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BEER SHAMPOO – Science behind

Updated: Sep 24, 2021

Hello Folks, its been a while since i have done a product review

In this post am gonna review the most recommended beer shampoo on the Instagram questionnaire. I am gonna talk about the real science behind the beer used as a shampoo along with its benefits and side effects too.

Try out the DIY Beer shampoo included in this post

End of the post Top beer shampoos review link were included.

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Science Behind

According to researchers, beer contains a mineral called silica. Silica is known to add volume to hair and make it thicker and is also commonly taken as a hair and nail supplement. This makes beer one of the best ingredients you could use to promote hair growth while improving hair health.

If you were looking for an ingredient that would fulfill all of your hair’s mineral needs, beer is the jackpot. Apart from silica, beer contains phosphorus, copper, magnesium, iron and also the B vitamins. Following are the different benefits of beer for hair.

For those who are looking towards triggering hair growth, using a beer treatment can help stimulate blood circulation to the scalp, boosting hair growth. Along with vitamin B, the proteins found in malt and hops (which are active ingredients in beer) are said to repair damaged hair. The sucrose and maltose sugars present in beer tighten and strengthen hair cuticles for enhanced shine.

Benefits and side effects

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The popular beverage is known to condition your hair while maintaining the pH level of your scalp, keeping it from getting too dry or oily.

Beer works as an excellent hair conditioner. The protein in beer helps repair damaged hair cuticles and nourish hair follicles, which in turn makes your hair shiny and smooth.

Benefits of beer shampoo for hair are observed that beer proves better than other ordinary shampoo. Beer works well because the alcohol acts as a cleansing and shine agent. Shampoo gives you healthy, smooth and rescue from dry and dull hair, makes hair soft, less frizzy or messy and also enhance hair growth.

Lists of benefits of Beer Shampoo for hair-

  1. Improve the lustre and quality of the hair

  2. Beer helps control dry scalp and removes dandruff. Beers are cleans the scalp and hair due to its alcoholic properties.

  3. Beer contains proteins and vitamins, so they help to strengthen,smoothen the hairs and improve the quality of hair.

  4. Easily removes oil from the hair.

  5. Adds shine and volume to the hair.

  6. Make the hair manageable within few weeks.

  7. It nourishes and smoothes hair, while strengthens your strands and pumps up the volume of your hairs.

As beer smell is strong and alcoholic representation. Beer shampoo has also some disadvantage faced by the users. As for those who are non-drinker, beer smell of the shampoo is kind of repulsive.

The Raw Beer can also be used for cleansing of hair, as it has the alcohol properties which are the cleansing agent. Beer deep cleans the hair and scalp preventing itchiness and removes dandruff. And commercially, Shampoo is available. Park Avenue has created this dynamic Beer Shampoo, which is the most popular Beer Shampoo.

SIDE EFFECTS

Beer shampoos contain a huge list of hazardous chemicals. So, there is nothing natural about it. The list of chemicals present in the beer shampoo of the most famous brands.

  1. Sulfates

  2. Cocamidopropyl butane and Cocobetaine

  3. Tetra Sodium EDTA

  4. Perfumes with Polysorbates

  5. Methicones

  6. Methylchloroisothiazolinone & Methylisothiazolinone

  7. Quaternium

  8. Benzophenone

As these chemicals are commonly used in any shampoo and has few side effects but these side effects causes only on prolonged usage. Any hazards chemical side effects are not proven. The beer is included as an active ingredient but other chemicals are also present.

Commercial shampoos always come with the added chemicals, to get 100% natural beer benefits as a shampoo or conditioner try out the DIY Beer Shampoo

DIY Beer Shampoo

Ingredients:

  1. ½ cup water;

  2. 1 small spoon of grape seed oil ;

  3. ½ cup baby shampoo (neutral);

  4. 1 cup of beer (of any type, version or brand you prefer).

Procedure:

Step 1: Add 1/2 cup water into the bowl of your choice and add 1/2 cup of baby shampoo into the bowl

Step 2: Add 1 small soon of grape seed oil to mask the smell and 1 cup of beer of your choice ( any type your prefer)

Note: Add the ingredients slowly so that the baby shampoo and the beer wont makes much foam. The baby shampoo is added to lather less and contains safe quantity of SLS in it. Moreover beer itself cleanses and acts as a good conditioner too.

The Beer shampoo suits for all hair types including the curly, straight, oily, dry, chemical treated, colored and straightened hair.

When to use : Wash your scalp and hair twice a week or as per your preference.

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