What is SLS / SLES exactly?
SODIUM LAURYL SULPHATE (SLS) and SODIUM LAURETH SULPHATE (SLES)
Found in shampoos and other personal care products, SLS is used commercially to clean floors, as an engine degreaser and a car wash.
Potentially, SLS is perhaps the most harmful ingredient in personal-care products. SLS is used in testing-labs as the standard skin irritant to compare the healing properties of other ingredients. Industrial uses of SLS include: garage floor cleaners, engine degreasers and car wash soaps. Studies show its danger potential to be great, when used in personal-care products. Research has shown that SLS and SLES may cause potentially carcinogenic nitrates and dioxins to form in the bottles of shampoos and cleansers by reacting with commonly used ingredients found in many products. Large amounts of nitrates may enter the blood system from just one shampooing.
SODIUM LAURETH SULFATE (SLES)
Chemical name: Sodium Lauryl "ether" Sulfate an ether chain is added to SLS. Called a premium agent in cleansers and shampoos. In reality it is very inexpensive but thickens when salt is added in the formula and produces high levels of foam to give the concentrated illusion it is thick, rich and expensive. Used as a wetting agent in the textile industry. Irritating to scalp and may cause hair loss.
SLS and SLES are used in nearly all products!!! sold by the well known high street shops just take the time to read whats in the products you buy. Once you try products without these in you will see the difference .