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Top Ten Reasons to Avoid SLS

There are a lot of rumors out there about Sodium Lauryl/Laureth Sulfate. Is it really a carcinogen like those e-mails say? What about an endocrine disruptor and skin irritant? What's truth and what's hogwash? I've written this article to clear up the confusion about the debated chemical. I don't need to spread lies...the truth is scary enough. To make it easy I'm going to refer to Sodium Lauryl Sulfate and its even more evil twin, Sodium Laureth Sulfate from this point forward as SLS. Here are my top ten reasons you should not use anything containing SLS.

1. It is a known skin irritant. When cosmetic companies need to test the healing properties of a lotion, they need to irritate the skin first. What do they use to do this? SLS, of course....more

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"Organic" Labeling Lies

I recently spoke with a chemist who works in the cosmetics industry. (I'll keep him anonymous so I don't put his job in danger.) I had asked him about a certain ingredient listed on a bottle of conditioner I had seen. At the time I was developing my conditioner formula and was searching for a natural emulsifier. The ingredient "coconut fatty acid cream base" listed on an "organic" conditioner sounded like it was what I was looking for. The problem, however, was that I couldn't find it anywhere....full article