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Do you know what toxins you’re exposing yourself to in
your personal & household care products? Our children
are at our mercy with the choices we make with their everyday personal care. Is this threatening
our future generations? What healthy
choices do we have in keeping toxic-free? Are you willing
to make the effort to make you and your family’s environment safe? Are toxins a
factor in the ailments you have? We can each
become a ripple in the tide that will
change the ingredients used in personal & household care products. Make
knowledgeable healthy choices . . . ~become informed.
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Sodium Lauryl Sulfate(SLS) Harsh detergents and wetting agents used in garage
floor cleaners, engine degreasers and auto cleaning products. SLS is well-known in the scientific
community as a common skin irritant.
It is rapidly absorbed and retained in the eyes, brain, heart and
liver, which may result in harmful long-term effects. SLS could retard healing, cause cataracts
in adults, and prevent children’s eyes from developing properly. Sodium Laureth Sulfate(SLES) SLES is the alcohol form (ethoxylated) of
SLS. It is slightly less irritating
than SLS, but may cause more drying.
Both SLS and SLES may cause potentially carcinogenic formations of
nitrates and dioxins to form in shampoos and cleansers by reacting with other
ingredients. Large amounts of
nitrates may enter the blood system from just one shampooing. Both are used as detergents and surfactants used
in car wash soaps, garage floor cleaners and engine degreasers, yet are more
widely used in cosmetics, toothpaste, hair conditioner, shampoo and other
products that foam. SLS exposure has
caused eye damage, depression, diarrhea and sever skin irritation in
animals. Perhaps the most dangerous
of all ingredients in personal care products, SLS when combined with other
chemicals can be transformed into nitrosamines, a potent class of
carcinogens. Ammonium
Lauryl Sulfate (ALS) Ammonium lauryl sulfate is an ideal surfactant for
use in acidic shampoos and other personal care formulations such as hand
soaps and bath products. It can also
be used in many detergent applications.
It has an excellent viscosity response when formulated correctly with
alkanolamides and amphoterics, and it generates large quantities of
foam. Since it is a high foaming
product, it can be used in rug and upholstery shampoos. Ammonium lauryl sulfate will give off an
ammonia odor when the pH is alkaline. |