BASE Question

[lillybella]

The Chemistry Store is offering this base:
Product Characteristics

• Contains no Sodium Lauryl Sulfate.
• Vegetable based
• Good foaming
• Good moisturizing from a very high glycerin content which provides a pleasant skin feel
• pH 7.5 – 8.5
• Neutral odor provides excellent fragrance lift,

but then it states

INCI List

• Aqua
• Glycerin
• Sodium Stearate
• Sorbitol
• Sodium Laurate
• Propylene Glycol
• Sodium Laureth Sulfate
• Disodium Lauryl Sulfosuccinate
• Sodium Chloride
• Stearic Acid
• Lauric Acid
• Titanium Dioxide
• Pentasodium Pentetate
• Tetrasodium Etidronate

I'm not sure I understand this. There seems to be a contradiction.

Can anyone help?

Thanks,
Lily

 

[Genny]

It's not really a contradiction.
It doesn't contain Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, it contains it's more mild & gentler cousins.

 

[lillybella]

Thank you, Genny :smile:

 

[Genny]

You're welcome. I've seen a lot of people bring this up before. It looks like they're lying, but really it's more of "creative marketing".

 

[jennacouture]

Is it bad to use SLS?

 

[lsg]

It is not as evil as some would like to make it.

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/household/shampoo.asp

 

[Genny]

Like lsg said, no not really. Here's a couple more articles about sls:
http://personalcaretruth.com/2010/09/does-sodium-lauryl-sulfate-sls-cause-cancer/
http://personalcaretruth.com/2010/05/a-closer-look-at-sodium-lauryl-sulfate/

But for people with very, very sensitive skin or skin conditions like eczema, sls can be irritating. But so can a lot of things.

 

[Genny]

Like lsg said, no not really. Here's a couple more articles about sls:
http://personalcaretruth.com/2010/09/does-sodium-lauryl-sulfate-sls-cause-cancer/
http://personalcaretruth.com/2010/05/a-closer-look-at-sodium-lauryl-sulfate/

But for people with very, very sensitive skin or skin conditions like eczema, sls can be irritating. But so can a lot of things.

 

[bodhi]

Is it bad to use SLS?

http://www.nilechemicals.com/SODIUM LAURYL SULPHATE MSDS LAB.htm

 

[lsg]

http://www.nilechemicals.com/SODIUM%20LAURYL%20SULPHATE%20MSDS%20LAB.htm

Even salt and baking soda are hazardous if ingested in large amounts, misused, or inhaled:

http://www.sciencelab.com/msds.php?msdsId=9927593

http://www.sciencelab.com/msds.php?msdsId=9927258

 

[Mandarin]

Everything else aside for just a moment, I can tell you from experience that this base from the Chemistry Store is just wonderful. It sets quickly and accepts scent well. There is no "base" odor to mask. I just love it.