Chemicals in Shampoo
I read this on the internet today. I wanted to share it with you.
I would rather spend my dollars with a company that cares about your health instead of these companies that purposely add cancer causing chemicals to our personal care products and only care about their bottom line. That is why I am so passionate about the Shaklee corporation. They make high quality products and they do not use any harmful chemicals. I love their Shampoo line and their new baby line is amazing.
Shampoo is supposed to clean your hair of dirt and oils that accumulated throughout the day, but smelling fresh won’t do you any good if you’re scrubbing harmful chemicals into your scalp. A recently released report by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetic Use revealed that a number of companies that manufacture children’s bath products have added formaldehyde and 1,4-dioxane to their formulas, both of which are thought to increase susceptibility to cancer in lab rats and contribute to chronic disease and certain disabilities.
According to Dr. Catherine Karr, assistant professor at the University of Washington and director of the Pediatric Environmental Health Unit, both substances are considered to be human carcinogens, which means they're high health hazards . "It does not make public health sense to put carcinogens in children's products that will be used in such a way that repeated direct exposure will occur." Be sure to read the ingredients of your bath products carefully to avoid these harmful substances.
Monday, July 20, 2009
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Wow, am I happy that my "Pro Sante" shampoo, conditioner, and hairspray from Shaklee are all 100% natural and chemical-free. The most interesting fact is that they all work wonders!
ReplyDeleteMy teenage daughters (17 + 19) are VERY particular about their hair products, especially my youngest who has long naturally curled hair. She was so unhappy with the different products she had tried and complained about lots of hair loss on the brush every day. After introducing Shaklee's Pro Sante I never hear complaints - only "Mom, the bottle is getting empty - please order more".
For their prom they had both used lots of Shaklee's hairspray and my oldest daughter laughed when they came back from the party, since the girls with long hair (and LOTS of hairspray) let the hair fall down after the formal part, and all girls, except her sister, had hair standing up artificially from the spray. Her sister's hair fell naturally enhancing her curls. Since then they have both been addicted to Shaklee's hair products.