Comments on: Should You Avoid Products With Sulfates?

By: Gio

Gio — Fri, 22 Jun 2018 09:23:21 +0000

In reply to Dawn. Dawn, yes, the concentration is very small so in theory it shouldn't cause any problems. But still, especially if your skin is sensitive, I wouldn't take the risk. Ah, so much crap ends up in the oceans! For me, this is a good reason to avoid some ingredients. They may be safe for us, but not always for the environment too :(

By: Dawn

Dawn — Sat, 16 Jun 2018 10:27:22 +0000

In reply to Gio. Thank you for the advice. The concentration is <0.07%, but I guess it still stays on the skin for a very long time. Great article :). Sodium lauryl sulfate also may also cause issues for aquatic organisms.. from what I understand. However not sure if these chemicals are filtered out of water before it reaches the ocean. Probably not!

By: Gio

Gio — Sat, 16 Jun 2018 09:27:07 +0000

In reply to Dawn. Dawn, if your skin is sensitive, it may indeed cause problems. Imo, there are better ways to create a suspensions so I wouldn't go with this one.

By: Dawn

Dawn — Sun, 10 Jun 2018 11:23:04 +0000

Hi, what are your thoughts when SLES is found in sunscreens? Tinosorb s Aqua seems to use SLES as parts of its suspension, and therefore appears on the ingredients list. I do wonder sometimes if this would cause any underlying problems for the skin..

By: Gio

Gio — Sun, 18 Sep 2016 15:17:10 +0000

In reply to Barbara. Barbara, glad you enjoyed it and found it useful.

By: Barbara

Barbara — Wed, 07 Sep 2016 18:52:54 +0000

As always, a very informative and useful post. Love the section explaining where the paranoia comes from!