understand changing the ingredients can damage ppl hair? Was about to try shea moisture products but am nervous now since a few ppl on amazon said the products has gotten worse..will stick to my creme of nature
It's a shampoo. Shea Moisture is fine. Most of these shampoos from different manufacturers use similar ingredients and follow the same formulas.
@@ZalinaW thank you
They changed the formulas! Fragrance used to be 9th on the list, especially the mafura oil and Manuka honey one.
I'm not sure how you claim "they" changed the formulas. I have not heard about this. Besides it's a shampoo. The objective is to clean your hair and scalp.
Ugh man I just brought the manuka and the JBCO, I thought they were different in like the JBCO was more of a clarifying while the Manuka was a moisturizing shampoo 😫😩
I'm sorry! Yes, really look at the first 5 ingredients of a hair product and compare to each other to see if there really is a difference. You will save a lot of money. Besides, a shampoo is meant to CLEAN your hair and not MOISTURIZE. Don't rely on a shampoo to offer the MOISTURE your hair needs. The conditioners are what provides the MOISTURE. Thanks for watching my video. 😊
@@ZalinaW yes! I’ll will be more observant and keep that in mind that way I won’t make the same mistake. Thank you!
They've changed the Coconut& hibiscus ingredients list.
Really?? I did not know this. Maybe I will do an updated review🤨.
Thanks, ma'am@@ZalinaW
And the mafura oil and manuka honey line. Fragrance was 9th on the list and now its 4th! To make it worse, they aren't even using an essential oil blend anymore, its just "parfum." Also, it used to be "African rock fig," not just "fig extract." Look it up.
I'm so done with shea moisture! This and jbco were the last 2 lines i cared for and they changed the ingredients basically making it filler. I might as well buy creme of nature, hell its cheaper for the same quality at this point anyway.
@@iateyursandwiches I'm looking at As I Am Long & Luxe Shampoo...It has three ingredients that I love in shampoos.
I feel like shea moisture products make my hair feel brittle i tired the hibiscus one. I also have low porosity and 4c hair. Imma give it another try. It was a long time ago. I tried the gel and that made my hair very sticky. The hibiscus gel.
It may not be the product itself that makes your hair brittle, but how you apply products to your hair. With a conditioner, you may want to consider using heat to lift your hair's cuticle layers, so conditioner can access the middle layer, the cortex, to really moisturize. What I've read about low porosity hair, it's really tough to "moisturize" b/c of closed cuticle layers. I admire low porosity hair, it's much stronger and can withstand manipulation better.
I notice most of the popular natural hair vloggers on RUclips with LONG hair state they have low porosity hair.
I don't use gels, they are very drying product. Gels aren't meant to moisturize, but meant to use for styling purposes. Gels coat the hair strands to make stiffer and hold a style longer. If you look at the first two ingredients after water, they are not conditioning agents. They block the hair strands from getting moisturized, acting like an armor.
We use a cheap shampoo (clarifying shampoo)once a week… We spend our money on deep conditioner/mask and a mid tier leave in.. and a good gel or curl cream.
I hate that most natural hair products have coconut in it.. and my daughter has low porosity coconut sensitive hair. So we have to really read labels and know what we’re buying. I’ve wasted so much money in the past buying products with coconut that wasn’t stated on the front.
Yes, I agree. Most ingredients in hair products are derived from coconuts, i.e., fatty alcohols. I wish I had low porosity hair because it's a much stronger hair type. It can endure manipulation much better, maintaining length retention.
@@ZalinaW Yes she had very healthy hair and it grows
She has 3c ish hair…
We struggle with the frizz. No matter what we use or how much… Obviously with low porosity if we use heavier products they just sit on top the hair. After 24-48 the hair looks oily and like it hasn’t been washed… but coconut in particular left her hair brittle and extremely dry. It was breaking off. For the longest I couldn’t figure out what it was… Stopped using the products and her hair went back to normal. Used some other products and it happened all over again.. These products didn’t say coconut on the front but had it in the ingredients list.
So we have to be very careful.
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Thanks so much! 🥰
I’ve been using bad products for 23 years and nun of them seemed to help with my thinning hair. Some of them make your hair feel like you washed it with soap.
Be aware shampoo is not intended to "help" with "thinning" hair. Shampoo has one function, to clean your hair. It's the products you use after you shampoo your hair that can temporarily help with making your hair appear "thicker". Your conditioners and leave-in conditioners coats your hair strands to help with "thickening" the hair.
Remember don't read the front label on a product to see what it does instead read the ingredient's label on the back.
@thing2140 You can try the Attitude living line. It’s clean and not toxic. Good reviews
Sad! Nun of these ingredients are pure. They have perfume in them to make them smell like shea and coconut 🤦🏽♀️
Fragrance is ok in a product. Believe it or not most of the main ingredients in hair products are derived from coconuts and shea butter. These ingredients are good for coating the hair strands, providing moisture, slip and shine.
Lol you was getting down in the shower mushing those harsh ingredients into your scalp. Ppl need to talk more about them and get them shut down.