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Curel Intensive Moisture Care Shampoo Versus Klorane Balancing Shampoo With Galangal For Flaky Scalp

Shampoo
Shampoo
Japanese Brand Japan
French Brand France

Updated on June 04, 2024

Overview

What they are

These products are both reef safe shampoos. They have a total of 3 ingredients in common

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for dark spots

Free From

They both do not contain any parabens

What's Inside

They both contain fragrances

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Ingredients Explained

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Skin Conditioning, Solvent

Water. It's the most common cosmetic ingredient of all. You'll usually see it at the top of ingredient lists, meaning that it makes up the largest part of the product.

So why is it so popular? Water most often acts as a solvent - this means that it helps dissolve other ingredients into the formulation.

You'll also recognize water as that liquid we all need to stay alive. If you see this, drink a glass of water. Stay hydrated!

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Masking

Chances are, you eat sodium chloride every day. Sodium Chloride is also known as table salt.

This ingredient has many purposes in skincare: thickener, emulsifier, and exfoliator.

You'll most likely find this ingredient in cleansers where it is used to create a gel-like texture. As an emulsifier, it also prevents ingredients from separating.

There is much debate on whether this ingredient is comedogenic. The short answer - comedogenic ratings don't tell the whole story. Learn more about comegodenic ratings here.

The concensus about this ingredient causing acne seems to be divided. Research is needed to understand if this ingredient does cause acne.

Scrubs may use salt as the primary exfoliating ingredient.

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Buffering

Sodium Hydroxide is also known as lye or caustic soda. It is used to adjust the pH of products; many ingredients require a specific pH to be effective.

In small amounts, sodium hydroxide is considered safe to use. However, large amounts may cause chemical burns due to its high alkaline.

Your skin has a natural pH and acid mantle. This acid mantle helps prevent harmful bacteria from breaking through. The acid mantle also helps keep your skin hydrated.

"Alkaline" refers to a high pH level. A low pH level would be considered acidic.

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When to use

1 Routine
0% use in am
100% use in pm
100% use every day

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Curel Intensive Moisture Care Shampoo 20 ingredients

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Klorane Balancing Shampoo With Galangal For Flaky Scalp 19 ingredients

3.0 /5
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Review

FA safe!
A little stripping for me but didn't exacerbate any FA issues as far as I could tell. Definitely gives that squeaky clean feeling with lots of lather if that's what you're after. Smells great if you're into fragrance. Lovely, sophisticated bottle but the label does start to wear off eventually after getting wet repeatedly.