In the beauty industry, there is an opinion that specialized zooshampo for mane and tail of horses is also useful for human hair. We decided to check if this is so.
Statements About people healthy Use horse shampoos, you can Meet on many entertaining Portalsas well as on forumsdedicated beauty industry. In some media writethat shampoos for horses, unlike human ones, consist of natural components, which means they are less aggressive. Users sites with reviews and recommendations divided own positive experience in using such funds. In some sources Approvedthat the ancestor of fashion for horse shampoos for washing human hair was actress Sarah Jessica Parker, who allegedly stated in an interview that half of the Hollywood stars used it.
As for actresses allegedly using horse shampoos, there really are a lot on the Internet articles About "star" hair care, including these funds. Moreover speech Not only Sarah Jessica Parker, but also about Jennifer Eniston, Kim Kardashian, Demi Moore and others. All of them, at the same time, recommend the same brand - Mane ‘N Tail. Initially, this brand really specialized in cosmetics for horses. However, judging by information On the official website, the company, having noticed the increased interest in its own products, over the past 40 years, expanded the line of funds, including developed shampoos specifically for human needs. However, the Mane ‘n Tail claims that the products intended specifically for animals are safe for people, from which we can conclude that the formula of products is somehow adapted for human hair and skin. So to think that Hollywood stars simply go to the pet store, buy any shampoo for horses, use it, and then demonstrate luxurious hair on red carpets, is an exaggeration. On some quite authoritative resources there are also Articles About the "original" shampoo Mane ‘N Tail, where its advantages for human hair are listed. However, the authors note that, firstly, it does not give a guaranteed result, and secondly, the recommendations relate only to the means of this particular brand and are not applicable to other brands of animal cosmetics.
There are other brands that, despite their “horse” name, are originally designed or adapted for people, for example, shampoo "Horsepower". And in the name and advertising (the label shows a girl hugging a horse) The manufacturer hints that this is a horse shampoo, but in information The product writes that the product is designed specifically for humans. In this analysis, we will not touch such products precisely because only the name and marketing techniques are from horse cosmetics, so they can really be useful - or at least harmless - for people.
Specialists Recommend Select hair cosmetics in accordance with the type of scalp. The main task of shampoo is to clean the skin and hair, and also bring back to normal pH. Indicator pH Used To measure the concentration of hydrogen ions in aqueous or other liquid solutions. Water molecules are both in the human skin and the acid-base balance directly affects its health. It is measured on a scale from 0 to 14: PH = 7 is considered neutral, the indicators below are acidic, and above - alkaline. The norm for the skin of an adult is about 5.5. If this indicator becomes too high or too low, peeling, itching, irritation, acne and other problems may appear on the skin. To increase pH levels influences even ordinary water (in perfect case Its pH is neutral, but in tap water due to impurities, the indicator can be much higher), so some experts believe that it is better to use more acidic cosmetics to cleanse the skin. However, other experts They saythat in order to prevent skin irritation in cosmetics, other factors must be taken into account. Group of Brazilian scientists in 2014 I studied The scientific literature, describing the influence of pH shampois on the hair, came to the conclusion that alkaline agents lead to damage to the cuticle (outer layer) of the hair and their fragility. In this case, pH of the skin of horses - 7–7.4, which is much higher than human. This means, most likely, when developing shampoos for these animals, manufacturers are guided precisely on this indicator. When using such a product on human skin, you can get irritation or damage hair.
In addition, a person washes his head quite often (some daily), and you do not need to bathe horses with such regularity. On specialized Portals It is advised to do this if necessary before exhibitions or other events, and also clarify that it all depends on the living conditions of the animal and on the preferences of the owners, but speech It is definitely not about daily washing, but only about a few procedures per year. And even in this case, it is noted that it is better to wash the horse without shampoo as possible - to clean with a brush or to clean the pollution pointwise. If experts and manufacturers of specialized cosmetics for horses do not advise using such products on animals too often in order to avoid overdrying their skin, we can unsuitablely assume that a person who uses it on a daily basis, such cosmetics will also not benefit.
Moreover, if you look at Compounds horses shampoos sold In Russian online stores, you can notice that there is no talk of any exceptional naturalness of the components. As in some samples of human cosmetics, for example, there are sulfates that can be harmful For sensitive scalp, as well as dyes and fragrances. There are in these means and Siliconeswho cover the hair with a film, holding moisture in them. Thanks to this, immediately after application, the hair looks smooth and silky - perhaps it is with this effect that the positive reviews of the people who tried horse shampoo on themselves are associated. However, over time, these substances can accumulate and lead to dryness, dullness and brittleness. If you use them once a year before the competition, as is done with the mane of horses, it can be an excellent tool, but for daily use is not the most successful option.
“Verified” could not find a single recommendation of a trichologist or dermatologist who would advise people to use horse shampoos. On the contrary, experts also adhere to Opinionsthat the use of shampoos for animals on human hair will not lead to anything good. In addition to listing the aforementioned reasons, experts note that the concentration of potentially useful additives in horse shampoos can be much higher than necessary - or at least safe - for the scalp of the human head. In addition, trichologists remind that the main goal of shampoo is to cleanse, and not in strengthening or stimulating hair growth, since it is washed off and does not penetrate deep into the hair follicles. So, to expect that thanks to any shampoo (even horse, even human), instead of rare and thin hair, lush hair will grow, it is pointless.
Among factors affecting hair growth, specialists called Genetics, healthy nutrition, floor (in men, hair grows faster than in women) and age (the most active hair grows from 15 to 30 years, then this process slows down; some hair follicles dies with age). Specialists of the British Trichological Society Markthat there is no scientific evidence that shampoos can somehow affect this process. They will not save, and if for one reason or another, the hair began fall outHowever, it is still worth choosing cosmetics wisely, because some inappropriate means can only aggravate the problem.
Thus, among the so -called horse shampoos, there are truths that can safely use people. However, this applies mainly to those brands that, being originally intended for animals, were then adapted for a person, or those whose manufacturer uses a horse mane for marketing, but in fact originally developed human cosmetics. As for ordinary zooshamps used to wash human hair, they can cause dry skin, irritation, itching and other problems. And there are a number of reasons for this - in human skin, in the horse characteristic (which means that the composition of the products may not be suitable), and people wash their heads (and therefore are exposed to shampoo) much more often than horses are needed. In addition, we are not talking about any exceptional naturalness of the components of horse shampoos - approximately the same ingredients can be found as part of human counterparts. In addition, shampoos (neither horsepower nor human) do not affect the density and hair growth rate, so you should not take risk, using a remedy and intensive hair type of skin, is definitely not worth it.
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