| Do you ever take the time to read the ingredients | | | | Protection Agency. |
| on your shampoo label? Now would be an excellent | | | | The function of shampoo is for cleansing the hair. It |
| time to start! There are so many chemicals, | | | | is to eliminate excess oil, dirt and debris from the hair |
| detergents, artificial colors, preservatives, | | | | known as sebum. An ideal shampoo will execute this |
| formaldehyde and synthetic foaming agents on the | | | | function while leaving the hair manageable, while still |
| ingredient list that you wonder whether you are | | | | maintaining its natural luster. Unfortunately, creating |
| embalming your hair or washing it. Just for starters, | | | | foam is what the industry believes is important to |
| the researchers at the National Institutes of Health | | | | the consumer, who without factual information about |
| have uncovered the connection between an | | | | the functions of a surfactant, takes for granted the |
| ingredient found in shampoos and central nervous | | | | shampoo is working and is good for you. |
| system damage. The studies were performed with | | | | The only solution is to shield you and your family by |
| the brain cells of rats and they demonstrate that | | | | educating yourself about the shampoo and personal |
| contact with an ingredient called methylisothiazoline | | | | care products that you are using. Read every |
| (MIT), causes neurological damage. | | | | ingredient on every personal care product label and |
| The huge majority of shampoos contain toxic | | | | be wary of every chemical ingredient. Ask yourself if |
| chemical compounds like MIT that are a factor in | | | | you would ingest that ingredient, because when you |
| cancer, liver disorders, and neurological diseases. It | | | | rub products into your hair and skin, 60% of the |
| may astound you to know that manufacturers of | | | | product could end up absorbed in your body. |
| shampoos and personal care products in general can | | | | Remember that TRUE organic products NEVER |
| put virtually any chemical they wish into your | | | | include potentially harmful chemical ingredients. They |
| shampoo, even if it is a hazardous chemical listed in | | | | are manufactured from truly holistic and natural |
| the Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical | | | | ingredients without the use of synthetic chemicals, |
| Substances (RTECS) database of toxicity and even if | | | | and will ultimately leave your hair clean and balanced. |
| it is deemed a toxic chemical by the Environmental | | | | |