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MooMomTo2@... wrote:

> From: MooMomTo2@...

>

> In a message dated 5/5/99 3:39:38 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

> 1herbal-healing (AT) onelist (DOT) com writes:

>

> << ubject: Fw: They put what in the shampoo and it does what???

> >>

>

> Here is an abstract from a " Toxicology " journal, it raises some serious

> concerns about the safety of SLS. Of course, however, it does conclude that

> it is safe.......so is aspartame, *whatever*.

> ~~G

> Sodium Lauryl Sulfate(SLS)and Ammonium Lauryl Sulfate

>

> Published in the Journal of the American College of Toxicology, Volume 2,

> Number 7, pp. 127-181, 1983.

>

> Discussion

>

> Sodium Lauryl Sulfate and Ammonium Lauryl Sulfate are irritants in patch

> testing at concentrations of 2 percent and greater, and that irritation

> increases with ingredient concentration. In some cosmetic formulations,

> however, that irritant property is attenuated. The longer these ingredients

> stay in contact with the skin, the greater the likelihood of irritation,

> which may or may not be evident to the user.

>

> Although Sodium Lauryl Sulfate is not carcinogenic in experimental animals,

> it has been shown that it causes severe epidermal changes to the area of the

> skin of mice to which it was applied. This study indicates a need for

> tumor-enhancing activity assays.

>

> Autoradiographic studies of rat skin treated with radiolabelled Sodium Lauryl

> Sulfate found heavy deposition of the detergent on the skin surface and in

> the hair follicles; damage to the hair follicle could result from such

> deposition. Further, it has been reported that 1 percent and 5 percent Sodium

> Lauryl Sulfate produced significant number of comedones when applied to the

> pinna of albino rabbits. These two problems - possible hair loss and comedone

> formation - along with proven irritancy, should be considered in the

> formulation of cosmetic products.

>

> Sodium Lauryl Sulfate and Ammonium Lauryl Sulfate appear to pose less

> potential hazard when in products designed for brief, discontinuous use,

> following which they are thoroughly rinsed from the surface of the skin.

>

> Conclusion

>

> Sodium Lauryl Sulfate and Ammonium Lauryl Sulfate appear to be safe in

> formulations designed for discontinuous, brief use followed by thorough

> rinsing from the surface of the skin. In products intended for prolonged

> contact with skin, concentrations should not exceed 1 percent.

>

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