Fitz is furious…Why is sodium hydroxide in my Herbal Essences conditioner? Will it take my hair out? YIKES!!! The Right Brain responds: You can rest easy, Fitz. Herbal Essences won’t cause you to lose any hair (unless you’re pulling your hair out after trying to figure out all their overly cutesy names.) Sodium hydroxide is [...] Read more: why-is-sodium-hydroxide-in-my-conditioner