Suede "silicone free" shampoo


Nothing is often associated with the development of small partners in the development of pharmaceutical and daily chemical products, and found that "hair loss" and "what plant extracts used in the formulation of shampoo products can inhibit hair loss", no silicone oil shampoo, etc., are still popular. Words, Xiaobian can only replay the old tune, and then lick the "silicone-free oil".


The "silicone-free" shampoo is quietly prevalent among consumers, and the silicone-free shampoo that is known as "no stimulation, more refreshing, non-greasy, anti-hair loss" is really as advertised, has a magical effect?


Silicone oil, a common shampoo addition ingredient, is often said to be a shampoo smoothing agent. If the shampoo does not use silicone oil, the feeling of washing will be embarrassing, uncomfortable, and difficult to comb. However, there are rumors that a layer of silicone oil is continuously coated on the outer layer of the hair, which makes the hair thick and gradually loses its elasticity. The pores are blocked and cannot be breathed, causing scalp hair follicle clogging, hair itching, hair loss and other problems, so it is consumed. I am sick.


Price increase
Does the price of silicone-free oil double?


After randomly visiting the supermarket, it was found that the shampoo products marked with “silicone-free oil” were generally more expensive than those containing silicone oil.


Usually 680ML installed QY (to avoid advertising suspicion, use letters instead of the brand name, you can imagine) silicone oil men's shampoo price is 99.8, and 750ML QY men's anti-dandruff sports mint shampoo price is only 55.8 . In other words, the same brand of shampoo products, containing silicone oil and silicone-free oil almost doubled.


Subsequently, search for a treasure "silicone-free shampoo", the search results have about 30,000 treasures. In addition to Icahn, Pantene, L'Oreal and other big brands have launched a series of silicone-free oil products, there are also some imported brands of silicone-free oil products. These shampoos range in price from $50 to $100, and are generally higher than ordinary shampoos containing silicone oil.
“The silicone-free oil product is indeed a new concept in the shampoo industry. It is a new technology for desiliconizing the shampoo. But it is customary to understand that silicone oil is a subtraction of ingredients, but why the price of the product has to double. "There are consumers who have expressed doubts about this."


The reporter compared QY men's anti-dandruff shampoo (including silicone oil) and QY men's silicone-free oil products. The 17 components of the two products are the same. Mica, titanium dioxide, sodium salicylate and sodium benzoate are added to the silicone-free products. Ingredients. In other words, QY silicone-free products have added four other ingredients to the product based on the removal of 11 components of the original product.


For these four ingredients, industry analysts said that these are common ingredients for shampoo and are widely used in many shampoos. That is to say, from the viewpoint of technical cost, there is almost no difference between products containing silicone oil and silicone oil.