sulfates have been gaining a bad reputation in the beauty industry in recent years. Why and what the hell are they?
sodium lauryl sulfate, ammonium lauryl sulfate, and some are in basically any cleaning product that foams and foam soaps, shampoos, bubble bath, toothpaste, and yes, oven cleaner. This is what is known about sulfate: 
1) It can irritate the scalp, skin and eyes.
2) The strip hair of essential oils, which is what gives you that squeaky clean feeling. But also make the hair dry and can lead to breakage and damage.
3) can cause allergic reactions.
4) is bad for the environment (which can kill freshwater fish) and do not decompose easily.
5) The scientists still deliberating on whether they are carcinogenic. Recent studies have shown that sulfates are safe to be used or consumed, but other studies have shown that they become a cancer when combined with other chemicals. . (Some of which, yes, found in shampoos). The FDA not so excited about it yet, and remains a ubiquitous ingredient.
6) And yes, it can ruin your Keratin Treatment.
Many people have opted to use sulfate free shampoos and the market has responded with a series of products.
A tip when using sulfate-free products. . In the mood bubbly, super "clean" feeling you get with traditional shampoos, you'll have to get used to a different feeling. These shampoos generally are not as soapy, and some may make your hair feel a bit loose. may have to experiment with different brands to see what works for your hair type.
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