Comments on: What’s The Great Shampoo Scandal?

By: catheline

catheline — Tue, 03 May 2011 12:28:54 +0000

What is the replacement for sls, als and sles, I want to change this for my shampoo for extentions hair.

Thanks
catheline

By: LittleBird

LittleBird — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 22:42:02 +0000

This is an old article. Nobody’s going to see this, but I’ll give it a shot anyhow:
Putting Tetrasodium EDTA into liquid lye soap helps, especially when it’s being used on the hair. Adding this, olive oil and glycerin to lye soap is the ONLY way I’ve ever been able to make a shampoo out of it.
It’s a pain, but I’m allergic to sulfates. Pantene normally doesn’t cause me any problems, but every now and then my scalp gets really itchy and red after washing, and my sulfate allergy is the only thing I can imagine to be the problem.

By: Tresmee or Pantene? - MakeupTalk

Tresmee or Pantene? - MakeupTalk — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 01:54:24 +0000

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By: thebeautybrains

thebeautybrains — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:28:48 +0000

@Ari – While you are correct that SLS & SLES are relatively inexpensive and that bubbles do not equate to cleansing, you are mistaken to say that these surfactants do not clean. They do cleanse and cleanse better than almost any other surfactant available. That’s why they are used so frequently in cleaning products.

As far as your safety concerns, this myth has long been debunked and groups that base their decisions on scientific evidence do not see SLS, SLES, ALS, or ALES as problematic. People that base decisions on politics & fear might see it differently.

But the question to you is what alternative would you suggest people use and what is your evidence that these things are “safer”? Many ingredients haven’t been found to be problematic because no one has studied their effects. SLS has been thoroughly studied (more than most any other surfactant). The replacement surfactants could have lingering, unknown dangers. Why would you be willing to take that risk?

By: Ari

Ari — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:13:51 +0000

Marcia is correct. SLS and SLES is a cheap detergent that produces foam/bubbles which we all equate with cleansing, though it does not clean anything. SLES is a milder version of SLS, and is commonly used in industrial engine degreasers, concrete cleaners etc.. While it’s considered non-carcinogenic by OSHA, the NTP as well as the IARC feel there is unveiling evidence that SLS produces a potential carcinogenic effect in shampoo when it interacts with other nitrogen bearing ingredients to form nitrosamines ornitrates. This is a cause for concern, as SLS enters and maintains residual levels in the lungs, liver, and brain from skin contact. Conclusion: why even use a little bit of something that is questionable, especially when it actually doesn’t really help clean your hair, and it’s only purpose is to create foam to make one FEEL like it’s cleaning? Fake foam.