This article will shock you if you use toothpaste, shampoo,shower gel, bath foam and other personal care and householdproducts.
Most of us happily purchase personal care and householdproducts without giving it a second thought.
Take a look on the back of some of your products and takethe bathroom test today! Do you have any of the following ingredients listed Sodium Lauryl Sulpate, Sodium Laureth Sulphate, Aluminium, Alcohol, propylene Glycol, and DEA Sodium Lauryl Sulphate is commonly found in toothpastes,bubble bath, shampoos and soaps.
It's used as a thickenerand foaming agent, but has also been found to be a skinirritant.
Shampooing your hair with a shampoo containg SLS can put asmany nitrates into your body as if you ate a pound ofbacon!Sodium Lauryl Sulphate is also used as a wetting agent ingarage floor cleaners and engine degreasers.
Sodium Laureth Sulphate is a higher foaming version of SLSand may be less irritating, however it may cause drying.
Like Sodium Lauryl Sulphate it may cause the potentiallycarciogenic formation of nitrates on reacting with otherproduct ingredients.
Aluminium is commonly found in deodorants.
Used regularly itcan increase the risk of alzheimer's by up to 3 times.
(FromNatural Health May-June 1983) Alcohol is found in mouthwashes.
Mouthwashes containing highamounts of alcohol have been implicated in cancers of themouth and throat, according to a 1991 study from theNational Cancer Institute.
Propylene Glycol is found in a wide range of personal careproducts including cosmetics, shampoos and foam baths.
Propylene Glycol is a cosmetic form of oils found in brakeand hydraulic fluid, as well as antifreeze.
In cosmeticproducts it stops moisture escaping from the skin.
MaterialSafety Data Sheets warn users to avoid skin contact withpropylene glycol as this strong skin irritant could causekidney damage and liver abnormalities.
DEA is a wetting agent used to provide a lather in shampoos,skin creams and cosmetics.
On it's own it's not harmful, butduring storage on a shelf or in a bathroom cupboard it mayreact with other ingredients to produce carcinogens.
Read what Dr Samual Epstein has to say about DEA:http://www.
preventcancer.
com/consumers/cosmetics/diethanolamine.
htm
Most of us happily purchase personal care and householdproducts without giving it a second thought.
Take a look on the back of some of your products and takethe bathroom test today! Do you have any of the following ingredients listed Sodium Lauryl Sulpate, Sodium Laureth Sulphate, Aluminium, Alcohol, propylene Glycol, and DEA Sodium Lauryl Sulphate is commonly found in toothpastes,bubble bath, shampoos and soaps.
It's used as a thickenerand foaming agent, but has also been found to be a skinirritant.
Shampooing your hair with a shampoo containg SLS can put asmany nitrates into your body as if you ate a pound ofbacon!Sodium Lauryl Sulphate is also used as a wetting agent ingarage floor cleaners and engine degreasers.
Sodium Laureth Sulphate is a higher foaming version of SLSand may be less irritating, however it may cause drying.
Like Sodium Lauryl Sulphate it may cause the potentiallycarciogenic formation of nitrates on reacting with otherproduct ingredients.
Aluminium is commonly found in deodorants.
Used regularly itcan increase the risk of alzheimer's by up to 3 times.
(FromNatural Health May-June 1983) Alcohol is found in mouthwashes.
Mouthwashes containing highamounts of alcohol have been implicated in cancers of themouth and throat, according to a 1991 study from theNational Cancer Institute.
Propylene Glycol is found in a wide range of personal careproducts including cosmetics, shampoos and foam baths.
Propylene Glycol is a cosmetic form of oils found in brakeand hydraulic fluid, as well as antifreeze.
In cosmeticproducts it stops moisture escaping from the skin.
MaterialSafety Data Sheets warn users to avoid skin contact withpropylene glycol as this strong skin irritant could causekidney damage and liver abnormalities.
DEA is a wetting agent used to provide a lather in shampoos,skin creams and cosmetics.
On it's own it's not harmful, butduring storage on a shelf or in a bathroom cupboard it mayreact with other ingredients to produce carcinogens.
Read what Dr Samual Epstein has to say about DEA:http://www.
preventcancer.
com/consumers/cosmetics/diethanolamine.
htm
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