Recently we ran a series of articles about all the ingredients in our Detox Shampoo. Surprisingly many of the chemicals and organic ingredients found in the Detox Shampoos are the same as the ones found in sunscreen. Why is that?

The sun sends out many types of radiation, but sunscreen protects our skin from the two most damaging types, UVA and UVB rays. UVB causes sunburn and skin cancer, while UVA cause wrinkling, and aging of the skin prematurely. There are different levels of protection you can have against the sun; they’re called SPF – Sun Protection Factor. The higher the SPF of the sunscreen the higher a percentage of UVB rays the sunscreen is blocking.

The combination of chemicals in sunscreen is used to provide a broad-spectrum level of protection against the sun, and other types of radiation along the UVA and UVB spectrum. And just like your skin, your hair can take damage from the sun. Sun can destroy your hair by breaking down the structural bonds, sun streaks are an example of the damage done over a long period of time. Energy and radiation from the sun don’t just chip away at the outer shell of your hair strands, but actually deteriorate the interior of your hair, which is why colors fade so easily and readily.

The sunscreen ingredients in the Detox shampoos protect your hair from sun, as well as having the unique ability to protect the toxins in your hair from detection. They coat your hair in much the same way that sunscreen coats your skin. Because these chemicals are present you can rest assured, that just like sunscreen on your skin reflects back the UVB and UVA rays without taking any radiation into the skin, the chemicals on the hair protect the toxins from detection during the testing process.

Make sure to use all products with care and by following the instructions closely.