Is Your Shampoo Toxic?
Last Updated: 30 Nov 2024

You already know the answer!
Ask yourself: Would you drink it? No?

Then perhaps you shouldn't put it on your skin: Your scalp readily absorbs chemicals directly into your bloodstream.. There are probably 10-20 different toxic chemicals in the average store-bought shampoo.

There's more bad news: Your scalp and forehead are among the places in your body where skin absorption of chemicals is the highest. See the graphic below, the higher the number, the more you absorb.

What if you could wash your hair with nutrients instead of harsh chemicals? Nature has provided us with the perfect solution: Eggs. Yes, you read that right.

This is a traditional beauty trick, your grandmother has probably done this many times, but there's also modern science showing that hair growth is uniquely supported by raw eggs.

In humans, hair loss is intimately connected with malnutrition and environmental toxins, and replacing your chemical shampoo with eggs remedies both of these problems. Consider that birds grow their hair and feathers in the eggs, meaning that every nutrient needed to achieve hair growth is included in eggs!

There is also a unique peptide found in egg yolks called HGP, or "Hair Growth Peptide" which promotes hair growth through VEGF stimulation. This study shows that not only does this peptide increase hair growth, it's potent enough to achieve this even when you eat the eggs..! Can you imagine how effective massaging raw eggs directly on to your follicles would be?

Washing your hair with eggs is easy. Crack them in a shallow glass, mix, and massage into your hair (and a little on your face too), then rinse thoroughly with water. Don't use hot water unless you want omelette in your hair.. Medium temperature works great. Hot showers are great, just avoid heating your hair.

This is not hard, and you should be able to learn it quickly.

When you're done, remember to rinse the shower itself and remove hair from drain.

Some people like to add oil in their hair after washing it, or you can move around your scalp's natural oils to the hair lengths by dragging your fingers through it (a lot).

It is pretty common to only use egg yolks instead of whole eggs, using only yolks will remove less oils from hair, for better and for worse.

You may also consider egg alternatives such as washing your hair with kefir, milk, apple cider vinegar, baking soda.. remember, don't put anything on your skin that you would not eat.

We hope that you enjoy your next shower, friend!