You check food labels. Time to check your shampoo. Some ingredients are straight-up enemies of healthy hair.

Here’s what to ditch — and what to switch it with:

🚫 Avoid	✅ Use Instead
Sulfates (SLS/SLES)	Gentle surfactants like coco-glucoside
Silicones (dimethicone)	Lightweight natural oils (argan, jojoba)
Parabens	Natural preservatives (vitamin E, potassium sorbate)
Synthetic Fragrance	Essential oils (lavender, rosemary)
Alcohols (like ethanol)	Fatty alcohols (cetyl, stearyl) that condition

Silicones may give that fake shine, but they suffocate your strands over time. And parabens? Your endocrine system says no thanks.

“What you put on your hair ends up in your body. Read your labels.” — Raven Pro Tip