how environmentally friendly are "lush" products?

[evilstepmom]

cos they are full of lovely essential oils and stuff but also that sodium lauryl sulphate and other chemical things that are apparently bad...??

[expatinscotland]

i use the bath bubble slice as an air freshner at work.

[evilstepmom]

good idea! guess no science chappies around today though...lurve the beer shampoo too...!

[Flamesparrow]

Not a clue... smells gooooooooooood though

[expatinscotland]

I just break a bit off when I need a burst of freshner.

Works a treat.

[southeastastra]

are lush the same company as cosmetics to go?

[Flamesparrow]

Yes they are

[FillyjonktheBananaEater]

think they are reasonably eco-friendly. SLS is made from cocnuts, after all.

Just shite for your skin.

make yer own!

[shazronnieWEARINGSHOES]

here is their policy

[coderoo]

and they HONK

[suzywong]

I emailed them about SLS, and they said, it wasn't harmful and the propaganda against it was a marketing ploy by the pyramid selling cosmetic companies

The Cynthia Sylvia Stout shampoo for brunettes is marvellous

[FillyjonktheBananaEater]

SLS is crap if you have eczema. Had long conversation in neals yardlast xmas:

me: I need something without SLS for my severely allergic brother.
shop assistant: oh, we don't have anything with SLS in it, its all natural stuff.
me: (looking through ingrediants) no, you do, look. (looking through more ingredients) and here, and here
her: oh, no, thats ok, thats natural SLS.

was unaware that cosmetic companies sold pyramids. its nice to learn new things.

[expatinscotland]

SLS makes DD1's skin breakout.

[laneydaye]

We get stuff from lush and are loving the fizz bombs.... i got the pink fairy set for my birthday perfect for a lovely soak. My dp likes the ocean bomb. \link{http://www.lush.co.uk/lushlife/index.php?option=com_content&task=section&id=4/look}

[laneydaye]

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[laneydaye]

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[laneydaye]

www.lush.com........ sorry

[ilovecaboose]

hate the stuff - no idea whether environmentally friendly, but smells very strongly. Strong smells like that often give me migraines - even just walking past the shop does it.

[samsgr8]

I've got a book called Chemical Maze: Shopping Companion by Bill Statham ... it lists food and cosmetics additives and describes their impact - SLS is listed as follows:

Sodium laureth sulphate (may contain carcinogens 1, 4-dioxane and ethylene oxide)

• FUNCTION: Surfactant/detergent
• POTENTIAL EFFECTS: mild eye & skin irritation; can cause the formation of nitrosamines (carcinogenic compounds); toxic to aquatic organisms.

Obviously sounds quite scary, but not sure to what extent these possible effects should be heeded. SLSs are found in just about every non-organic cosmetic out there - they're even in toothpaste!!

If you want truly want eco-friendly skincare products I think the only alternative is to buy certified organic. I'm trying Green People products (but pricey!). Plus, not sure if I want to give up my Colgate toothpaste for non-fluoridated one (especially cos their flavoured with strange things like mandarin!).