Who Needs Sodium Lauryl Sulfate and Parabens in Their Personal Products?
Are you aware of all of the toxins in your personal products? Have you read your ingredients label on your toothpaste lately? How about your shampoo? It is alarming to know that even products that are known to be holistic or organic can still have some very dangerous chemicals in them. Sodium lauryl sulfate is used as a degreaser. It is a known skin irritant. It also is corrosive and causes hair loss. It can clean garage floors and is also used as a carwash soap. Why is this product in our shampoos, toothpastes, and bath and shower gels? Well, for one thing it is and inexpensive foaming agent. Most companies probably stick with it because it does its job and it is cheap. Sodium laureth sulfate is a variation of this compound and has similar properties. There is also controversy over parabens. Large doses of parabens have been found in breast cancer tissue. Some say that parabens are not transdermal. I, for one, would rather be safe than sorry. There is no conclusive evidence. So, somet
