There is much discussion about all natural cleaning products and manufactured cleaning products. The reason goes the all natural products, such as homemade natural soaps, shampoos, shower gels, and conditioners have all natural cleaning ingredients provided by nature. The store bought manufactured products have chemicals and ingredients provided by us, not nature. One of the main ingredients of discussion is sodium lauryl sulfates, SLS. There is research from the all natural community showing too much SLS can enter the blood through the skin, and be very toxic at certain levels. And, it is also an ingredient in cleaning products such as engine cleaners and oven cleaners. When you think about it, washing your face with a chemical you use to clean the stove does not sound very appealing to me!!

But what does the SLS actually do? Well, for a short and simple answer, it bubbles, or foams. That is it. If it really that bad for you, would the Proctor and Gambles of the world continue to manufacture something deliberately harmful to us? I think not.

The actual method you get clean happens like this. Take your hands for instance. You should wet your hands slightly. Then put soap on them and rub them vigorously together, not under water. You should do this for at least a minute. You will see all kinds of bubbles, and most likely, you will also see dirt on the bubbles. It is the friction of the rubbing motion of your hands, which is actually cleaning them. The SLS acts as a carrier, and removes the dirt from you hands and puts it in the bubbles. Then you rinse the bubbles off, and hence, the dirt goes with it. That is it.

If you notice, all natural products do not have SLS in them, therefore they do not bubble. And because they do not bubble, people will think they are not working. It is what I believed at one time. But they are working. Many of the all natural products have a citrus product in them, which is an excellent all natural cleaning product. So, they do not need the bubbles to clean, they have the ingredients. Makes you wonder why even buy some expensive soap, when the cheapest one will work just as well.

Homemade natural soap products and regular products will work just fine. Just keep an eye on the SLS when using soaps and shampoos on your baby. The SLS has been proven to enter the blood through the skin, and the baby does have a soft spot. Personally, I did not take a chance with my 2 kids. They used all natural homemade soap and shampoo.

Michael Baker is a practitioner of All Natural Health. From herbs, to all natural shampoos, and alternative health, www.n2scents.com/store covers it.

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