Guest guest Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 HI- I know absolutely nothing about SLS, but want to post a warning re: both snopes.com and Wikipedia. I used to use snopes as my go-to resource for debunking weird stories and wives' tales I heard 'around', but have since found out from several sources that snopes.com' s research is less than unbiased. As we all know, anyone can post anything as information/research on Wikipedia. Again, I know nothing about SLS specifically, so can't speak to that, but I'm much more wary about taking anything I read on either of those sites as unbiased 'fact'. *One humorous note: On the snopes 'research' regarding SLS, they mention that the FDA wouldn't 'knowingly' allow a chemical known to cause harm to be used. Laughable. Tell all the people who have been on the tens of drugs that have recently been recalled by the FDA that- they clearly had the research (as badly/deliberately designed as it often is) and chose to ignore it in favor of approving dangerous drugs. Here's to our health in 2009, at any rate! jenni --- On Tue, 1/6/09, Jenn <jenny.wren76 wrote: Jenn <jenny.wren76 sodium laureth sulfate Tuesday, January 6, 2009, 9:03 AM Just wanted to note that the SLS contraversy has been disputed. http://en.wikipedia .org/wiki/ Sodium_laureth_ sulfate http://www.snopes. com/inboxer/ household/ shampoo.asp Jenn On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 8:20 AM, robin koloms <rkoloms > wrote: > The FDA allows so many know dangerous toxins in products we use everyday, > from sodium laurel sufate to ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 Jenni, Thanks for pointing those things out. Oddly enough, I chose those sites because they seem to be more accepted by the general populous, as opposed to articles from other online pubs. :-) Here are some other links, this is the first one I read that said that the SLS myth was in fact a myth. Before that I had tried to avoid the products containing it, and was a bit overwhelmed and discouraged that it seems that EVERY single thing we use in daily life is tainted. It was pretty depressing to me, as I do not like to live in fear. I do like to be proactive, but have to relax and shrug and figure we all die of something, when I get bogged down with it all. http://www.dreadheadhq.com/dreadlocks-products-ingredients-sles.php http://www.treasuredlocks.com/noname7.html http://www.treehugger.com2007/07/common_ecomyth_sls.php And yes, I did get a chuckle out of that " FDA " comment from Snopes when I first read the article. Yeh, 'if the govt. lets them sell it, it HAS to be safe'. Right. :-) Jenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 We try to follow the guide that if something has an ingredient that we can't pronounce, then we don't buy it. SLS, artificial scents and colors (like phthalates), chemical preservatives, etc. --- On Tue, 1/6/09, jenni claire garverick <jennigarverick wrote: jenni claire garverick <jennigarverick Re: sodium laureth sulfate Tuesday, January 6, 2009, 4:54 PM HI- I know absolutely nothing about SLS, but want to post a warning re: both snopes.com and Wikipedia. I used to use snopes as my go-to resource for debunking weird stories and wives' tales I heard 'around', but have since found out from several sources that snopes.com' s research is less than unbiased. As we all know, anyone can post anything as information/ research on Wikipedia. Again, I know nothing about SLS specifically, so can't speak to that, but I'm much more wary about taking anything I read on either of those sites as unbiased 'fact'. *One humorous note: On the snopes 'research' regarding SLS, they mention that the FDA wouldn't 'knowingly' allow a chemical known to cause harm to be used. Laughable. Tell all the people who have been on the tens of drugs that have recently been recalled by the FDA that- they clearly had the research (as badly/deliberately designed as it often is) and chose to ignore it in favor of approving dangerous drugs. Here's to our health in 2009, at any rate! jenni --- On Tue, 1/6/09, Jenn <jenny.wren76@ gmail.com> wrote: Jenn <jenny.wren76@ gmail.com> sodium laureth sulfate @gro ups.com Tuesday, January 6, 2009, 9:03 AM Just wanted to note that the SLS contraversy has been disputed. http://en.wikipedia .org/wiki/ Sodium_laureth_ sulfate http://www.snopes. com/inboxer/ household/ shampoo.asp Jenn On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 8:20 AM, robin koloms <rkoloms > wrote: > The FDA allows so many know dangerous toxins in products we use everyday, > from sodium laurel sufate to ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 Here is some additional information: http://www.checnet.org/healthehouse/chemicals/chemicals-detail.asp?Main_ID=285 http://www.natural-health-information-centre.com/sodium-laureth-sulfate.html The EPA lets the chemical industry do their research: http://www.epa.gov/chemrtk/pubs/summaries/sodium22/c16316tp.pdf --- On Tue, 1/6/09, Jenn <jenny.wren76 wrote: Jenn <jenny.wren76 Re: sodium laureth sulfate Tuesday, January 6, 2009, 10:03 PM Jenni, Thanks for pointing those things out. Oddly enough, I chose those sites because they seem to be more accepted by the general populous, as opposed to articles from other online pubs. :-) Here are some other links, this is the first one I read that said that the SLS myth was in fact a myth. Before that I had tried to avoid the products containing it, and was a bit overwhelmed and discouraged that it seems that EVERY single thing we use in daily life is tainted. It was pretty depressing to me, as I do not like to live in fear. I do like to be proactive, but have to relax and shrug and figure we all die of something, when I get bogged down with it all. http://www.dreadhea dhq.com/dreadloc ks-products- ingredients- sles.php http://www.treasure dlocks.com/ noname7.html http://www.treehugg er.com 2007/07/common_ ecomyth_sls. php And yes, I did get a chuckle out of that " FDA " comment from Snopes when I first read the article. Yeh, 'if the govt. lets them sell it, it HAS to be safe'. Right. :-) Jenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 Well, I'm totally with you on the not stressing out about every little thing. I saw a report on 60 minutes or some such show awhile back (did anyone else see it?) where they did blood tests on two families. One: vegan, no vax for the kids, very conscientious regarding plastics they buy, eat only organic food, etc. I mean,they seemed to cover everything; even if they cooked with teflon pans (they did not) , and I look at this stuff with a VERY critical eye. The other family: typical Americna diet, admittedly don't really care about pans, food, pesticide use in their yard, etc. They tested for something like 50 of the most commonly used agricultural pesticides and industrial chemicals- many of which are the ones we fret about on this very website every day. There were SOME minor differences in the two sets of blood tests, but the so-called 'organic' family actally had HIGHER rates of some of them! And really on the whole, there really wasn't much of a difference. I found this report very depressing, and vowed then not to stress so much about organic vs. non, etc. I do still buy organic much of the time, but like I said, I don't stress about every little thing. So, Jenn, SLS or not, I'm with you on the stress factor. --- On Tue, 1/6/09, Jenn <jenny.wren76 wrote: Jenn <jenny.wren76 Re: sodium laureth sulfate Tuesday, January 6, 2009, 8:03 PM Jenni, Thanks for pointing those things out. Oddly enough, I chose those sites because they seem to be more accepted by the general populous, as opposed to articles from other online pubs. :-) Here are some other links, this is the first one I read that said that the SLS myth was in fact a myth. Before that I had tried to avoid the products containing it, and was a bit overwhelmed and discouraged that it seems that EVERY single thing we use in daily life is tainted. It was pretty depressing to me, as I do not like to live in fear. I do like to be proactive, but have to relax and shrug and figure we all die of something, when I get bogged down with it all. http://www.dreadhea dhq.com/dreadloc ks-products- ingredients- sles.php http://www.treasure dlocks.com/ noname7.html http://www.treehugg er.com 2007/07/common_ ecomyth_sls. php And yes, I did get a chuckle out of that " FDA " comment from Snopes when I first read the article. Yeh, 'if the govt. lets them sell it, it HAS to be safe'. Right. :-) Jenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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