How to Read Ingredient Labels

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Ah, Ingredient labels. They were the bane of my existence when I first started my journey. How on Earth was I supposed to read this mumbo jumbo?

Well, over the last year I've figured out short cuts and that's what I am here to teach you all:

Shortcuts:

Look for the major baddies first like Sulfates and Silicones
Look at the first five ingredients on the label (this makes up 80 percent of your product)
The first ingredient should always be water
Silicones end in -cone -xane
Peg 8+ ingredients are water soluble
Avoid colorings
Avoid unknown fragrances
look for drying alcohols (alcohol denat.)and mineral oil (petroleum)

Once you focus on these, you will soon be able to skim through product labels like a pro! it just takes practice.

Practice reading product labels with the ingredients to avoid post, to see if you can start to recognize baddies.

Take a look at the "Technically" CG Approved Products VS CG approved products to see how I break this down even further!

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