Seventh Gen, Unilever & SLS

Sustainable Minimalists

Bleav + Stephanie Seferian

Kids & Family, Leisure, Parenting, Home & Garden

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 23 June 2022

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS) and Sodium Laureth Sulfate (SLES) are found in loads of personal care, beauty, and cleaning products. But there are both environmental and human health concerns associated with SLS and SLES: why, then, do eco-conscious brands continue to include such surfactants in their product offerings? On today's show I'm answering a listener's question about the well-known "green" brand, Seventh Generation. Why does their laundry detergent list Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS) as its first ingredient? Is Seventh Generation *actually* eco-conscious, and how does Unilever play into the equation? Here's a preview: [1:30] Sodium Lauryl Sulfate is in nearly everything. Here's why [3:30] The connection between SLS and palm oil [4:20] Seventh Generation and Unilever: The problems with mega-corporations [8:30] Human health concerns associated with SLS and SLES [12:00] 3 considerations when purchasing health, beauty, and cleaning products Resources mentioned: Molly's Suds Tandi's Naturals Episode #187: A Palm-Oil Primer Episode #194: Safer Nail Polish Ideas The Dirty Dozen: Sodium Laureth Sulfate * Join our (free!) community here. * Find your tribe. Sustainable Minimalists are on Facebook, Instagram + Youtube. * Email me and say hello! MamaMinimalistBoston@gmail.com Our Sponsors:* Thank you to LifeStraw! https://lifestraw.com/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sustainable-minimalists/exclusive-content

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0:00.0	It has been a summer of self-care over here. I'm talking lots of hikes, lots of beach trips with the
0:06.4	sunscreen of course, you name it, I'm fitting it in before Labor Day. Wherever you're off to this summer, know that you're taking your microbiome with you. And seeds
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0:56.2	dot com slash sustainable, code 25 sustainable.
1:03.0	Hello friends, welcome back.
1:04.0	My name is Stephanie Safarian, and you're listening to episode
1:07.0	279 of Sustainable Minimalists,
1:10.0	a twice-weekly show about intentional and eco-minimalist living.
1:14.8	Today we are diving deep into sodium laurel sulfate or sodium loreth sulfate.
1:21.1	What is this chemical and why is it in our cleaning products, our
1:27.1	makeup, our beauty products and more specifically as to a listener's question,
1:32.1	why is it in our laundry detergent? Should we be
1:36.0	avoiding it? My friend, Meredith, and when I say friend, I mean that I actually knew
1:41.5	Meredith back in college, So Meredith so wonderful to hear from you. I hope you're doing well. I love following your family on social media.
1:50.0	Meredith wrote to me and she asked me to look into seventh generation free and clear
1:54.9	laundry detergent. While the laundry detergent package is beautiful and crisp,
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