Hair Gel

If you looked under your bathroom sink right now, would you find a bottle or tube of hair gel? If you’re like most people who like to feel their best, hair gel is probably a tool that exists somewhere in your styling arsenal. But that thick, viscous gel that you’re slapping into your mane might be doing you more harm than your ‘do is worth.

Most hair gels on the market are made with isopropyl alcohol, which is added to the product to give it the ability to hold your hair in place. If you have a chemical sensitivity, though, that alcohol might do more than just smell unpleasant. Isopropyl alcohol can cause headaches when it comes into contact with your scalp, and has even been known to cause nausea and vomiting. For a gentler, non-toxic way to tame your mane, look for styling products made with natural ingredients like gelatin or flax seed, for the same great hold without the headache.