Test of shampoo at Stiftung Warentest: wash your hair, but with which product? Sustainable hair care products are so good.
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Washing hair with shampoo or better with hair soap? Sustainable hair care products tested by Stiftung Warentest.
- Stiftung Warentest had 18 different products for that hair in the test.
- The majority could test achieve the grade “good”.
- The Stiftung Warentest also looked at the eco-balance of the products for the hair more precisely.
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Kassel – The Stiftung Warentest has in one test examined various products that consumers use to wash their hair use. in the test In addition to the classic liquid shampoo, there were also firm shampoos and soaps that were specially made for them hair are determined. The Stiftung Warentest As always, examined the products for various properties. This time, the test also considered the ecological balance.
Stiftung Warentest: Various products for the hair in the test
Among the 18 products in the test from Stiftung Warentest there were eight liquid shampoos. The other products for that hair were soaps or firm shampoos.
A total of 14 pieces made it into the Test, to get the grade “good”. Only one product in the test for the hair was rated as sufficient.
Stiftung Warentest: Test examined various criteria – the hair was analyzed after use by professionals
in the test the Stiftung Warentest different criteria were again included in the overall assessment. The main part of the test was the care properties for the hair out. Here the experts of Stiftung Warentest after rinsing out the hair their properties – such as their detangling, grip or volume.
This category made up 50 percent of the overall rating of the respective product. During the test the products were anonymized so that the testers could not see which product they were testing.
Stiftung Warentest: The applicability was also assessed in the test
As a further category, the people in test from Stiftung Warentest the applicability of the products when washing the hair judged. This verdict made up 30 percent of the overall rating.
The remaining 20 percent of the overall grade was formed by evaluating the packaging, the advertisements and the declaration on the product itself. It was also examined whether the critical fragrance Lilial is included in the products. The Eco balance of the products was from Stiftung Warentest, separate from the actual one test, also examined.
Stiftung Warentest: This was the leader in the hair test
By doing test from Stiftung Warentest all liquid shampoos were rated well with an overall grade. However, some of the liquid care products have been designed for the hair also found substances that are not necessarily recommended. Preservatives were only found in the liquid products. Even substances that are difficult to biodegrade could only be found in the liquid shampoos.
The top seller among liquid products comes from the discounter Lidl. The vitamin shampoo for normal hair achieved a rating of 1.9. It is the only product in the test, which managed to get a 1 before the comma in the overall rating.
Stiftung Warentest: In the test, one of the solid products for hair is at the forefront of the application
In contrast, when it comes to application, one of the firm shampoos is in test right at the front. The testers from Stiftung Warentest evaluated the application of the “Honey I washed my hair honey sweetness” from the house Lush with a grade of 1.5. In terms of packaging, too, the product made it “very good”.
However, the most expensive product for the lost at eleven euros hair the only one with the test on the critical fragrance Lilial. Here, it was the only product that only scored “sufficient”. The Consumer Safety Committee of the European Union classifies the use of the substance Lilial in cosmetic articles as unsafe.
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Stiftung Warentest: Test exposed a bogus pack among the products for the hair
Another outlier in test from Stiftung Warentest is the hair soap “Natur All Hair Types” by Savion. In the declaration and advertising statements category, the product, which costs just 15 cents per hair wash, only managed a poor rating of 5.0. The provider advertised, among other things, that his product was fragrance-free, but the experts at Stiftung Warentest prove several in exactly this product.
In addition, the rating of the soap is pulled down due to the lack of a reference to the use of acidic rinse. When using hair soap, the use of such a rinse is specifically recommended. This rinse of water and vinegar helps against the so-called “lime soap”, which is created due to the lime content in the water.
Stiftung Warentest: In the test, all soaps in the packaging category were top
In the packaging category, test from Stiftung Warentest all soaps for that hair are intended to achieve very good marks. In contrast, the experts at the Stiftung Warentest when using a firm shampoo from Foamie, pay attention to a mock pack.
This earned the product “Foamie – Solid Shampoo Normal Hair” a grade 5 in the packaging category. The packaging of the soap feigned more content than was actually contained.
Stiftung Warentest: The eco balance in the test was clearly a better one for soaps
At the test compared the ecological balance Stiftung Warentest among other things, the environmental impact of washing the hair with liquid and with solid shampoo or soap. You came at that test to the realization that both are equally harmful here.
However, the environmental impact of liquid shampoo in terms of production and transportation is many times higher than that of the solid alternative.
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