Nowadays, there are more and more bath products on the market, and consumers' consumption concepts are becoming more and more rational. There are even many consumer groups that value the value of product ingredients, which we often call ingredient parties. So what ingredients should we learn to look at when choosing bath products? Take shower gel as an example, and explain its composition to you. The main ingredients of shower gel include: 1. Surfactant 2. Fragrance 3. Special effect additives (various emollients, natural extracts, bactericides, etc.) 4. Foam enhancer (today, betaine is mainly used as a foam enhancer, which can improve the mildness of the product while improving the foam and foam quality; adding a small amount of polymer and amino acid surfactants to improve the foam quality) 5. pH regulator (the pH range of general shower products is 5.5-7.0.) 6. Viscosity regulators are mainly divided into two categories: ① Water-soluble polymers ② Organic and inorganic salts

01 Surfactants

According to the main surfactants, shower gels are divided into the following three types: 1. Fatty acid salt system shower gels, also known as soap-based systems, are made by neutralizing fatty acids with alkali. They have the advantages of strong cleaning ability, dryness, and rich foam. If lauric acid, myristic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, etc. appear in the shower gel ingredients, it can basically be determined as a soap-based shower gel;

2. Synthetic surfactant system shower gels are based on synthetic surfactants, such as amino acid system surfactant system shower gels, which have the advantages of low irritation, fine foam, and moisturizing after washing. The ingredients include sodium cocoyl glutamate, disodium cocoyl glutamate, sodium lauroyl glutamate, TEA cocoyl glutamate, potassium cocoyl glutamate, XX betaine or XX amphoteric XX, such as cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium lauroyl amphoacetate, etc.

3. Compound shower gel Shower gel with fatty acid salts and synthetic surfactants combines the advantages of excellent cleaning power and rich foam of fatty acid salts, and the advantages of mild and low irritation of synthetic surfactants.

Each surfactant system has its own advantages. There is no need to step on one and praise the other. The key is to learn to choose the right product according to your own situation.

02 Fragrance

Fragrances are generally divided into two categories: one is the pure natural essence extracted from plants; the other is the artificial fragrance synthesized by chemical means. Natural fragrances are divided into two categories: animal and plant. The most commonly used commercial varieties of animal natural fragrances are musk, civet, castoreum and ambergris. Plant-based natural fragrances are a mixture of various chemical components extracted from the flowers, fruits, leaves, skins, roots, stems, grasses and seeds of plants.

The process of extracting fragrances is complicated, the yield is very low, and the R&D cost is high. The nutrients and health value it contains are better than ordinary chemical fragrances, so the price is also more expensive.

For example, naturally extracted rose essential oil: Rose essential oil is one of the most expensive essential oils in the world and is called the "Queen of Essential Oils". In particular, it has a good beauty and skin care effect. It can nourish the inside and outside to fade spots, promote the decomposition of melanin, improve skin dryness, restore skin elasticity, and let women have fair, elastic and healthy skin. It is a fragrant essential oil suitable for women's health care.

03 Special functional ingredients

Some bath products are added with many functional ingredients, and the R&D and cost of these functional ingredients are relatively high. Such as: Chinese herbal extracts, hydrolyzed proteins, vitamins and derivatives, plant extracts, and some whitening and exfoliating ingredients, such as ceramide, arbutin, niacinamide, hyaluronic acid, etc.

For example, the recently popular star ingredient "niacinamide": niacinamide is a derivative of vitamin B3 and is also a recognized skin anti-aging ingredient in the field of cosmetic skin science. Its most important effect in skin anti-aging is to reduce and prevent the dull, yellow and pale skin color produced in the early aging process of the skin. It can also repair the damaged stratum corneum lipid barrier and improve the skin's resistance. In addition, niacinamide has the effect of deep water locking. Of course, we must also develop a sense of safety. If we don't know how to choose cleaning products based on the ingredients, we can also choose manufacturers with formal registration, so that our health can be guaranteed.