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Is it permissible to use shampoo which contains keratin?

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Assalamu Alikum

Is it permissible to use shampoo which contains keratin? 

For example tresemme shampoo 

Jazakumullahu Khaira 

Answer

Keratin is one of a family of fibrous structural proteins. Keratin is the protein that protects epithelial cells from damage or stress. Keratin is extremely insoluble in water and organic solvents.1

It is permissible to use a shampoo containing keratin provided it is not sourced from Humans or Pigs.2

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Huzaifah Deedat

Student Darul Iftaa
Lusaka, Zambia 

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

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  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keratin

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(و) يطهر (زيت) تنجس (بجعله صابونا) به يفتى للبلوى

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