New Info on Sodium/Ammonium Laureth/Lauryl Sulfate

    

I was researching recently about Sodium/Ammonium Lauryl/Laureth Sulfates after having terribly dry hair becuz of Laureth which is supposed to be gentler and I found some VERY SCARY info,,I read that these sulfates absorb thru the skin layer,, they are able to penetrate and once they get into the bloodstream they release nitrites as much as the amount it a POUND of bacon!! And nitrites are highly cancer causing!! I have thrown out my SLS shampoos and the body washes i used that would make my skin so dry it was just gross.. I also read that these sulfates were used industrially to clean grease off of engines and this stuff was a sulfate gentler than that in Prell shampoo!!,, I remember using a Suave bodywash and i could smell the Ammonia coming from it( Ammonium lauryl/laureth sulfate),, this was also the case with Infusium shampoo and they call it moisturizing,, i think its a shame that the companies get away with this stuff.. I had read that ppl like it becuz it lathers and if ppl dont have a great deal of lather they think theyre not really cleaning anything,, anyway,, just thought id remind ppl about how damaging sulfates can be, they are even in toothpaste which we put into out mouth!!

When I first found out that news about the chemicals in hair care I thought to myself...we cannot do anything in this world without getting cancer.  Yes, the news is scary, but heck a lot of things can kill me, but hey, if I adjusted my life every time someone said it could potentially kill me, I'd be in a rut.  I rarely shampoo, so maybe I am safe, if not, ah well.  Live for the day.  Thanks Cookie!

Pickledgeuse i hear ya ,, and i get where youre coming from but really you have to be careful what u use,, the government and businesses do not care whether americans get cancer,, ppl may think that the gov't looks out for us in these issues but look at cigarettes for an example, and how long it took to take the deadly trans fat out of foods, its always a good thing to keep you eyes open:-) really sorry to sound preachy anyway ,, Pokahantas,, me too ,,i was using body washes all the damn time with sulfates then sitting wondering why my skin was flaking , itching and sooo dry and thinking that was just my natural skin type LOL,, im pissed about that!!!

I think the real lesson here is that you should listen to your body/brain when they tell you stuff.  If you smell ammonia coming out of your body wash, you don't need a government study to tell you to throw it away.  If the products that you've been using make your skin scaly and your hair dull, by all means, switch.   Besides, the study you saw claims that sulfates release nitrites into your bloodstream -- but did it say how much of the product over how long of a period of time it takes for sodium ammonium laurel/laureth sulfate to produce those bad effects?  I mean, it's obviously not an overnight thing.

Totally Agreeing.  I've never had the problem with soap wash drying my skin(I use Johnson's Soft Wash), and products that dont do my hair just..I'm like UGH! NO...and get rid of it, despite it's contents.

well i dont put trust in the government. but when u talk about food killing ppl, thats a little far fetched. ppl kill themselves with food when they eat 2 much of it!! but back 2 hair, the underlying tip i think is really helpful is get yur products down 2 a couple that u use consistantly. i think this will help yur hair get use 2 the products.

You've got you lauryl and laureth all mixed up. It's definetly ammonium/sodium lauryl sulfate that is drying to your hair and skin, ammonium laureth is just a gentle cleansing agent and it's not supposed to dry out skin. So it's be best to do more research. I got my info from a book called "Dont go to shopping for hair care products with out me" by Paula Begoun. Really good book try some research to much internet junk can ruin the thought process.

This reminds me of an article I read about people in a town who called up their local government screaming that something had to be done about the dihydrogen monoxide in the environment. It's too bad they didn't realize water isn't a hazmat.

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