If you start browsing curly hair blogs and websites you'll hear a lot about "poo" and "no poo" shampoos.
The poo in the shampoo is referring to sulfates. In most shampoos this is called Sodium Lauryl Sulfate or SLS. It's a cleaning agent, or surfactant found in most shampoos.
Other sulfates you find in shampoos include:
So why does this matter?
Firstly, sulfates remove oil- just like a sulfate based cleaning supply. Sulfates are the detergent portion of shampoos. The more sulfatees in a shampoo, the more it foams up and bubbles. Somehow we equate foam or bubbles to cleanliness, so this is generally a desired quality in shampoo.
However sulfates or poo can damage curly hair and strip the hair of natural oils, so hair can dry out more quickly, is potentially more prone to breakage and possibly lead to the thinning of your hair.
I'm not saying you shouldn't use sulfates. In fact, for my own hair I'm not convinced. I've used some great sulfate based products and some pretty bad sulfate free products- But I completely agree that sulfates are harmful to the environment and by extension likely harmful to our health.
But my hair and my curly girl tend to do ok with some sulfate based shampoos (just not every day).
Here are a list of common curly hair and salon brand shampoos divided into Poo vs. No Poo shampoos.
No Poo Shampoos
This next "No Poo" list was found on a few other websites, so I'd recommend checking the ingredients:
Poo Shampoo's (Note, even products designed for curls can contain sulfates.. look for sulfate free versions if you can), here are some curly hair shampoos that have sulfates. You still may love them.
The poo in the shampoo is referring to sulfates. In most shampoos this is called Sodium Lauryl Sulfate or SLS. It's a cleaning agent, or surfactant found in most shampoos.
Other sulfates you find in shampoos include:
- Sodium Laureth Sulfate (SLES)
- Ammonium Lauryl Sulfate
- Sodium Myreth Sulfate
- TEA Laureth Sulfate
- Sodium Lauryl Sulfoacetate
Arguably less damaging sulfates include:
- coco-babassu sulfate
- palm based sulfate
(For example, the palm babassu or coconut based sulfates are found in many Aveda shampoos)
So why does this matter?
Firstly, sulfates remove oil- just like a sulfate based cleaning supply. Sulfates are the detergent portion of shampoos. The more sulfatees in a shampoo, the more it foams up and bubbles. Somehow we equate foam or bubbles to cleanliness, so this is generally a desired quality in shampoo.
However sulfates or poo can damage curly hair and strip the hair of natural oils, so hair can dry out more quickly, is potentially more prone to breakage and possibly lead to the thinning of your hair.
I'm not saying you shouldn't use sulfates. In fact, for my own hair I'm not convinced. I've used some great sulfate based products and some pretty bad sulfate free products- But I completely agree that sulfates are harmful to the environment and by extension likely harmful to our health.
But my hair and my curly girl tend to do ok with some sulfate based shampoos (just not every day).
Here are a list of common curly hair and salon brand shampoos divided into Poo vs. No Poo shampoos.
No Poo Shampoos
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| Mixed Chicks sulfate free Shampoo- One I haven't tried yet |
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| Sulfate free. and lasts a long time |
This next "No Poo" list was found on a few other websites, so I'd recommend checking the ingredients:
Abba Pure Gentle Hair shampoo
Abba Pure Moisture Hair shampoo
Abba Real Fundamental Hair shampoo
Abba Pure Color Safeguard
Abba Pure Curl Hair shampoo
AG Hair Cosmetics Color Savour Sulfate-free Hair shampoo
AG Hair Makeup Recoil Curl Initiating Shampoo
Alba Botanica Cocoa Butter Dry Restore Locks Clean
Alba Botanica Coconut Milk Extra Enrich Locks Clean
Alba Botanica Gardenia Hydrating Hair Clean
Alba Botanica Honeydew Nourishing Hair Wash
Alba Botanica Mango Moisturising Locks wash
Alba Botanica Plumeria Replacing Locks wash
Alba Botanica Daily Hair shampoo (additionally clarifying hair shampoo)
Alterna Color Maintain Restore Shampoo
Alterna Color Hold Sparkle Shampoo
Alterna Colour Maintain Straight Hair shampoo
Alterna Scalp Treatment
Alterna Making clear Hair shampoo
Alterna Color Maintain Repair Hair shampoo
Alterna Volume Recover Hair shampoo
Anita Grant Babassu Rose Rose Shampoo as well as Bath Club (UK)
Anita Give Peppermint Babassu Shampoo Club (UK)
Anita Give Organic Algae + Ylang Babassu Hair shampoo Bar (UK)
Aubrey Organics BGA Protein + Conditioning Hair shampoo
Aubrey Organics Silk Henna Shine-Enhancing Shampoo
Aubrey Organics GPB Glycogen Protein Managing Hair shampoo
Doctor. Bronner’s Almond Fluid Soap Almond
Dr. Bronner’s Citrus fruit Lemon Fluid Cleaning soap
Doctor. Bronner’s Eucalyptus Liquid Cleaning soap
Dr. Bronner’s Rose Liquid Soap
Dr. Bronner’s Pepper mint Fluid Cleaning soap
Dr. Bronner’s Flower Fluid Soap
Doctor. Bronner’s Teas Tree Essential oil Fluid Cleaning soap
L’Oreal Everstrong Hydrating Hair shampoo
L’Oreal Everpure Sleek Hair shampoo
L’Oreal Everpure Volumizing Shampoo
L’Oreal Everstrong Rebuilding Hair shampoo
L’Oreal Hair Expertise Everstrong Sulfate-Free Build-up System Bodify Hair shampoo
Neutrogena Triple Moisture Lotion Lather Hair shampoo
Organix Reviving Cherry Bloom Ginseng Hair shampoo
Organix Revitalizing Pomengranate Green tea extract
Organix Removing Shea Butter Hair shampoo
Organix Soft as well as Smooth Vanilla Silk Hair shampoo
Scruples Whitened Teas Sulfate Free Restorative Hair shampoo
Shea Dampness Uncooked Shea Butter Moisture Preservation Shampoo
Shea Moisture African Black Cleaning soap Heavy Cleaning Shampoo
Silk Components Colour Care Sulfate Totally free Hair shampoo
Softsheen Break via Fortifying Moisturising Shampoo
Alba Botanica Every day Shampoo
Alterna Making clear Shampoo
Artec Texturline Every day Making clear Shampoo
Carol’s Child Rosemary oil Mint Purifying Hair shampoo
Waves Pure Waves Clarifying Hair shampoo
Elucence Volume Clarifying Hair shampoo
Giovanni Tea Sapling Triple Treat Shampoo
Giovanni 50:Fifty Well balanced Hair shampoo
Locks Rules Aloe Grapefruit Purifying Hair shampoo
Jessicurl Gentle Lather Hair shampoo
Kenra Clarifying Shampoo
Kiss My personal Face Aromatherapeutic Shampoo
Ouidad Clear & Mild Important Daily Shampoo
Poo Shampoo's (Note, even products designed for curls can contain sulfates.. look for sulfate free versions if you can), here are some curly hair shampoos that have sulfates. You still may love them.
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| Mixed Chicks. Love the shampoo But there are sulfates. They do offer sulfate free versions of other products. |
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| Contains Sulfates |
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| Contains sulfates (although not the kind that stings the eyes) |
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| Boasts a lower amount of Sulfates.. but not Sulfate free |
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