Scalp Dermatologist Explains How Avoiding the ‘SLS Effect’ May Stop Hair Thinning and Accelerate Hair Growth

“You wouldn’t guess how many people struggle with hair thinning, slow growth, and sometimes (extreme) hair loss,” says Laura Gerald, PhD, a leading expert in hair and scalp health. 

“Without an apparent reason…”

“Every day, I hear stories where people wake up to find hair on their pillows, their shower drains clogged, brushes full of strands. 

And it’s not only their appearance that’s changing. Their confidence and self-esteem are diminishing, too.” 

Trying to improve the situation, people will try to: 

• Improve their diets, 
• Diligently take supplements, 
• Vitamins
• Biotin, 
• Treat hair with pricey keratin procedures, 
• Put caster oil masks on,
• Use expensive hair care products…

…And continue to see no results, stagnant growth, and a worsening state of their hair. 

That’s when they come to me, asking for solutions – something to bring their youthful, healthy hair back.

And with over 30 years of experience, I’ve connected the dots a long time ago… 

I found the most common reason for weak, thinning hair. 

With hundreds of my patients, I proved that the best solution is also unexpectedly simple and usually helps even the most hopeless cases…. 

The truth is – the root cause of hair damage, loss, and thinning may be hiding in plain sight—within your daily routine. 

So, if you’re experiencing:

• Hair falling, 
• Thinning, 
• Brittle, dry hair,
• Dry and itchy scalp,

And nothing seems to work…

… It’s time you learned about what I call the ‘SLS effect.’

“Just so you know…” She continues, “You might be doing everything to fortify your hair from the inside out, but it’s useless when you’re simultaneously assaulting your hair without realising it. 

This destructive cycle, which I call the ‘SLS effect,’ undermines any positive steps you take towards hair health.”

“Here’s what I mean,” Dr. Foster explains, “There is a 95% chance that every time you wash your hair, you’re rubbing the same chemical to your scalp that you use to clean floors and that your mechanic uses to degrease car engines.

And although it sounds outrageous, I dare you to go to your bathroom and read the ingredient label on your shampoo bottle—I bet the second or third ingredient after water will be SLS (or SLES or Sodium Laureth Sulfate). 

And if you look closely enough, you will find the same chemical in your acidic household cleaners as well as engine degreasers!

Sodium Laureth Sulfate is harmful and toxic.

It causes irritation to the skin and to the hair follicles, as well as breakage of your hair. It sucks all of the moisture out (yes, even if the shampoo says moisturizing)! Yet it’s in that bottle!