According to a study at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill… evidence exists, that there is an ingredient often found In shampoos that may inhibit brain development.
Diethanolamine ... found in many shampoos and other personal care products appears to interfere with normal brain development in baby mice when applied to the skin of pregnant mice, researchers have discovered.
Next time you buy shampoo check for the ingredient… Diethanolamine … which when applied to the skin of pregnant mice, the fetuses showed less cell growth and more cell death in an area of the brain responsible for memory - the hippocampus.
About 100,000 tons of Diethanolamine are sold in the US Yearly where it is used as a wetting or thickening agent in shampoos, hand soaps, hairsprays and sunscreens.
This ingredient comes in products where you can find at this government site:
Interestingly… very high doses … given to mice … resulted in spontaneous miscarriages. Smaller and smaller litters resulted as researchers gave higher doses of Diethanolamine. What do you think?
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