Could Shampoos be causing your loss

[bullitnut]

This is scary stuff, but an interestig article.[/b]

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Johnson & Johnson makes damning revelation[/b]
If you €™ve wondered what €™s causing a bad spell of hair loss, perhaps you might want to look at what €™s in your shampoo. While a shampoo is meant to nurture hair follicles, promote growth, rinse of dirt and leave a layer of protective oil, some of the chemicals are so carcinogenic, that manufactures spew billions on advertising and marketing to ensure the secret ingredients stay safe.
This past week, Johnson & Johnson the baby-goods behemoth made a startling revelation and a swift remedy. Johnson & Johnson made headlines citing that they are reformulating their popular brand of baby shampoo, because babies don €™t need Formaldehyde in their baths!
The ingredient which they €™ve now rinsed it off the original product had been there for many years. The company made the revelation to the New York Times only when they were finished with the new formula which is expected to appear on store shelves worldwide soon.
The new improved version removes two potentially harmful chemicals €“formaldehyde and 1,4-dioxane €“from the big bottle of yellow suds. This is in response to pressure from consumers and activist groups, when Johnson & Johnson promised back in 2011 to phase out the chemicals in question by the end of 2013. The company has not only come up with a new formula for their famous baby shampoo, but also for roughly 100 other baby-care products in their lineup.
Both formaldehyde and 1,4-dioxane have been coming under fire in recent years for their links to cancer. Neither existed in its pure form as an ingredient in Johnson & Johnson products and may not even be present in local brands of baby shampoo.
Common preservatives that were used on Johnson & Johnson products, however, have been known to release formaldehyde over time. And a process used to make other ingredients mild (no more tears!) can create 1,4-dioxane. Johnson & Johnson also plans to remove the chemicals from their other product lines, like Neutrogena, by 2015.
If consumers where to scrutinize the labels of the many local shampoos that are available in the supermarket, one is sure to find at least one carcinogenic chemicals if not many.
While it €™s not easy to remember each and every toxic chemicals, more so when scanning the particular isle at a supermarket, if you do it once you are sure to find a brand or type of shampoo with the least amount of chemicals, it would be advisable to use it continuously.

 

[Bigmac]

They've endorsed this product for a long time and now they say it could be harmful, hmmm.

 

[topccat29]

This has been very well known fact among a select group of consumers and activists and more specifically those that actually do some reading of books. I posted on this subject years ago and asked why clinics were advising their patients to use baby shampoo. The fact is most clinics except for a very few know zero about health and nutrition. They advise patients to use baby shampoo post op because they are just like any other consumer and associate the word baby with soft, gentle, do not harm etc and that is why you have the happy smiling baby on the bottle. There are many clinics in fact that continue to advise their patients to use baby shampoo when in fact they would be infinitely better off just using a bar of pure soap if need be. I read this article about a week ago but I thought why bother.

It €™s too bad that when you warn others of danger instead of it being perceived as positive it is perceived as being negative. The real message here is that if someone actually named the company in the past as opposed to beating around the bush and just speaking about shampoo ingredients in general they would have been sued and that is why many cannot be helped.

Some clinics are a wealth of knowledge but certainly not all of them and they are not the be all end all of what one needs to know.

A perfect example of how systems work and why you need to take in all opinions and research on your own. I have written about pink slime under my food and ht healing thread. ABC news did a report exposing a company and regardless of the fact that the company was deceiving customers ABC is now being sued. This is the way it works so protect yourself. The best medicine in knowledge and how it is perceived depends on who €™s ox is being gored. One needs to dig very deep.

 

[Sparky]

Try getting some Johnson and Johnson baby shampoo in your eyes, that no more tears thing is a load of BS!

 

[michaelwayne1]

I didn't think it was supposed to be harmful but new revelations always come up

 

[bullitnut]

Intersting article


Foamers & thickeners. sodium laurel sulfate, or SLS €” the chemical that produces all that nice, bubbly lather €” €œstrips hair of essential oils, breaks down protein essential for hair health, and halts growth. Sodium chloride (better known as table salt) is used as a thickener in products containing SLS, but it can cause dry, itchy scalp and encourage hair loss.Polyethylene glycol (also known as PEG, polyethylene or polyoxyethelyne) is another thickener that strips hair of moisture. If you €™re undergoing salon keratin treatments, these ingredients undo the benefits.

Preservatives: The €œNo More Tears € baby shampoo (don €™t laugh €” a lot of older babes with sensitive eyes still love it) recently removed Quaternium-15 (a formaldehyde-releasing preservative) from its ingredients without diminishing the product €™s appeal. Formaldehyde and parabens such as methylparaben and propylparaben are often included to prolong shelf life. The latter can affect hormonal balance and encourage hair loss.

Irritants. Ingredients that cause scalp inflammation and allergic reactions can exacerbate hair loss and make hair dry, brittle and lifeless. Products containing diethanolamine (DEA) andtriethanolamine (TEA), destroy hair €™s keratin and cause scalp irritation. Fragrances and artificial colors (they appear on the label as FD&C or D&C, followed by a color or number) are used for aesthetic reasons, but they may be irritants. And propylene glycol, most commonly used as anti-freeze in cars (!!), is often added to keep shampoos and conditioners from freezing during shipping and storage. Who knew?

Alcohol. Almost all hair-care products contain some form of alcohol. Used in high concentrations, it dehydrates your hair. €œAvoid products listing alcohol as one of the first four ingredients. The closer to the top of the ingredient list, the higher the percentage in the product.

Greasers. Steer clear of lanolin, petroleum and mineral oil, € counsels €œThey weigh down thin hair, preventing natural oils from being absorbed.

 

[michaelwayne1]

bullitnut wrote:

Intersting article


Foamers & thickeners. sodium laurel sulfate, or SLS €” the chemical that produces all that nice, bubbly lather €” €œstrips hair of essential oils, breaks down protein essential for hair health, and halts growth. Sodium chloride (better known as table salt) is used as a thickener in products containing SLS, but it can cause dry, itchy scalp and encourage hair loss.Polyethylene glycol (also known as PEG, polyethylene or polyoxyethelyne) is another thickener that strips hair of moisture. If you €™re undergoing salon keratin treatments, these ingredients undo the benefits.

Preservatives: The €œNo More Tears € baby shampoo (don €™t laugh €” a lot of older babes with sensitive eyes still love it) recently removed Quaternium-15 (a formaldehyde-releasing preservative) from its ingredients without diminishing the product €™s appeal. Formaldehyde and parabens such as methylparaben and propylparaben are often included to prolong shelf life. The latter can affect hormonal balance and encourage hair loss.

Irritants. Ingredients that cause scalp inflammation and allergic reactions can exacerbate hair loss and make hair dry, brittle and lifeless. Products containing diethanolamine (DEA) andtriethanolamine (TEA), destroy hair €™s keratin and cause scalp irritation. Fragrances and artificial colors (they appear on the label as FD&C or D&C, followed by a color or number) are used for aesthetic reasons, but they may be irritants. And propylene glycol, most commonly used as anti-freeze in cars (!!), is often added to keep shampoos and conditioners from freezing during shipping and storage. Who knew?

Alcohol. Almost all hair-care products contain some form of alcohol. Used in high concentrations, it dehydrates your hair. €œAvoid products listing alcohol as one of the first four ingredients. The closer to the top of the ingredient list, the higher the percentage in the product.

Greasers. Steer clear of lanolin, petroleum and mineral oil, € counsels €œThey weigh down thin hair, preventing natural oils from being absorbed.

So useful - thank you!