Sodium Laurel Sulfate keeps children’s eyes from developing properly

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http://www.cybergeo.com/wellness/sodiumlaurelsulfates.htmlHave you read the warning/caution labels on your Shampoo, Cream Rinse, Body Lotion, Body Shampoo, Shower Gel, Shaving Cream, Deodorant, Toothpaste and Mouthwash? I didn't think so. Perhaps you should: read on!The hair and scalp are two parts of the body where we are extremely vulnerable to illnesses brought on by our destructive contemporary lifestyles. The scalp in particular is a living, breathing skin, and its work should be enhanced by gentle, cleansing products, not impaired by chemical detergents. Unfortunately, most commercial shampoos contain the toxins Sodium Laurel Sulfate and Sodium Laureth Sulfate. These chemical agents are responsible for the foam and lather that we love to see, however, they can be very harmful when they are absorbed into the circulatory system. Our bodies need detergent-free products to create healthier internal and external environments and to function properly. The following substances are found in 90% of all shampoos: SODIUM LAUREL SULFATE (Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS) / Sodium Laureth Sulfate (SLES) & PROPYLENE GLYCOL. These have been identified as being very dangerous and current thinking is to avoid contact with either. Natural Health Food stores have gentler alternatives to these toxic substances. SODIUM LAUREL SULFATE IS IN THE INDUSTRIAL WORLD USED AS: 1. Garage floor cleaner 2. Engine degreaser 3. Car wash soaps SLS is of great concern to many scientists who have found that approximately 90% of commercial shampoos, even "no more tears" baby shampoo, most bubble bath formulas and toothpaste contain SODIUM LAUREL SULFATE! A study done at the Medical College of Georgia has shown that SODIUM LAUREL SULFATE: · Could retard healing and keeps children's eyes from developing properly. Children under 6 are especially vulnerable to improper eye development (Summary of Report of Research to Prevent Blindness, Inc., conference) · Could cause cataracts in adults and delays the healing of wounds in the surface of the cornea · Builds up in the heart, liver, lungs and brain and can cause major problems in these areas · Causes skin to flake and to separate and causes substantial roughness on the skin · Causes dysfunction of the biological systems of the skin · Is such a caustic cleanser that it actually corrodes the hair follicle and impairs its ability to grow hair When that happens, baldness comes to both men & women MSDS on SLS warns to avoid skin contact as it is systemic and can cause liver abnormalities and kidney damage. Studies indicate that SLS is systemic, can penetrate and be retained in the eye, brain, heart, liver etc., with potentially harmful long-term effects. It could retard healing, cause cataracts in adults and can keep children's eyes from developing properly. Other research has shown that SLS and SLES may cause potentially carcinogenic nitrates and dioxins to form in shampoos and cleanser by reacting with commonly used ingredients found in many products. Large amounts of nitrates may enter the blood system from just one shampooing. SLES is the alcohol form (ETHOXYLATED) of SLS. It is slightly less irritating but may cause more drying. Both SLS and SLES can enter the blood stream. They are used in personal-care products because they are cheap. A small amount generates a large amount of foam and when salt is added it thickens to give the illusion of being thick and concentrated. PROPYLENE GLYCOL IS USED IN THE INDUSTRIAL WORLD FOR: Industrial Anti-Freeze, Resin, Varnish, Brake/Hydraulic fluid, Airplane Deicer, Paint & Coatings, Floor wax, Liquid Laundry detergents, Pet Food, & Tobacco. PROPYLENE GLYCOL: · Has adverse health effects and has been found to cause contact dermatitis, kidney damage and liver abnormalities· Inhibits skin cell growth in human tests · Damages cell membranes causing rashes, dry skin and surface damage to the skin AVOID THESE POTENTIALLY HARMFUL INGREDIENTS IN THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS! Hair Shampoo: Cocamide DEA, DEA, Diethanolamine, TEA, MEA, DDBSA, Sodium Laurel Sulfate, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Ammonium Laurel Sulfate, Propylene Glycol, Polysorbate, FD & C #1, Synthetic Fragrance. (Ingredient to avoid in Lice killing Shampoo - Lindane). Hair Conditioners: Propylene Glycol, Alcohol, Tallow, Formaldehyde, Polysorbate 80, FD & C Red #4, Synthetic Fragrance, Mineral Oil, Petrolatum. Bath & Shower Gels, Bars: Cocamide DEA, DEA, Sodium Laurel Sulfate, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Tallow, Synthetic Fragrance. Skin Moisturizers: Propylene Glycol, Alpha Hydroxy Acids, Collagen, Elastin, Lanolin. Toothpaste: Sodium Laurel Sulfate, Fluoride, Sodium Monoflourophosphate, Phosphoric Acid, EDTA, FD & C Blue #1, Saccharin, Sodium Saccharin, Titanium Dioxide. Mouthwashes: Alcohol, Flavoring, Sodium Laureth Sulphate. Foundations & Make-Ups: BHA, Talc, Titanium Dioxide, Triethanolamine (TEA), Bentonite, Kaolin, Synthetic Fragrance. Talcum Powder: Talc, Synthetic Fragrance. Deodorants: Aluminum, Alcohol, Glycerin, Lanolin, Mineral oil, PEG., Propylene Glycol, Petrolatum, Butane, Propane. Hair Colors: Quaternium - 15, DEA, Phenylene-Diamines, Propylene Glycol, Synthetic Fragrance. Disinfectants & Sprays: Orthophenylphenol (OPP), Butane. Meat, Meat Products: Benzine Hexachloride, Dacthal, Dieldrin, DDT, heptachlor, Hexacholrobenzene, Lindane, Hormones, Antibiotics, Nitrite. Whole Milk and Milk Products: DDT, Dieldrin, Heptachlor, Dexachlorobenzene, Recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone, IGF-1. Bathroom Scouring Cleaners & All Purpose Cleaners: Crystalline Silica, Washing Soda, Lye Animal Flea Collars and Powders: Propoxur. Weed Killers: Sodium #2, 4-Dicholorophenoxyacetate 2, 4-D. TOXIC TOOTHPASTE & SHAMPOOS, DANGEROUS HEALTH AND BEAUTY PRODUCTS . . . YOURS MAY BE FULL OF PROVEN HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS. Excerpts from an interview with Tom Mower by Trudy Novack on CJAD Radio in Ottawa, Canada on May 26, 1993. Tom Mower is a Research Scientist and President of Neways International, a company he founded on the principal of applying the latest technology and scientific research to develop the safest and most effective personal care products in the world. Tom has dedicated Neways to spare no expense in the discovery and manufacture of state-of-the-art products. Interviewer: You have mentioned Sodium Laurel (or Laureth/TEA) Sulfate, or SLS. Can you mention the types of products we find this in and why it is so dangerous? Tom: Yes. You find SLS in most hair shampoos, bubble baths, bath and shower gels and in toothpastes (even the ones in the “health food stores”). It can also be in facial cleansers and the like. It is the ingredient that makes all the bubbles and foam and is what makes them thick. It is exactly the same ingredient that is used to clean garage floors and to degrease engines. It’s also in car wash soap because it attacks greasy surfaces and really cleans by corrosion. It is used all over the world. Sodium Laurel Sulfate is the universal standard used to irritate skin in clinical testing so medical researchers can test ingredients to see how fast the skin heals. Because it corrodes the lipid and/or grease structures, it does the same to your skin. When it gets down into the hair follicle, it literally corrodes the hair follicle. It has great effect, but who wants it? Because of corrosion, your skin can’t contain the moisture so it starts drying out fast. So how does the cosmetic industry respond? “What you should do is put something on the skin like Propylene Glycol which is a humectant.” Well, they call it a humectant but in reality Propylene Glycol, which is in almost every moisturizer (I’ve never seen one that didn’t have it), is in industrial anti-freeze and brake fluid just like in your car. It mixes well with water and when you put it on your skin, it gives you that glide and a smooth greasy feeling. Propylene Glycol holds moisture by “filming” your skin, thus preventing it from breathing and literally starving the skin of oxygen. Skin runs on water not anti-freeze! As a result, you are putting a potentially very harmful ingredient on your skin. The Material Safety Data Sheet on Propylene Glycol says: “Avoid skin contact” because it is a major skin irritant and can cause liver abnormalities and kidney damage. In other words, it is systemic. Put it on your skin and it goes right into your body and damages your kidney and your liver. Interviewer: Now, what about the shampoos that claim to give your hair body and make it thicker? Tom: They coat your hair with animal fat. You are just greasing the hair up. The cosmetic manufacturers react animal fat, put it in the shampoos and guess what, you’ve gotten this greasy animal fat all over your hair, getting it down in and plugging the hair follicles. On your scalp, bacteria can feed on it. It’s a poor excuse for taking care of hair. Why are they doing this? Because your hair has been eaten by the protein-stripping SLS in your shampoo and grown very dry and very brittle. For the cosmetic firms the answer is “grease it up.” Interviewer: I guess that because most people don’t have a reaction right away, they are saying: “How do you know; what proof do you have that this is really damaging me?” Are you saying that the proof is just like cigarettes? It may not be “proven” but we have to assume that since these things cause cancer in laboratory animals that we may be paying for the damage 5 or 10 years down the road? Tom: Very definitely. We know that nitrates are serious carcinogens. So are dioxins, and both occur in shampoos. Neways does no animal testing. But I study medical test results which show that SLS gets right into the blood system of the test animals and then travels to affect the eyes. This result was observed in young, growing animals and SLS kept their eyes from developing properly. SLS is in the very same shampoo that you are putting on your children’s hair! It is illogical to think that it wouldn’t affect humans. There are some things that would affect animals and not affect humans, but this is basic science. Interviewer: That’s interesting, because probably with children, whose immune systems are not fully developed, it’s having a greater effect on them. And we should be thinking about our children first and foremost when we are considering shampoos and cosmetics to use on them. Tom: We definitely should. There was a study in Georgia at The Institute of Blindness that showed that SLS has the potential to keep children’s eyes from developing properly. That’s a pretty serious statement! If science has found what causes these problems, are there not solutions out there? And the answer is, “Fortunately, there are!” Safe ones are available that have a tremendously positive effect on wrinkling, cellulite, aged skin, thin hair, and many other problems that we develop as we mature. There are solutions, but those provided by the big cosmetic manufacturers are not the answer. The marketplace is filled with “hype.” Normally the labels and bottle caps cost more than the ingredients in the products.