Potholer
Active Member
Some Shampoos and conditioners contain a very bad ingredient called Sodium Lauryl Sulfate. My Mum never buys any shampoo contatining it and always says never to becuase it's very unhealthy. I finally looked it up and -
"A recent 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 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."
Look it up more if you want to but that's basicly it.
And apparently shampoos and conditioners with silicon in them are very bad as it coats your hair in silicon but doesn't fully clean your hair and seals in all the dirt. Some people have no troubles whatsoever but others have troubles such as frizzy, dry, weak hair.
I'm not so sure about the silicon but definitely avoid the Sodium lauryl Sulfate
Potholer
"A recent 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 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."
Look it up more if you want to but that's basicly it.
And apparently shampoos and conditioners with silicon in them are very bad as it coats your hair in silicon but doesn't fully clean your hair and seals in all the dirt. Some people have no troubles whatsoever but others have troubles such as frizzy, dry, weak hair.
I'm not so sure about the silicon but definitely avoid the Sodium lauryl Sulfate
Potholer