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  • Where are the preservatives in this shampoo?

    Posted by Climatechangeanxiety on March 25, 2021 at 6:46 pm

    alaffia’s everyday coconut shampoo aint got a preservative? where is it?
    scratches head (out of confusion, not itchiness)

    Zingiber officinale (Ginger) Aqueous Extract, Lauryl Glucoside, Saponified Cocos nucifera (Coconut) Oil*, Decyl Glucoside,  Sodium Chloride, Cocos nucifera (Coconut) Water*, Panthenol, Aromatic Cocos nucifera (Coconut) Extract

    OldPerry replied 3 years, 1 month ago 4 Members · 3 Replies
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  • ozgirl

    Member
    March 25, 2021 at 11:56 pm

    It would likely be self preserved by the high pH of both the glucoside surfactants and the coconut soap.

  • Abdullah

    Member
    March 26, 2021 at 2:45 am

    Yeah @ozgirl is right.

    Never use such product. Lauryl Glucoside as primary surfactant doesn’t foam, doesn’t clean the hair and make it very dry in pH 5-6. At very high pH it will be worse

  • OldPerry

    Member
    March 26, 2021 at 1:33 pm

    You’re also looking at a company who obviously doesn’t follow the rules of INCI labeling so there may be a preservative in the formula that they just don’t list.

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