Sodium Lauryl Sulfate is not Your Friend

A quick note to my dear readers. Sodium Lauryl Sulfate is NOT your friend.

Never heard of it? You are better acquainted than you realize. Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS) is found in almost all personal care products that foam. Think SHAMPOO!!  FOAMING HANDSOAP! TOOTHPASTE!! Etc.

The foam that makes me feel like my shampoo is working or that I'm doing a particularly good job brushing my teeth has a major dark side. The foam in my personal care product is almost always produced with the help of the chemical criminal called Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, a compond that has links from everything from skin irritation to cancer. Ummm...yikes.

I am speculating here, but if I am washing my hair several times a week, brushing my teeth several times a day and washing my hands sometimes multiple times an hour (I have an infant at home), how much exposure do I have to something that dangerous? A LOT. Of course I'm not saying that this creepy toxin in my personal care items is going to make me sick over night, but the thought of letting 10, 20 or more years pass using the same shampoo or toothpaste suddenly doesn't seem like a good idea.

So what's a mama to do?

Research. Find alternatives. Share the good news.

We make the market. If we don't buy it, they won't sell it.

Read your labels. And put the crap back on the shelf. Our husbands and our kids deserve better.

WE deserve better.

It irritates me beyond all telling that we are constantly being sold products that do more harm than good, that are loaded with chemicals that harm rather than heal. We are literally paying for poison.

If we spend our money on products and foods that are pure, whole and REAL we can literally change the market for the better.

Here is a link to an interesting article about SLS. I like it because it is honest, not sensationalized or too far "off the deep end." Read it, share it, comment below.

Dr. Mercola & SLS 

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It's worth it. You deserve it.