Monday 24 September 2012

Health Risks Associated with Shampoo

People use shampoo because they want clean, shiny nice smelling hair. All shampoo companies  promote that their shampoo does as the consumer wants. What most people do not realise, is that some chemicals in shampoo have a bigger risk of harm then good. These chemicals can cause serious risks in your health, such as memory loss, eye irritatiom, skin irritation, hair loss and even cancer.

These are the common ingredients which can cause risks in your health:
1.Fragrance- Fragrances in shampoo contain chemicals which can cause headaches and rashes. Sometimes these chemicals can make people cough and vomit, but this depends on the person.

2-Propylene glycol- this chemical can cause allergies.

3- Sodium lauryl sulfate - This chemical can cause athsma attacks. It also damages a persons hair follicels, which may lead to hair loss. This chemical is also known for eye irritation.

4- Diethanolamine- This chemical can cause liver and kidney cancer. This chemical can also be toxic to your brain.

If you're wondering why these chemicals can be used and sold in common hair shampoos, its because the authorities usually forget about the most popular shampoos which can be baught in the supermarket, and they only focus on the less popular shampoos.

To take it one more step further, shampoo manufacturers are, in a way, allowed to use different kinds of chemicals for their products. There are no regulations stopping them to use popular chemicals which can cause cancer when exposed regularly to a person's body.

2 comments:

  1. Thats pretty gross, makes you wonder what your doing to your hair sometimes!!!!

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