As I've mentioned, Sodium Laureth Sulfate is the gentler version of Sodium Lauryl Sulfate. SLS is definitely evil.
SLS is a synthetic surfactant (or surface acting agents) which serves as detergent and for its foam-building ability.
It's present in 90% of commercial shampoos, skin creams and some brands of toothpaste.
SLS can cause eye irritations, skin rashes, hair loss, dandruff, and enhances allergic response to other toxins and allergens.
SLS can react with other ingredients to form cancer-causing nitrosamines. It may be contaminated with 1,4-dioxane, a carcinogen. Dioxane readily penetrates the skin.
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I've recently heard about that email, and read it that people concern about SLS, i just feel even though i think as yet there is no proof i personally don't want to take any chances esp. on my childrens' skin.
There are the products which are totally chemical-free and natural ingredients,and some of them you can use on babys skin, but i am looking for products a little bit cheaper frankly.
SLS is a foaming agent, how to wash if no foam? As long as % not high, will do.
The Sodium Lauryl Sulfate is the one that can be irritating though I'm sure there are people having issues with both of them (or none of them too perhaps). But in general the Sodium Laureth Sulfate is considered safe and mild, and it is used in lots of gentle cleansers, i.e. Clinique, Eucerin etc.
Most of the hair shampoos use a chemical called SLS which is actually a floor cleaner. SLS is used so as to produce more foaming. Can you imagine what a floor cleaner can do to you hair and scalp?
So what actually the difference between Sodium Lauryl Sulfate and Sodium Laureth Sulfate?
The answer is simple, it is cheap. The sodium lauryl sulfate found in our soaps is exactly the same as you'd find in car wash or even a garage, where it is used to degrease car engines.
In the same way, it dissolves the grease on car engines, sodium lauryl sulfate also dissolves the oils on your skin, which can cause a drying effect.
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