Liquid soaps - how are they all different?

HEYYY. Where’s my list? lol

I think all of them have different makes and effects…not all the same.

Like for example: If you used dishwashing soap on your hair, it strips out the pugmint and moisture…alas, you have dry, off color hair. The same goes with hand soap, although it is less potent than the dishwater soap.

Shampoo however, is made for the hair, which, would be created to be gentle on the body as well.It won’t provide you with the greatest “CLEAN” or moisture you would have with body wash, but it would work.

The giant bottle from Walmart must lack the moisturizing anfd healing benefits that your Jasmine body wash will have...the minerals and vitamins haven't been incorperated into the Walmart stuff like they have into the Jasmine, so they are not the same. 

The benificail contents raise the price of anything.

The difference is the ingredients for everything…and how they are made to use on certain things…”shampoo for hair, hand wash for hands, ECT.)

I might not make any sense…but, just a few thoughts. :)

I think they differ mainly in pH value and % of detergent

The ingredients in a typical shampoo for example, are 75% water, 10% detergent - also known as surfactants, that have the special ability to surround oily materials which allows them to be rinsed away by water afterwards.

5% salt to thicken

The remaining 10% is alkanolamides, (these make it foam better), polymers and silicone (conditioning agents) the perfume and color.

Everything is put into a huge mixing vessel, mixed well and then pumped into barrels ready to be bottled.

Basically, the cheap bottle from Walmart is likely to treat your hair in a similar way to the $15.00 bottle you mention.

Like perfumes, you pay more for the brand name and quality of the ingredients

PS I don’t have a chemistry degree but I used to work at the head office and manufacturing plant at The Body Shop cosmetic company in Britain. (There are quite a few of these shops in the US and all over the world)

I did not make the products but one of my buddies gave me a great tour one afternoon around the manufacturing plant.

Kiasu

in an emergancy only {lol} I’ve used shampoo for body wash and liquid hand soap for my dishes and it works the same however I wouldn’t get into the habit of doing that because in my mind it’s ‘not supposed to be that way’ lol!

If you were to do that regulary ya3ni , it would damage your skin as it is too harsh and has a much higher detergent content that shampoo.

Kiasu

LOL Kiasu, ya3ni is using shampoo on her body… wouldn’t shampoo be probably the mildest of all the soaps? Or did you think she was saying she’s used hand soap on her bod?

Probably the only thing we shouldn’t do is use shampoo for the dishes… and dish soap for our hair and bodies? Kiasu can you list them all by their detergent percentages? Thanks!

Hi pinkpearl

I only just got in from work a few minutes ago and I’m (as we say in Britain,) Knackered’!

Will try and do this tomorrow. Just off to bed in a few minutes.

Kiasu