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Posted by john manna on May 14, 2006, 2:32 pm
I think I did...read when you get the chance
> This inexpensive detergent is commonly used in cosmetic
> cleansers, hair shampoos, bath and shower gels, bubble
> baths, etc. - It is probably the most dangerous ingredient
> used in skin and hair-care products. In the cleaning
> industry SLS is used in garage floor cleaners, engine
> degreasers, car-wash soaps, etc. It is very corrosive and
> readily attacks greasy surfaces.
>
> Sodium lauryl sulfate is used throughout the world for
> clinical testing as a primary skin irritant. Laboratories
> use it to irritate skin on test animals and humans so that
> they may then test healing agents to see how effective they
> are on the irritated skin.
>
> A study at the University of Georgia Medical College,
> indicated that SLS penetrated into the eyes as well as
> brain, heart, liver, etc., and showed long-term retention
> in the tissues. The study also indicated that SLS
> penetrated young children's eyes and prevented them from
> developing properly and caused cataracts to develop In
> adults.
>
> May cause hair loss by attacking the follicle. Classified
> as a drug in bubble baths because it eats away skin
> protection and causes rashes and infection to occur.
>
> Is potentially harmful to skin and hair. Cleans by
> corrosion. Dries skin by stripping the protective lipids
> from the surface so it can't effectively regulate moisture.
>
> Another extremely serious problem is the connection of SLS
> with nitrate contamination. SLS reacts with many types of
> ingredients used in skin products and forms nitrosomines
> (nitrates). Nitrates are potential cancer-causing
> carcinogenics.
>
> Because of the alarming penetrating power of SLS, large
> amounts of these known carcinogens are absorbed through the
> skin into the body. A variation of SLS is SODIUM LAURETH
> SULFATE (Sodium Lauryl Ether Sulfate- SLES). It exhibits
> many of the same characteristics and is a higher-foaming
> variation of SLS.
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