Safer alternatives to harsh surfactants (SLS, SLES, ALS)

Have you ever wondered what sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS), sodium laureth sulfate (SLES), and ammonium laurel sulfate (ALS) are when you read the ingredients list on the packaging of your hand wash, toothpaste, shampoo, or body wash? Well, these are actually cheap synthetic surfactants. The purpose of these are to reduce the surface tension between the oil and the water ingredients in a product. These surfactants are used in most personal care products to produce the foam/bubbles we all associate with being clean. It certainly is a strong and effective ‘cleaning ingredient’, but it’s usually one of the most harsh and irritating surfactants as well. The damage to our skin/hair/gums may not be immediate, but it will be a problem over time. There are ‘safer alternatives’ to look out for in the personal care products if you decide to buy it from the shops. These ingredients are: <a href="https://medium.com/nep-melbourne/safer-alternatives-to-harsh-surfactants-sls-sles-als-add9b09907f7">Read More</a>