The Danger Of Clarifying Shampoos
Submitted by Beauty Brains Blog
Lina’s a lime lover: I use V05 Kiwi Lime Clarifying Shampoo twice a week. I follow up with V05 Kiwi Lime matching conditioner. Do I need to get my hair trimmed more often because I use this V05 2x a week? Someone told me I will get split ends faster from using a clarifying shampoo. This worries me because I’m trying to grow my hair.
The Right Brain responds:
As we’ve blogged before, there are only a few basic types of shampoos and clarifying shampoos fall into the deep cleansing/volumizing category.
Pros and cons of clarifying
These formulas tend to contain higher concentrations of cleansing ingredients and fewer conditioning agents. The advantage is that they give you squeaky clean hair that’s free of all the styling gunk and silicone residues that may have built up over time. The disadvantage is that they may dry out your hair a bit if you over use them. Of course, if you’re using a conditioner after shampooing, as you said you are, you probably won’t have a problem. But the VO5 conditioner is a relatively light weight formula; if you feel your hair needs more moisture, use a more premium conditioner that contains a silicone.
The Beauty Brains bottom line
If you’re clarifying twice a week and you’re using a conditioner each time, you should not see a big increase in split ends. VO5 is tough to beat for basic cleansing, but if your tresses are stressed, you should consider using a more moisturizing shampoo/conditioner system.
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