7 Reasons to use SLS-free Skincare & Haircare products

August 29, 2007

1. Sodium Laurel Sulfate and Sodium Laureth Sulfate are petrochemical surfactants, making them non-renewable resources adding to your carbon footprint.
2. Plant-based surfactants are made from renewable resources.
3. Products containing SLS can be irritating and drying to your skin and scalp.
4. SLS-free products can often reduce the need to apply a moisturiser to your body as you’re not drying you skin with harsh detergents in the first place - saving you time and money.
5. SLS is used in products because it’s cheap - not because it’s the best cleanser - demand quality and value for your hard earned money!
6. Sensitive and irritable skin can be soothed by using plant-based cleansers. Helping to reduce outbreaks of eczema, dermatitis and psoriasis.
7. The more of us that use these products on a regular basis means that more companies will see the need to produce products without SLS and SLES - it’s simple supply and demand.

   Ask your hairdresser, beauty therapist, pharmacist, supermarket, department store or any other retailer enough times for these products and they will stock them. Tell your friends to do the same - use the free market to do some good for yourself and the world - it doesn’t exist just to serve mass marketed cheap products.