Comments on: Do Salon Shampoos Have Better pH? http://thebeautybrains.com/2008/08/18/do-salon-shampoos-have-better-ph/ 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 11:10:48 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Meg http://thebeautybrains.com/2008/08/18/do-salon-shampoos-have-better-ph/comment-page-1/#comment-40004 Meg Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:02:40 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/?p=2652#comment-40004 Regard less of High PH! As a 10 yr hair stylist I can feel the difference in a persons hair when they are not using a salon quality shampoo & conditioner! There hair has major build up from the store bought shampoo/cond.(and they wonder why there hair is so flat & doing nothing)!! With salon Shampoo's & Conditioners use will only need to use a small amount in your hair which will be saving you money in the long run compared to using a store brand shampoo/Cond which is watered down & you need to use more! Yourself & your hair are worth it! I guarantee if you use a salon Shampoo & Conditioner for a few weeks you will majorly feel & tell a difference in your hair!!!! And you don't have to spend a fortune there are many different brands & prices in salon products, look for the litter sales too! Regard less of High PH! As a 10 yr hair stylist I can feel the difference in a persons hair when they are not using a salon quality shampoo & conditioner! There hair has major build up from the store bought shampoo/cond.(and they wonder why there hair is so flat & doing nothing)!! With salon Shampoo’s & Conditioners use will only need to use a small amount in your hair which will be saving you money in the long run compared to using a store brand shampoo/Cond which is watered down & you need to use more!
Yourself & your hair are worth it! I guarantee if you use a salon Shampoo & Conditioner for a few weeks you will majorly feel & tell a difference in your hair!!!! And you don’t have to spend a fortune there are many different brands & prices in salon products, look for the litter sales too!

]]> By: Ian http://thebeautybrains.com/2008/08/18/do-salon-shampoos-have-better-ph/comment-page-1/#comment-37481 Ian Thu, 23 Apr 2009 02:12:19 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/?p=2652#comment-37481 Having a higher pH level is better in the acidic table because it means it is closer to the neutral, water, which has a pH of 7. Thus, your store-bought shampoos are healthy for you. You have to see it as a two part table. Acids Neutral Bases ^^^^^ You want your shampoos between 4 and 6 to provide the maximum results. As you travel up the pH scale, it does not always mean your shampoo is bad. Be aware. If you go up to the bases, you've gone too far. Haha. Having a higher pH level is better in the acidic table because it means it is closer to the neutral, water, which has a pH of 7. Thus, your store-bought shampoos are healthy for you. You have to see it as a two part table.

Acids Neutral Bases
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You want your shampoos between 4 and 6 to provide the maximum results. As you travel up the pH scale, it does not always mean your shampoo is bad. Be aware. If you go up to the bases, you’ve gone too far. Haha.

]]> By: Left Brain http://thebeautybrains.com/2008/08/18/do-salon-shampoos-have-better-ph/comment-page-1/#comment-36292 Left Brain Fri, 06 Mar 2009 17:33:15 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/?p=2652#comment-36292 @Carlo - It really depends on the specific system and how much you adjust the pH. Typically, a lower pH will be better for conditioning ingredients. This will increase their tendency to "stick" to the negatively charged sites on the hair protein. But practically, you would not be able to notice any measurable differences between a shampoo at a pH of 4.5 versus one at pH of 7. @Carlo – It really depends on the specific system and how much you adjust the pH. Typically, a lower pH will be better for conditioning ingredients. This will increase their tendency to “stick” to the negatively charged sites on the hair protein.

But practically, you would not be able to notice any measurable differences between a shampoo at a pH of 4.5 versus one at pH of 7.

]]> By: Carlo http://thebeautybrains.com/2008/08/18/do-salon-shampoos-have-better-ph/comment-page-1/#comment-36256 Carlo Thu, 05 Mar 2009 02:33:20 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/?p=2652#comment-36256 I know you can adjust pH levels by adding citric acid/lactic acid etc. to make it more acidic (less than 5.5). On the other hand you can add TEA/EDTA etc. to make it more alkaline (above 5.5). My question is, will it affect the performance of the conditioning agents and other actives in the shampoo or conditioner? I know you can adjust pH levels by adding citric acid/lactic acid etc. to make it more acidic (less than 5.5). On the other hand you can add TEA/EDTA etc. to make it more alkaline (above 5.5).

My question is, will it affect the performance of the conditioning agents and other actives in the shampoo or conditioner?

]]> By: Lynn http://thebeautybrains.com/2008/08/18/do-salon-shampoos-have-better-ph/comment-page-1/#comment-35398 Lynn Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:16:29 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/?p=2652#comment-35398 Plastic surgeons recommend Johnson's Baby Shampoo after surgery. What is the Ph level this product -- A hairsylist told me it was 14. I know it leaves the hair feeling coated and unclean. Plastic surgeons recommend Johnson’s Baby Shampoo after surgery. What is the Ph level this product — A hairsylist told me it was 14. I know it leaves the hair feeling coated and unclean.

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