Hair Styling Products for Allergies

After a year of itching, and eczema, on my body and scalp I have now been diagnosed as having allergies to Balsam of Peru and Nickel. The
first one is my biggest problem as I have been told not to use perfumed products. I am having real problems finding the right hair care
products, in particular hair styling products such as mousse or styling spray. I wondered if you had any suggestions. Many thanks,

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Hi, thanks for your message. Yes, I understand the difficulty of finding hair products that are free of perfumes! My problem with finding hair care products that are free of perfumes was that most of them looked absolutely terrible on my my hair. I've managed to find a few which seem to work well for me and many of my visitors ...

These are the hypoallergenic shampoo and conditioner I have been using since 2008. They work really well to clean the hair and create a nice shine, without perfumes, chemical irritants or plant allergens. You can read my story about this at our hypoallergenic shampoo page.

In terms of finding non-toxic hypoallergenic hair gels, hair sprays, mousse and so forth, these are even harder to find. I just got a letter from another person who is also looking for this. I look periodically and still have not found a lot. Here's what I have found so far.

Cleure used to make a nice hair gel but they discontinued that formulation which contained parabens. Visit their site to see if they have the updated version yet.
Free and Clear Hair Spray

I wrote a detailed article on this here at hypoallergenic hair gel for fine hair, and the number 1 and number 2
suggestions on this page are the ones would work for you as they have no added perfumes. I wouldn't recommend the natural and organic options on
that page, as they have perfumes from essential oils.

I hope these are helpful for you, and I wish you much success in finding hair products without perfumes. Please let me know what you
discover, you can add a comment to this page if you'd like to share!