Dichotomy...

Adam's Beef of the Day: I found this shampoo in the bathroom closet that claims to have a Dual Silicone System. This intrigued me, so I looked at the ingredients list.

Water - H₂O
Ammonium Lauryl Sulfate - CH₃(CH₂)₁₀CH₂OSO₃NH₄
Ammonium Laureth Sulfate - CH₃(CH₂)₁₀CH₂(OCH₂CH₂)₃OSO₃NH₄
Cocamide MEA - contains C, O, H, N
Glycol Distearate - CH₃(CH₂)₁₆COOCH₂CHOHCH₂OH
Dimethiconol - not specified, but I know it's silicon based
Ammonium Xylenesulfonate - contains S, O, H, N
Glycerin - CH₂(OH)CH(OH)CH₂OH
Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride - C₆H₁₆NO₂.xCl.xUnspecified
Octyl Methoxycinnamate - C₁₈H₂₆O₃
Triethanolamine - C₆H₁₅NO₃
Disodium EDTA - C₁₀H₁₆N₂O₈.2Na
Citric Acid - C₆H₈O₇
Methylparaben - C₈H₈O₃
Propylparaben - C₁₀H₁₂O₃
DMDM Hydantoin - C₇H₁₂N₂O₄
Fragrance - not an active ingredient, so who cares what's in it?

So, not counting the fragrances (which is unlikely to have silicone anyway), only one ingredient has silicone in it. Does their "Dual" Silicone System come from the fact that it's dimethiconol? What a rip. Fun info available here and chemical formulas came from here.

Posted by Rev. Adam on Wednesday, June 16, 2004 at 12:17 AM | Permalink