• Another important ingredient is betain (in 6th position in the Inci; holds in moisture and gives the hair added volume). The ingredient PCA ethyl cocoyl arginate is a natural antistatic agent.
• The three emulsifiers / tensides include disodium cocoyl glutamate and sodium cocoyl glutamate, two of the mildest and most environmentally-friendly organic cosmetics. Two natural fatty alcohols, lecithin, lanolin and glycerine complete the basic emulsion range.
This treatment product combines natural holistic ingredients such as plant oils and plant extracts with two individual beneficial hair care ingredients.

• This formulation contains a number of extracts with antibacterial and disinfecting properties (to combat dandruff) such as burdock root oil, thyme and rosemary extract. Other extracts include boxwood, nettle, sage and quinoa extracts, a Rooibos tea extract and an extract of Genipa Americana (antibacterial properties).

The term organic quality can only be applied to a limited degree for such 'watery' products. According to the manufacturer, 11.47% of all the ingredients are obtained from organic sources. The organic share is therefore only slightly higher than the minimum 10% which must be recorded for the product to be certified as an organic cosmetic.

• The main organic ingredients are the extracts. If water did not have to be included in the organic calculation, as is the case with other certifications (BDIH, NaTrue, British Soil Association), a significantly lower organic share would be required.

• Caprylic/capric triglyceride oil is based on palm oil. However, ester oils are synthetic and partially synthetic triglycerides. They are also referred to as neutral oils. The basic principle observed in their production is the following: an oil is divided into individual components and then combined with other components to create a new oil.
• Caprylic/capric triglyceride is produced in this way. Palm oil is saponified in the first stage. The required triglycerides are then obtained by re-synthesis with the hydrated, fractioned fatty acids. The final result of this chemical process is a new oil which has very little in common with the original substance, palm kernel oil.
• This product also contains smaller amounts of genuine plant oils. However, they only play a fairly minor role. It also contains smoothing squalane and calendula extract.
• €16.50 for 100 ml is an ambitious price for a product which is only certified on the Eco and not on the Organic quality level.

• Only four components of the essential oils used, three preservatives, one adjuvant (citric acid) and in last position a touch of ginger oil (0.1%) follow after the position of perfume.
• The main ingredients, apart from water, are a sugarcane extract (12%, moisturising), a plant water (10% eau de douglas), two emulsifiers, a small amount of ester oil, a fatty alcohol and a natural thickener (Chondrus Chrispus). The product only contains 1% of shea butter.
• The natural and organic quality of this product is guaranteed above all by the watery ingredients. At €8.90 for 100 ml, the product is quite modestly priced.
• The wording “Not tested on animals” does not prove anything at all as the testing of products in animal experiments is strictly prohibited in the EU.

According to the manufacturer, 23.04% of the ingredients are of organic origin. This proportion seems quite high, but most of these ingredients are “watery” ingredients including a plant water (10%) and 12% of sugarcane extract.

• A plant water is considered to contain a high proportion of plant products when the latter amounts to 5%. If the water share did not have to be included in the organic calculation, as is the case with other certifications (BDIH, NaTrue, British Soil Association), a significantly lower organic share would be required.

• In addition to jojoba oil (Simmonsia Chinensis), it also contains 3 extracts (rosemary, horsetail and walnut).
• The ingredient hydroxypropyl guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride (hair conditioner/ antistatic ingredient) is obtained through a harsh chemical procedure which is comparable to ethoxylation (PEG).
• The last 8 ingredients include two adjuvants, four preservatives and two fragrance components.

Only 10% of the ingredients are of organic origin. This corresponds exactly to the minimum 10% share required for organic certification.

• This 10% consists of watery ingredients. The first one is the plant water in 2nd position in the Inci list. This accounts for the lion's share of the product's organic quality. If water did not have to be included in the organic calculation, as is the case with other certifications (BDIH, NaTrue, British Soil Association), the organic share would fall considerably from 10%.

• This Melvita product is not certified as a natural and organic product. Reference is made to the “Melvita Guarantee” which claims, among other things, that a product does not contain petrochemicals or PEGs. PEGs are ethoxylated raw materials.
• This product does not contain any ethoxylated raw materials. However, it does contain hydroxypropylated raw materials. The chemical procedure used to obtain these raw materials is comparable with ethoxylation.
• These raw materials include modified starch (hydroxypropyl starch phosphate), the ingredient (hair conditioner/antistatic product) hydroxypropyl guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride and the thickener hydroxypropyl guar. Behentrimonium methosulfate (hair conditioner/antistatic product) is a quat.
• The product contains two natural ingredients, honey and a vegetable wax (apple). NB: a base evaluated as ‘good' not only contains natural ingredients but also incorporates certain active component chemicals.

• Two of the four plant oils and extracts come below the position of perfume which means that they are only contained in small quantities.
• This product is an example of how vigilant the consumer should be. A number of products in the Inci list are accompanied by asterisks (**) which indicate ingredients of a "natural origin". An asterisk has been given to behentrimonium chloride, but what is natural about this product? It is true that behenic acid is generally obtained from plants, but the chemical procedure of quaternisation is used to produce behentrimonium chloride. This is harsh chemistry.
• Behentrimonium chloride has a dual function: it is a hair care ingredient (quat) and also acts as a preservative.

• One emulsifier is ethoxylated and two ingredients (antistatic products) are quats. The product also contains a fragrance with a high allergy potential.
• For a standard product, the use of standard cosmetic chemistry is kept within limits. This product is reasonably priced compared with others.

• More negative ingredients include the ethoxylated emulsifier (ceteareth 20), two quats with hair care and softening properties (steartrimonium methosulfate and cetrimonium chloride), environmentally damaging silicon oil (amodimethicone), the extremely environmentally damaging EDTA and another ethoxylated emulsifier (trideceth 12).
• Natural ingredients include honey and wheat amino acids.

• How does this type of product work? The silicon oils accumulate on the hair which is "tamed" and is easier to comb. This can make the hair heavier and less full, particularly with fine hair.
• The question as to whether a sunscreen is of any benefit in this type of product is disputable. One thing is certain however: according to an Italian study, when a sunscreen of this type enters the sea, it contributes to the destruction of the coral reefs.
• What is the reason for the exorbitant price? The listed ingredients do not provide any explanation. The advertisers have managed to create an impressive image for this brand making it easy to sell at a high price.

The hair is softened with a quat (antistatic product) in this formulation. This synthetic ingredient is positioned just after water in 2nd position in the Inci list.

• The next 5 ingredients are nature-based: two fatty alcohols, an adjuvant and two nature-based ingredients to tame the hair (silk and wheat protein).
• Formula 133 is a clever marketing gimmick. It sounds suitably scientific and is consistent with the F.I.L. code for an ingredient whose confidentiality is guaranteed. This is authorised but is not a recommendation for a product from the consumer’s point of view. Consumers should be aware of exactly which ingredients a product contains.

• The most important (chemical) hair conditioner is stearamidopropyl dimethylamine.
• The preservative benzyl alcohol (in 9th position in the Inci list) can only be used up to a maximum level of 1%. All the ingredients listed after benzy alcohol are therefore used in very small quantities. These ingredients in mini doses also include two plant-based ingredients (triticum vulgare/wheat germ oil and thymus vulgaris/thyme extract).
• Two fragrances have a high allergy potential.
• Unfortunately, two azo dyes and the extremely environmentally damaging EDTA are also used.

• The main ingredients consist of well-established (environmentally harmful) chemicals such as silicon oils. They are followed by a fatty alcohol, an extract and a thickener obtained through a harsh chemical procedure (hydroxypropyl methylcellulose).
• Ingredients with a positive evaluation include biotin (vitamin H), a small amount of Shea butter, panthenol (provitamin B5) and pyridoxine HCL.
• Ingredients which are viewed more negatively include an azo dye and a quat (the hair conditioner steralkonium chloride).

• At the bottom of the list, after fragrance/perfume, there are 2 scents, 5 preservatives, a synthetic sunscreen and an adjuvant.
• Jojoba oil plays a major role in terms of this product’s reputation. Unfortunately, it is only contained in a small quantity in this product. Jojoba oil is only in 8th position in the Inci list.
• An extract (angelica) is at the top of the Inci list followed by water, a fatty alcohol and the first chemical softener (the quat, cetrimonium chloride).
• Other synthetic / chemical ingredients include a synthetic moisturiser (propylene glycol), another antistatic product (quat), the synthetic film former guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride (quat), two ethoxylated emulsifiers, the extremely environmentally damaging tetrasodium EDTA and another environmentally damaging silicon oil.
• The product also contains a synthetic sunscreen and six synthetic preservatives.

The basis of this product consists of two environmentally damaging silicon oils and pentylene glycol (synthetic moisturiser). Laureth 4 and tideceth 6 are ethoxylated emulsifiers (PEGs).

• The ingredients are part of the standard range of cosmetic chemicals and include four quats (quaternium 80, polyquaternium 37, polyquaternium 10 and laurdimonium hydroxypropyl hydrolyzed wheat protein).
• The products also contains, from the lower part of the Inci list, a small dose of natural products (argan oil and Shea butter). A positive evaluation is also given to the amino acid ingredient hydrolyzed keratin and panthenol (vitamin B5).

• The search for genuine plant-based ingredients in this product is almost in vain. A small amount of jojoba oil (simmondsia chinensis) can be found far down the Inci list in 22nd position. By comparison, the preservative methyl paraben is in 9th position in the Inci list.
• After water comes a fatty alcohol. Water and fatty alcohol form the basis of this product. They are followed by behentrimonium chloride, the first active ingredient (a quat as an antistatic product), followed by an ethoxylated raw material (PPG-3 myristyl ether), an ester oil, a second quat and a hydroxypropylated film former. Harsh chemicals are therefore dominant.
• What is more, cetrimonium chloride, hydroxypropyltrimonium wheat protein, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride and polyquaternium 16 also belong to this "chemical melting pot".
• Arginine (moisturising) and phospholips (to improve the moisture status) are ingredients worthy of a positive evaluation.
• The buffer substance triethanolamine can produce dangerous nitrosamines. The product also contains two azo dyes.