In recent years, I have read a lot about carbonic acid shampoos for scalp health. These products supposedly help unclog pores, reduce sebum levels, improve blood flow and balance scalp pH levels. While you are probably not going to regrow hair from these shampoos, anything that can reduce scalp oiliness and itching is worth trying.
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Carbonic Acid Shampoos
There are very few popular carbonic acid shampoos on the market today that have many reviews. This is in sharp contrast to the wide range of dandruff shampoos and hair growth shampoos made by renowned brands.
Simfort Shampoo
In Japan, an extremely popular deep scalp cleansing shampoo is called Simfort Sparkling. They have sold over 150,000 of these since product release. The 6-pack costs $230 while a single bottle costs $65.
According to the product description, the “expansion power” of this shampoo is a dense 8,000 ppm concentration level of carbonic acid. A single bottle of this hair fortifying product contains 150ml of foam. It can be used by both men and women.
Simfort is made in Japan and distributed by Seiseidou America. Note: Do not confuse the latter with Shiseido and its Adenovital shampoo. Note that this product is based on a sulfate, paraben and cruelty-free formula.
The full list of ingredients in Simfort is very lengthy. Besides carbonic acid, it also contains keratin, numerous natural extracts, protein, rosemary oil and more:
According the company website, carbonic acid helps:
- Unclog hair pores.
- Minimize excess sebum levels.
- Increase blod circulation.
- Repair hair follicles.
The Simfort shampoo does all of the above by:
“Absorbing deteriorating proteins that sebum plugs are made up of. The reaction between the carbonic acid and the plugs won’t get in the way of our shampoo doing the other half of its job: gently cleaning your scalp and outer layer of hair.”
Other somewhat well known brands of shampoo that contain carbonic acid include Fortero and Vanidox.
