Comments on: Will Color Protecting Products Really Protect Your Color? http://thebeautybrains.com/2007/06/16/will-color-protecting-products-really-protect-your-color/ Cosmetic chemists answer your beauty product questions! We are a group of cosmetic scientists who understand what the chemicals used in cosmetics really do, how products are tested, and what all the advertising means. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:20:37 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Bye bye Herbal Essences shampoo « Ethically Green http://thebeautybrains.com/2007/06/16/will-color-protecting-products-really-protect-your-color/comment-page-1/#comment-20517 Bye bye Herbal Essences shampoo « Ethically Green Fri, 28 Sep 2007 18:47:38 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/2007/06/16/will-color-protecting-products-really-protect-your-color/#comment-20517 [...] between the ingredients in “regular” shampoo and “color-preserving” shampoo so says the Beauty Brains and, upon further research in my bathroom- me.  But I digress.  The point is, marketers but a lot [...] [...] between the ingredients in “regular” shampoo and “color-preserving” shampoo so says the Beauty Brains and, upon further research in my bathroom- me.  But I digress.  The point is, marketers but a lot [...]

]]> By: thebeautybrains http://thebeautybrains.com/2007/06/16/will-color-protecting-products-really-protect-your-color/comment-page-1/#comment-15425 thebeautybrains Sat, 16 Jun 2007 18:14:39 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/2007/06/16/will-color-protecting-products-really-protect-your-color/#comment-15425 Nope. Color treated shampoos are not formulated to have lower pHs. Incidentally, the pH range of shampoos is typically from 5.0 - 7.0. Lower pH has not been shown to be a significant factor in color loss. The notion of a pH balanced shampoo is actually just marketing gobbley gook. Once the shampoo is put on your head and exposed to shower water, the pH differences all but disappear. You can confirm this for yourself. Take two different shampoos. Dilute them with water and take a pH reading. They'll both be pretty close to neutral pH (7.0). Nope. Color treated shampoos are not formulated to have lower pHs. Incidentally, the pH range of shampoos is typically from 5.0 – 7.0.

Lower pH has not been shown to be a significant factor in color loss. The notion of a pH balanced shampoo is actually just marketing gobbley gook. Once the shampoo is put on your head and exposed to shower water, the pH differences all but disappear. You can confirm this for yourself. Take two different shampoos. Dilute them with water and take a pH reading. They’ll both be pretty close to neutral pH (7.0).

]]> By: George http://thebeautybrains.com/2007/06/16/will-color-protecting-products-really-protect-your-color/comment-page-1/#comment-15411 George Sat, 16 Jun 2007 16:38:32 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/2007/06/16/will-color-protecting-products-really-protect-your-color/#comment-15411 Is it true that shampoos for color treated hair are with low pH and that's the way to keep the color from fading? Is it true that shampoos for color treated hair are with low pH and that’s the way to keep the color from fading?

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