# Why isn't all shampoo "no more tears?"

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 18, 2006, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-all-shampoo-no-more-tears/348874 "2006-03-18T06:14:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2006, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-all-shampoo-no-more-tears/348874/1 "2006-03-18T06:14:39Z")

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Is there an actual reason for this?

Seems to me that it can’t be cost as the prohibitive issue. They market shampoo towards children by promoting “no more tears.” In my experience (and I’ll admit that it’s been a while since I bought children’s shampoo. Actually, now that I think of it, I’ve NEVER bought it, as I don’t have kids), the shampoo for kids isn’t any more expensive than any other brand.

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**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2006, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-all-shampoo-no-more-tears/348874/2 "2006-03-18T06:33:10Z")

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Adults deserve PAIN!

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**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2006, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-all-shampoo-no-more-tears/348874/3 "2006-03-18T06:35:19Z")

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Well, I’ll concede that the painful shampoo seems to have a built-in consumer base in the sado-masichistic crowd.

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**Author:** ![Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/46a35a/32.png) [@Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_T-Bonham.net)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2006, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-all-shampoo-no-more-tears/348874/4 "2006-03-18T06:55:36Z")

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Maybe most adults have enough brains to not get shampoo into their eyes, thus they see no need to pay more money for a less effective ‘no more tears’ shampoo.

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**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2006, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-all-shampoo-no-more-tears/348874/5 "2006-03-18T07:35:12Z")

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I don’t believe baby shampoo has the harsh detergents that others do, which is probably why it doesn’t sting the eyes.

Babies don’t put put gels, mousse, sprays, etc. on their head, thus the stronger detergents aren’t needed.

Have you ever tried washing your hair with baby shampoo when it was really dirty?  
It doesn’t clean very well as opposed to adult shampoo.

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**Author:** ![flodnak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/838e76/32.png) [@flodnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flodnak)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2006, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-all-shampoo-no-more-tears/348874/6 "2006-03-18T08:11:28Z")

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Baby shampoo also doesn’t rinse out as easily as other shampoos, in my experience (two kids who have both inherited my freakishly thick hair).