You Should Know

I'm going to start a new section of my blog called "You Should Know" (I'm probably going to change the title quite a few times until I come up with or someone suggests one that I Like). These posts are going to be about what I learn about hidden products or health effects of various things. Businesses try to hide a lot about their products. They get away with crap that is the reason the human race is having all kinds of problems.

Consider, for a moment, the Tobacco Industry. They knew the effects of smoking and still they did it, they just didn't tell anyone what they were doing and let millions of people die for it.

But today, we are talking about sulfates.

Sodium Lauryl Sulfate(SLS) is a cheap chemical that produces a lot of foam, along with other, less pleasant things. In a report on the safety of SLS, the American College of Toxicity reported that "In absorption, metabolism and excretion studies Sodium Lauryl Sulfate had a degenerative effect on the cell membranes because of its protein denaturing properties. High levels of skin penetration may occur at even low use concentration." So remember, as I tell you what I've learned, that this all happens because it can get into your very cells. I don't know about you all, but I prefer to keep things that aren't meant to be there out of my cells, thank you very much.

They did tests on animals (another topic for another day) and found that at 15% there was skin irritation and by the time it got to 30% it was intense skin irritation. Itchy head = SULFATE SHAMPOO!!! I've looked at a bunch of shampoos and it's usually the second or third ingredient, which means that it's in high concentrations. It's cheap, so they use it as a filler. Also, it produces a lot of foam, which is what people believe cleans their hair/body. Not true. It does nothing good.

It affects development, so keep it away from your children. "Studies at Georgia Medical College indicated Sodium Lauryl Sulfate kept young eyes from developing properly by possibly denaturing the proteins and not allowing for proper structural formation. This damage was permanent." Remember that whole protein thing, and it getting in your cells, yeah. Now think about how many people wear glasses now as opposed to 50 years ago. While that could be due to better detection of poor eyesight, it probably has something to do with these sulfates in our cleansing products.

There are other studies that SLS enters (from skin contact) and maintains residual levels in the heart, the liver, the lungs and the brain. Alrighty, so lets put chemicals in our hearts! WHOOOHOOO that's exactly what I wake up hoping for every day.

Let's talk hormones. So the SLS gets into your system and attaches to estrogen receptors (which are present in both men and women, though not as many in men). The body can't tell the difference between the regular molecules and the SLS commandeered ones and so the hormone levels go crazy causing PMS, menopausal symptoms, infertility, breast enlargement (in males), and gender confusion. CRAZY!
Bro/Manzier anyone.

One last bit, remember how I said that it gets into our cells, well it completely disrupts the cell cycle. What does that mean? "Firstly, existing proteins are damaged, leading to an increase in the amount of healing required by the body. Secondly, new proteins can be damaged and cells disrupted while they are under construction. It is exactly this type of activity that can lead to the early stages of skin cancer." And, not only does SLS itself cause cancer, but the production of SLS also produces carcinogens.

Thats all for now. Has your world been turned upside-down? Do you look like this?


Works cited: http://www.natural-health-information-centre.com/sls-health-implications.html