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At HEALING-SCENTS, we have all the natural AROMATHERAPY PRODUCTS you are looking for. Personally formulated all-natural products containing essential oils.
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Our aromatherapy products have NO petroleum-based products. We have none of the most unwanted cosmetic ingredients. No Sulfates, no Deas, no Nitrates, no Propylene Glycol, no Human Hair Keratin Protein, No Animal By-Products, no Aluminum Chlorohydrate, no ground glass or artificial sweeteners.
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Hair Care and Toxins
The basic substance of hair is keratin, a strong protein that also makes nails. At the side of each hair follicle is a sebaceous gland which secretes sebum, necessary for lubricating hair.
What we put on our hair is usually a chemical cocktail that affects our skin as well. Even so called "natural" products contain synthetics which are dubious at best.
For example: Lauramide dea, part natural, but also part synthetic, is used to build up a lather. It is drying to hair and can also cause scalp itching and dermatitis. Oleyl betaine is a synthetic used to reduce static. It causes dandruff, dry hair and scalp, and is toxic when absorbed through the skin. Other commonly used "natural" products (really toxins) are Sodium C14-16 and Olefin sulfate, petroleum derivatives used as wetting agents.
More synthetics are: Sodium lauryl sulfate, Sodium cetyl sulfate, and Sodium laureth sulfate, Ammonium lauryl sulfate, and Ammonium laureth sulfate. These are surfactants, used to produce lots of bubbles. These can cause all manner of allergic reactions: hair loss, dry flaky scalp, and/or skin rashes. They often appear under the banner of "natural" products.
Because of the way they are designed to work, surfactant molecules stay on hair and skin long after you think you've rinsed them off. As they sit there, they literally strip away fatty acids, moisture and amino acids from your hair and skin. They increase dryness and roughness, and disturb the healthy growth process of new hair and skin. Harsh surfactants inhibit the activity of skin cell enzymes. These side effects reduce the water-binding capacity of skin, and contribute to dysfunctional growth of skin cells. The result can be skin that doesn't form properly, looks dull and dry, and even chaps and peels. The greater the percentage of surfactant used, the higher potential for irritation. This is alarming knowing that some shampoos, conditioners, bubble bath and body wash contain up to 50% or more.
Surfactants that have been "Ethoxylated" have been chemically combined with the compound "ethylene oxide'. When you see the word 'laureth', it means it is ethoxylated'.
These ethoxylated surfactants are used in shampoos because they are considered slightly milder because the molecules are larger. The more ethylene oxide you add, the larger the molecule becomes. The idea is to make the molecule large enough so that it won'tirritate the skin, but this effect is negligible in most cases. The more ethoxylation, the greater the risk of exposure to harmful carcinogens, nitrosamines, and/or 1,4 dioxane.
In the process of ethoxylation, a by-product called 1,4 dioxane can be released. 1,4 dioxane is a known carcinogen that reacts with other ingredients in shampoos to form dangerous nitrates. These nitrates are capable of permeating through intact skin each time you shampoo.
Dr. John Baily, of the FDA reported many shampoos, bubble baths, creams and lotions contain "excessively high" levels of 1,4 dioxane. Relying on the National Cancer Institute clinical tests showing that 1,4 dioxane causes liver damage in animals, Dr. Baily went on to say that the higher degree of ethoxylation, the more likely of the occurrence of 1,4 dioxane.
Dr. Baily expressed concern that the levels of 1,4 dioxane has "not significantly dropped" in the 10 years since this information was first released.
Products for children and babies usually use highly ethoxylated ingredients. Unfortunately, parents permit their babies to sit for long periods of time in bubble baths, or use "no tear" baby shampoos - possibly exposing their children to these dangerous elements. We advise that you keep young children away from harsh and highly ethoxylated surfactants.
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