Comments on: Can ingredients in hair products cause acne?

By: Lah

Lah — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:48:04 +0000

Hi,
My whole life i have been using ‘fruits’ conditioner, and all of a sudden i got out of the shower, and my scalp felt like it was on fire, i checked for lice- but nothing! And then i began to notice a rash down the back of my neck that was itching like mad! I told my mum and she says that i might have an allergy to the shampoo or conditioner, but how do i know? PLEASE HELP!!!!
Even when i don’t use the shampoo or conditioner or anything else in the shower, my neck and face still get itchy. If you have any advice please reply!!!!!
And also i have been using for the first time tonight ‘garnier’ conditioner and i still get itchy.
What am i allergic too?

By: MT

MT — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:49:10 +0000

The Joico Shampoo + Conditioner gave me really bad acne too after I bought huge bottles of both.
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By: Nat

Nat — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 15:10:59 +0000

I am surprised but relieved reading peoples posts on how tresemme conditioner can cause breakouts.. I have been stressing myself out as to why i started getting acne on my forehead in my late 20′s, as i never had a problem with acne even as a teenager. its been ongoing for the past 2 months only to realise that i have been using tresemme on my hair for the same amount of time! I used to use toni & guy and never had a problem so i guess its back to toni & guy for me thank you for the useful information

By: Andrea

Andrea — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 01:39:15 +0000

I am having the same problem. What shampoo and conditioner did you find beneficial that didn’t effect your skin?

By: Sarah

Sarah — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 20:28:42 +0000

I, too, googled “hair conditioner causing breakouts” and I ended up here. I have never had an issue with bacne before, until the past month or so. The only thing about my routine that has changed was I started using Tresemme conditioner. I have waist length hair. Wouldn’t you know it, I had zits going down my back in exactly the pattern in which my hair lays. Got rid of the Tresemme, and within a few days the zits are gone. This post has been active since 2008! It’s time for them to change their formulation.

By: Meredith Walter

Meredith Walter — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 22:07:49 +0000

I too am a “googler” of “herbal essences cause acne.” For over a year and a half I have been struggling with back acne and acne around my hair line, neck and shoulders. I am not one to break out, and never had problems with severe acne! I tried everything! Drinking more water, showering more often, spraying body clear body spray on my back by neutrogena, scrubbing my back with a loofa, everything. Until one day it dawned on me that the only thing I haven’t changed is my shampoo! I googled this site, and everything has been coming together! I would get pimples mainly on my mid back and neck and shoulders, however it also trailed the whole way down my back (where the shampoo runs off from my hair in the shower!) To further investigate I googled the ingredients on my shampoo (herbal essence body envy) and got this website: http://myinnerjew.hubpages.com/hub/Herbal-Essences-Shampoo-Products. Then I googled what some were saying on here that causes the acne, sodium laureate sulphate, and got this site that lists harmful chemicals that cause acne, and three of herbal essences ingredients were on there!! http://www.acne-advice.com/articles/get_rid_of_acne.shtml So happy I figured out my problem! Thank you! and I hope this helps others as well!!

By: Bernadette

Bernadette — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 20:26:36 +0000

Wow I had the same problem and have recently being using tress me and wondered all along what has been causing such terrible pimples on my cheeks, thanks for the wake up call and advise ladies, much appreciated.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 23:36:56 +0000

Thank you so much for this post! I’ve suddenly been getting really bad back acne breakouts despite the fact that I’ve always had good skin. I did a google search about conditioners being the potential culprit and this post turned up. Guess which brand conditioner I’m using… Tresemme! I’m going to switch and see if it helps.