parabens / sodium lauryl sulphates help
Hi Everyone
Can anyone clarify for me what health risks are incurred by using products containing Parabens & Sodium Lauryl Sulphates?
I've been avoiding them where possible (almost IMpossible!!) but am not clear as to why I should!!
Thankyou!
HB X
ps have posted a similar thread on the Skin, Hair etc section but realise this place might be better - apologies for duplication!
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Like you I'm not sure about parabens, except that they're not good! I think S. Laurel Sulphate is very harsh on our skin/hair, but am not sure about their impact on the environment. I have recently found an organic hair range (I think it's daniel galvin Jr) which has no s.l.s. and is good.
I hope someone can give us a better answer than mine!
Lisa x
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I don't know about "better", but I did a search earlier *. Many of the results were from makers of organic products so I thought might present a biased viewpoint. This one seemed more neutral, though there are one or two references to animal testing - just thought I should warn you.
It's a Directory of Toxic Chemical Ingredients in Cosmetics and Body Care Products.
* If you also want to search eg re the organic products, there seem to be two alternative ways of spelling sulphate/sulfate, which give slightly different results.
Holistic
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I heard that Sodium Laurel Sulphate has been heavily linked with cancer - but then isn't everything these days! I think this is what they use to make products 'froth up', such as shampoos and soap. We try to only use cosmetics which use natural ingredients. Most of our stuff is by a company called 'Jason' http://www.jason-natural.com/
You can get them in health shops in the UK even though they are imported from the U.S.
Answers:
Hi all,
heres some info from the Botanicals website:
sodium laurel sulphate (sls)
Research suggests that 90% of all commercial shampoos and personal care products, (including toothpastes), use a detergent called sodium dodecylsulfate (SDS), also know as sodium laurel sulphate (SLS), sodium lauryl sulphate or sodium laureth sulphate (SLES).
These detergents are the foaming agent in personal care products. They are used because they are cheap - a small amount generates a large amount or foam. Alarmingly, they can also be retained in tissues up to five days - even after a single drop.
Sodium laurel sulphate is considered to be the most harmful - it is used in testing laboratories as the standard ingredient (upon which all other substances are compared) for irritating the skin. Industrial uses of SLS include garage floor cleaners, engine de-greasers and car wash soaps.
Studies show its danger to be considerable when used in personal care products. A solution of just 2% SLS can increase skin thickness, cause irritation, inflammation, and increase other forms of immune activity in the skin. Some shampoos contain more than 50% SLS!
One study indicates that SLS is systemic, and can penetrate and be retained in the eye, brain, heart and liver, with potentially harmful long-term effects.
Other research has shown that SLS and SLES may cause potentially carcinogenic nitrates and dioxins to form in shampoos and cleansers by reacting with other commonly used ingredients. Large amounts of nitrates - which are easily absorbed by the body - may enter the blood stream from just one shampooing.
Younger people, particularly children are most susceptible to the effects of SLS and LES.
Sodium laureth sulphate (SLES), - the alcohol form of SLS - is slightly less irritating, but can be more drying to the skin. Both SLES and SLS have been found to damage hair follicles and cause hair loss.
parabens
According to recent studies, 99% of personal care products contain synthetic preservatives - used to increase shelf life - called parabens.
Parabens, commonly known as methylparaben, propylparaben, ethylparaben and butylparaben, are also used extensively in shampoos, and other personal care products - also produced for children.
As well as causing skin irritation, rash, dermatitis, and allergic skin reactions, parabens mimic the female hormone oestrogen, and have recently been linked to breast cancer.
New research undertaken by the University of Reading found high concentrations of parabens in 18 out of 20 breast tumours, with the indication that they came from something applied to the skin, such as an underarm deodorant, cream or body spray.
The Journal of Applied Toxicology, which published the research. States that: "From this research it is not possible to say whether parabens actually caused these tumours, but they may certainly be associated with the overall rise in breast cancer cases".
Previously published studies have shown that parabens are able to be absorbed through the skin and to bind to the body's oestrogen-receptors, where they can encourage breast cancer cell growth.
Children are also particularly at risk because the rate of exposure in relation to body mass is greater. Also, children's skin is thinner allowing harmful substances to be more easily absorbed. [align=right][/align][align=left][/align]
[font=arial][size=2]propylene glycol
An ingredient used in anti-freeze and brake fluid, it is the most widely used moisture carrying ingredient found in cosmetics. Propylene glycol is used in many moisturisers, and hand/body lotions as an emulsifier and solvent - used instead of gly
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Sodium Laurel Sulphate - buy boi-extra toothpaste, your dentist will orer it in for you, no sodium laurel sulphate in that.
Sodium Laurel Sulphate - is one of the biggest causes for mouth ulcers....
Answers:
Or try Aloe-Dent toothpaste which equally doesn't have it in, but you can get from most health shops - and it tastes great!
Answers:
aloe vera toothpaste doesn't contain flouride, so you might need flouride suppliments...
Can anyone clarify for me what health risks are incurred by using products containing Parabens & Sodium Lauryl Sulphates?
I've been avoiding them where possible (almost IMpossible!!) but am not clear as to why I should!!
Thankyou!
HB X
ps have posted a similar thread on the Skin, Hair etc section but realise this place might be better - apologies for duplication!
Answers:
Like you I'm not sure about parabens, except that they're not good! I think S. Laurel Sulphate is very harsh on our skin/hair, but am not sure about their impact on the environment. I have recently found an organic hair range (I think it's daniel galvin Jr) which has no s.l.s. and is good.
I hope someone can give us a better answer than mine!
Lisa x
Answers:
I don't know about "better", but I did a search earlier *. Many of the results were from makers of organic products so I thought might present a biased viewpoint. This one seemed more neutral, though there are one or two references to animal testing - just thought I should warn you.
It's a Directory of Toxic Chemical Ingredients in Cosmetics and Body Care Products.
* If you also want to search eg re the organic products, there seem to be two alternative ways of spelling sulphate/sulfate, which give slightly different results.
Holistic
Answers:
I heard that Sodium Laurel Sulphate has been heavily linked with cancer - but then isn't everything these days! I think this is what they use to make products 'froth up', such as shampoos and soap. We try to only use cosmetics which use natural ingredients. Most of our stuff is by a company called 'Jason' http://www.jason-natural.com/
You can get them in health shops in the UK even though they are imported from the U.S.
Answers:
Hi all,
heres some info from the Botanicals website:
sodium laurel sulphate (sls)
Research suggests that 90% of all commercial shampoos and personal care products, (including toothpastes), use a detergent called sodium dodecylsulfate (SDS), also know as sodium laurel sulphate (SLS), sodium lauryl sulphate or sodium laureth sulphate (SLES).
These detergents are the foaming agent in personal care products. They are used because they are cheap - a small amount generates a large amount or foam. Alarmingly, they can also be retained in tissues up to five days - even after a single drop.
Sodium laurel sulphate is considered to be the most harmful - it is used in testing laboratories as the standard ingredient (upon which all other substances are compared) for irritating the skin. Industrial uses of SLS include garage floor cleaners, engine de-greasers and car wash soaps.
Studies show its danger to be considerable when used in personal care products. A solution of just 2% SLS can increase skin thickness, cause irritation, inflammation, and increase other forms of immune activity in the skin. Some shampoos contain more than 50% SLS!
One study indicates that SLS is systemic, and can penetrate and be retained in the eye, brain, heart and liver, with potentially harmful long-term effects.
Other research has shown that SLS and SLES may cause potentially carcinogenic nitrates and dioxins to form in shampoos and cleansers by reacting with other commonly used ingredients. Large amounts of nitrates - which are easily absorbed by the body - may enter the blood stream from just one shampooing.
Younger people, particularly children are most susceptible to the effects of SLS and LES.
Sodium laureth sulphate (SLES), - the alcohol form of SLS - is slightly less irritating, but can be more drying to the skin. Both SLES and SLS have been found to damage hair follicles and cause hair loss.
parabens
According to recent studies, 99% of personal care products contain synthetic preservatives - used to increase shelf life - called parabens.
Parabens, commonly known as methylparaben, propylparaben, ethylparaben and butylparaben, are also used extensively in shampoos, and other personal care products - also produced for children.
As well as causing skin irritation, rash, dermatitis, and allergic skin reactions, parabens mimic the female hormone oestrogen, and have recently been linked to breast cancer.
New research undertaken by the University of Reading found high concentrations of parabens in 18 out of 20 breast tumours, with the indication that they came from something applied to the skin, such as an underarm deodorant, cream or body spray.
The Journal of Applied Toxicology, which published the research. States that: "From this research it is not possible to say whether parabens actually caused these tumours, but they may certainly be associated with the overall rise in breast cancer cases".
Previously published studies have shown that parabens are able to be absorbed through the skin and to bind to the body's oestrogen-receptors, where they can encourage breast cancer cell growth.
Children are also particularly at risk because the rate of exposure in relation to body mass is greater. Also, children's skin is thinner allowing harmful substances to be more easily absorbed. [align=right][/align][align=left][/align]
[font=arial][size=2]propylene glycol
An ingredient used in anti-freeze and brake fluid, it is the most widely used moisture carrying ingredient found in cosmetics. Propylene glycol is used in many moisturisers, and hand/body lotions as an emulsifier and solvent - used instead of gly
Answers:
Sodium Laurel Sulphate - buy boi-extra toothpaste, your dentist will orer it in for you, no sodium laurel sulphate in that.
Sodium Laurel Sulphate - is one of the biggest causes for mouth ulcers....
Answers:
Or try Aloe-Dent toothpaste which equally doesn't have it in, but you can get from most health shops - and it tastes great!
Answers:
aloe vera toothpaste doesn't contain flouride, so you might need flouride suppliments...