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Shampoo Cleans Hair and Destroys Environment at the Same Time

Bursting Soap Bubbles

If you’ve ever wondered what ingredients make up the sudsy, fragrance-rich shampooing experience you enjoy every morning, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) is for you. Just hop online and check out www.ewg.org to find a world of health and beauty product information at your fingertips. But, be careful, chances are you won’t be too happy with the results.

As a Garnier Fructis enthusiast for the past few years, I was slightly taken aback upon learning that my beloved fortifying shampoo actually contains six ingredients labeled as “health concerns,” three “violations, restrictions, and warnings,” and one unknown ingredient. In fact, only nine of the 22 unique ingredients in the shampoo have been assessed by the cosmetics industry. The Garnier Fructis Fortifying Shampoo received an EWG score of 1.6 and I should be “moderately” concerned about its effects on my health.

Like most things if used in moderation, it’s not altogether likely that mainstream health and beauty products will cause any significant harm to users, but the EWG does shed light on some promising substitutes. Just as organic and all-natural products provide healthy and safe alternatives to our traditional American way of life, there are other choices with respect to the way we bathe and beautify our bodies. Focusing again on shampoo, the EWG website lists countless brands that register a concern level of “low” and are free from many of the problematic ingredients of more popular brands. Brands like Burt’s Bees and Tom’s of Maine are high on the list, but what is significant is that the list itself is long. Whether you are interested in switching to a more sustainable line of beauty products or not, the market is emerging and it’s at least worth a peek, if not a scrub.

For more information: www.ewg.org/skindeep

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