Trüeb R M
Dermatologische Klinik, UniversitätsSpital, Zürich.
Ther Umsch. 2002 May;59(5):256-61. doi: 10.1024/0040-5930.59.5.256.
The diversity of qualities demanded from a shampoo by today's consumer go beyond the sole function of cleansing the hair and scalp. A cosmetic benefit is expected, and the shampoo formulation has to be tailored to all the possible variations associated with hair quality (dry, greasy, permed, bleached, dyed), age (baby shampoo), care habit (frequency of shampooing) and specific problems relating to the superficial condition of the scalp (dandruff, seborrhea). The standard graduate medical training programs devote limited attention to the subject of shampoos, and much of the readily available information concerning shampoos is supplied by the industry. We should be increasingly aware that our patients look to us to supply information on what can be expected from a shampoo to enable them to make more informed choices at the consumer level. Moreover, selected ingredients of shampoos that have been popular with the consumer are currently under attack because of potential risks associated with their use, e.g. halogenated organic compounds, formaldehyde, nitromusc, and crude coal tar. Their critical appraisal also has to follow strict scientific criteria.
当今消费者对洗发水的品质要求多种多样，已不仅仅局限于清洁头发和头皮这一单一功能。人们期望洗发水具有美容功效，其配方必须针对与发质（干性、油性、烫后、漂后、染后）、年龄（婴儿洗发水）、护理习惯（洗发频率）以及头皮表面状况相关的特定问题（头皮屑、脂溢性皮炎）的所有可能变化进行调整。标准的研究生医学培训项目对洗发水这一主题的关注有限，而且许多关于洗发水的现成信息是由行业提供的。我们应该越来越意识到，患者期望我们提供有关洗发水功效的信息，以便他们在消费层面做出更明智的选择。此外，一些受消费者欢迎的洗发水成分目前正因使用过程中存在的潜在风险而受到抨击，例如卤代有机化合物、甲醛、硝基麝香和粗煤焦油。对它们的严格评估也必须遵循严格的科学标准。
