Added: 01/26/2006 |
Special protective infants shampoo ingredientsThe skin of the body and the head carries out in the human body some important functions: allocates in the environment end products of your metabolism, provides tactile and thermal contact to an environment, and creates a protective coating for all human beings.
On the surface of the skin there is a thin layer of sebum and bacteria. Sebum protects the drying of the skin and hits inside the organism's pathological micro organisms. On the skin of your head, the hair follicles and sebaceous glands settle down. The glands develop skin fat which softens the skin on your head and your hair. Besides, skin fat possesses some bacterial properties that interfere with the development of pathological bacteria. However the composition of many shampoos includes ingredients that completely delete the skin fat from the surface skin on your head and your hair. Therefore, the skin on your head losses its protective layer and could get damaged. The skin on your head gradually becomes dry and hair becomes fragile and dim. As the result of the constant application of various shampoos, there begins the formation of fur, loss of hair, or the occurrence of pustular diseases of the head that will last a long time.
Shampoos are developed for children with a view of the partial preservation of the sebum on the skin head. Some infants skin is very thin and sensitive, therefore, in the composition of infants shampoo ingredients include antibacterial, softening, and anti inflammatory ingredients. These ingredients protect the skin of babies from excessive dryness and the harmful penetration of bacteria. In addition, children's hair is subject to more subtlety and fragility; therefore, special attention should be given to the composition of infants shampoo ingredients.
The mandatory ingredients for all shampoos are sodium laureth sulfate or magnesium laureth sulfate. These substances practically and completely destroy hydrolipide film on the skin. However, in order to compensate for the negative action of the sodium laureth sulfate, in the compositions of infant's shampoos, there are special oils. Besides, a number of infants shampoo ingredients contain vegetable extracts and extracts from herbs. Most often for infant's shampoos extracts of chamomile, chemist's beggar ticks, and lavenders are used. These vegetable extracts render anti bacterial and anti inflammatory effects. There is enough frequency in the infants shampoo ingredients that naturally aromatic oils that provide a relaxed and calming influence are added. Besides, infant's shampoo is less irritating to eyes.
It is necessary to pay special attention to the presence of hypoallergenic infants shampoo ingredients. For the last ten years, the number of children that are inclined to have allergic reactions to shampoo has increased two times. Therefore, the manufacturers of infant's shampoos and other infant's cosmetic production are obliged to test all preparations for the presence of allergens. With the packing of infant's shampoo there needs to be a mark that the product is hypoallergenic and doesn't contain the ingredients that irritate the mucus membrane in the eyes.
However, before the application of any infant's cosmetic products, it is recommended that you check the skin of your child for sensitivity. For this purpose, it is necessary to put a few preparations on the internal part of the elbow and in a few minutes it is possible to see a reaction on the skin to the cosmetic product. In case of redness on the tested site of skin, the application of that preparation isn't recommended.
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