FREE REPORT. Your key pointers to a life-transforming diet

Find out the best diet for you in one of four free reports we'll give you when you join the WDDTY community. We'll also send you up-to-the-moment health news and advice twice a week, packed full of insights that may well transform your own health.

email to friend Printer friendly

Family matters

The sins of the shampoo makers

Check the ingredients listed on your shampoo bottle, and see if they have a substance by the name of sodium laureth sulfate, or simply SLS. This substance is found in most shampoos, and the manufacturers use it because it produces a lot of foam and it is cheap.

SLS is used to scrub garage floors, and it is very strong. It is also proven that it can cause cancer.

I went home and checked my shampoo. It doesn't contain it, but many others do. It's even the first ingredient listed (which means it is the single most prevalent ingredient) in certain "herbal" shampoos.

I called one company and told them their product contains a substance that is carcinogenic. They said "Yeah, we knew about it but there is nothing we can do because we need that substance to produce foam".

Michelle Hailey, University of Pennsylvania Health System.

Shampoos - Did you know that L’Oreal, the famous cosmetics manufacturer, makes a ‘Kids 2 in 1’ shampoo for children, marketed as “extra gentle”? What do you imag...

Hair dyes: They do cause cancer, experts conclude - Hair dyes may cause cancer – and hairdressers and barbers could especially be at risk because of their daily contact with the colourants.

Eczema cream may cause cancer - Studies have revealed that three different species of animals developed cancer (including skin cancer and lymphomas) after topical applications of Eli...

Shampoo: - Chemicals could affect the unborn fetus - Pregnant women who use standard shampoo could be harming their unborn babies. Scientists have found that the chemical MIT (methylisothiazolinone), fo...

Mobile Phones: They could cause major cancer explosion in years to come - Mobile phones may cause a cancer explosion in the years ahead, just as smoking was finally linked to lung cancer, experts have admitted this week.

Calcium heart drugs may cause cancer - Pressure to remove calcium antagonists, given to treat hypertension (high blood pressure), from the market is likely to grow following new research su...

Grilled Chicken: So that can cause cancer too - Fast-food chains such as McDonald’s, Burger King and TGI Friday are being sued by a group of doctors in America for serving grilled chicken that conta...

X-rays cause cancer: but then, they always have - X rays cause 700 cases of cancer every year in the UK around 5700 in the USA and a total of 18 500 cases overall in 15 developed countries a new st...

The British Institute for the Identification & Treatment of Allergic Disorders

How You Beat Asthma
How To Beat Your M.E.
How You Beat ADHD
How You Beat Arthritis
How You Beat Backpain
How You Beat Depression How You Beat Pain
How You Beat The Menopause
How You Beat Heart Problems
WDDTY Health Shop

Register for our health updates and free gifts.
First Name:
Email: