Washing Those Dangerous Shampoos Right Out of Your Hair!
Today I received an unsolicited e-mail that ask me to click on a link that promised to tell me which shampoos caused memory loss. I get a lot of these perhaps because of my age (67), but also because for several years I published this very same blog that’s now (more or less) inactive because it was largely a self-help blog for preventing Alzheimer’s, and I hadn’t seen anything lately that wasn’t the same old same old—Mediterranean diet, staying involved with other people, and exercise—and I started working more or less full time after Mother died in March 2014. Well, after 30 minutes, the audio still had not told me which shampoos to avoid, so I started googling.
Bottom line: Avoid shampoos with DEA or Diethanolamine because they might result in memory loss since DEA blocks the absorption of choline, which is vital to brain development. Studies also link DEA to cancer. Look at the labels on all shampoo, toothpaste, and soap products as well as deodorants and don’t assume they are safe just because the FDA has approved them, and they are labeled “organic”, or they are marketed for use in babies and children. Do some Online research because studies often appear Online before stores take these products off their shelves. BTW, if you are wondering, yes, I immediately checked the shampoo bottle on the side of my tub, although I haven’t checked the ingredients on my bar of Ivory soap quite yet. Generally, the less expensive products (such as Suave) are less likely to contain DEA, so consumers might save some money as well.
See the following links:
Radcliffe, Shawn. (2013, August 29). Cancer-causing chemical found in 98 shampoos and soaps. Healthline. https://www.healthline.com/…/cancer-dangerous-chemical-foun…
Toxicity Effects. CAS Registry Number: 111-42-2. Names. (n. d.). National Toxicology Program. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NIEHS.NIH.gov. https://tools.niehs.nih.gov/cebs3/ntpviews/index.cfm…
Gives peer reviewed alternative an in vitro tests, case reports, human and animal exposure studies.
Zelsel, Steven H. (n. d.). Diethanolamine, brand development and adult memory. Granttome. National Institutes of Health.http://grantome.com/grant/NIH/R21-ES012997-03
Contains abstract and bibliography.
P. S. -- I still can't find a list of names of products containing DEA just their manufacturers.
