aussie products

I have had very mixed results with the Aussie products. I found the shampoo too harsh (stripped ALL of the natural oils) and the conditioner too heavy. My wife developed a serious case of the head itch from the shampoo. However, the 5-Minute Miracle wasn`t bad and did leave the hair soft and shiny (we still use and prefer the L`Oreal Nature`s Therapy Mega Moisture as a deep conditioner).

But that`s just us. We have a good friend that swears by all of the Aussie products. Everybody is different. Makes the world more interesting. ;)

Hi..
Just my humble opinion here....Please just take this information and use it as you like. I don`t use any of the products sold in grocery store aisles. They put too many chemicals in them that are bad for your body. Sodium Lauryl (Laureth) Sulfate, for one, is found in high amounts in most of those and it has been found to cause lesions in the skin when in contact repeatedly. Check your labels for it. The FDA is currently testing it for the possibility of creating tumors. All of this info is on the internet.
If it causes lesions in the skin - it is probably eating away at your hair too. Another toxic chemical found in many over the counter stuff...Propylene Glycol. It is the main ingredient in antifreeze - Yet it is in our hair products just becasue the fda hasn`t been able to get the right testing done to prove what 30 years of putting this stuff on your hair will do to you.
Gee, and they wonder why the incidence of breast cancer is going up? This stuff is the main ingredient in hand lotions.....hmmmm
Soryy to get on my soapbox, just thought you and the good peopleof HB should be made aware.

Jacqui

Hi there! I want to clear up some misinformation in one of the previous posts regarding shampoo chemicals. Sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) and sodium laureth sulfate (SLES) are completely different substances. The first is a rather harsh surfactant detergent while the second is relatively mild.

The assertion that SLS causes cancer is a myth, debunked in 1998 as an Internet/email hoax. Please refer to the Urban Legends Reference for a complete breakdown:

http://www.snopes.com/toxins/shampoo.htm

This is a well-documented discussion backed up with research from the FDA, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the National Toxicology Program and the International Agency for Research on Cancer, all which have rated SLS as non-carcinogenic.

Bottom line: you`d have to eat incredible amounts of SLS to produce significant damage, and you don`t eat shampoo. (At least I hope not!) Topical application of this detergent can be drying to an irritated scalp or damaged hair, but it won`t cause cancer. Most shampoos contain 70-90 percent water. The SLS is present in much smaller quantities than necessary to cause illness.

The sites that claim anything to the contrary are often the propagation of misinformed people who mean well or those selling "natural" products that do not contain sulfates. Their goal is to scare off consumers who use mainstream products in favor of their more natural-sounding ingredient lists.

Also, it`s ethylene glycol that forms antifreeze, not propylene glycol (please see http://www.ourhair.net/huhs.htm for more info.) Propylene glycol is an FDA-approved moisturizer that binds water to hair and skin like glycerin.

Remember to always read with a critical eye and happy new year! :-)