Dry scalps can be caused by a number of different factors, including dry wintery air, irritants in products or even indoor heating As you can see, it can be quite difficult to pinpoint the reason for your dry scalp, as it could be anything from the weather to your hair spray. Parabens are also used in glues, oils, soft drinks, sauces, processed meat and hundreds of other everyday products. Summary

Humectants are moisturising ingredients that get absorbed into the upper layers of the skin where they attract and retain water modules. We believe in a better way to cleanse and wash your hair, which is why our shampoo bars are gentle on both your hair and the planet. Our climate-positive solid shampoos are cruelty-free, vegan, palm oil free and made of fairly-traded ingredients.Our hero ingredients found in shampoo bars include coconut oil, cocoa butter, castor oil, and more! Use warm water in the shower/bath rather than piping hot water, as this can strip more oil from the skin and increase the chances of it becoming more dehydrated Another customer hugely appreciates this brand’s mission while also feeling relieved to find products that didn’t irritate her skin.Parabens are extracted from para-hydroxybenzoic acid (PHBA) that occurs naturally in lots of fruits and vegetables, including 1:

Parabens in cosmetics are in concentrations from around 0.3% to 1%. They are used to give items a longer shelf life. Parabens and the environment Seasonal changes, e.g. air in winter tends to be drier than in summer, which can dry out any exposed skin – including our scalp The parabens used in beauty products are often man-made, but you can find other natural preservatives in products like benzyl alcohol and salicylic acid Dry scalp shampoos tend to be gentle formulas made with certain ingredients that dry scalps love to lap up, including: 1 Using a shampoo bar is as easy as 1, 2, 3. Swipe the shampoo bar a couple times through wet roots, pop the bar down & massage the product through roots - it will lather! Rinse! Why switch to shampoo bars?Ethique’s products aren’t just plastic-free. They also follow the company’s 4 basic ingredient rules, designed to make all of their products gentle on people and the planet: Parabens have been under the spotlight for nearly two decades as people question whether they pose a risk to our health or not. Whether you choose to buy skin care products that contain parabens is a call you alone have to make. In recent years there has been a growing demand for cosmetics and skincare that don’t contain these ingredients. Sometimes dry scalps and dandruff can be caused by bacteria and fungi growth, and it turns our apple cider vinegar could help with that. However, this exfoliation process can cause the skin to dry out, so it’s best to avoid for those with dry scalps. 5

She soon entered a business competition at her school that helped her to develop her business plan and find her first investor. After a very successful funding effort on PledgeMe, Brianne hired her first employees and began making her shampoo bars full-time.Replace three bottles of liquid shampoo with an Ethique solid shampoo bar. Our solid shampoo is part of our haircare range and leaves your strands feeling exactly the same as your favourite liquid bottled products - but just in a bar form and without the unnecessary plastic. Sometimes other ingredient names are used but you can easily tell because they’ll end in ‘paraben’. They are a chemical compound of para-hydroxybenzoic acid and have been used for over eighty years as a preservative. Getting a dry scalp is quite common; with symptoms varying in severity, from a sprinkling of dandruff to full-blown seborrheic dermatitis (when flakes of skin become visible on your hair or clothing). Since relatively little is known about the effect parabens can have when released into the environment, there is no evidence that they are harmful to the environment. Summary