Wednesday, July 23, 2008

SLS shampoos

Were we warned on SLS from 1980s and 1999
http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/weekly/aa090998.htm

and 2006

http://www.citehr.com/6871-shampoo-n-toothpaste-contains-sls.html


Vo5, Palmolive, Paul Mitchell, the new Hempshampoo, Pantene Pro-V,CLInC PLUS probably contains SLS CLInC PLUS probably contains SLS( this was in 2006)

http://www.safe2use.com/data/sls-sles.htm
90% of all commercial soap shampoos use a detergent called sodium dodecylsulfate (SDS) or sodium laureth sulfate (SLES) and/or sodium laurel sulfate (SLS) that can be retained in tissues up to 5 days even after a single drop.

Dr. Keith Green noted (SLS) causes improper eye development in children. SLS has a tendency to react with other ingredients to form NDELA, a nitrosamine and potent carcinogen. Researchers actually estimate the nitrate absorption of one soap shampoo is equal to eating a pound of bacon! The FDA has recently warned shampoo manufacturers of unacceptable levels of dioxin in products containing SLES. SLS is a skin irritant that can penetrate and impair the skin barrier. SLS can also enhance the allergic response to other toxins and allergens per "Dangerous Beauty" by David Lowell Kern. We do not advise their use.
Sodium Lauryl Sulfate(SLS) & Sodium Laureth Sulfate(SLES) Potentially, SLS is perhaps the most harmful ingredient in personal-care products. SLS is used in testing labs as the standard ingredient to irritate skin. Industrial uses of SLS include garage floor cleaners, engine degreasers, and car wash soaps just to name a few. Studies show its danger potential to be great when used in personal-care products. One study indicates that SLS is systemic, and can penetrate and be retrained in the eye, brain, heart, liver etc., with potentially harmful long-term effects. It could retard healing, cause cataracts in adults, and can keep children's eyes from developing properly. Other research has shown that SLS and SLES may cause potentially carcinogenic nitrates and dioxins to form in shampoos and cleansers by reacting with commonly used ingredients found in many products. Large amounts of nitrates may enter the blood system from just one shampooing. SLES is the alcohol form (ethoxylated) of SLS. It is slightly less irritating but may cause more drying. Both SLS and SLES can enter the blood stream. They are used in personal-care products because they are cheap. A small amount generates a large amount of foam, and when salt is added it thickens to give the illusion of being thick and concentrated. Propylene Glycol


Sodium Lauryl Sulfate or SLS
All these shampoos use a chemical called SLS which is actually a floor cleaner. They are used so as to produce more foam.Imagine what a floor cleaner can do to your hair and scalp. It will damage the very roots of your scalp.Check out for SLS in toothpaste too. We gotta use the ones which are free from this extremely harmful chemical.***Type "SLS Free shampoo" or SLS Free toothpaste" in Google.com to get a list of companies selling safe products.

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