Bondi Cara Am, Marks Julia L, Wroblewski Lauren B, Raatikainen Heidi S, Lenox Shannon R, Gebhardt Kay E
Research and Development, Seventh Generation Inc., Burlington, VT, USA.
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
Environ Health Insights. 2015 Nov 17;9:27-32. doi: 10.4137/EHI.S31765. eCollection 2015.
Environmental chemical exposure is a major concern for consumers of packaged goods. The complexity of chemical nomenclature and wide availability of scientific research provide detailed information but lends itself to misinterpretation by the lay person. For the surfactant sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS), this has resulted in a misunderstanding of the environmental health impact of the chemical and statements in the media that are not scientifically supported. This review demonstrates how scientific works can be misinterpreted and used in a manner that was not intended by the authors, while simultaneously providing insight into the true environmental health impact of SLS. SLS is an anionic surfactant commonly used in consumer household cleaning products. For decades, this chemical has been developing a negative reputation with consumers because of inaccurate interpretations of the scientific literature and confusion between SLS and chemicals with similar names. Here, we review the human and environmental toxicity profiles of SLS and demonstrate that it is safe for use in consumer household cleaning products.
环境化学物质暴露是包装商品消费者主要关注的问题。化学命名的复杂性以及科学研究的广泛可得性提供了详细信息，但这也容易被外行人士误解。对于表面活性剂月桂醇硫酸酯钠（SLS）而言，这导致了对该化学物质环境健康影响的误解以及媒体上一些缺乏科学依据的说法。本综述展示了科学著作是如何被误解并以作者未曾预料的方式被使用的，同时深入探讨了SLS对环境健康的真实影响。SLS是一种常用于家用清洁产品的阴离子表面活性剂。几十年来，由于对科学文献的不准确解读以及SLS与名称相似的化学物质之间的混淆，这种化学物质在消费者中逐渐声名狼藉。在此，我们回顾了SLS的人体和环境毒性概况，并证明其用于家用清洁产品是安全的。
