Clarifying, Purifying, and Detox shampoos; Key Differences Explained

What does clarify your hair mean? what is the difference between clarify and purify shampoos? How do you detox your hair? will a clarify shampoo strip my hair color? Should you purify, clarify, or use a detox shampoo? it can be confusing for consumers to make this decision with so many products on the market. We noticed this when we were working with our formulations for Kind Sol Haircare products that this niche of the market is saturated with mixed information and we realized that the public needs a simple solution. We will break down each of these three very different types of shampoos for you to make a conscious decision for yourself. You will learn of the benefits of each, any side effects of each type of shampoos, and the best way to use each type of shampoo.

What is a clarifying shampoo?

Why would you use a clarifying shampoo? It was originally designed, and it was marketed to get rid of extra buildup of products, minerals, and hard water from your hair with the promise to restore your hairs natural volume, shine, and texture. Introduced in the early days as an occasional use only shampoo and shouldn't replace your daily cleanser which worked great for the older generation of ladies that got their washed and set with multiple products. As a professional stylist for the past thirty-five years, I do not recommend using a clarifying shampoo as the disadvantages heavily out way no benefits. The major drawbacks of using a clarifying shampoo include dryness, frizz, hair color fading, potential scalp irritation due to its harsh surfactants, and stripping your hair of your natural oils. Pro-Stylist Tip: We do not recommend using a clarifying shampoo, if you're feeling like you have build-up seek a professional stylist for a professional treatment or continue on reading to seek other options available to you.

What is a purifing shampoo?

A purifying Shampoo is similar to the clarifying shampoo in reference to being developed for a deeper cleansing wash to remove heavy buildup from the hair and scalp. These product formulas are to be used when your hair feels heavy or dull, lifeless, greasy, or unresponsive to styling. Other times people use a purifying shampoo is when they happen to live in an area with hard water and experience having a heavy mineral buildup in the hairs surface can lead to needing a specialty product to rid the hair of unwanted minerals. The difference between a purify and clarifying shampoo: The main difference is the surfactants that each use, a surfactant is a surface-active agents used that work by having both water-loving (hydrophilic) and an oil loving (lipophilic) end. This dual nature allows them to lift and rinse away dirt, oil, and product buildup from the hair. A clarifying shampoo will use a much stronger and most time very harsh surfactant in their formula which can lead to very dry and unruly hair. On the other hand, a purifying shampoo will use a gentler surfactant in their formulas. Pro-Stylist Recommendations: We will always recommend seeing a professional hairstylist for a Purifying treatment for best results. We also understand some may just want to do it themselves at home, here are some guidelines for a purifying shampoo. First, purchase a Purifying shampoo formula that uses a very low surfactant cleanser. This will ensure not to strip your hair follicles of your natural oils that help protect your root and scalp. Next, use as an occasional shampoo and we absolutely recommend that you don't use as an everyday shampoo, as this will lead to dry and brittle hair. Finally, We recommend that you use a professional brand and seek your local hair stylist professional on which brand they would use on your specific hair type.

What is a detox shampoo?

A detox shampoo is a unique formula that is derived from the most natural ingredients on the market today. A detox shampoo will gently remove build-up, hard water minerals, environmental pollutants, and sweat from the hair and scalp. When these disrupters are in the hair follicle it can make it hard to style or even damage our hair follicle. Choosing the right detox shampoo will improve your hairs texture, allow your natural shine back into your hair, and reduces scalp irritation with improved dandruff related problems.

What is Activated Charcoal?

Activated Charcoal is a fine, black powder made from carbon rich materials like wood, coal, and coconut shells that are "activated" by extreme heat. This heating process created a large network of tiny pores, which dramatically increases its surface area and allows it to trap chemicals and toxins through a process called absorption.

Will a detox shampoo remove Chlorine from your hair?

Yes, a detox shampoo with Activated Charcoal can remove Chlorine from your hair. Here is the scientific breakdown of how this happens. Depending on the shampoo formula and the percentage rate but, the Activated Charcoal acts as a magnet to attract and absorb impurities and chemicals like Chlorine trapped in your hair follicles. This makes a detox shampoo ideal for swimmers with the Activated Charcoals Porus structure that allows unwanted Chlorine to absorb, drawing out these impurities that can dull your hairs natural shine. and movement.

How do you detox your hair?

You can make a major impact on your hair's health and vitality with a simple detox shampoo. Follow a few simple steps that will make a big difference in how your hair reacts to styling. We found during the testing phase of Kind Sol Haircare Ocean Rush Detox formula with Activated Charcoal was safe and removed environment pollutants from extremely blonde hair and found that it absorbed the discoloration that can happen to blonde's in-between color treatments. Detox preparation, choose the detox shampoo brand that actually meets you where you are with the listed ingredients. First, understand the reason why you are even detoxing your hair in the first place. Are you removing sweat, chlorine, or environmental? Then, fully saturate your hair with warm water and apply your detox shampoo to your roots and working it down towards your ends of hair. Next, if your just removing sweat from a heavy workout shampoo as you normally would. When your removing heavy water mineral build-up, Chlorine, or environmental pollutants apply to roots and work it down towards the ends of your hair and let remine on your hair for up to fifteen minutes for full absorption of the toxins in your hair.

Conclusion

We leave you with the information needed to know difference between a clarifying, purifying, and a detox shampoo, how to use each product with recommendations of each very different type of shampoo. You fully understand how align with a purifying regiment under a professional stylist supervision or using a detox shampoo at home for maximum benefits. Have you ever used a product with Activated Charcoal? and if so, what were your results? we would love to hear about your experience and the results on your hair type.