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SunWuKung420 posted...

Honestly, trying to compare the 2 is a huge false equivalency.

Not remotely. Both are classified as irritants. Avoiding one purely because it's classified as an irritant while not avoiding the other is just plain inconsistent. Anything else you're using to distinguish the two isn't your basis for avoiding SDS, rendering it irrelevant (unless, of course, you've found more basis for avoiding SDS than that, since it has been rather a while since you put forth that particular bit of questionable logic).

SunWuKung420 posted...

SLS has no benefits.

It has the same benefits as any other detergent, specifically the ability to emulsify non-polar dirt so it'll be dissolved by water. It's also largely responsible for the sudsing action of most products that include it, which helps to increase the surface area exposed to other components of the product (particularly relevant in cleaning hair), as well as making it easier to spread around and providing a clear visual and tactile indicator that one is scrubbing vigorously enough to clean themselves.

SunWuKung420 posted...

Eating hot sauce or a pepper is not the same as using a brush to rub SLS into your gums. Ffs

This is true. Proportional to their respective irritant capacities, the dosage is substantially higher when eating sauce or pepper, hence one experiences vastly more irritation when doing so than when brushing one's teeth. Not sure why you'd bring up that difference, though, given that it's kind of contrary to the point you're trying to make.

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