FYI and enjoy the weekend.
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>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. BUT the fact is that SLS
>>is
>>>> used to scrub garage floors, and it is very strong. It is also
>proven
>>that
>>>> it can cause cancer in the long run, and this is no joke. I went
>home
>>and
>>>> checked my shampoo (Vidal Sasoon); it doesn't contain it; however,
>>others
>>>> such as Vo5, Palmolive, Paul Mitchell, the new Hemp Shampoo ..
>>contain
>>>> this substance. The first ingredient listed (which means it is the
>
>>>> single most prevalent ingredient) in Clairol's Herbal Essences is
>>Sodium
>>>> Laureth Sulfate. So I called one company, and I told them
>their
>>>> product contains a substance that will cause people to have cancer.
>>They
>>>> said, "Yeah, we knew about it but there is nothing we can do about
>it
>>>> because we need that substance to produce foam.
>>>> By the way Colgate toothpaste also contains the same substance to
>>produce
>>>> the "bubbles". They said they are going to send me some information.
>
>>>> Research has shown that in the 1980s, the chance of getting cancer
>>is 1
>>>> out of 8,000 and now, in the 1990s, the chances of getting cancer is
>
>>1 out
>>>> of 3, which is very serious.
>>>> So I hope that you will take this seriously and pass this on to all
>>the
>>>> people you know, and hopefully, we can stop "giving" ourselves the
>>cancer
>>>> virus. This is serious; after you have read this, pass it on to as
>>many
>>>> people as possible; this is not a chain letter, but it concerns our
>>>> health.
>>>>
>>>> Michelle Hailey
>>>> Executive Secretary
>>>> University of Pennsylvania Health System
>>>> Office of Legal Affairs
>>>> (215) 662-2546
>>>>
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