With all the other ingredients, the shampoo averages out at a 2, just like the Giovanni. But because the ingredient was listed on the label as "clay minerals" it put up a red flag. If you look up other clays, like Rhassoul or Kaolin, they get low risk scores. Just the fact that the database didn't recognize it gave it a bad score. However, there are no side effects, warnings, or problems listed with the ingredient. The main objection that the database has to the shampoo is the fact that it has "clay minerals." The database doesn't recognize "clay minerals," as an ingredient so it gives it a risk score of 4. (It can be contaminated with carcinogentic nitrosamines, a group of chemicals that it can come in contact with during its synthesis.) However, because the shampoo contains so many herbal extracts that rate a 0, the overall risk score of the shampoo averages out to a 2. Cocamidopropyl betaine scores a 5 risk score as an individual ingredient for its contamination concerns. It uses cocamidopropyl betaine as its main lathering agent. Giovanni's shampoo is a synthetic detergent diluted with water infused with herbs.
It's basically an herbally-infused mud you put on your hair. On the one hand, Terressentials Shampoo is completely synthetic-free. Both score a "2" risk score, but they couldn't be more different. Terressentials Cool Mint Pure Earth Hair Wash vs. Let's look for shampoo and compare two products in the database.
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