1. Chemistry of Cosmetics
Best and Worst Cosmetic
Products and Ingredients

2. Common Ingredients
Detergent or surfactant
Increases the product's wetting ability, and allows the sebum
(oil produced by scalp) and dirt to be washed away. The most
common one used in shampoos is ammonium lauryl sulphate or
sodium laureth sulphate.
Lather boosters
These include cocamide DEA and lauramide DEA. While
lather doesn't make shampoo work any better, people seem to
like those that lather easily.

3. More Ingredients
Conditioning agent
Adds different electrical charges to hair to make it smoother
and easier to comb.
made of fatty or oily substances, for example, glycol stearate
and panthenol.
Fruit Extracts- mainly for the presence of vitamins and alpha
hydroxy acids (AHA)= invigorating, purifying, soothing and
moisturizing.
Fragrences- appeal
Thickeners
Salt is a common one, also hydroxypropyl methylcellulose or
ammonium chloride.

4. Hair Types- OILY
Shampoos that contain acidic ingredients and natural astringents. These will
strip the excess oil from your hair best.
ASTRIGENT- chemical compound that tends to shrink or constrict body
tissues.
Externally applied astringents, which cause mild concentration of skin
protiens, dry, harden, and protect the skin
Suave Daily Clarifying Shampoo for Normal to
Oily Hair
Ingredients: Water (aqua), Ammonium Lauryl Sulfate, Ammonium Laureth Sulfate,
Cocamide MEA,Ammonium Chloride,Peg-5 Cocamide, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Fragrance,
Tetrasodium EDTA Citric Acid, Dimethicone Copolyol, Methylchloroisothiazolinone,
Hydroxrpropyl Methlcellulose, Methylisothiazolinone, DMDM Hydantoin, Ammonium Chloride,
Ammonium Xylene-Sulfonate, Benzophenone-4, Citric Acid, Fragrance (Parfum), D&C
orange #4 (CI 15510) D&C Red #33 (CI 17200).
Matrix Biolage Normalizing Shampoo
Ingredients:
Water, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Cocamide MEA,
Linoleamidopropyl PG-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate, Quillaja Saponaria Extract, Ginkgo Biloba
Extract, Wheat Germ Extract (Triticum Vulgare), Lemongrass (Cymbopogon Schoenanthus) Extract,
Sage (Salvia Officinalis) Extract, Pollen Extract, Citric Acid, Fragrance, Polysorbate 20, Propylene
Glycol, Sodium Chloride, Tetrasodium EDTA, DMDM Hydantoin, Methylparaben, FD&C Yellow #5,
FD&C Red No. 4.

6. Hair Types- DRY
shampoos with moisturizing ingredients like jojoba oil and vitamin
E are best and Moisturizing Conditioners:
Garnier Fructis Fortifying Cream Conditioner
Dry Or Damaged Hair
Ingredients
Aqua (Water) , Cetearyl Alcohol , Elaeis Guineensis Oil (Palm Oil) , Behentrimonium Chloride
, Pyrus Malus Extract (Apple Fruit Extract) , Glycerin , Parfum (Fragrance) , Stearamidopropyl
Dimethylamine , Niacinamide , Pyridoxine HCI , Butyrospermum Parkii Butter (Shea Butter) ,
Citric Acid , Olea Europaea Oil (Olive Fruit Oil) , Saccharum Officinarum Extract (Sugar Cane
Extract) , Benzyl Alcohol , Chlorhexidine Dihydrochloride , Persea Gratissima Oil (Avocado
Oil) , Ribes Nigrum Oil (Black Currant Seed Oil) , Linalool , Citrus Medica Limonum Peel
Extract (Lemon Peel Extract) , CI 19140 (Yellow 5) , Camellia Sinensis Extract (Camellia
Sinensis Leaf Extract) , CI 15985 (Yellow 6)
Suave Professionals
Ingredients:
Water (Aqua), Cetearyl Alcohol, Dimethicone, Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine,
Behentrimonium Chloride, Fragrance (Parfum), Dipropylene Glycol, Lactic Acid, Potassium
Chloride, Amodimethicone, Disodium EDTA, DMDM Hydantoin, PEG-150 Distearate, PEG-7
Propylheptyl Ether, Cetrimonium Chloride, Hydrolyzed Keratin, Panthenol,
Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone.

8. Hair Types- Dandruff
Use shampoos with salicylic acid and zinc pyrithione helps
fight of dandruff issues like flaking and itching of the scalp.
Head and Shoulders
ingredients:
water, zinc pyrithione, sodium laureth sulfate, sodium lauryl sulfate, cocamide MEA,
zinc carbonate, glycol distearate, dimethicone, fragrance, cetyl alcohol, guar
hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, magnesium sulfate, sodium benzoate, magnesium
carbonate hydroxide, ammonium laureth sulfate, benzyl alcohol, sodium chloride,
methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone, sodium xylenesulfonate, blue 1,
red 4
Selson Blue
Ingredients: Contains: Selenium Sulfide Lotion (1%) Ammonium Lauryl Sulfate,
Ammonium Lauryl Sulfate, Citric Acid, Cocamide DEA, Cocamidopropyl Betaine,
DMDM Hydrantoin, D&C Red 33, FD&C Blue 1, Fragrance (Parfum), Hydroxypropyl
Methylcellulose, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Menthol, Water (Purified), Sodium
Chloride, TEA Lauryl Sulfate

9. BEST WORST
Herbal Essences Hydralicious TreSemme Vitamin B12 & Gelatin
Reconditioning Shampoo Anti-Breakage Shampoo