Infusium 23 by Clairol

Hi Liane,First of all, sodium laureth sulfate is a very gentle ingredient! It's the sodium lauryl sulfate which can be problematic. It can be very drying to the hair and irritating to the scalp. But, just because it *can* be doesn't mean it has to be! Perhaps your daughter is one for whom the product works well. And, if it works well, then she should use it! Also, children's hair seems to be different from adult's as well. I have a six-year-old son who sometimes uses shampoo with sodium lauryl sulfate and he has no problem, but I wouldn't use it on my hair or my daughter's hair.I'm not a stylist at all, but if you have permed hair, I'd be *very* careful with what you use on your hair. At least to begin with, that's when I would use a salon product that a stylist recommends just to see how my hair reacts with the perm. Are you happy with the shampoo you're now using?> The bottle says:> Corrects, Restores, Structurizes> Insusium 23 Moisturizing Shampoo infuses hair with 23> essential pro-vitamin and hair treatment ingredients> to instantly correct, restore and structurize hair.> Cleanses thoroughly to remove dirt, oil and styling> product residue. Leaves hair remoisturized, shiny,> silky and ready for styling.> Deep cleanses and instantly smoothes roughened hair> cuticle.Well, obviously the company wants to sell you the shampoo! Unfortunately, you really can't believe what the advertising people write on the label of nearly *any* shampoo or conditioner. Ones that say they're perfectly fine for colored or permed hair often are not. That's why it's very important to read labels for yourself. There was a great illustration in MAD magazine a long time ago where an ordinary pencil was illustrated and they pretended it was an ad and wrote all kinds of wonderful and miraculous "selling" points just for a plain old lead pencil!!Incidentally, some of the Infusium 23 shampoos contain sodium lauryl sulfate and some do not.

Hi, I tried the infusium 23 once and found that although it made my hair very shiny and managable, it also felt like it was coated in plastic. I believe it relies on silicones to produce this effect.Check to see if the product you're using contains silicones... these can make hair espesially shiny and managable very quickly, but aren't very good for hair in the long run.I hope this helps.