Why Shower Gel is Not a Good Substitute for Soap

Shower Get is a liquid detergent, not all that different from what you use on your dishes! Many people think that Shower Gel is better because they believe it is not harsh on their skin as Supermarket Soap. But, that doesn’t mean it is good for you! It takes 45 ingredients to make Bath & Body Works Shower Gel! Here they are and there are plenty of chemicals that will strip your skin of its natural protective barrier. We’ve marked several to check out before you use the Shower Gel again!

 Bath & Body Works Shower Gel Ingredients

 Water

• Sodium Laurel Sulfate
• TEA-Laurel Sulfate

Oleth 10

Lauramidopropyl betaine

Fragrance

• Sodium Laureth Sulfate

Lauramide MIPA

Lauramide MEA

Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice

Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter

Tocopheryl Acetate

Sodium PCA

Polyquaternium-7

Hydropropyl Methylcellulose

Polysorbate 20

PEG-40 Castor Oil

PPG-12-Buteth -16

PEG-150Pentaerythrytil Tetrastearate

PEG-6 Caprylic/Capric Glycerides

Triethylene Glycil

Propylene Glycol

Dipropylene glycol

Tetrasodium EDTA

Triethanolimine

Citric Acid

Sodium Chloride

BHT

PPG-26-Buteth-26

PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil

Butyl Methoxydibenzoyl methane

Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate

Ethylheyl Salicate

Methylchloroisothiazolinone

Methylisothiazolinone

Benzyl Alcohol

Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone

Benzyl Salicyate

ButylphenylMethylpropionol

Limonene

Hexyl Cinnamal

Linalool

Blue 1 (CI 42090)

Red 33 (CI 17200)

Yellow 5 (CI 94140)