The harm of washing your hair with shower gel

Shower gel is a skin care product that we often use when taking a bath. It is more convenient when taking a bath, can promote skin lubrication, and has a certain effect on skin maintenance. However, we also need to understand some of the ingredients of shower gel. Some shower gels may contain some petroleum products. It is best not to use such shower gel to wash your hair, because it may enter the body through the hair follicle tissue and cause adverse effects on health, especially damage to the scalp.

The harm of washing your hair with shower gel

First, the ingredients of shower gel

The main ingredient of shower gel is surfactant, in addition to foam stabilizer, flavor, thickener, chelating agent, skin care agent and colorant. Some effective ingredients are also added to high-end bath lotions, such as Chinese herbal extracts, hydrolyzed protein, vitamins and lanolin derivatives, so that the bath lotions not only have a cleansing effect, but also promote blood circulation, moisturize and protect the skin, and have bactericidal and disinfecting effects. Since shower gel also has a cleansing effect, can shower gel be used to wash hair?

Second, can shower gel be used to wash hair?

Shower gel can be used to wash your hair and has the same cleansing effect, but it is not recommended to use it as shampoo for a long time. The alkalinity of the ingredients in shower gel is different from that of shampoo. Using shower gel to wash your hair for a long time may damage your hair. However, the baby's hair can be washed with baby shower gel, which is less irritating and will not cause damage to the scalp.

Third, what happens if you wash your hair with shower gel?

Can't wash clean

Body wash is made for the skin, shampoo is made for the hair. Although both skin and hair products are cleansing products, they are relatively not that comprehensive. So washing your hair with shower gel doesn’t get it clean as well.

Dryer hair

In addition to surfactants, shower gel also contains detergents such as phosphates, sodium carbonate, fragrances, enzymes, as well as foam boosters, thickeners, integrators, etc. When so many chemical ingredients are mixed together, it is easy to cause secondary damage to the hair.

Fourth, can shower gel be used to wash your face?

Shower gel cannot be used to wash your face, because shower gel contains soap and other bactericidal ingredients. These ingredients are alkaline and will clean the skin while taking away a lot of sebum from the skin. The skin on the face is different from the skin on the body. It is fragile and sensitive. If you don’t want your skin to become rough, oily on the outside and dry on the inside, you should choose a facial cleanser that suits you.