There's no need to throw out your shampoo, from the sounds of things.

Your hairdresser may not approve of you using Pantene shampoo, but according to the experts, there's no way it could make your hair burn.

Let's recap: Patrik Alan Simpson, a hairdresser in the United States, posted on Facebook begging people to "PLEASE stop using this crap in your hair."

According to the image in his post, Simpson was talking about Pantene Pro-V Moisture Renewal shampoo and conditioner.

He writes that when the product buildup of "parabens and plastic and silicones" came into contact with bleach, his client's hair began to burn.



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"She came up to me telling me her hair is burning..... I felt the foils and... Damn, nearly burned my fingers!!!!!! I opened the packet and smoke comes billowing out.......," Simpson wrote on Facebook.

His post has been shared over 56,000 times, and liked over 16,000 times.

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!!!!For the love of anything holy...... PLEASE stop using this crap in your hair! I... Posted by Patrik Alan Simpson on Tuesday, 22 March 2016

However, according to a number of sources, there's not a lot of science happening there.

"There is no ingredient in Pantene that is flammable in that manner; I couldn't even begin to give you a theory!" cosmetic chemist Ni'Kita Wilson said.

Simpson's post showed a misunderstanding of the ingredients present in hair care products, she told Refinery 29.

"Plastics is such a broad term that it really can't apply here. Silicones coat the hair strands to seal down the cuticles. If there is buildup on the hair, then the only negative impact could potentially be the colour not taking as well."

Snopes, a classic of internet myth-debunking, also said the claim was false.

"In the near-decade between the first appearance of the 'plastic in Pantene' claim and the highlight foil horror story, none of the likely millions of salon customers opting for highlights apparently reported such a reaction attributed to Pantene in the online world," the site said.

Over at beauty blog The Beauty Brains, Randy Schueller said "There's nary a plastic to be found in Pantene. And no, it doesn't make your hair fall out either."

Will it make your hair so healthy it shines, though?

For their part, Pantene are standing by their products.

"Millions of consumers use and enjoy our Pantene products daily and color regularly as well. There is no connection between our products and the reaction this hairdresser saw on the client's hair. We don't know what caused this; shampoos and conditioners cannot," the company told Refinery 29.

From the sounds of it, there's no real reason not to use Pantene if it's agreeing with your hair. You're not likely to burst into flame.

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